Mom and Dad,
Thank You so much for coming to see us!! It was so good to have you in our home. The kids were so glad you came. You could not have come at a better time. Thanks for all the groceries, goodies and everthing else. You always seem to make our life easier. You are such amazing parents and grandparents. We are so lucky to have you!! We wish you lived closer.....We Love You!!.....
Happy Anniversary!! (belated) My parents were married on Nov. 2nd.....35 years ago.

Home is where the Heart is....

My Parents and Newt came out for a visit. It was so good to see them. The kids loved having them here.

It's been awhile since we've taken a picture together.

Newt was writing their names on rocks and they threw them in the lake. That was a hit!

Always my little brother....although he's not so little anymore!

Madi in her favorite pair of jeans.

Cody about to throw a tantrum....

Here is Ryan trying to make Cody happy. He might have to stand on his head.

Oh... Emma wants her Dad.

Tree climbing at the creek

I love this picture!!

Look at Cody and Newt.....So cute!

Cody's about to take off running for the ducks

Emma finally has her Dad.

Happy Birthday....Babe

Ryan turned 32 yesturday!! Whoa! He's getting old. Madi made him a card with "Awesome age" written all over it. Emma made a card and taped a couple quarters on it. So sweet! I love when they make cards....priceless. Ryan had a pretty good Birthday. He got everything he asked for. A couple Louis L'amour books and a couple thermal shirts. What else does a dad need? Maybe next year he'll get a flat screen TV or a new car....maybe.

Ok, I know Cody's hair is long. He often is mistaken for a girl....by elderly people....even in his "boy" clothes. Most people love his hair and say not to cut it. What do you think.....besides a trim, do you think I should cut his hair...short?

I Am a Child of God

Madi and Her Bugs

Those who know Madilyn obviously knows that she loves bugs! We got her this bug collection kit for her birthday and it is finally complete. The whole process took her and Ryan about a week. It took a lot of patience and hardwork to get the bugs just right.....Yes, these bugs are real and all the way from Thailand. After receiving the bugs Madi had to follow the directions on how to moisten them...3-5 day process. Then she had to pin them ever so carefully to a styrafoam board just how she wanted them so wings legs antennas all had to be arranged. The butterflies were hard to do. We were so afraid the wings would break. After pinning them in place she had to wait a few days for them to dry.....Then.....She had to pin them in the case.

Didn't she do a good job? She is so proud!! I can't belive she likes these creepy things.

Trick-or-Treat

Cindy Lou Who. Emma turned lots of heads on halloween night....lots of comments and Awwww!

Cody was so excited about his candy! he really got into the trick or treat thing. He ran from house to house and yelled twick o tweet or sometimes it came out tank you tweet. At least he was getting the thank you in.

Madi stayed out a little longer than the little ones. She really worked for her full bucket. Emma and Cody got tired..their buckets were to heavy so I took them home and Ryan stayed out with Madi and our neighbor friends that we went with.

Miss Sweet tooth!! I think this is really why she wanted to come home.....CANDY!

Big Superman....Little Superman. My boys...aren't they the cutest?

As you can see, they did not want their picture taken....Lets go already!! It was such a fun night. Our neighborhood was really festive and spooky. The streets were packed with trick-or-treaters. Our neighbor passed out candy to 96 kids. My new nick name for Emma is Emma lou who. It fits!! She should have entered a costume contest!! She was so cute. when she would run that puffy part on top of her head just bounced all around. After one house she ran up to me giggling and said "I'm afraid of my own shadow." I don't know why it was so fun this year maybe part of it was the weather it was so nice. It was about 70 degrees.... It looked like it was going to rain all day. We lucked out!!