The Noehren's

This year we hosted Thanksgiving at our house!  My parents and sister Amy and her family from Illinois made the trip.  It was a ton of fun! The grown up table:  The kid's table: It's always fun to catch up and let the cousins get together.  We missed not seeing my other 2 sister's and their families in DC, but it was a lot of fun to host and cook an obscene amount of food!  It sure beats the drama of last Thanksgiving!  Remember?  I do! http://www.teamnoehren.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html I am truly thankful for the many blessings in my life.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Our little man turned 5 this week!  He was very excited - especially when he realized that even though he's 5 he doesn't have to go to "long school" (as he calls it) until next year.  5 Things we Love About Our 5 Year Old: 1.  He keeps us laughing - today while we were driving Haley to school he said "I live in my nose holes - oh wait - no I don't!"  I have a whole book of these! 2.  He is quick to appolgize sincerely - a great trait at any age. 3.  He loves most things with wheels - bikes, cars, trucks etc. - and loves to name the cars as we drive by.  He has a special love for Ford F150's and we literally spent about 30 minutes in the Home Depot parking lot the other day admiring the 232 trucks there that day.  I never expected my 5 year old to say "Mom!  I found a Ford F350 with a dually!!"  I'm pretty sure this stems from our family's favorite show Top Gear. 4.  He's a pretty good beat boxer and loves to be...