In preparation for Christmas, Ethan and Grandpa Ed hung Christmas lights on the house. Ethan was "the general" helping grandpa Ed hang the large ornaments on the trees out front. He moved the ladder himself and tied the ornaments on his own. Here he is tying the ornament string.

Ethan than makes sure the placement is just right!

Ethan is helping grandpa hang lights on the front porch.

Dad even got in on the action!

The light hanging took several days. Ethan even got to get on the roof of the house (under close supervision by Grandpa Ed). Here is a picture of him looking through the second floor window.

The house looks just beautiful. The guys did a great job. Here are some shots of the lights.



Here is a shot of the back looking from the back porch into the back yard.

The next day, we purchased and decorated the Christmas tree.

Here Ethan and Dad hang the star!

What a great looking tree! Dad takes a cookie break after working so hard.

We spent Thanksgiving 2007 with Gail and Grandpa Billy in Corpus Christi. The day started with an early morning wake up call for the family to go to the annual Turkey Chase run at 6:00am. Ethan participated in the 1K kids run, and I participated in the 4.1 mile fun run. Here is Ethan running towards the finish line - look at him go!

Go Ethan! Almost to that finish line.

Here is a shot of him with his medal. He had a great race.

Here is a shot of mom making her dash towards the finish line.

It was a cold day, but the Huie's were real troopers. Here is a picture of the brave bunch that stood out in the cold wind for the event.

After we returned from the race Grandma Gail was busy with preparations for our Thanksgiving Dinner. Here are the cooks stopping for a photo.

The dinner of fish, curry rice, green beans, asparagus, and vegetarian quiche was excellent! Here is the gang at the dinner table.

After dinner, Ethan pulled out the game of Monopoly and asked how to play. We all played a long game of Monopoly on teams. Ethan had a great time; this is his new favorite board game.

Here are Holly and Ginger all worn out from all of the activity.

We also played several games of croquet while in Corpus. Ethan loves to set up different and challenging courses for us!

Before we left for Corpus, Ethan's elementary school had their annual Thanksgiving turkey lunch. Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Ed joined went with us to Ethan's school to celebrate with him. Here we are eating our lunches!

Here are some pictures from the last game of Ethan's fall 2007 Soccer team "Longhorns" with CCUnited in Austin, TX. The Longhorns enjoyed an undefeated season!! The last game was warm - here is Ethan taking a water break.


Here is the team getting ready to head out after half time.

Go Longhorns! Grandpa Ed joins in on the cheering.



Ethan gets a congratulatory hug from mom after the game.


The champ enjoys a post game juice.

We went to a carnival at a pizza restaurant recently. Ethan and dad got matching mustaches - That is our little dog Ginger in the background.

Ethan celebrated the end of the Fall soccer season with a pizza party and cupcakes at the park. The boys were presented with two really nice trophies. Here is a picture of the team (Longhorns) who played the entire season undefeated.



Here is a picture of the little champ celebrating after receiving his trophies.


Grandpa Ed who helped the team all season during every game and practice got a suprise card from all of the team members and a gift certificate. He is the "Longhorns Biggest Fan." Here is a picture of him with his giant card!


Grandma Sharon joined in on the fun too!

This year's halloween was "return of the ninja." Ethan wanted to wear his same ninja costume from last year, and luckily it fit. Here he is with our carved pumpkins anxious for trick-or-treating and doing one of his best ninja moves!



We started the evening with his pal Dylan and headed over to Zane's house to pick up more friends for group trick or treating. Here are some pictures of the gang.







Dad joined in on the fun with a hat from Grandma Sharon and one of the kid's masks and gloves!



Grandpa Ed stayed at the house and scared the neighborhood kids as they came to the door for candy. Here he is in his scary costume.

In preparation for Halloween, we made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. This year we went to the patch at the local garden center.



I wonder if this pumpkin will fit in this hole?



This seems like a good way to carry these heavy pumpkins!





Photo break with mom.

Ethan had his first accident and trip to the hospital on the weekend of October 6, 2007. We decided to take at trip to Marfa, Texas near Alpine and Ft. Davis on Friday, October 5th through Sunday, October 7th. We were going to the Chinati Foundation Open House. This is an art institute in Marfa. In particular, William wanted to meet an architect from London who was speaking as part of the festivities. On Friday evening, we had a great time staying at a lodge and visiting the University of Texas McDonald Observatory where we attended a star party. We got to look through some of the largest telescopes in the world and learn about the constellations. Here is a picture of Ethan near one of the art exhibits with neon lights.




The second night we were camping in Fort Davis as the State Park. As we were setting up our tent, William heard Ethan crying. Ethan was running to the playground to play and an older boy lost control of his bike and bumped into Ethan (Ethan was on foot). Ethan't face was covered with blood. After quickly looking at the wound and realizing that we could not see one of his front permanent teeth, we rushed Ethan to the nearest hospital (30 miles away in Alpine, TX). We learned that our Suburu can go 100 - Anyhow, Ethan had to get his lip sealed with DermaBond (a liquid dressing). We were told that his front permanent tooth was pushed back into his jaw and that he would need to see his dentist the following day. We went back to the camp site, packed up, and drove home all night. Ethan is doing just fine now. The dentist thinks that his tooth will just grow back out (it is already starting to come out). Here is a picture of the little guy in the hospital with dad.