McKinley, Avery and Lexi in their dresses!
Another photo of the girls.. Avery is all smiles!
Our family photo.. Not truly the best.. but we have one!
I thought I better take a photo of Ryan and the girls.. they wanted to be silly with Avery posing on top of all of them... Pretty Cute!
Ryan decided to snap a photo of me with the girls.. (At least we were all looking at the camera)
The girls before Church tonight in front of the tree...
McKinley posing for the camera...
Lexi at Thanksgiving posing for the camera...
Little Avery posing as well at Thanksgiving..she looks so innocent here..
The girls at Thanksgiving....
Jen, Jayden, her mom and sister...
The "sisters" and Jayden
Jayden and Jen's shower was today at the Pizza Ranch.. it was a very nice shower and Jayden received a ton of wonderful gifts.. Thanks to everyone who came or sent gifts... It was a nice day! 
Avery and Gavin turned two last Saturday the 15th! Avery turned 2 and Gavin 1! We had friends and family over at Jodi's for a get together to enjoy their special day. They both loved the cake and present's of course! It is hard to believe how fast they grow! 
I have had so many comments on the girls' pictures at work, that I thought I would scan them in to show them off to everyone. Giggles N Grin Photography from IOWA.. (yep, my home state) came to Marshall for a day to take pictures, so I made an appointment! They turned out great. We had Avery's 2 year photos and then just a few of the girls together. It is crazy how big they are getting. Hard to believe Avery turned 2 last weekend! 
The girls wanted to play outside today. I know only 20 degrees out and they still wanted to head out. So since this was the first time out in the snow for the year, I thought I better get a photo. With building we have a pretty large dirt pile that seemed to occupy their time which is what they are sitting on. They didn't last very long outside, but enough to have a good time! 
Avery turns 2 next Saturday, the 15th so we got her ears pierced for her birthday. I had pierced McKinley's when she was two and waited to do Lexi's until she was three and found out that the younger they were, the easier it was to clean and take care, so we made Avery pretty today! Take a look at the photos.. she is pretty proud. She did very good, she cried once it was over, but once they gave her a sucker, no more tears! 
Little Lexi as my Barbie Cheerleader!
And Avery as my Greenbay Packer Cheerleader!
McKinley was my cute Wildkat Cheerleader!
The three cheerleaders posing for a cute picture before their night out on the town!
Jayden Jon Schreurs was born on Sunday, October 19th to Jon and Jen Schreurs! He is adorable, yes I am a proud auntie. He has 3 cousins that really enjoy him too. It will be fun watching him grow over the next few years. He was a cute little pumpkin last night, I wish I would have gotten a few photos to share with everyone... Hopefully we get lots of opportunities to give Mom and Dad a break and we'll post more photos!
My dad came up to visit last Sunday.. (The really windy Sunday.. so we had to stay inside most of the day) He had to have a surgery in Sioux Falls on Monday, so came to see the girls. As you can tell from the photos.. they LOVE it when grandpa comes to visit! Many of you ask who Avery looks like and it is a little hard to tell in these photos, but if you look at my dad's baby picture and at Avery, you know who she resembles.. (She even has his attitude too, we are in TROUBLE)
Well, in this picture we were down to 3 kittens as we started with 4; however since then we only have 2 left. The black kitten snuggled up against the wall has since left us. But as you can see, since the first pictures posted, they have become more friendly. The girls continue to feed them each day and can usually pet them for a bit right after eating! I am not a huge cat lover; however enjoy watching the girls get so excited about their new pets! 
I know many of you are wondering how the house is coming along.. Well w have windows now!!!! So we have seen a little progress, but of course I am always wishing for more! Today we had some cement poured for our overhang on our porch and we are hoping to get some other things finished to get it all enclosed prior to the snow flying! Our next steps will be the electrical and plumbing and then I think Ryan can start moving forward on some things! It has been a slow progress; however I have to remember that it will all be worth it in the end!
