Halloween 2008

So...for some reason I wasn't really into halloween and buying costumes this year. There just weren't any great costumes for my girls this year and there definitely weren't any cute ones for Drew. Bratz doll-don't let them play with them, Hannah Montana-was that last year, High School Musical-no thanks! so Emme decided that she wanted to be a teacher since that is what she plays all the time.

She is wearing the microphone that the teachers wear now and a badge with her picture and name on it, that they also wear. She even had the key holder on her wrist that they all seem to wear.

Maddi is Miss Oklahoma. (The dress is what she wore in her Aunt Ashley's wedding.)

...then there is Drew.

He has so much energy that I wonder sometimes if he has drank a red bull so I decided that he would be a red bull energy drink. (Plus his dad drinks them!)

Cousins (candyland and a butterfly)
Candyland, Miss Oklahoma and Uncle Seth

They are taking this game very serious.

Shoving the cookie in that Uncle Seth won on the cookie walk!

Nana and Drew

Way to Go Maddi!

Maddi works very hard at school and it paid off. She is on the superintendent honor roll (which means all A's).

This year she is in the 4th grade and it is a big deal, let me tell you. She gets to change classes and they really focus on teaching them to be responsible. It also just gets a little harder. Really-there has been some times that I have to google something to answer a question that she has.

At the end of the nine weeks they honor everyone that has achieved this by giving them a dog tag. As you can see in this picture that she has quite a few. She received them for all nine weeks last year!

I love that she loves doing good in school. She is always trying her best! That is one of the many great qualities that she has!

We love you Maddi!

Pumpkin Patch

Drew loved the pumpkin patch. He just ran around from one thing to another. He wanted to be like his big sister!

Both of the girls are so good with Drew. Emme is helping him over a bridge.

You can see in the background that Andy even had to particate the mini golf that they had there.

Weekend Getaway!

On Thursday, Andy and I went to Asheville, North Carolina to a spa resort. We had so much fun. It was so relaxing to just sit and read. Asheville is such a beautiful place this time of year. One day we drove up Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway to look over the beautiful mountains. The trees are just starting to change colors and it is BEAUTIFUL!

This is the view from our hotel room! Isn't it beautiful?

This is inside the spa. It is so relaxing in there.

They have these huge fireplaces in the lobby of the hotel. (I don't know if you can really tell how big these really are but you can stand in them) They have rocking chairs in front of them that make you want to sit there forever, if you are lucky enough to get one. Lucky for me we went some friends and she doesn't mind asking people if they are about to leave or if they could move down some, so that Andy and I could enjoy sitting in front of the first fire of the season.



We had such a great long weekend. I have to admit though- it wasn't my idea to go. Andy planned it and actually had to convince me to go. A couple of weeks before I started getting very excited though. Drew had really started being a mess and into everything so I was needing a little break. One day when I was with my mom and Alicia, I mentioned how excited I was about going and Alicia asked my mom if I was coming back!
I am very lucky to have a husband that knows it is important for us to do things like this and works so hard to do it.

I also have to thank my parents for watching the kids for us. They planned fun things for them to do while we were gone. So they had a great fall break!

Family Reading Night

We had family reading night at the girls' school the other night. They use these kind of events to be sooo social. It cracks us up!

Emme is really working hard on her reading and is doing really great.

You could go from "bed" to "bed" and hear different teachers reading books.

(It looks like Drew is sitting and listening, don't be fooled. Somehow, I just happened to catch him right before he got up. He is on the move all the time!)

They got to wear the pj's to school also. This made Emme extremely happy.

Reading with sis

Fall Fun

Last weekend we met up with my family again. This time it was for the Czech festival in Yukon. It was such a beautiful day and the kids enjoyed being with their nana and papa.

Drew is enjoying the ring pop that his papa got him. He started not feeling good that day (because of his teeth) and was unusually quiet. Everyone kept asking if I thought he was ok, I just kept saying let's just enjoy the fact that he really isn't wanting to move from his stroller. It made it a much more enjoyable day not chasing after him everywhere!

Silly girls!

Emme's face cracks me up on this one!

Addicted

Lately, I have been addicted to reading. I started with Nights in Rodanthe because I am going to see the movie with my bunco group. Then I moved on to Fireproof, which was really good. I picked up another Nicholas Sparks book, Bend in the Road and read it in about 2 days. This is my problem when I get a good book I can't put it down. I can't leisurely just read it whenever I have a little free time. I have to keep reading. I feel a little guilty about reading during the day but then again I can only do some many dishes and loads of laundry and can seriously only pick up those same toys so many times in one day.

I have already started another one, The Choice and I will be starting Redeeming Love, which I hear is great but we will have to just wait and see about that. It is a little different than the kind I normally like, but I will give it a try.

Picnic at the Park

Last Saturday night Andy went to the OU game so we headed out to meet my family at the park. My parents brought dinner for everyone and the kids played until it was dark. They wanted to stay longer but I couldn't really see them anymore. My girls had so much fun and Drew has a great time anytime he get s to see his Papa. Maddi and Emme are both still talking about it. Emme told me she doesn't think she has ever had a picnic before. Isn't it funny, sometimes it is such the simple things that they love. My girls have been on some great vacations and live a very "disneyland" life but that brought them so much joy. I think sometimes I try and make it way more complicated than it really is.

I love my Papa