Trick or Treat

As the sun set, we set out to trick or treat.

Sarah is on the left.

She went as a waitress this year.

Yes, a waitress.

It was creative, I thought.  

And definitely not scary.

Ranae ended up treating with some of her friends

in a different neighborhood.  

She went as a mad scientist.

That costume has seen its fair share of wear in this house.

It's a classic around here.

Most importantly all was safe,

the weather was great,

and the candy hall was legendary.

Perfect.

(I'm calling the dentist.)

Picking Pumpkins

Ranae came straight from basketball practice

and went straight to the pumpkin she wanted.

Done deal.



Sarah, on the other hand, spent quite a bit of time

making her selection.

In her defense, it was just two days before Halloween

and all the medium sized pumpkins were gone.

We have only one family rule about Pumpkin Picking:

1.  You have to be able to carry it.

So, to find a pumpkin she could carry took some time.

I found out that, at 8 years old, she is stronger than she looks:-)

All's Well

It has been a while since I've posted.

But all is well.

We had a good summer and 4 birthdays and

school is going well for everyone.

Instead of going backwards and catching up,

I decided to go forward.

This year I am teaching my 4-H group about goats.

And Sarah Kate will be showing her first goat in the fair this year.

She is pictured above with her fair goat, Dreamer.

We are hoping he is a "dream" come show time!

Kevin Graduates from High School!

Knowing he would be graduating in a class of 700+ students,

I decided to adorn the top of his hat.....

.....so I could find him in a sea of green hats.

First we located him.....

.....then the angels sang, "Hallelujah!".

Little sister Sarah was so proud of him.

And Kevin's girlfriend, Anna, was happy for him too.

Congratulations Kevin.

We are all happy for you.

Woo Hoo!

And Hallelujah too!



Piano Performance

Ranae was asked to perform tonight at a Cotillion Open House.

It is so nice, after years of piano lessons,

for her to get to use her skills to benefit others.

The bonus:  I don't have to make her.

She actually likes it.

Excuse me, while I go count my blessings.

First Tooth is Outa There!

Well, it finally happened.

Sarah lost her first tooth.

Just a couple of weeks before the end of First Grade.

She was beyond excited and had lots of questions.

 So she decided to write a letter to the tooth fairy.

The tooth fairy did answer most of her questions,

but the exciting part was that the she left a coin from China

along with the dollar bill!

It seems the tooth fairy just flew in from China

right before she visited Sarah.

It's a small world, huh.

Mother's Day

Here are almost all my kids

holding the baby kids born on our farm in 2013.

(My oldest son, Matthew, is missing from this picture.)

From left to right:

Kevin - holding Diamond and Dixie

Sarah - holding Dazzle

Ranae - holding DejaVu and Diadem

Alex - holding Dodge with Dreamer, Delano & Diplomat standing

Mother's Day is a wonderful reminder to me

that motherhood is the best job in the world.

I'm thankful to God, my husband, and my children

for making me one.