Tianne's PRACTICE Thanksgiving Dinner

My little sister Tianne, I like to think of her as my "mini-me", invited us for a trial-run Thanksgiving Dinner. She just moved into her first house, and she's studying to get her accounting degree at Seattle University. She's hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for her beau, Seth, and his family. I guess that made us her guinea-pigs. She went all out; prepped, basted, cooked, & even baked, with a little help from Mom. Everyone enjoyed early Thanksgiving in her new home. It was practically perfect, if only she could have pulled off the cream-pea's... Tianne and Tom

Tianne had a professional on-hand...Connie!

Seth and Tianne

Me and my mini-me!

Uncle Drew & Kali

Caden and Seth aka the riff-raff of the bunch!

Brian and Torie refereeing the riff-raff. It looks dangerous...

Grandpa and Grandma McKinley happy to be Tianne's victims...oh I mean guests.

Grandpa and Dad two-peas in a pod!

Halloween Party 2008

For the last 6-years we've been hosting a Halloween party for our friends and family. We're looking good this year...ha ha

Above: Caden, Grandma & Grandpa McKinley, and my sweet Mother

Above: My Mom and Grandma Forsyth - Thanks Grandma for all the help with dinner!

Above: Grandma Connie & Grandpa Brent with Kali

Above: Trick-or-Treating: Shauna leading with my niece Sophia (Shauna's little one), bringing up the rear Connie , Pirate Drew, & Tianne

Above: Connie, Drew (just turned 16 - Yikes), & Tianne

Above: The Midkiff Trio - Julia, Jamie, & Grant

Above: Bruce & Laura - They are responsible for the Trio...well when they claim them...

Above: Jill and Jeremiah - just engaged! Those smiles say "new love"! smoochy smoochy

Above: Caden with his pirate daddy, that happens to look a little on the Ozzyish side of pirating...

What a fun Halloween party! We had a full house - lot's of good food and great company. Trick-or-treating was a hit, lot's of sweets gathered up on a perfect Halloween evening . . . NO RAIN! Same place same time next year! :)

Las Vegas

Kevin showing his mature and picture perfect behavior! We had a little R&R in Las Vegas for our birthdays this year.

Caden's Check-up

Getting a check-up at Children's Hospital. Caden's Doc said everything looked GREAT! One more full leg casting, now we're down to only three more weeks of NO-WALKING! Sounds like forever, but we'll be positive and say Yippee!

Caden's September Surgery

This was Caden's second surgery on his left foot. He handled it like a tough-guy. He'll be in a NO-WALKING cast for 6 weeks. Is this a little boy's worst nightmare...maybe for one that's as active as Caden! One bright spot for Caden is that he'll get to play tons of video games while on the mend. He's a video game junkie like his Dad.

Kali's Bus Stop

Danna, aka the doting Mother. Thank goodness she appreciates me at this age, I know the day's are numbered. Caden in the background, aka the little brother sidekick.

Kali - Started First Grade

Kev & I are still getting used to sending Kali off to school six hours a day five days a week. I think she's in a state of shell-shock. She groans now and then about how hard first grade is and wishes she could just go back to her pre-school era. She remembers it being all fun and games and no WORK!