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!