Halloween Party at Aunt Beckie's House

Holly's Sister Beckie had her anual Halloween party! There was plenty to eat (what else would you expect from a family potluck dinner!) including 3 different soups, various breads, carmeled apples, chips, dips, (but no dorks - for you "Can't buy me love" fans. Type in "chips, dips, and dorks" into Youtube for quick laugh).

After we ate, the kids made their own pumpkins out of orange, green and black playdough. Then it was on to the relay race - it was loud but the kids had fun! Prizes for the winners of the games and activities included various items from Beckie's pantry - Jackson got a box of Cookie Crisp cereal, he has never been so excited about a prize! Now he really can have cookies for breakfast! Here are a few pictures from Friday night's activities.

Jackson and his Cookie Crisps!

Beckie read a Halloween story about a Wart (???) to all the kids.

Jackson and his playdough pumpkin.

Jackson dressed up as Micky Mouse!

Jessica as Ariel

Aspen dressed up as Hannah Montana!

Easton in Drag, Lindsey as ??? - A bad morning???

Cowgirls Slide Show

I'm cleaning up and organizing my digital photos and thought you all might enjoy this collection of photos of Aspen and Jessica when they were younger. I made up a calendar from a select 12 of these images - it was hard to choose which 12 made it in the calendar but it was a hit with family and friends and especially Grandma and Grandpas! (To see slightly larger immages click "view all images" at the bottom)

First Day of School

No, our kids aren't in some kind of private school - I'm just late getting this posted. Aspen is in 2nd grade, Jessica is in Kindergarten. They get to go to the same school together & they think that is pretty neat! Jackson started pre-school today as well. They were all pretty excited to start school - we'll enjoy that excitement while it lasts. :)

MUSIC!

I know this may sound like old news to some of you , but I just figured out how to get music to play on our blog. I love it. I found it on my brother Marc's blog and got it set up for ours. I have been searching for songs that we listen to in our house or in our cars when we go on trips. Most of these are classics that will nevet go away - but others are more modern that we enjoy. If you scroll all the way to the bottom you can see the list of songs that I have added so far. ENJOY! (more to come later!)

Reading Magazines with Daddy

This picture was taken a few months ago but I just found it on my camera. I had tweeked by back moving some things in the garage earlier in the day. I was trying to give it some relief and apply a little heat. I picked up a magazine to pass the time and Jackson decided to join me.

Aspen's Visit to the Summercamp with Daddy

I know this post is past overdue, but hey - better late than never.

I made multiple trips down to the Summercamp this year. Most of which during the month of September. One of the trips I brought Aspen along and she & I spent one full day having fun, riding horses, 4-wheelers, hiking, and relaxing. I then took Aspen down to her cousin's house in Norwood. She spent some time there while Daddy did a little bowhuning at the ranch. Here are just a few pics of the fun we had.

Aspen and I went for a hike. We went to a place we call Archie's Knob. It is a pretty well defined game trail that I had set up a trail camera on the weekend before.