Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving was full of great food and was lots of fun. Brent came from Minnesota and Derek and Gina were there. Jo went to spend the holiday in Ohio with Sue, she was missed, but I am sure she had a great time with all of them.

Eating Thanksgiving Dinner--YUM!!

After lunch, we rode Grandpa's 4 wheeler. It's a good thing it has a hauling rack in the back!!
Playing games. Indian Poker was loads of fun. It especially helped when Tearney walked into the room and recited out loud the card each of us had. Thanks sweetie--I would have lost that round!! Sooo funny!

Even Mylee got this game figured out!

Gimme Some Heat!

Stub and I decided to try to save some money this year on our heating bills. They get pretty scary in the winter time!! Ouch! Besides, it is never really very warm in the house, so that just adds insult to the injury! :-)

This is the newest home improvement item:

We put in a pellet stove a week ago. It isn't the prettiest thing in the world, but it sure works. It has now ran 24/7 since last Friday, and we have only ran our heater two times. Once, was for a brief bit while we had to clean the ash box (you have to turn it off and let it cool for one hour). The other was the night it snowed for some heat upstairs. The downstairs has stayed a constant 68-70 degrees on the middle setting.

I LOVE being warm!!! Woo-Hoo! Plus, when we bought it, we got a gift card that will cover a whole month's worth of pellets, so you can't beat that!

Happy 4th Birthday Jentree!!

What a beautiful day for Jentree to be able to celebrate her special day. It was absolutely perfect outside!!! In the low 70's, and the air smelled of crisp, fall leaves. She played in the yard for most of the day, and told anyone who would listen, "It's my birthday! I am 4 today!"

So cute!!

Showing us she is officially "4!"

Loving being sang to by her brothers and sisters.

Blowing out the candles!

Oh the excitement of being 4!!

In her favorite present of the evening--her Supergirl costume. However, she is upset again that she cannot fly with this costume. She is just convinced that she is getting faulty costumes that are "broken!"
All in all, a good day! Plus, K-State beat KU, so how much better could her day get?!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great time Trick-or-Treating tonight! We headed down the street and came back home after the kids all got their fill of candy. Jentree and Calder helped hand out candy to the trick or treaters that came to our house. Our giant tub that started out heaping full was empty by the end of the evening! Next year, maybe I will decorate the outside more....we will see how motivated I get!

Volleyball...A Little Late!

So, I am a bit late in posting about Makenna and volleyball, but better late than never right?? :-)

The season ended last Sunday, but Makenna sure had a good time. She played on a rec team that had two games every Sunday for a month. I LIKE that kind of season!! She had a great time, and learned a lot. She is already asking about next year. That's a good thing....right?

Lucky # 13!

13 years ago today, it was much warmer outside!!! :-) Here's to 13 very great years!

Happy 11th Birthday Tanner!!

It was a cold day for you to celebrate--I don't remember EVER having it snow on your birthday! I guess there is a first for everything!! You were able to play football today--one of your favorite things to do (although it was pretty darn cold out there!)


You are an awesome big brother!!
I hope you had a fun day today!!

Game Day Theater Style

What do you do when the K-State game is scheduled to be broadcasted on an internet only station? Pull out the technology and watch it theater style on the wall!


A shot of "the broadcast booth."
The results:


The people watching that "other" game on TV.

All in all, after the glitches were ironed out, it worked out pretty well. Hopefully next time the game outcome will work out in our favor too!

Nice....Really Nice.....

So my parents have a new (to them) toy that they have been riding around town in. My dad has always wanted a corvette, so he decided he would follow through on that want, and get himself one.

We have gotten to go for a ride in it, but none of us have even begun to get NEAR the driver's seat to sit in, let alone put it in gear.

He also wanted personalized tags to put on it. This is what he decided on:

Guess I know where I rate!

Lots of Labor Day Fun

It was a busy holiday weekend in our household. Grandpa Mark and Grandma Trish called and wanted to have a picnic in the park. We had a great time getting to play and eat some great food.


There was some static in that slide!

On Monday, Makenna, Tearney and I went to Topeka to meet up with soon-to-be Aunt Gina and go wedding dress shopping. The girls had a great time oohing and aahing over all of the different dresses she came out in. Whichever dress she had on was their favorite. They had a ball!