The Dodd Squad

Thanksgiving Day has already come and gone. I cannot believe it! David was on shift again this year. We had planned on going to eat with him at the fire station but that didn't happen because Sam still wasn't feeling well. We still enjoyed our day at home, watching the Macy's parade for Santa Clause and even making Oreo turkeys to enjoy and share. We didn't miss out on our turkey dinner though. We celebrated the next day at Nana and Pop's. It was delicious and just great to spend time with family.



Check out their cute creations. They did not last long at all! At least I can say they did eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day!



Sitting at the real turkey dinner...

This is what I am most thankful for this season.

We are blessed in many, many ways. I could name them all but I know the important things in my life, the things I am most thankful for are gifts from God. Without His love, I would not be able to love! It is my sincere prayer that I can love those around me as He loves His children.

At this very moment, I am thankful for some time off with my kiddos!

We have had a fun morning playing, playing, and playing in our jammies. Sam is sick (poor baby!) but not to sick to enjoy a race with his big brother and big sister.

My dad, Paw-Daddy, had a stroke about 10 days ago. He is still in ICU, on a ventilator, in Texas. I don't know what the future holds but I do know that it is in God's hands. Please pray for our Paw-Daddy!

We Love You Paw-Daddy!!!!

We had a very Happy Halloween week! The kids have been counting down to Halloween ever since the first of October. Logan was so excited when we were on the countdown in the single digits. So, we read a lot of Halloween books. Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt was Logan's favorite and Fancy Nancy Halloween or Bust! was Addie's favorite. We also had fun carving pumpkins later in the week. On Friday night, we went to Trunk or Treat at our church and Saturday night was the real deal, Trick or Treating! It was cold on Saturday night and there were lots of little ones out and about. Our neighborhood had lots of houses that really get into Halloween. Fire pits were also a very popular thing this year. David's parents came over to help out so David and I both got to take Logan and Addie out. After trick-or-treating, we had some surprise visitors, the kids' cousins. That was the icing on the cake for kids! I think it was a perfect night, at least for Logan and Addie. Poor Sam was feeling a little under the weather but we managed to put him in a festive outfit to at least get a picture. This outfit was worn by both Logan and Addie. It's a tradition but we were planning on putting him in a cute, cute Dumbo costume that was borrowed from his cousin. Oh well, the night was still filled with excitement. I don't think Sam minded one bit that he missed out on the Dumbo costume!

Carving pumpkins...

Last weekend we visited Grammy and Papa Skip at the river. My Uncle Phil and Aunt Gwen were in town and it has been years since I have seen them. My Uncle Bob and Aunt Janice were also there. We get to see them a lot since they also built a cabin on the river. It was a great weekend of visiting and playing. I wish I had some pictures to post of my aunts and uncles but when I went to take some pictures, my camera batter had died! I was sad but I did get lots of pictures of the kids before the batteries went out.

Summer is over so there were no boat rides or swimming but there was a lot of fun to be had at the fall party. My brother Luke and his family were also there for the fun!
Our 3 kids posing with their cousin Scooby Doo, better known as Madison, in front of the Halloween scene.
Sam playing on Grammy's floor.