Today was a wild family night.....

 Happy to see Donna and her loving husband Bob..she is one courageous cancer survivor..

 my two favorite honeymooners...Kathy and Tony came in to share their upcoming open house ....

 my young sweet visitor from Louisiana...she had the sweetest smile and wonderful dispostion...

 Marco created this Turkey vegetable tray...gobble gobble ...you did a great job!

 I shared the vivid bright colors of Hunderwasser... the children loved layering the colored pencils on top of each other....

 I began a winter wonderland collage...it just is the beginning so maybe tomorrow I will add the snowflakes and special layers...just for FUN!

my favorite ballet dancer has arrived...Aris is always an individual in her personal style..

 a loving hug from her two friends before we got down to business.... monkey business

 this Momma has her hands full...two little girls 4 and 2 and a big baby boy....how do they do this?  I get tired just watching them...

 SGwen is ready to color all by herself....where is that monkey??

 Thank God for Abby...she steps up to the plate...a real collaboration...

 now the boys are getting ready to use some technical device to scan for ghosts living on the premises...

 I think they have detected a real ghost...well they said they had the evidence....little Cassie is not so sure.....

 Look at Abby's beautiful smile....

 Grandpa is laughing about some joke they have shared.... she is trying to be as tall as Grandpa!!!

 Maya Rose is now 13...she is so kind and sophisticated .... she is helping me with Christmas party  coming up real soon....

Ian has arrived and has explained to me all about the real first Thanksgiving.... he is so kind...and quite the historian!

 the photos are blurry because they are down to eating their pizza....

 Sabrina is the student of the month for Cherry Valley Elementary School.....

 now Mom ...how about if I eat the toppings and you eat the bottom crust....

 Ian is waiting for Narnia to get to his favorite part....

 Grandpa fixed Sabrina's camera ...now the flash works!!!

 Nicholas loves to draw...draw just about anything ...he loves to draw ... when he is not ghost busting!!!

 I love my Maya Rose....

 everyone is ready to get down to work...

 Collin checks in on his big brother's progress....

I had every intention of creating a moment of reflection ...list the things we are all grateful to have in our daily lives.  Our families...friends..sports... homes....favorite foods...hobbies...pets...books...pets.. and well so forth.  I had very simple outlines and freshly sharpened colored pencils and plenty of foam stickers of colorful silly turkeys.  The energy in the central gallery was high...at least Abby and I had a chance to sit quietly and play with overlapping colors...but this time did not last very long.  The young boys were all on a ghost hunt...they were sure that there were ghosts living amongst us.  Then there was the movie Narnia...the lion appears to be the favorite character and filled the room with a hero circle of friends. 


I hope you all had a great day....this is Abby's beautiful turkey....HAPPY Thanksgiving.  I will be out of town next Wednesday so we can all get together the following Wednesday.  Imagine and Live in Peace,  Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart