Thanksgiving Day Wrap-up

Well, here are the T-Day pixs. Could these two get any cuter? Devon was good enough to take my camera and be the official photographer for the event, except of course for this one that I took of her and Logan. They are growing too fast- Devon sweetheart, you may be the family baby but you are so not a baby any more. Would you please slow down?!?!

Besides the missionaries, Adam, Kyle, and Gordon was there as well. Always lookin' good bro... NOT! I have seen better shots of you Gordon, but this was the only one Devie got.

And here's Gordon's better looking half; really true in this case.

Oh, and Otto Von Risser was there as well... always looking for anything edible dropped on the floor.

Jeff and I talked Politics.....

But kissed and made up before the evening was over....

And a good time was had by all....

Guess Who's Coming to Dessert?

Why Doug Chabries and family! For those of you who don't know, Doug is our second cousin; his mother, Maxine, was our dad's cousin. This is the family that as kids, we always made the trek to Bountiful, Utah to visit (growing up I thought Bountiful WAS Utah). Well, the always clever Michele conspired with Doug's daughter, Rachel, to bring us all together for dessert after our respective Thanksgiving meals. It was a surprise to both of us.

Fun With Whip Cream... Not What You Think

Devon may have found her niche as an independent and persistent film maker. Following dinner food games were played and recorded by Devon. Not surprisingly, this game involved whip cream (see last years Thanksgiving blog post). This time Devon was behind the camera.

Risser World Takeover Update

Well since Gordon made the announcement official, yes, GK and Susanna are expecting twins in May 2010. And here are all the rest of the newest little ones coming up. Perhaps that entry title should have been "Fairbanks World Takeover".. here we go...

Carlie and Joey: A little girl, Raiha Lane Bainbridge, shown here all tuckered out after a birthing day (imagine how Carlie feels?!?)

born November 20 (same day as Anita's BD); 8lb 6oz 20 inches long.

Nathan and Suzanne Fairbanks: had a little girl, and here she is...

Eva Grace, born September 25, 6 lbs 8oz (exact opposite of Carlie's)

Stephen Randall and Kristin Fairbanks are expecting a girl in January 2010

Paul and Anita Fairbanks are also expecting a little bundle in May 2010 as well.

Did I forget anyone? Even if I didn't, I'm sure there will be new add on's before the May babies are here.

New additions

Hate to sound like a One-Upper, but GK and Susanna announced today that they are expecting twins!!!! We'll let GK or Susanna fill you in on the details on their blog.

New Addition

I don't know the details but Carlie and Joey had their baby girl a few days ago.

November Birthdays

Please fill in missing.

November 03: Scarlett Bainbridge (Carly)

November 04: Leigh Ashley-Limone

November 05: Mike Jennings

November 06: Jeff Risser

November 12: Jason Risser

November 16: Aimee and Chris Mahana's Party Day

November 17: Elliot Ashely (#1 yeah!!!)

November 18: Michael Fairbanks

November 20: Anita Fairbanks (Paul's wife); Raihna Lane Bainbridge

November 29: VaNile Risser; Suzanne Fairbanks (Nathan's wife)

Now How Fun Was That?

Halloween at Gordons'... he'd always told me how big his neighborhood did it up but I think he undersold it! It was like an old fashioned Halloween festival. I got to his house before the sun was down and there wasn't any parking left on the street. Almost every house had tables set up front, over-the-top decorations and crowds, crowds, crowds. Kristy, Jeremy and the girls came as Jeff and his 3 youngest. I'm sure Gordon will have some good pictures to post as well.

But first, for those of you who have trouble getting onto Jenni's blog, I pinched this from her. It's Aaron as a monkey, Avalon as a banana and Jenni wore a shirt that said zoo keeper. Cute huh? For those of you who don't know, Daniel is off on a 7 month assignment to we don't know where. Jenni's basically a single mom for the next 209 remaining days (but who's counting right Jen?) so keep all of them in your thoughts, well wishes and prayers.

Now, back to Gordon's. Here's Devon as the cutest Twister Sister I've seen. Actually, she was quite a hit. People kept commenting on her costume. She had the twister spin board on her head as a hat but in this picture she pinched Logan's mime hat. It was just too cute to not post.
Gordon with his little fairy Cali. You can't see her wings in this picture but she was adorable.
This was Cali coming face to face with the dogs. For some reason the blog cropped the dogs when it posted the picture.
This was my favorite part. After strolling the neighborhood, we sat on Gordon's lawn to watch the rest of the parade go by.
Devon (with her twister hat) and Logan the mime.

The quintessential Creepy Clown. Like the hitch hiker he is, we kept running into him. The first time I got a picture with him- because everyone knows how much I hate clowns. The second time with Devon, Logan and Sydney
This was the cutest little ghost that one of the neighbors had set up. It would slowly flap it's arms and fly across the driveway.
Mom and Jeremy. Is that the best face makeup! Kristy is doing all our makeup for next years Dia de los Muertos!
Kristy and Cali on the move.
Sade about to get decapitated in one of the neighbors halloween setup.
Nyah and Sade. It's hard to see Nyah's makeup in this. Sade was Thumbalina. Gordon and I sang the Thumbalina song to her. Strange how you can remember a song from your early childhood but can't remember what you had for breakfast. Go figure.
Kyle the giver of candy. They had a huge (and I mean HUGE) stockpile of candy but still ran out, that's how big the crowds were.

I'm having trouble getting the pictures to load. I'll try later. Dad Risser