Thanksgiving 2009

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving 2009!

My parents hosted my Mom's family this year.

Grandma McGarvey was there along with Grandpa & Grandma Sellers, Uncle Matt & Aunt Becky and their 4 daughters and Uncle Bart & Aunt Lori and their 4 boys and of course Mom, Dad, Chaz, Dave, Max and I. We sure did feel Parker's void and missed him terribly!

The feast was great & the company was even better! It's so fun to get together with family that you don't get to see very often.

I love this time of year when I get to reflect on all of the blessings I have in my life.

I certainly have so much to be thankful for!!!

{Max playing with his Grandma's tupperware :)}{We slept over the night before to help my mom bake...here is Dave sneaking some treats!}
{HAPPY THANKSGIVING!}{Great Grandma Sellers & Max}

MAUI 2009

As an early Christmas gift my parents flew Dave & I to Maui for a week!

We had the time of our lives!!!

It was so nice to getaway~just the two of us!

Maui was absolute PARADISE and we had the most perfect vacation ever :)

We relaxed and soaked up the sun on the most beautiful beaches in the world!

We had so much fun snorkeling and we were even lucky enough to see sea turtles, reef sharks and 1,000's of exotic fish! One afternoon we took a boat ride out to a volcano crater called Molokini to snorkel. It felt crazy to be out in the middle of the ocean swimming!

We drove all over the island and did a lot of sight seeing which was really fun.

The restaurants were fabulous and the seafood was amazing! One of our favorite nights was when we ate dinner at a place called Mama's Fish House in Paia. We ate right on the beach and the scenery was breathtaking!

We are already saving our pennies so that we can go again ASAP!!!

Thanks so much Mom & Dad for the tickets :)

Scrub a dub dub...Max in the tub!

MiCKEY MAX

Max is CRAZY about Mickey Mouse! He loves watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Whenever he sees Mickey he squeals and reaches out for him...it's too cute! I was so excited to dress him up as Mickey for Halloween! When Max saw himself in the mirror dressed up as Mickey he got the biggest SMILE on his face :)

HaLLoWeeN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2009

Trunk Or Treat

~Friday Oct. 30th~

{Bundled up & ready to go!}{Bro. Empey & Bishop Ballard competing in the donut eating contest} {Mickey Max with his friend Katie the Lady Bug}

Our Family Pictures

GARDNER ViLLiAGE

Saturday October 24th we spent the afternoon at Gardner Villiage with my parents. Gardner Villiage is a really fun place to visit around Halloween time. It's decorated with 1,000's of pumpkins and witches everywhere! There are also a lot of cute and fun shops. We had a great time wandering the spooky streets of the villiage!

Beware: PICTURE OVERLOAD!{I couldn't believe how many ladies were dressed up like witches! I felt a little left out!}
{It was pretty CHILLY so we bundled Max up. I LOVE his hat..he lookes like a little Scandinavian boy!}{Max LOVES his Grandpa!}{What CUTE Grandparents!}{Max was mesmerized by the geese.}{Like I said there were WITCHES everywhere...here are a few of my favs:}{This one was really SCARY! It doesn't look like it from the picture, but it was! The legs moved so the witch was pedalling the bike which made it look unbelievably REAL! CREEEEPY!!!}

It was a GREAT way to get us all in the mood for HALLOWEEN!!!