Trick or Treat

Sugar Cookies

The boys had a blast helping me bake and decorate these tasty treats. They were both so creative, and each cookie turned into a masterpiece. We made three dozen to share with friends and family. They were a real hit!

Pumpkin Patch 09

We had beautiful Fall weather for our annual visit to the Country Mercantile Pumpkin Patch. I must say that the festivities get better each year that we go. It started with just a hayride to the patch, a small petting zoo, and a few small booths with various activities. This year we were overwhelmed with all of the fun activities to choose from! Hayride, straw bale pyramid, petting zoo, bouncy house, and even carnival rides to name just a few. Each of the boys found the perfect pumpkin and wore themselves out on the bouncy house. What a great day.

Every year Lee and I try to take the boys to have their pictures taken around their Birthday. This year our plan was to take them to Ahmann's for "Celebrate Summer, Kid's Day Photos." As every parent knows much preparation is needed prior to photos: scheduling the date, haircuts, new shirts, etc. Well, we were ready! When we arrived at the parking lot of the photo studio we were very excited that there was no line. In fact, no other cars even. We were there 10 min early and the first to arrive. (That never happens with us). When we walked into the studio the receptionist informed us that there had been a medical emergency and they had to reschedule Kid's Photo Day.

We were totally bummed, as were the kids. Since the kids were all clean and ready for pics we decided to take them to the park and wing it. Lee and I took turns behind the lens, and this is what we got. Not to bad for total amateurs and a cheap digital camera. We took pictures at 10:00am, went home...downloaded and cropped......e-mailed our order to Walmart 1Hour, and had 8x10's framed and on the wall by 5:00pm. Just in time for our guest to see them at the Birthday Party an hour later.

Happy Birthday Boys

What a celebration! We want to say "Thank You" to Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, and Cousins for sharing Taylor and Wyatt's special day! Taylor turned 6 on August 5th and Wyatt 3 on July 27th. What better way to celebrate than having a combined party....double the cake, double the presents, and double the FUN!

Slip n' Slide

The boys are keeping cool this summer on their Slip n' Slide

Silverwood

4th of July

Hot weather, BBQ picnics, boating and Fireworks....we couldn't have had any more fun in one weekend! Friday night we had our family fireworks in the back yard with the kids. Thanks Lee for putting on an awesome show and not starting the field on fire this year! On Saturday we headed over to my Aunt and Uncles to have a family BBQ, and then we hit the lake. It was our first time out on the water to watch fireworks in the boat. What a time. The city firework show was great and the weather was perfect.

Camping @ Steamboat State Park