The tree search 2010

Addie getting a candy cane from one of the Amigos

Mesmarized by her candy cane

Addie found the tree she wanted

Loading up the perfect tree

 Once home, Addie changed into her Christmas PJ’s and was a big help in decorating the tree this year, complete with putting the Christmas topper on the tree!

XMas spirit filled the house

Hailey helping Addie figure out the lights

Tangled in lights

Excited to help Dad

Topping the tree

A few of the pictures are below:

Addie playing photographer setting up her tripod

Gino & Addie

Sasa loving the company that was her height

Sitting down to our Thanksgiving feast

Suzie & Ellie

Dad reading to Addie

Sasa enjoying being pampered

Our Wonderful Hosts

Pause for the camera at the Walter's House

The girls

Kevin & Jay

Happy Turkey Day

Our Hosts

My annual silly shot of Cody

Nicole (Nikki Heat), Nooner and Carmal

Brian, Mike, Ben & Sara

Friends Thanksgiving!

Love, The Walters

Quotes submitted by the Walter family:

Life.
Family.
Friends.
Puppies.
Giggles.
Sunrises.
Powder Days.
Running.
Fall. Spring. Summer. Winter.
Happiness.
A good game.
Girls night out.
My husband.
Our babies.
You. You. You. You. You…….
Friends Thanksgiving.
- RENAE WALTER

I love my Wife, My Children (born and unborn), My Family and My Friends.  I love a good meal with a great conversation. And…. I love a beer in the sun after a hard day of skiing.
-KEVIN WALTER

We visited Hallows Eve’s Favored Street once again this year, along with making some key stops at our friends house on Harrison.  We started at the Thornton’s and hung out for a while, got a turn to pass out candy and see all the great costumes and Kevin was made accustom to Tim’s traditional liquor shots (I got the pass this year, whew).  Then we made our way down to the Thompson’s where we finished out the night with a chili feed, cupcake decorating and kid madness (I think they outnumbered the adults this year!). 

Kevin as Spider-Web-Man, Addie and I as Spiders

You can kinda see the spider legs on her outfit

Posing with the pumpkins

Grammy & Grampa came down to see the outcome of the homemade outfits (the master sewer, Grammy was complimentary :)

Halloween Laughter

Aunt "Noonie" as Addie calls her

Justin & Jess (I mean, Mr. & Mrs. Balboa)

The bats strike again!

A seriously scary Joker!

Ditters Sr. as Raggedy Anne and Andy

The Crums

The Thorntons

Best Team Costume – The Sore Peeps.  It was a very close call, but the ball factor pushed the Peeps over the top.  The league is still investigating how nobody vomited when the leotarded gentleman did their rally dance.
Best Costume Timeliness – The Chilean Miners.  The outfits were spot on and as far as I could tell the only departure from reality was Slaughter’s name tag.  I don’t recall any Derr T. Sanchez being among the miners trapped underground.
Best Costume Team X2 – The polygamists.  In any other year, this would have probably taken the top spot, but the fact that two teams showed up with the same costumes raised some eyebrows.  Was their collusion?  Did one team steal the idea from the other?  Was Saver’s having a blow out sale on handmade dresses?  If two male polygamists are involved in the homosexual relationship, do all the Sister wives get angry OR is it more like a multi corporation merger, where ALL the assets of both parties are merged in an effort to drive synergies?
Worst Costume Individual – Tom Mogensen.  I have to say that it is hard to pull off Mr. Chow from the hangover when you forget your shiny track leisure jacket, your Chinese accent and look more like the commissioner of a lawn bowling league.
Best Costume Individual “It’s Like Looking Into the Future” – Frank Grinnell.  The comb over, beer belly and jacked up teeth was like looking at Frank circa 2020.  Dana, you are one lucky lady.
Best “Playing Their Characters” Team Costume – Three Fingers.  Between the backspins, worms and stripping the 3 Fingers really got into their characters.  With one more strike I thought we were going to see panties.
Best “Is she even in costume” – Sister wife Dana Grinnell.  Dana for the pious look you were a natural.  If the spine gig goes south you may have a lucrative second career selling bibles at LAX.

Group Photo

The Chilean Miners

Polygamists - Group 1

Polygamists - Group 2

Hodge Podge of Outfits

Star Wars

All the Single Ladies - SNL's Version Anyways...

The Hangover Cast

Miner Men

Miner Ladies

The Miner w/ One of His Mistresses