I didn't know George Washington was so darn handsome!

Happy Valentine's Day

Snow Dawgs!

Our long-awaited snowfall finally came! The kids have been outside for hours on end and loving every minute of it! Here in The Lou, we aren't sure how long it will last, so we have to take advantage of it! Ty measured it for us with his nifty snowman ruler that he made at school, and it was 6 inches or so. Hot chocolate has been a must after a good day of playing!

Having a blissful 2009!

My baby is 2 years old!!!

We celebrated Kate's big #2 birthday this month! We were even lucky enough to have grandma here with us for a visit. She was the perfect addition to the festivities! Happy birthday, Kate!

Trick-or-Treat for all you Star Wars fans!!!

Kate was so sick on Halloween night, we could barely snap a decent picture of her without her looking like she was going to collapse from fatigue!

A whole lot of new stuff starting with...Master Kenobi, USE THE FORCE!

Ty had his Halloween party at preschool today. He dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi and felt pretty cool in his fresh Halloween digs. (He kept checking out his beard in the bathroom mirror to make sure it hadn't smeared.) At the party he played games, made some crafts, and came home with some great treats! He says he wants to be Darth Maul for trick-or-treating, though! To be continued...

"Make a Difference Day"

The boys had such a fun time helping out with the Make A Difference Day here in our city. They helped to clean up at a local park and wore their cool new orange work t-shirts that they were given. They even had some yummy hotdogs for lunch after their day of laboring out in the cold! Having some friends there made it even more fun, too!

What a face!

Kate was caught up on the counter with a box of cereal dumped out in front of her, just before church, of course. I sternly said, "No, No, Kate," and the sad frown came on and tears started to flow. I grabbed my camera to capture her adorable face. We quickly gave loves and made it all better!

Crazy Sock Day!

Luke had crazy sock day at school last week. I think it made him a little crazy when he put them on, but he was sure proud of his new trend!

"Me some? Me some?"

After seeing mommy putting on some new nail polish, my little girly-girl decided that she wanted some toenail polish, too! We sat her up on the bathroom counter and had fun painting her tiny toenails a lovely red color! Amazingly, she sat super still and was such a perfect little customer! When she got down, she was so proud of her new pretty toes that she went right in to show big brother Ty! The funniest part was how she walked afterward they were painted! I couldn't stop laughing!
"Cheese!"

The Ol' PuMpKin PaTCh

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with the kids and had such a great time! There were so many fun things to do there including the hay mazes, a small petting zoo, humongous tire swings and horse tire swings, the witch slides, tractor rides, and lots and lots of pumpkins! We watched our kids soaking in all of the fun, and it just reminded us how blessed we are and what a joy it is to be the parents of our three wonderful little kids!









(Yes, that's Kate coming out at the bottom of the slide!)