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Happy Thanksgiving.  I love this holiday!!!!

Well, we have been in our house for a couple of months and I think we have adjusted now.

Maggie had the hardest time but she is back to her normal crazy self.  We have had to pay extra attention to her lately!!!! 

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The first couple of days Maggie would hide underneath my bed.  She was really sad.  

I kept telling her, aren't you glad you came with us and we didn't leave you.

We have lots of new cats in the neighborhood.  Lizzy would take her outside so Maggie could check them out and let the cats know there is a new dog in the neigborhood.  

Maggie still has lots of windows to look out (probably even more then before)!!!!!

 Grandma and Grandpa Shaw came out for a week and helped Chris and Thomas build a loft for his room.  Doesn't it look nice.  No one wanted Thomas' room (because it was the smallest) but now everyone wants his room!!!!!

One of Maggie's favorite thing in the new house is she comes upstairs and listens to stories when Lizzy goes to bed.    

Fall

The fall came and went before I really could get a grasp on it (as you can tell, I haven't blog in a couple of months).  

Henry's 11 year old scout troop (and Thomas) decided to work on their Biking Merit Badge.  Boy was it intense.  (Henry did all the requirements twice!!!!)  It seemed like every weekend the boys were again biking here and there.  Henry was able to bike the 50 miles in 6 hours.  

 First day of school!!!!

Lizzy and Chris went to the Daddy-Daughter-Dance in September.  

This year the theme 50's!!!!

Lizzy was the champ at hula hooping.  She even learned a trick while she was there (She can hula hoop while bending up and down!!!!)

Lizzy wanted to be Nancy Drew for Halloween!!!!

I think she looks the part.

Lizzy and Thomas both had birthday in October.  They were pretty causal this year!!!

Lizzy got Tug the 53" bear and Thomas got a loft and a lamp for his birthday!!!

Head of the Elwha

It had been awhile since we decided to hang out somewhere else then our house.  We decided to check out the "new" beach.  Since they have taken out the
Elwha Dam all the sediment that was block off is now going downstream and has made a new sandy beach.  It was a cold and windy day but it was great to get outside and smell nature.

Swimming

Henry is really enjoying swimming.  His favorite stroke is the butterfly.  

Henry was finally able to do a meet this past Friday.  

He decided to do 2 butterfly races.  

He did an awesome job (especially since he did two butterfly races within 5 minutes of each other).

He got around 44 seconds on a 50 meter race. 

Doesn't he look like a swimmer!!!!!

Cross Country Season

Thomas joined the cross country team this fall.  He really enjoyed running and being part of a team.   During 7th and 8th grade they run from 1 to 2 miles (depends on the course).  Thomas was able to improve his mile time greatly.  His fastest mile time is 5:54 (He has the Shaw gene of being fast) !!!!  He ran his fastest race on the golf course in Sequim.  He ran a 12:06 for a 1.8!!!!  It was really fun to watch him run!!!!

Well, you cannot see it really good but Thomas is the last one in that line!!!!

Within a 100 meters Thomas proceeded to use the Damstedt's kick and beat all those boys.  

It was great to watch!!!!

Thomas ended up getting 5th overall at the cross country champ race.  

YEAH, for Thomas!!!!