T changed his costume after seeing this one.

one of the costumes at our trunk or treat was this glow stick person.....  It was so cool that T decided that this is what he was going to wear on halloween so we did it and here are the pictures...... Thanks to the Bowmans for the idea!!!

This really is t.. he is dressed all in black and then we safety pinned the glow sticks to him in the outline of a stick figure
We had a great time pinning him together...  it is really weird to see him walking down the street..
I think that this is one costume that we will probably do again..  we hope that you all had a great halloween and got lots and lots of candy, tricks and fun..

HALLOWEEN FUN

So it was trunk or treat time for our church and we had a great time... we won the best decorated trunk and like the dork I am I didn't take a picture of the trunk... But for our prize we won a jumbo box of boogers....  They feel and look like real boogers but have a tangy taste and  gummy bear texture...  Yum!!!  here are pictures of our halloween costumes...

This is the costume that he pulled out of the halloween box 3 minutes before we left....
J would have made a great hippi and he is one that would love a fro..
S's cape was very sparkly and we will be paying for it for months there is glitter everywhere!!
This is about as costumy as I get... The kids really wanted me to be green!!
K was are army brat!!  She wants to add this to her every day clothes now that halloween is over!!  R was on call this night so no picture of him.. we missed him and we are grateful when he is home...

Cake and Ice cream

Its a few days after the birthdays but hey at least they got cake and ice cream and blowing out candles and happy birthday sung to them...  We were grateful to have cousins and aunt and uncle to help with the harmonies in the song... Boy can we have fun...  

J wanted to have skookies for his bday dessert.... he was excited to see so many!!
K wanted cake so we put the candles on the cake and had them try to blow out only thier candles...  J's on top and K's on bottom...

J arrow of light

J got his arrow of light and was passed on to the 11 year old scouts...  we have some great leaders in our scout program and I am very thankful for them and for R he is the scout man in our house...  Nice job J..

Each scout that gets his arrow of light gets one of these arrows that has all the thing that he has done to get his arrow of light..  Thanks Sister Millie..
R made each of the boys a plaque like this for moving up to the brown uniform to showcase all the things that don't move onto the new shirt..  this is something his parents did for him and he wanted to carry on the tradition... Thanks Dad
The hole in the middle is for his picture but we haven't got it back from school picture day!!

Happy Birthday Miss K

We are so happy to have K in our family...  She brings such joy DRAMA and out right did she really say that moments that keep us laughing...  here are a few pictures to show how her growth....  oops starting from the present and going back...

We love to have popcorn while we watch movies and any other time of the day!!!  Not usually in bed but we were in a hotel and there wasn't any where to sit...
She wanted to help with the landscaping of our house but didn't want to put the umbrella down so I think that she sang while we worked.....  
Can this be my Barbie tower Please....
Look what I can do....  She loves to talk, dance and sing and can be found doing that where ever she is,  most famously at restaurant bathrooms at the top of her lungs...
She has the biggest blue eyes and big smile and we love to see it each morning and evening..  Happy birthday Sis  We love you K

My Sisters

My sisters and I have had a sisters weekend for 2 years now and the last one was this past Aug.  We had a great time and enjoyed each others company...  we celebrate each of our birthdays and shopped and went to the spa and shared some of our favorite thing..... here are a few..

As you can tell by this pictures we laugh hard we cry hard and we have a good time!!!  Sorry A I couldn't resist....
These are all of my sisters and we all get along relatively well...  we enjoy each others company and try to stay in contact with each other threw email phone calls and for me the slacker of the family the sisters weekend!!
I am thankful for each of my sisters and am grateful that we all get along so well and can enjoy each others company!!  Thanks all for such a great time and all the memories!!!  Love you all.  Mom we are excited for when you can join us..

Happy Birthday J

Happy Birthday to J..  he is now 11 years old i can't believe that he made it that far.....  I can"t find where the baby pictures are so here are just a few of the totally J.  Who is now known by all at school as phil??  Don't know where that came from

He is always got a smile or smirk on his face at all times and love to spend time rough housing and making noise...  he loves to get together with his cousins and we are glad that we have some close now...
He is the one that will be known for the being the class clown...  He has always been the one to find someone to play with where ever he was...  and he always had them laughing..
He is very much like me and hates his picture taken... we have a lot of these kid of shots...
He like to work with his hands and loves to put things together and likes the pumpkin carving thing...
This year he is going to be a hippi with a fro and boy does he play the part well...  Pictures will be forth coming of the costume...  Happy Birthday J here's to another 11 years or more..  We love you  Mom and Dad

Faculty Volleyball Game

So since the high school opened last year they play a faculty volleyball game at the end of the season against the other high school in the district...  This year R was a volunteer coach and he got to play so for your enjoyment here is a couple of pictures to show you he can still play

Such intense faces and concentration... they all did a great job but alas we lost... This is the volleyball coach and the football coach and R.  The guy that is hitting is one of the seminary teachers and he was and is an amazing player just look at the height he gets....
He can still get down and get the ball and bounce right back up a little slower than he used to but he still got back up..  We have had a great time this season and it was fun for R to do something that he loves...  It was fun for him to be able to play teach and coach the freshmen and JV teams...  Good job R

Up and Coming nomination

S was nominated for homecoming princess for the sophmore class 1 week before the dance...  It was quite an experience for 2 tomboys to go shopping for a dress let alone a dress appropriate for the dance and modest enough for Mom and Dad...  This is what we came up with..  She sure is turning into a beautiful woman....

They walked down the 50 yard line and they said some nice things about each of the nominees...  in the picture below was S'S pair up for the walk.....  Actually it was his twin sister, he was a football player and was in the locker room preparing for the second half of the game..
S was beautiful and had a great time... but she did not win....  but as you can see her walking buddy did...  She had a great time and quickly changed out of her dress and back into her sweats and a t-shirt....  We love you S..

S volleyball pictures

I finally found the missing cable so here are some pixs of S playing vball...  isn't she cute!!

Getting ready to serve the ball..
What a set!!  you go girl..

There was a great one of her diving but it got the veto...  She has improved so much.. we love watching her play..

Thanks for the challenge Crystal,    You should all try it.  It is harder than it looks..

post a 5 minute 5 word family character summary..  Try to keep it positive!!

Here is mine

R--  Patient, Loyal, Understanding, Supportive, Funny

S--  Cooky, Smiling, Witty, Loving, Humble

T--  Strong, Helpful, Determined, Witty, Dependable

J--  Intense, Thinker, Mover, Intelligent, Noisy!!  (That is positive Right??)

K--  Performer, Singer, Drama, Inquisitive, Sunny