The Cutler Family: What a great day!

First of all....

Happy 10th Birthday Noah!!!!!

I can't believe my baby is 10 years old!!!! Ugh, that means I'll soon be....34!!!! Yikes!

We had a great day today. Not only is it Noah's birthday, it happens to also be Thanksgiving! When I was growing up, Thanksgiving and Christmas were always at Grandma and Grandpa Vincent's, Easter at Aunt Phids. I can't remember when that tradition stopped, but somewhere along the line, it did. We still gather at G&G's for Christmas but Thanksgiving started being held at the Township Building and we don't really get together for Easter anymore. Anyway...Ann held our dinner this year at their home. We had a great time! They have such a beautiful house and they are such wonderful family! I know she worked very very hard for this to come together, as well as Laura(pre cleanup!) and Megan (post cleanup!). I appreciate everything she did this year. The food was excellent and we had a big turnout. I got to meet my new cousin, Evan--Bob and Sara's little boy. I can't believe he's 15 weeks old already. He's such a cutie! Hannah had a ball with her cousins Elly (Nick's) and Allie (Megan's). Now that was confusing! Elly and Allie! I had only been around Allie once or twice before, and not since Christmas last year. She is such an awesome kid! She's smart and happy and just all around a great kid! She doesn't know me at all but she came right up to me and got on my lap and sat there for a good 15 minutes or so! I loved it. She's a sweetie!

Most of the family made it this year, except for Mike, Michelle, Grace and Eva. They are in North Carolina with Mike's family. And my Grandma and Grandpa Kime got to spend their first Thanksgiving with family since 1994!

I made a cake to take since it was Noah's birthday. Oh man, it flopped! I mean, it tasted okay but I can't decorate! My icing fell, was sloppy writing, just all around bad! Oh well. It's the thought that counts???? :o)

Soon before we left, it began to snow!!! Soooo cool! Grandpa Kime said maybe he needed new glasses because he couldn't see it (was just a light snow). I said maybe he just forgot what it looked like! It's been 13 years since he saw snow!!!

We left Ann and Allan's around 5:00, came home and watched "Hairspray". The kids and I had gone to the theatre and saw that when it came out and Hannah loved it. I just loved seeing John Travolta act as a woman!! So hilarious! After that, Noah and I went to Movie Gallery to rent him a Game Cube game. It was still snowing. It was just marvelous--we were standing outside the movie store and the snow was falling all around him, he was catching snowflakes on his tongue. It was a moment I'll never forget! I told him the first snowfall of the season was on his birthday! He was excited about that. What blessings those kids are!!!!

Here's a few pictures from today