Hey, all!  I’ve been experiencing problems trying to upload photos into our gallery, so I just insert some of them here within this posting. 

We went in last week for our “official” holiday portrait.  I was so concerned that Nora would be the one who was going to give up trouble during the photo shoot, but it was Molly who was our little drama queen.  Unfortunately, Nora decided to grab a handful of Molly’s hair about halfway through the session and Molly didn’t exactly think that was fun.  But we were able to dry the tears and get a few decent pictures.  (Can’t wait until NEXT year… oh boy!)

Nora turned 6 months old on Thanksgiving, and lo and behold, she got her two bottom teeth, too!  Super cute! Doug enjoys making the Thanksgiving feast, so I gladly step aside and give him full reign of the kitchen… this year, he decided to try a new “brine” technique he learned from Alton on the Food Network.   Apparently, Alton failed to mention that your whole house would fill with smoke once you placed the brined turkey and roasting pan filled with oil in a 500 degree oven.  Live and learn I guess!

The newly engaged Amanda and Dan (AmanDan) came over from Columbus to celebrate the holiday with us.  They let me take some potraits of them, so check those out! 

Doug and I took advantage of the free babysitting to go out and brave the shopping crowds Friday morning.  We were in the market for a new washer/dryer and found a good deal.  We also found a Wii Fit balance board and we’ve all been having fun working off the extra calories! 

 Now it’s time to go decorate the tree… gotta go!

- Erin