Go, Will, Go!

Will has discovered the book, "Go Dog, Go!" by PD Eastman - and loves it! He especially loves the pages that say: "Hello! Hello! Do you like my hat? I do not! Goodbye! Goodbye!" It is pretty neat to see that he connects the words with the right pages.

It's a Wrap.

Some shots of the house...

Little tree in the kitchen, I decorated with white lights, wooden cranberries and Christmas-themed cookie cutters.




















The family room...


































and the outside.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We spent the day today putting up our tree and lights. Leah, Will, and I handled the inside job, while John and Jack worked hard on the outside. Nice to have all the work out of the way, now we can enjoy it!

Thanksgiving shots.

We had a great Thanksgiving as usual over at Jim and Karen's. Watching football on TV, a little basketball competition, waiting for the turkey to be done, the kids putting on a parade... hope everyone had a great day yesterday!

Making turkeys!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

In the Studio.

GOODY 2 SHOES AND THE HALL MONITORS are hard at work on their upcoming first album, Expedition - an eclectic mix of techno, funk, rap, and easy listening. G2S&THM wrote and performs all the original music on the album, including "Diggie Down," "Shwain," "12 Gauge - Whaddya' Think?" and the ever-popular "Cheetos, Doritos, Chocolate Lays."

More information regarding the band, their album, and any upcoming tour dates will be announced when available.

Art attack!

OK, I know, that is a really cheesy title. Sorry.

Back in the saddle.

Just some random shots from our bike ride this past weekend...

Cuc Foshee update.

Thank you to everyone who signed the petition to free Cuc Foshee, the American woman being held in a Vietnam prison. She was imprisoned by the Vietnamese government in September 2005. Cuc was put on trial last week and convicted of terrorism. She was sentenced to 15 months in prison, with credit for time served. Her family was told that she would be released in December. Happily the Vietnamese government had a change of heart (President Bush is due to visit Vietnam this weekend) and released Cuc a few days ago. She is now home safely in the US with her family.

I am having some difficulty posting a link, but if you are interested, check out orlandosentinel.com - there are a few stories about Cuc's homecoming.

Results are in!

The Terry/Mancuso Not So Secret Santa Drawing is complete! The results are as follows:

Gheghe gives to Sean
Poppy gives to Leah
Jack gives to Gheghe
Leah gives to Lisha
Heath gives to Jack
Sean gives to Heath
John gives to Jenn
Jenn gives to Amy
Lisha gives to John
Amy gives to Poppy

The annual giving of the gifts will take place during the first weekend in January in Florida!

Classics.

Jumping into the NewCalebNation's challenge to post some old photos...





































Jack has some posted at jack's galaxy as well!

Tower time!

More at cbythesea!

Twelve.

Happy Birthday, Leah!

Hard to believe you are already twelve years old.
We love you so much and look foward to a great, fun-filled, happy last year of 'tweendom!

Today we just milled around.

This morning the fam got moving early and headed over to DeLeon Springs for breakfast at the Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill & Griddlehouse. A griddle is embedded in each table, allowing diners to pour the pancake batter, add any mix-ins you desire, and flip away. Yum! It was a lot of fun and we all left well-nourished. It was a bit of a blustery morning, but we spent some time walking around the spring and taking pictures (was there ever any doubt?) You can find more shots over at cbythesea and at jack's galaxy!