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Christmas Decorations

Tara has been pestering me to put our Christmas decorations on our blog so these are especially for her to see! Morgan wanted the tree in the front room this year so you could see if from outside - never mind how crowded the room is with the tree ... think how crowded it will be on Christmas morning everyone. Can't wait! I forgot to take a picture of the familyroom so I'll add that later. We are having a winter snowstorm and the kids are out of school today. The streets are like a sheet of ice. Kirby made it in safely, Nathan did too. Keri had to spend the night last night the roads were too bad - she just left - 10am for work and we hope she makes it saftely too...she just came back. Merry Christmas everyone!

Kitchen Remodel

Well, here are the pictures of our completed kitchen counters. It is sooooo nice to have a new stove top after not having one for almost a month. Our island is a little bigger than before and so much easier to clean than those four inch white tiles. The new stools should be here on Friday and they slide right under the counter - no backs. A little at a time and it is manageable. We plan on replacing our appliances - one a year - to stainless steel which should update things nicely. Let me know if you think I should paint the island cabinets to look like a piece of furniture. I'm thinking a dark cherrywood color.

Halloween/Fall Fun

Ashley, Morgan, Jessica Larimer and myself had a great day at a Pumpkin Patch where we went on a train ride and a boat ride where sea creatures squirted water. We decided to go exploring around the beautiful countryside which led us to a place called Hornings Hideout. We saw 50 or more peacocks and lakes with bridges and picnic areas. It was breathtaking. We found a meandering creek with a wedding arbor in an area surrounded by trees. Someday we want to go fishing there and play frisbee golf too. They have camping too if we ever get back to doing that. What a great day!

Morgan finished her piano practice just in time to go trick or treating. She had her eye on this costume and everytime we went to Target she looked to see if it was still there. Finally she convinced me to see what it looked like and noticing that they only had one in her size left - her dreams came true. I love it when little girls just want to be pretty princesses and in this case an 'Ice Princess'. Lauren bought her the tiara and diamond necklace. It was the perfect extra touch.

Lauren Turns 17

Lauren asked for a breakfast cake for her birthday. So I made one with cinnamon swirls and a crumb topping - we had 17 candles in it too. She thought it was quite silly of us to sing Happy Birthday to her at 6am. It was fun. I learned that if you put candles in a cake that is not cooled down the candles will bend and it doesn't look so good! At least Lauren was all smiles when it came to eating the cake. We love you Lauren - Thanks for all you do and how hard you work!

Ashley with new puppy

Well, it happened, we have added on to our family. Ashley brought home a little puppy three weeks ago. He's a Pug and Miniature Doberman Pincher mix - called a Muggin. Cutest little thing ever! She and her roommates were all on board to have a little puppy but when she brought him home - one of the girls decided she didn't want a dog after all. Hence, we took him in (Ashley spends many days off and nights over here now helping to take care of him) and the family has gotten attached. I wasn't really prepared for all the work this puppy is during the day - but he has brought a lot of joy to the family, so I've adjusted. His name is Jake "The Tank" and he is so smart! He has started obedience classes and we are all learning a lot. Ashley is really doing a great job taking care of all Jake's needs. I'm sure she is surprised how much work it is though. Jake loves to have our little neighbor girl, Elise, come over because he can put her entire hand in his mouth - yummy!

Tara's Blackhawk Ride

Tara’s name was randomly drawn out of a hat to be one of the guests to ride on October 7th. She woke up at 4:30 am to be there by 6:00 am sharp only to not ride until 10:00 am! She said “it was very cold but worth the wait!” As the last group to ride the pilots took some extra time and extra fun with them. She said “It was so wicked killer awesome sweet ride".