Leafs, Leafs and More Leafs!

November 28, 2009 - We love having a large wooded lot. But with lots of trees comes lots of leafs! MaKayla is helping Daddy clean up the leafs.

Hmm, well maybe she is supervising more than she is helping!

Noah wanted to get in on some of the fun!

Andy's parents came up and spent the night with us. We all went out to dinner and had a good time!

Grandma Morris and MaKayla

November 29, 2009 - We decorated the tree. MaKayla put her ornaments on all by herself. It was cute to see her cluster the ornaments together.

Oh Christmas Tree!

November 27, 2009 - In the middle of the night (1am), MaKayla woke up and was having trouble breathing. It seemed to me an ashma attack. It got so bad that I took her to the ER while Andy stayed home with Noah. It was so scary to see our little girl gasping for breathe! Once I got her to the ER her breathing was pretty much back to normal but I took her in anyway. They did a chest and neck Xray which didn't reveal anything. After a few hours they just sent us home. We ended up getting home at 5:30am. I put her to bed with Andy and went out for a little black Friday shopping deals In the afternoon, we went our yearly tradition of the day after Thanksgiving tree hunting. Noah loved running through all the trees and having us chase him.

MaKayla got tired of walking and wanted to be carried. I am sure she is worn out from last night.

Here we are in front of or Frasier Fur.

MaKayla, Daddy & Noah

Daddy cutting down our tree while the kids supervise!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this year! Andy, myself and the kids are all together without Andy having to travel like he used to. Praise God! We have good health, a roof over our head, food and good family and friends. What more could we ask for? November 26, 2009 - This Thanksgiving was quite and relaxed. We decided not to travel to Illinois. This is our first Thanksgiving without family. It was also a first for me to make a turkey. Since there were only 4 of us I scaled down the Thanksgiving feast. We had turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, croissants, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. It was delicious! We enjoyed spending quality time together as a family.

Noah enjoyed his dinner but then again his favorite thing to do beside playing with cars is to eat!

A picture of our fireplace with a harvest theme.

Noah is giving me a silly giggle.

My little Princess dressed herself. I love her different patterns combined.

MaKayla, Daddy and Noah

Hot Rod Shop Get a Floor Coating

November 7, 2009 - Andy put the professional floor coating on the hot rod shop this weekend.

It is hard to tell by this photo but it turned out awesome! It looks like granite.

November 8, 2009 - The shed is completed and now Andy has began creating the platform and stairs to the kids play fort above the hot rod shop.

November 22, 2009 - The stairs and platform are complete. Now we have to wait for the log railings to be shipped to us which we have been told could be a little bit. It doesn't look like this project will be completed before the snow flies like he had hoped.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! It sure was cold this year! What a difference a year makes. Last year on Halloween it was so nice we walked around in short sleeves. This year you couldn't put enough layers on to stay warm. I prefer the warmer Halloweens myself =) October 31, 2009 - Our church had a trunk-or-treat with over 40 cars decorated in different themes. The cold didn't hold the kids back. They had a blast! There was also bounce houses, cotton candy, face paintings and lots more. Noah was serious about picking out his candy.

Have you ever seen a cuter crocodile?

It is hard to tell but MaKayla is wearing her Tinker Bell costume that she wore for her dance recital. It was so cold we had no choice but to make her wear a coat over it. Not to mention the two pairs of pants.

MaKayla & Noah getting lots of candy

I thought this was cute of Noah from behind.

After going home to warm up and fill our bellies with some real food, we were off trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Our neighbors faced the frigid cold with us.

Here is MaKayla, Noah & Emma

MaKayla and Daddy continued on, the rest of us returned home. What can I say they are die hards!

Pumpkin Carving & Sweet Treats!

October 29, 2009 - Daddy Kangaroo is carrying Noah in his pouch.
Pumpkin carving time is a gooey mess!

Noah wasn't too sure of the stringy goo and seeds!

MaKayla picked out her picture and Daddy carved it for her.

Our finished pumpkins from left to right: Andy, MaKayla, Noah and DeAnna

October 30, 2009 - MaKayla wanted to make Halloween cupcakes. She helped by licking the beaters and spatula.

MaKayla is hard at work decorating the cupcakes. Anyone want some sugar?

Her master piece! After her hard work she delivered some to our neighbors.

Halloween Dance Recital

MaKayla had a Halloween dance recital today. There wore there Halloween costumes and all the classes got together in a large room while each class did their dance. MaKayla was Tinker Bell and did amazingly well!

What a cute Tinker Bell!

Look at her dance!