Four Day Weekend.....

The kids had a four day weekend due to teachers institute and Veterans day. Of course the weather has been cooler and we've been inside more! We've all been catching up on watching some movies and been playing games with the kids.

I spent several hours last week cleaning the inside of my van and detailing it really good. after work the other day, John came home and hand waxed it! It looked super nice when he was done.

The van is all ready for winter and so is tootie! She got a really good bath a few nights ago!

Tootie is finally able to relax.......................

Tootie is seven months old now! She is really getting big and staying true to her St. Bernard size. To show you how big she is I took a picture of her beside Mocha my 31/2 year old Lab. Yesterday was pretty nice out so me and Derek and Emily went out and decided to rake some leaves......... Derek is acting like a nut!.....
We all love to be outside. The kids get excited to work in the yard. They really love to help. Last night our kitten Smokey discovered the piano! He crawled on it for a long time and everytime he stepped on a key he would meow! It was funny because you would hear the note and then the meow, and it sounded like he was singing.

AAWWW....finally a much deserved nap! he loves to sleep on the heating pad where it's nice and warm. Isn't he precious???

Nice Fall Day.........

Today was a very nice fall day! It was 77 degrees and a little breezy and the sun was so warm! Derek and Emily took advantage of the beautiful day after school! Emily decided (without asking) to climb the tree in the front yard.

Then they played in the leaves...........................................

When Grandma Keller came out they conned her into pushing them on the tire swing...........................................................................

They are really going to miss playing outside when it gets cold!!

Weiner Roast......

Saturday night ,Nov. 1st, was also my mother-in-law, Debbies' birthday also. So we had a weiner roast for her and Ieshia's birthday for family and friends. It was a perfect night for it.We had , of course, hot dogs, homemade vegetable beef soup, pasta salad, chips, pumpkin bars, apple crisp, homemade hot chocolate, and smores.

We also sang Happy Birthday to Debbie and she blew her candles out on her strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting.

Here is a pic of the tables and all the other food.......

We all had a good time roasting hot dogs, marshmellow, and making smores!

Later in the evening My brother Jim played the guitar for a while. We all had a good time.

Ieshias' Birthday party........

Ieshias' Birthday Party was a success! Ieshia turned 13 on November 1. We had the party mainly outside. The girls did Karaoke! Here is a few pics of the girls singing.....................................................

The girls also had a dance off to see who was the best dancer! The did the chicken dance and the cupid shuffle .................
They enjoyed macarena musical chairs.........

Then we all went in and sang happy birthday to Ieshia and she blew out her candles on her favorite cake. It was a white cake with vanilla frosting! Ieshia and her friends enjoyed nachos and cake and Ice cream.

Everyone had a great time! Happy 13th Birtdhay Ieshia!

Halloween Night..............

We had a great time on Halloween. Ieshia helped my Mom pass out candy and John and I took Derek and Emily trick or treating. The first place we went was to the Care Center to see my Grandma Tinkham..Derek was a ghost and Emily was a puppy dog. Then we took them to a few more places..................................

Later on we went over to Sharayahs' house and the kids got candy thereThen it was back to Moms to trick or treat and pick up Ieshia..

Emily the puppy dog...................................................


Derek the Ghost..........................................

We all had a great day.