SSU Homecoming!!!!

It was SMSU Homecoming this weekend and a great time getting together with all our old college friends. It was like a 10 year class reunion as most of us graduated in 1998. The first photo was the girls before the game.. notice our free t-shirts from the alumni assoc, pretty nice! Next is the gang that went to the Hitching Post for supper.. the food was great. Of course we had to have a photo of just the "girls" at the Hitching post! Next is old times at the Gambler.. All of in the photo worked at the Gambler through our college years, so a lot of memories recapped! The last photo is one of our friends (Chris Erickson) that Jamie and I would work with a lot at the Gambler.. We had a great weekend, can't wait until the next year to see how many can get together again!

Snowhite!

Avery wanted to dress in the snowwhite costume.. Too cute not to share!

Dad's In Charge!

I had a 4 day trip to Atlanta last week and look what happened. Dad was in charge and Avery got the best of him. McKinley has a Brats doll that has hair coloring with glitter and Avery found it and thought it would be fun to paint herself and the carpet! The joys of childhood! I think Ryan realized that when it is quiet, it is never a good outcome!

McKinley is 6!!!!

McKinley turned "6" on September 22nd; however we had her family birthday party on Sunday the 21st. Here are a few photos of the afternoon. She wanted a cinderella cake. She had family cousins and daycare friends attend the party. She got to blow out her candle so everyone could enjoy the cake. One of her gifts was a barbie and horse carraige and her aunt Kari gave her a pink sweatshirt with her name on it, we had to see how it looked! It is hard to believe she is already 6, she had definitely grown over the years and I can't wait to see how she continues to mature over the next few years! We are hoping to have a "kids" party here shortly, so hopefully more fun pictures to share!

Dad's weekend help!

Ryan was working on the house this weekend and he had 3 adorable helpers.. I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of the girls..

Piggy Tails!!!

I had to take a picture of Avery as this was the first time we were able to get her hair in pig tails.. It is crazy how much her hair has grown.. when she was a baby she hardly had any! Too cute!

The basement walls

Here are photos of our basement walls... the top picture is the electrical room as well as storage, next is McKinley's room with her walkin closet, then we have Lexi's room with her walk in closet. The small room is the girls playroom and lastly we have the open living room.. as you can see there is a lot of water and crap on the floor.. can't wait till the windows get in!

"Sisterly Love"

The girls asked if they could take a picture together tonight in their pj's.. It looks like good ol' sisterly love! Can't beat these memories.. when they get older you won't always be able to catch photos like this!

Going Private

Hello everyone.. I decided to go private on my blog like a few others are doing, mainly because I received a comment from someone I had no idea who they were and someone I didn't think needed to be reading my blog. I am sure I missed inviting some of you, if you can contact me, I will certainly add you!

Kittens!!

About 3 weeks ago we came home to 4 kittens.. they are probably a few months old, but we have 2 black ones and 2 gray ones.. They are a little wild, so Ryan is working with one of the cats (Blackie) as the girls call him.. You can tell by picture #1 the kitten didn't know what to think.. picture #2 he was getting a little closer and picture #3 he was pretty close.. Ryan tried to pet him, but no luck.. The girls have been working with them each day after we get home and McKinley has been able to touch (Blackie).. and the others are getting a little more brave.. Hopefuly I can post more pictures soon!

We have Shingles!!!!

For those of you following the progress of our house.. we now have shingles... YEA... I guess we are going to reside our house now too.. so if you have any great ideas of siding color.. I am open for ideas.. I am not going to do well decorating the inside.. so many things to choose from! I heard our windows are possibly coming this week. I will be sure to update you more! It is so fun to continue to see the progress moving in a forward direction!

McKinley's First Day of Kindergarten!!!

Today was McKinley's first day of kindergarten.. Can you remember your first day of kindergarten, I can and I know I was a shy little girl who cried the entire time! Not McKinley.. she was so excited and ready to go to school... She got to ride with Allie this morning. No tears for McKinley.. just a few for mom.. It is hard watching your little ones grow up.. I can't imagine a wedding!

My little "Hill Billy"

A picture of Avery going out to feed the kittens.. Can you tell she is a "Hill Billy" in her shorts and chore boots.. What a hoot!

No Training Wheels

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend.. We went camping in Arco.. I know so far from home, but we had a great time with family and friends...

The pictures above are of Lexi learning to ride her bike without training wheels! Samantha Brust and Tate Thooft camped with us this weekend and they both helped Lexi master riding without any training wheels.. Thanks to the two of you! The pictures are riding at home, she wasn't sure about riding on gravel, but she is a pro! Now the two can ride together!