Sunday, December 30, 2012

Sled Riding Fun

Had a blast sled riding with the kids...
 


 
 
BEAUTIFUL!












Christmas 2012

~ Christmas 2012 ~
 
We spent Christmas at Nana & Pa's house this year, so on Christmas Eve before we drove up, we let the kids open a couple gifts.  Here's Kaylee showing Anden her new Kindle Fire.

 


 
 
Decorating cookies at Nana & Pa's house on Christmas Eve

 
 
Christmas Morning...


 
Kaylee with her new American Girl doll, Caroline.

 
Anden wanted 2 things... a sword and a hoppity ball.  Doesn't take much to satisfy this boy!


Split household...

 
We were so happy to get to spend part of Christmas day with my nephew Ben and niece Abigail.


 
Ben gave the kids a sled... hoping to get GOOD use from it this year!


After dinner, we drove home and spent Christmas evening with Jesse's side of the family.
 
Here's Anden with his Godmother and Godfather, Aunt Jenny & Uncle Daryl. 
They gave him a very cool barn for all his animals. 

 
Kaylee with her Godparents, Uncle Josh & Aunt Jenny.

 
And Jacob with his Godparents, Uncle Jeremy & Aunt Brooke.  Gotta love it!

 
And here's the whole family!

 
So blessed to be able to spend the day with ALL our loved ones!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Little Ranger

Jacob's Little Ranger Basketball Program is in full swing.  He of course loves all sports... when asked what his favorite sport is, he always responds by choosing whatever sport he's playing at the time.  I think his favorite is baseball, but who knows!
 


 
Jesse's coaching his team this year.  Jacob is #7.


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

My little hunter...

Jacob is loving his new BB gun.  Nearly everyday after school he asks if he can go out in the woods just next to our house and hunt.  He likes letting his rabbit dog, Haley, out to go with him.
 


Thursday, November 29, 2012

PTO Performance

The 3rd and 4th graders at Kaylee's school were the entertainment for this fall's PTO meeting.  They did a great job!    Kaylee is the ne in the very center of the picture.
 
 
Her school was honored by being chosen as a National Blue Ribbon School this year. 
HUGE HONOR!
We're so blessed to be able to send our kids to such a great school with wonderful teachers! 


Monday, November 12, 2012

Happy 8th Birthday Jacob!

We celebrated Jacob's birthday this month with friends and family...
 
Jacob invited a few friends to spend an evening at Big Splash in French Lick.
 
Here he is before heading to Big Splash...
 
 
He has been wanting an iPod for his Birthday, so Kaylee and I decided to trick him by wrapping it up and putting it in several bigger boxes.  I think we had him going for awhile!

 
FINALLY!!!  (Check out the smile on that happy kid!)

 
We also celebrated with family...

 
His Godfather gave him a BB gun.  He's loving it!

 
And Nana and Pa gave him an IU blanket.  He loves it!

 
Happy 8th Birthday Jacob!  WE LOVE YOU!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

October 2012

Raking leaves in the backyard
 

 
Halloween 2012
Kaylee's pumpkin was a bat flying through the moonlight
 
Jacob's pumpkin was the IU logo (go figure)
 
Anden's pumpkin was of a cat



Sunday, October 7, 2012

Busy Times

Kids have been back to school now for nearly two months...
 
We took some time away at the very end of August for a few days at the beach (more pictures coming soon)...
 
 
 
 
We've made it through Jacob's first season of football...
 
Jacob's got the ball here with a teammate ready to do some blocking.
 
 
 
And he's in the END ZONE for a TD!!!

 
 
Pulling his pants up in the end zone after a LONG run! 

 
 
Seriously Mom, did you have to get pictures of that?
(What a handsome guy, even with his black mouth guard.)  :)

 
 
 
And we're almost through Kaylee's season of soccer.
 
She has made some major improvements this year.
Here she is, right in the middle of everything, going after the ball.

 
She loves playing defense.

 
She got an amazing kick in here.
 
 
Beautiful Girl!
 
 
 
 
As you can see, things are very good here, just busy!