The Big 2!

It's amazing how the time flies. My little girl just turned the big kid 2!

Breanne it completely and totally smitten with kittens right now so it was only proper that I go overboard with a Hello Kitty theme this year! She also knows one color and it is PINK! So all the food, ice cream and drinks were...........Pink! (Those of you who know me, know I am not a best friend to the color pink but you'll do anything for your kids.)

Breanne's aunt LaLa (Arlans baby sister) got her a toy, pet kitten with a carry cage and all; and she absolutely loves this thing. She's been toting it around everywhere. She even took it to the doctors office today and showed it off to everyone.

Anyway, Bre is growing up in so many ways. In her talk and in her actions. It's sad to see my baby not a baby anymore but I look forward, with much anticipation, to each day of this next year. She is precious to us in so many ways and miss her as a 1 year old but love her as a 2 year old.

Come On Ring Those Bells!

Trey had his first experience performing in a Christmas program. He joined the hand bell choir and he did a really good job. When the director holds up a paper that's the same color as their bell they ring away. Trey knows all his colors really well so he got the hang of it really fast. The only challenge was getting him to stand there after each song. When the clapping started he thought he was done and put his bell down and took off each time. Oh well it makes a good memory anyway.

WOW!!!

We're sooo Excited!!!

We just want to SCREAM!!!

Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming!!!

We put up our tree several days after Thanksgiving and if you look closely there was a new addition to the decorating this year. A TRAIN!! It was a big hit with both Trey and Bre. They spend at least and hour every day playing with it and watching the smoke pour out the smoke stack. (it's only a matter of time before they discover the whistle switch.)

We decorated not only our tree but a big gingerbread house. They both LOVED it. Trey was so detailed in his placement of the candies and Bre was so detailed in the order that she ate them. All in all the house looks yummy!!!

Buckaroo

This is just a big yeehaw to all you Wyomians out there!

Whoever wrote the song, "Momma, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys..." forgot how cute they looked all dressed up!

Leaves are Falling Everywhere!

Fall time is by far one of my favorite season. It's crisp and cool and the colorful leaves just explode from our trees. The kids love to be outside and the leaves are their all time favorite. These photos were from the first day of raking and we were all in the spirit of "playfulness" but by the third raking day mommy and daddy's leaf spirit deminished a tad bit. Okay a whole lot.




Daddy needed a small break after the first 45 minutes and the kids instinctively started burying him with the surrounding leaves.














Looking pretty!

New Editions

Well, we've had several new editions to our house and family this last week. My sister-in-law had her second child, a little boy, Cash Emery. He's cute as a button and much to our suprise Trey can't get enough of him. I think he held him about 4 or 5 times during the 20 minutes visit at the hospital. He told me several days ago that he wants one of those babies like we saw at the hospital. Hmmm...I just smiled.

The other edition to our home was 4 little tiny kittens. They actually just showed up one day and we were totally confused because all our barn cats are "boys"! Anyway, much to our suprise again, Breanne became attached to them instantly. Whenever we are outside she seeks them out and just walks around carrying one at all times. She has even tried to sneek a few in the house.

I just asked Trey what the kitties name is and he said, "Drugger". I have no idea where he pulled that one from.

It's About Time!

Well, as some of you know, our backyard has been nothing but a big dirt pile for MONTHS!! Arlan worked so many hours to get our rock wall finished and it looks georgous!! We finally finished everything last weekend. Planting, seeding and mulching. My back hurts and I've got a few callouses but it was all worth it.

Jon Chappell did the design and the kids, as you can see from above, helped with the physical labor as did Arlan and I.

Below is the pictures of the semi finished look. The rock wall and steps, and some of the flower/plant beds that we landscaped with.

I can't wait for next spring to arrive and see all that hard work bloom into vibrant colors and a cozy backyard!!