November 2012

 On Thanksgiving Eve this year we decided to put up our Christmas tree.  Micah is on weekend duty the month of November, so we put our tree up on Wednesday night. 

 We rearranged our living room to make room for our tree which looks huge in our tiny apartment!  Micah enjoys doing the garland.  Luke enjoys helping Micah do the garland.

 I get the job of rearranging the ornaments after the kids put them on the tree.  They do a pretty good job but can only reach so high.  :)

 Tucker focusing while placing an ornament in the perfect spot.

 Very proud of his work.

 Luke and Micah left after putting on the garland for karate class and when they returned we finished decorating our tree.

 After decorating the tree the boys had a battle in the hallway. 

 Two things we have learned while being part of the military is that you do not have to be lonely through the holidays and just because you're not related doesn't mean you're not family.  Every holiday we have had here, this is our third Thanksgiving and it will be our third Christmas, we have celebrated with different families.  Families constantly PCS and our friends come and go.  We have celebrated Thanksgiving with great families over the past 3 years and this year we got to celebrate with the Barber's.  We have become very close to Hope, Daniel and their 3 kiddos the past 6 or 7 months.  Their two boys, Han and Hecter, are in Luke's karate class and they both attend RES with Luke and Tuck.  Our kids are great friends and we are so greatfull to have have them this year to hang out with. 

 Hope making gravy for the turkey.

Their sweet little girl Ariana.

 Tucker eating a turkey leg.  Micah fried his first turkey this year.

 My sweet Luke.

 Another picture of the spread.

 Micah with the only girls.  Ryan and her mom Mary and her brother came over to eat too, her dad is deployed.

Some of the kiddos watching cartoons.  We stayed at the Barber's house until around 10:00 playing Just Dance 3!  Not to brag or anything but I never lost a match.  :)  Here's to the start of the Christmas season at the Wilson house.