November

We started a new tradition this month! Amy's mom and Mike's grandma and mom have long made loom hats. They've all donated many hats to various causes. We decided to continue the tradition, and (with some help!) made 90 hats, about half for newborns and the other half for child and adult cancer patients. We took them down to Parkland Hospital the day before Thanksgiving and have already begun the next batch that we hope to take down around Easter.

#1 had a bake sale to earn money for the black belt testing fees. He hopes to test December 12th! He's already done 20 hours of community service, a 20 page paper, a book report, more than 75 hours in assisting classes, and lots of training.

Here's our yearly thankfulness turkey.

We had lots of holiday artwork and projects to enjoy. Here #3 shows off his turkey sunglasses.

#4 got to dress up as a pilgrim for his preschool.

Momba sent us some great pumpkin hats to celebrate the season--here on Aunt Allie and #5.

Mike LeBaron Day is November 14th! This year the theme was Star Wars, complete with a "come to the dark side" cake, a storm trooper talking helmet, light sabers, and lots of well-wishes from coworkers and friends.

We made another trip with Allie and Hope to the zoo. We especially love feeding the birds!

Hope took our family pictures for the year.

Quote of the month: #3 brought home a paper he had written about a friend at school. It ended with, "And she's a girl! And she's NOT a BOY!" Hey, with 5 brothers, this is amazing stuff!