I came across this picture today. I have a big one hanging in the house but thought I would post this one. I thought we looked so great that day. When Jonathan told me he was getting married in his kilt I was a little leary I must admit. He did however look very handsome that day. When we went to get this picture done the people at the studio could not believe that we had just got married. No fancy wedding party just him and I. It was nice.

Here are my beautiful girls school pictures! Could I be any more lucky? They are so adorable.....of coarse I am biased. We have had a crazy week here. Morgan and Ashley both were running fevers and had sore throats at the begining of the week. Then poor Ashley got progressively worse and actually ended up having to spend a night in the hospital for severe dehydration. She was pretty lethargic when we got to the hospital but perked right up a few hours after the IV was put it. Brother Beamer and Brother Biang came from church and gave her a blessing. Much appreciated. She recovered quickly and is back to her old self. Kids are amazing with how quickly they get better. I am blessed.

Dancing in the Barn

Here is a bunch of the kids dancing to the MR C Slide. They all knew the dance!

Collin was fascinated with Jonathans tractors. He had to ride up front during the hay ride. The other picture where Jen is holding him is when Jonathan was showing him how the backhoe worked. I think he would sit on the tractors all night and play with them.

Here is a close up of Hunter Biag going for an apple!

Morgan had a John Deer cake! No girlie stuff for this cowgirl!

We started the night off with a hay wagon ride. I think Jonathan took about three trips out to the fields and back. That is Ashley trying to climb up onto the wagon. I think she went on every ride!

This is Ashley and our next door neighbor Drew. They always have fun together.

As you can see the kids had fun bobbing for apples. I don't think some of them had ever done it before. It was funny to watch them all give it a try. I had a few of them put their hold heads into the water!

I have been wanting to write for a few days now but have had a busy week. Last Saturdays Barn party was a success. The kids had a great time and I was pleased to hear everyone's thought on Morgan's book drive. I really want to raise my girls with a strong sense of self and commitment to standing up for what they believe. To know that it is ok to be different and that sometimes you do not always win or get what you want. After Morgan's birthday in September I challenged her to come up with an idea to help others. I told her that in turn she could have a barn dance/party with all of her classmates and friends. Recently she has developed an interest in reading and is reading very challenging books. She reports every detail to me and I love it. She thought it would be fun to have a book drive and donate all books collected to her school's library. It was a success. We collected alot of books and everyone that came was committed to her wish. A few people gave her a few small item as gifts and to them I say thank you! But to everyone I say thanks for helping my daughter's project succeed! The world is full of really great people who are very generous and giving. No matter what some may say, we in America have kind hearts and are generally very willing to help out another in need!

Here are some great pictures from the party!

My sweet Morgan decided to dress like Granma when she was young and be a fiftys girl. Partly inspired by the Pink Ladies in Grease. She looked pretty cute. I just wish I would have had a pair of saddle shoes for her.

This one was taken before we left the house when she was still considering being Snow White. I think this one stayed on about 5 minutes. She sure did look cute though.

This is Ashley with her friends Noah and Chloe. They were very cute and ran from house to house. Although Chloe was done after about 5 houses.

Halloween

What fun the kids had! They kicked off the day with the annual Clayton Elementary Halloween parade. They dressed up and paraded through town. I forgot my camera and did not get pictures of that but I did get some of the evening festivities. I took the girls to my sister in laws house and we trick or treated through their neighborhood. The loved every minute of it.

Ashley finally decided to be a care bear after changing her costume 3 times. We started as a witch, became snow white, and then the bear. Decisions decisions!