Butsko Open House 11/23/08

It was great to meet some of you for the first time and to reconnect with old friends! We were so happy to have you meet our children and to thank you for your support and prayers over the past few months.

This is just before we left for our open house -- really, I didn't tell her to pose like this. She goes into "supermodel" mode as soon as she sees the camera!

First family photo

It's almost impossible to get every person to look at the camera and smile! We had several of these taken while at the open house, and I did not see one perfect picture :)

OSU vs. Michigan

Jeremy loved that his jersey matched Nick's!

It was cold enough this weekend to start a fire. The kids love sitting in front of the fire until it's too hot on their back.

Poor Madison

Our cat, Madison, gets a lot of attention from the kids. Annaleise thinks that she owns the cat and gets very upset if anyone else is petting her. Jeremy finally got a chance to play with her.

First day of school

I took this quick snapshot as we were running out the door for school. I am still not used to the amount of time it takes to put shoes and jackets on 3 kids, and get them buckled in for the 2 minute ride to school. We were almost late!

You might be able to see that Annaleise has all of her jewelry and hair clips on. She never leaves her room without everything!

Trick or Treat

The kids were great at saying "Trick or Treat" and "thank you!" We let them munch on candy for a few days and then threw the leftovers away.

Another day at the park...

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