A New Year is approaching...

I can't believe how fast the past 11 years have gone!!

Cub Scout Cake Bake

Chad and Grayson had to bake a cake for the cub scout father/son bake off

Pouring the cake batter

Chad adding the frosting

Finished product.... it is a "Campfire cake"




Grayson was ver proud and won "Best Scouting Theme"!


The boys doing the cub scout salute to their pack leader.
Grayson doing a little knot tying while the judging is taking place.

Eating the cake~ YUM!
All of the cakes


This is Grayson's Den leader.

They had a good time and this will be a great memory for the both of them!

Christmas time

I just wanted to say how thankful I am to have 3 wonderful children. I love them so much and am proud of them everyday. They are growing up so fast. It just seems like the time is slipping away. By spring, Reagan will be 10, Grayson 8, and Jackson 5!! It just seems like yesterday when I was bringing them home from the hospital as newborns. I guess I am just going to have to give them lots of hugs and kisses and let them grow up anyway! lol

Oh the weather outside is frightful....

It is an official :::: SNOW DAY:::::: We woke up this morning to this! The kids went out for a little while this morning,but not long enough for me to get some pictures.


Here is the back yard and it is still snowing. BRRRRRRRR!!!

Daisy on the other hand LOVES the snow!!! :)

She is always digging her nose in the snow to sniff things. Look at those mischevious eyes! lol
This is her side profile... she is a supermodel! lol

Nap Time

We have been trying to get a nap time routine scheduled for Jackson since the beginning of preschool. We haven't been too successful though. Well, today I decided that he HAS to have a nap and told him to lie down while I put laundry away. I told him that i was going to put some music on so I could listen while I worked (psst..it was a lullaby CD with womb sounds and heartbeat). He started crying saying "I dont want to slleeeeeeppp. This is sleepy music" I told him in a convincing tone that "this was just relaxing mommy music that helped me do the laundry" Still...more crying but he wasnt trying to get out of his bed..hmmm. Well, I told him that maybe "Teddy" could lay next to him and listen to the music. Then I hear from under the covers "It is okay Teddy, you don't have to go to sleep either." Awww! Then I look over and see this... my sweet little boy is still my baby no matter how big he gets..lol.

Cub Scout Space Derby

Grayson and Chad spent a whole day working on his rocket for the space derby. It ended up being a fighter jet because Grayson saw a picture of one and that is what he wanted. He sanded and sanded it. Then, they painted the details. All of that hard work really paid off because he won "Best in Show"!!

GOBLINS AND GHOSTS!

On halloween night we got together with a group of our friends from church and had a group trick-or-treating with dinner after. It was so fun!

Here are some costumes

I will start with the adults-Cruela DeVil (Jodi), Vampire (Russ), Flapper (Me), Stepford wife (Cathy-the twin's mom)

Dorothy(don't know her),Darth Vader-Caleb (he is only 5! His Dad is 7' 2"), Geisha-Kyli (Reagan's best bud), Demon Rider (Grayson), Cowgirl (Jenna- She is Grayson's age! Caleb's sister), Zombie Princess ( Reagan),

Little Red Riding Hood (Alexis-Reagan's other best bud), Power Ranger (Tyler-he never leaves his sister's side), Football player (Andy), Bobo Fet's Dad(sp?)(Micheal), Skeleton (Todd), Double Draculas (Jason and Andrew), don't know the lion and cant see who is being him, then there is Larry the Cucumber (Jackson)

Chad dressed as GI Joe ;) , Ninja turtle (Titus), Larry the cucumber (Jackson), Darth Vader (Noah), Demon Rider (Grayson)

Jackson was afraid to take candy from him..lol

The group again

Tacha (she is a dalmation that goes with Cruela-the work together) and Grace as a Geisha!
Here are the girls trick or treating.
My sweet zombie!
If you look closely, you will see the maggots! eww
oooohhhhhh!!!!!!

Boys
Trick or Treat
Look at our candy
Brock ( a great friend of ours) and his boys!

FALL FESTIVAL

We went on Saturday to a fall festival at Lake Hope. The kids had a blast and so did we!

Chad took the older two on the horse drawn hay ride
Picnic in the fall
My handsome boy!
Grayson sawing through a log! They had them stenciled and spray painted with a spooky face after they got it cut.
This was in place of trick or treating..having the kids dig through sawdust for the candy. What a mess.
More digging
Jackson,Grayson, and Reagn with the crazy hair with a spider in it.

This is Jackson's best friend (ahem girlfriend..heehee) from preschool.
FALL!
Daddy at the picnic table
Reagan helping Jackson saw
Reagan sawing!