Say aahhhhh

Gracie had her first visit to the dentist. She was a good girl and even let the dentist clean her teeth with the electric toothbrush. She also met a new friend at the dentist, Larry the Lion. In the end, a trip to the dentist was well worth the two tokens Gracie received to "buy" a pink bouncie ball and a sparkle butterfly tattoo.

Trick-or-treat!

Halloween is always one of our favorite holidays.

Daddy's pumpkin

Daddy carved a scary, angry pumpkin.

Mommy's pumpkin

Mommy carved a funny pumpkin.

Gracie's pumpkin party

Gracie had a pumpkin party at her pre-school. She sang some songs with her class and decorated a pumpkin. After the party was over, everyone got to enjoy a cookie. Yummy!

Community Helper parade at the Ranch

Adam was a doctor in his community helper parade at his school. All of the kindergarten classes dressed as different community helpers and had a parade throughout the entire school. Everyone enjoyed seeing all of the different kinds of helpers - chefs, vets, firefighters, nurses and many more.

Frightmare Forest

We took a trip to Sea World to see all of their Halloween decorations and festivities. We took a tour through Frightmare Forest during it's "family friendly' hours and it was pretty spooky. We can only imagine how spooky it must have been when it was not so "family friendly." It was a great day for all of us.

A trip to the pumpkin patch

We took a trip to the pumpkin patch in Marble Falls with some friends. As you can see from the 2nd picture Alex wasn't too happy with Mom and all of her picture taking.

Three ladies

Here are Gracie and Meghan with Ms. Kate. Gracie and Meghan are bosom buddies - unless one of them has something the other one wants. They are so 2!

Fun with friends at the park

Here are Meghan, Gracie, Evan and Elizabeth enjoying the beautiful fall weather.

Gangsta Girl Gracie

Adam's Birthday Book

At our elementary school, they have a "Birthday Book" program. Adam picked Grandfather Buffalo for his birthday book selection.

Happy Anniversary Gramma Esther and Grampa Jeff!

We celebrated Gramma and Grampa's 40th anniversary at McCormick & Schmick's today. It was a special day and we enjoyed being with our cousins. We always have such a great time when we all get together. Happy Anniversary, Gramma and Grampa! We love you very, very much.

Gracie's 1st day of preschool

Gracie had her 1st day of school on Tuesday. She was a little bit shy but didn't cry at all. When Mommy went to pick her up after school was over, she was sitting in the teacher's lap having a ball. Gracie has 2 very important accessories with her in this picture: her Hello Kitty backpack and lunchbox. She must not leave for school without them!

Colorado wildlife

A visit to Colorado

Mommy took a trip by herself to go and see her friend Rex who now lives in Colorado. They had a wonderful visit and did some fun sightseeing in Estes Park. In Rocky Mountain National Park:
And then at the top of the Rocky Mountain National Park:
It was really chilly up there! Mommy wasn't quite prepared for the cooler temperatures way up high.
Thanks, Mike and Rex for a wonderful weekend!

More 1st day pix

Here we all are in front of the school: Here is Alex with his teacher Ms. A:
Here is Adam with his teacher Mrs. C:

Walking with Daddy

On the first day of school, Daddy was able to go to work a little bit late so he could walk to school with all of us. It was a special morning.

The First Day of School!

The first day of school was a smashing success. Both the boys did very well and were very excited about going to school this year. Gracie was happy to be part of the action as well.

Alex and the big fish

Alex caught a big fish on Saturday. He was very proud of it and named him "Sucks" because he sucks so much water through his gills.