Black Friday Candy Making

Instead of shopping this year, we decided to make candy, just like we used to when the girls were little. Here is the candy making crew after everything has been divided and we are ready to go home.
Mindy said Ethan refuses to eat mac & cheese anymore, so Guelly had this for lunch. Of course Guelly didn't finish it, so Ethan had some. Has to make a liar out of mom you know.
Combining and hauling beans while watching TV kept the boys occupied, for a while.

The boys help Mindy mix up buckeyes. If you look closely at Ethan, you can see peanut butter on his nose and chin. He loved buckeyes as long as they didn't have any chocolate on them. Guelly, on the other hand, will eat just about anything as long as it is covered in chocolate.

Thanksgiving

Sometime after Thanksgiving dinner, I tickled Ethan's belly. Guelly wanted his tickled too, but couldn't figure out how to pull his shirt up, since he had a onsie on. So he just dropped his pants.
Ethan decided they were going have a 'campground' - a fire in the middle of the back room. He piled up all the new trucks Aunt Chris gave the boys, and they got the golf clubs and bats to roast marshmallows. They remembered that you had to be careful and not get in the fire.
May not be your traditional Thanksgiving activity, but these 'boys' sure had fun!!

Guelly and Ethan got a chance to ride a real bucking bronco last night. They loved it. The bronco looks suspiciously like Grandpa.
Farming is hard work. You have to work on the machinery all the time. Here is Ethan fixing the tractor.
Notice that he is using a real screwdriver. He also managed to get real grease on himself. When he got done, he turned the pedals and said "It working!!"

Ney JC annual reverse raffle

For those of you who have never been here, this is the place to be!!! Good food, good friends and good times!! A boneless ribeye steak dinner with all the trimmings, plus more food later, all you can drink and a chance to win $2000, all for $45 a ticket. In the bottom right of this picture is my brother Dan Thomas, his wife Francine and my other sister-in-law Peggy.
Here is a view of the chocolate fountain and dessert table. In the left hand corner, you can see Mindy's arm, Kevin, Sharelle (Kevin's mom), Norbert (Kevin's dad), Brian Becker and the top of Jen's head.
A view of the crowd. We know how to have a good time!! The apple cider drink was a hit!! And Alison's ticket lasted until the last 5 tickets!!! She won $100!!!

The master steak grillers at work...

Kathy Mack and Bennette Singer cutting pies.

This is the only song that the JCs know the words to.....they sing it every year at the draw. Guess you could say that it is their theme song.