Punkin' Guts

Happy Halloween

We played some tricks - got some treats - game over!!  :  )

First Game!

Brady had his first 7th grade basketball game on Friday!  I can't believe how old he is getting!  He did really well - it was fun to watch him.  I think he was a bit nervous!  :  )

Great game, Brady!

First Snow

Yep, here it is - the first snow. It was so much fun for our two year old - but the rest of us collectively sighed. In unison.
He had a great time stomping around and catching snowflakes on a piece of black paper (thanks for the great idea pre-school teacher Martha!)

He had to come and show me the snow that he caught.

The very very scary abominable snow monster!!

Way to Go!

Kelly's high school yearbook and school newspaper both took state this year!   Third year in a row for Yearbook - and a first ever for Newspaper!  Awesome!  He must be doin' somethin' right!

Loving LouLou

You didn't know a girl and a small boy could love a mule this much did you?

Seriously - one of Rae's favorite things to do is go on down to Grandpa Jonesy's house and saddle up her mule.

At least she likes to take Brannen with her - and he has developed LouLou love too!

We are seriously provincial around here!

On another ride LouLou day - Rae calls me and says "Mom, come look we are just passing the house."  So I open my front door and see this ---

 Ahhhhhh!  This is serious!  Quick!  Call some help!  The Wonder Pets - anyone!  I almost had a freak out!  Baby in trouble!  Really - call those Wonder Pets! 
Then, I calmed down - and got out the camera - of course.  :  )  

 I made her promise to not do this again, because now I have a picture.  But DONT do that anymore!  Sheesh!  That girl.  Makes me think of all the crazy things I did as a kid.  Oh wait.  Makes me think of all the things everyone else did as a kid - because as  you know, it would have just been too darn scary for me. 

Homecoming Stuff

Rae had a fantastic weekend!  She was busy with much homecoming festivities - and smiling all the while!  :  )

The party started with the Homecoming assembly at school in the afternoon on Friday. Rae was escorted in by her friend, Dallin Call and was crowned as the freshman attendant.

It was a fun assembly - I took Reese and Brady with me and they really enjoyed it.  After the assembly, there was the parade . . . .

Parade in much much rain!  Too bad that pretty dress couldn't be seen!!  Dang it!  :  ) 

So after all this fun was the actual game that night.  Rae was introduced again on the field - this time she was wearing a jersey to be danced in, because she was dancing two minutes after her introduction.  I was glad she didn't have to wear her dress again because the weather was TERRIBLE!  It was so cold and wet.  Rae wanted to wear it again - but she just didn't have time to change.  Oh well.

She doesn't look nearly as fancy!  But cute nevertheless! 

Doing a "spirit dance" with the cheerleaders and marching band.  Oh yea - that's a couple of words we have heard a lot of lately!  Bran is now obsessed with "MARCHING BAND, MARCHING BAND!" He talks about them all the time - non stop.  He was the band's biggest fan!

Rae, the very tough Brave Cadet!  Awesome!

Can you find the high-kicking Rae?!?
Anyway, she had a great weekend - and we all had fun watching the party.  Fun stuff! 

Happy Fall

We have had such nice weather this fall - and we have been enjoying it alot!  We had a nice walk on Sunday, and the kids decided to hide in the grass.  Brady was seriously hiding from the camera - as usual.
Happy Fall everyone!  The best season of the year :  )

Cool Dude

The following pictures are what happens after Rae picks up the camera and tells Brannen to show her "Cool Dude". Who knows what goes through his brain exactly. He is a serious fruit cake.

And how is it that the boy is 2 1/2 and this is his first bath in the sink?  No idea - Reese thought it was cute though and warranted a picture.  I agree!

Happy Birthday!

Grandpa Barry and Rae both celebrated their birthdays this weekend.  We got to see Grandpa today and wish him a happy one.  Grandma Chris brought up some cake and we had a little celebration.

 

Happy Birthday to us!

For a birthday party this year, Rae the adventurous wanted to take some of her friends on a trail ride.  They had such a great time!  Rae even made them lunch on the trail - mountain burgers - her favorite.  I think it is awesome that she had such a fun day and did it all herself!  I didn't have to entertain girls all day!  Awesome!  After their ride, they took ATV's to the lake and played in the mud.  Very Fun!

Rae the mountain girl!!

Oh yes - and that's not all!  Don't forget the very awesome dress we got to go find!  She absolutely loves it!  Rae got voted as the Freshman attendant to the Homecoming Queen for our high school this year.  She is super excited to go to the dance!  She isn't old enough to do all this yet - so she is ecstatic that she has to go to the dance after all!  Even if her dad gets to be her date!  She doesn't care - I mean just look at the dress!  Awesome!!

HAPPY 15TH RAE!  There is no way that number 16 will beat this!  I THINK?!

Play Time!

Brannen is having a great time with his new playgroup.  And I am having a great time with Brannen's playgroup!  I went to the grocery store all by myself today - I didn't even run up the aisles trowing stuff in willy-nilly - trying to get out of there as quickly as possible!  It was my "me time".  Yea,  fun stuff.  Bought ground beef and some paper towels - doesn't get better than that.  ;  )

They all had a great time!  I am looking forward to many weeks of fun play time.

And guess who else showed up at playgroup?  It's a bird!  It's a plane!  No . . . it's  . . . none other than CLARK KENT!  You did know he was really Superman - didn't you?!  If not, secret's out.

The Great Grandma Chris!

Grandma Chris is so talented!  She is a very handy lady with a crochet hook!!  It comes from years and years of watching ball games with her boys and keeping herself busy at the same time.  Any time I am needing a baby gift, I just say the word and her fingers fly into action.  She recently just made two receiving blankets and burp cloths for my sister and my friend that were just too cute!  I had to take pictures of them.

Chris, you are amazing!  My girls thought they were so so cute - and me too!  You are a Lincoln County Fair purple ribbon- best of show- winner after all!!  Crochet on!

Sister's Weekend

Got to go hang out with my wonderful sisters this past weekend - SO FUN!  Jen and I flew to Phoenix, Bekki picked us up and we went to Katie's house for the weekend.  It was so great to see them all.  Katie just had her first - and it was so fun to hug on that cutie.  Three weeks old - her name is Adell  - and she is BEAUTIFUL!

In between hugging baby we painted Katie's HUGE house!  It it turned out great.  We also helped Katie unpack some stuff and hang up pictures and such (she's lived there for what - two years?  Time to do that, Katie!! :  )  ) It was so good to see everyone and just talk.  And I believe all of the hubbies and children survived the weekend too!

We drove home with Grandpa Jonesy and Colleen and enjoyed some Arizona scenery.  Great trip!