Thanksgiving at the cabin.

Thanksgiving this year found the entire Riek family including the Marroquin's at the cabin in North Carolina.

Hi Mommy!!!

Edna is Lorena's niece and Pat is Lorena's godson. Both from Mexico, they are staying with Javier and Lorena for a year so they can go to school in the US.

Hey Edna check out this movie.

Two innocent young men waiting for breakfast.

Connect four.

Rebeca playing Battleship with Christopher.

The two bikes were a big hit with all the kids. Here's Nathan chasing Ryan.

Christopher and Sean watching TV.

Apparently Sean looked like a comfortable place to sit.

Speaking of comfortable seating....here's Andrea relaxing.

Edna, Pat and Rebeca playing Monopoly.

Finally caught Javier and Lorena together.

Saturday was Linda's birthday. Notice how gracefull she kept Jason from spitting on the cake.

Pat and Ryan playing soccer.

My Boys

Grammy and Papa went to Italy for 2 weeks (jealous) and they brought back matching soccer jerserys for Sean and Ryan

sandbox

Warning lots of pictures of Ryan and Ella playing after the Halloween parade to follow...

Ella didn't have any clothes to wear after the parade so she borrowed some of "Rhine's"

Hey Ella, look at my new sandbox that Mommy and Daddy made.

Wanna race down the hill?

Halloween Parade

Every year our neighborhood has a Halloween parade the Sunday afternoon before Halloween. This gives all the kiddos a chance to show off their costumes. It ends up in one of our neighbors yards where the set up hay bales and have lots of goodies and fun for the kids.

Here is the ferocious lion just after he stopped crying. The hat didn't stay on very long since the fur was tickling his face.

Walking down the street...

Ella showed up "fashionably" late but she was so darned cute we let it slide....this time. :)

Dorothy and the Lion listening intently to a spooky story.

Awwwww......how cute!!!!!!!

Oh I better hurry if I want to make the pictures...Daddy wait!!!!

Ah the costume pair is complete once again.