Thanksgiving 08

The ABC's of what I am thankful for :
Andy.... my husband. The best partner I have ever, and will ever have in life.
Birth control.... see the letter "C"
Children.... mine to be exact, whom I love dearly, and remind me everyday why God gave them to me. I tell you He does have a sense of humor.........
Dad, or in my case stepdad... the best one I have ever had!
Eggs Benedict.... my favorite breakfast.
Family.... who is always there for you. Even when you tell them to relax and let you do everything yourself, they always end up helping out. Friends..... the ones who are close, and miles away. The new ones and the old ones. Friends are friends no matter where they are, and will always be in my heart.
God.... the one and only.
Health.... so far so good.
Ice Cream.... Coldstone to be exact. Yum!
Jesus.... he sacrificed his life for me.
Ketter.... I love my last name.
Love.... without it, life would be nothing.
Marriage.... the most important promise we could make.
'Net.... what I love to surf everyday.
Orange spice tea.... I love this tea.
Poker.... without it, I wouldn't have an income.
Quiet Time.... I don't get it much, so when I do I am extremely grateful.
Roses.... my husband loves to give them to me.
Shawna.... my mother, the best one ever!
The Food Network.... my inspiration daily.
Umbrellas.... without them, going out in rainy Washington state would be very wet.
Victoria's Secret.... somehow that store always makes me feel special, even when I feel fat.
Wii.... I love Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii.......pretty much everything Wii related!
XBox.... another gaming console. I love Tiger Woods on this system.
You.... I am thankful for you.
Zzzzzz's.... I need to get some after today.
I guess what I am trying to say is, I am very thankful for all of the wonderful things God has given me in life. I am one very lucky, blessed, loved girl. Thank you, Lord.

Three years ago, I had all our family (both sides) over to our house for Thanksgiving. That started our tradition to host Thanksgiving. It is so wonderful, because if you know me, I love to cook! Especially for a lot of people. I would own my own catering business if I could. Also, I love seeing all the family. Even though we all live close to each other, we rarely ever all get together. So, it is really special for me to do Thanksgiving. Anyways, here are some pics of us today.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Sydney and Madeline with Aunt Karen (Andy's sister)
Kassie and Aunt Wyndee (my sister)
Madeline with Grandma Connie & Grandpa Rich (Andy's Parents)
Wyndee and her boyfriend Ben
James (my brother), Wyndee, Dennis (my stepdad), my mom and me
The Happy Ketter Family!

and last but not least, the girls saying
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Froggy Fun

Today as Andy was digging out an old flower bed in our front yard, he found some frogs. Oh my goodness, the girls went crazy for them. They all wanted to hold them, until it was their turn and then Kassie and Madeline didn't really want to. Chickens!!! Sydney was all about the frog though. They named the only one that would sit still in her hand, Hopper. Here are some pics of them. Check out Kassie expression when Sydney is trying to give her the frog to hold. It's hilarious!

The girls looking at the frog.

Sydney wanted to keep it, of course.....

Kassie did, but then didn't want to hold it.

The frog scared Madeline when it jumped on her arm.
It was froggy fun!

Sydney's 2008 School Picture

This is Sydney's 2008 4th Grade Picture. I think her face is maturing so much, which got me thinking about her school pics from years past. I looked at them and I was astonished when I saw the age progression of her face. Its so cool to look at. So I will share that with you. Really it's neat! Enjoy!
Sydney Kindergarten 2004
Sydney 1st Grade 2005
Sydney 2nd Grade 2006
Sydney 3rd Grade 2007
And just a FYI, Sydney didn't go to the same Preschool as Kassie and Madeline, so she didn't get Pony Pictures, so unfortunately I don't have a Preschool pic for her.

Kassie's 2008 School Picture

This is Kassandra's 2008 1st Grade Picture. After I posted Madeline's Pony Pictures the other day it made me remember Kassie's Pony pictures so I am showing those to you too. And since I posted all of Sydney's school pics, of course I will do the same for Kassie! Again I love to see the age progression.
Kassie Preschool 2006 Pony Pictures.

Kassie Kindergarten 2007

Madeline's Pony Pictures

Freshly arrived for your viewing pleasure.
These are Madeline's Preschool Pony Pictures. The Preschool she goes to does pony pictures instead of the traditional school pictures. After she took the pics, she got to ride the pony a little bit. When she got home that day and for about a week after, she asked me for a pony. I remember the first time I rode a horse too. I begged my mom for days for one. Hee hee, I can see where she gets it from! Hope you enjoy!


Also, I should have Sydney's and Kassie's school pics soon to post too.

Election Day

Happy Election Day! I hope everyone got out there and voted (or in our case, mailed our vote in) for the candidate of their choice. I did and am very happy I did!

I have to admit that since I was a little girl, I have loved this day. I always sit in front of my TV and watch as the results come in. It's so exciting to me. I love watching history happen!

Oooh, some more results are in, gotta go!