Pumpkin Carving

My kids have been begging to carve the pumpkins for weeks now, but I knew that they would rot if we did them to soon. So, yesterday evening we finally did it. Braeden and Josh drew pictures of what they wanted their pumpkin to look like and then we carved. This was the end result.

Hot Chocolate Day

Joshua came home from school today declaring that it is freezing outside and he needed some hot chocolate with marshmallows. It is chilly outside but not freezing.........so we did have our first hot chocolate of the season. I love this time of year!!

Bugsy's Makeover

Kaitlyn decided that Bugsy needed a makeover. She put him in her Snow White dress, a hot pink belt as his leash , and some orange beads around his neck just to finish off the outfit. He's ready for his close up now.......

Rabbit Rescuer

One day last week I went into the garage to take the trash out and as soon as I closed the lid to the trash can a rabbit darted out across the garage. It freaked me out! So, I ran inside and shut the door. When Cary got home he looked all over but couldn't find it. We figured it must of gotten out. The next morning Cary went back into the garage and found rabbit pellets everywhere. We again looked for it but could not find it. We put some carrots out for it and would go check periodically. The carrots would be gone but no rabbit, just more pellets. When Braeden got home from school he was determined to find the rabbit. He looked in, under, and around everything. He moved boxes, tools, and junk until he found the rabbit. He was actually close to our door that enters into the laundry room. That rabbit was so hard to catch, but Braeden did not give up. He used a mop and made a trap with a box. The rabbit jumped into the box, then quickly jumped out of the box and out into the yard. (He was so quick that I couldn't get a picture) Braeden was very proud of himself.

Report Cards

The first 6 weeks are over and Braden and Joshua did an excellent job.........

Braeden
Art 100
Music 100
PE 100
Computers 100
Language Arts 95
Math 90
Social Studies 93
Reading 98
Science 91

Joshua
Math 96
Language Arts 98
Social Studies 100
Reading 95
Art 100
Music 100
PE 100
Science 100

1st Grade Field Trip

We went to the Pumpkin patch for Joshua's field trip. Along with Joshua I had two other kids in my group. Their names are Jasmine and Autumn. We fed animals, went on a hay ride, played in hay bales, had a picnic, lassoed longhorns, and most importantly picked out the perfect pumpkin. We had lots of fun.

Day of Mourning

The Sooners beat the Longhorns 28-21.........enough said.

Red River Shootout

University of Texas vs. Universtiy of Oklahoma

2:30 p.m.

Boo OU!!

GO HORNS!!

We love you, DAD!!!

He's Cool

He's Awesome

He's 35

Happy Birthday to our Dad!!

Future Vegetarian

This is a typical meal for Kaitlyn. She loves fruits and vegetables of all kinds. Her favorites consist of tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, strawberries, and purple grapes. Is this normal? Braeden and Josh gag at the thought of having to eat something healthy. I can barely even get them to eat potatoes.

Crazy for Webkinz!!

Have you guys heard of these things? Kate got one for her birthday and my children have fallen in love. Kate has acquired two more and now my boy want one. They are actually pretty neat. They are just stuffed animals but you register them online and adopt them. Then you give them a name, feed them, play with them, and build rooms for them. My kids love it. They play games to earn kinz cash and this is how they take care of them. I have only found them at Hallmark and every time I go, there are groups of kids surrounding these things. Apparently they have been around for a while, but I just recently heard of them. I even enjoy getting online with Kate and helping her with her webkinz. It's kind of fun.

Ode to Grandpa Martin

We want to send a wish today
To you our Grandpa, who's faraway.
We wish we could be there to celebrate
on your birthday because your so great.
We love you so much.......your really neat.
You once were a really great athlete.
We wrote this poem just for you,
we hope you don't think it's a bunch of hullabaloo.
Because....... we just wanted to say,
Happy Birthday to You!!

Fall Soccer

Soccer Season has started yet again, and the first game was a disaster. The whole start of the season has been some what unorganized. Braeden's team has only had one practice and not all the kids were even there. They are usually a really good team either going undefeated or only one loss each season. This season I think they have there work cut out for them. They lost there first game 13 to 1. They got creamed. They say losing is character building.....right? I told Braeden he needed to play with his head held high and never quit until it's over. He really just loves the game and wasn't to devastated by the loss. I think his coaches took it harder then he did.

Lobo Football

We went to our first High School football game last night. We went because Braeden was competing in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition. (post coming about that later) We had lots of fun. The stadium is massive. It's kind of ridiculous, but it made for a nice football experience. We stayed just into the 3rd quarter and then left. At that point the Lobos were winning 35 to Guyer's 6. It was a fun, nice evening out with the family...... Side Note: After looking at these pictures and being frustrated with taking these pictures I have decided I really need a new camera. Sorry the pictures aren't that great, but hopefully you get the idea.

Kate's B-day Pics