Madeline on the Farm

Today we went with Madeline and her Girl Scouts troop to the ever popular Pheasant Fields Farm. They got the full tour complete with the corn maze and then they got to pick out a pumpkin at the end. Here are a few pictures....

Going to the farm...... yeah, it never gets old. :o)

Awww, Parker!!!

My other baby, and my only baby boy, Parker, got his little paw bitten by a mean old grumpy dog today. And, by bitten, I don't mean just a little nip and that's that. That dog bit his paw hard, piercing his skin, and held onto it for 5 minutes before our neighbor came out to stop him. Andy was even poking the other dog with a metal rod, and it wouldn't let go! Now, what happened was Parker and the next door neighbor dog both dug under the fence so they could get to each other. (This hasn't been the first time we've caught them doing this.) The difference between the dogs is that our Parker just want to play, the other dog actually wanted to attack.

No, we're not hating on the next door neighbor. He is super cool. He felt really bad and wanted to help. Good thing both the dogs are currently up to date on shots, or this could have been worse.

So, he's told us about his dog before. It's just a small Jack Russell, but the animal is like 14 years old, or something like that. And, as he explained to us, the older that dog gets, the meaner it gets. He knows this, so that is why it stays in the fenced back yard, with no contact to other dogs or people, (not that he's ever been mean to a person.)

Anyways, we got Parker back in the house, took him into the bathtub where we doused his paw with H2O2, aka Hydrogen Peroxide. Then we took him down to Petco to get some doggie bandages. The helpful employees there led us to them and also told us to use neosporin on it, just like you would for your own cuts. (Now, that's something I would have never thought of!) So, we got home and bandaged him all up. Here's a picture of our bandaged baby boy.

Poor thing. Even though he seems to be smiling in this picture, I think he feels like he lost his swagger. For the last 2 hours he's been so super mopey. I just hope he gets better soon!

Fall in Front of the Fireplace

Remember when TV hadn't been invented yet. When kids just sat in front of the fire and read books and played. Okay, me neither. But..... I did catch Madeline and Parker doing just that.

Those two love fires. They will sit there forever.

Don't they look content?!?

School Pictures 2010

They're here! Brand new school pictures. Take a look...

Sydney - 6th Grade

Kassandra - 3rd Grade

Madeline - 1st Grade

Friends....

Kassie and her best friends Chantel and Jordan.

They are inseparable.

Miss Kassandra's 9th Birthday

Yep. She turned 9 today! Wowza.

And.... no birthday would be complete without presents and cake, so here's the pictures of both!

Here she is in the outfit and with the flowers

Grandma Shawna and Grandpa Dennis got her.

New Littlest Pet Shop creatures! Her favorite.

Just what she asked for, a new Bobby Jack bed set.

Isn't she excited! This is how it looks on the bed.

And then came the big one.....

A new bike!!!! She'd been dying for one!

Look at her go!

With her favorite new pet.

And then came more Littlest Pet Shop creatures!

The boys got them for her.

Here is her awesome cake. Ice cream cake, that is.

And blowing out the candles on another great birthday!

First Day of School 2010

Yep, the time has come once again to start another school year. 6th, 3rd and 1st are the flavors this year. I love this time of year, and hate this time of year. I love it because the kids get to go back, start anew, and learn. I hate it because I have to get up early, send them off (meaning less time with them) and all the little nuances that I don't have to deal with (that sounds bad) during the summer.

Anyways, check out the images I captured on this, their first day of school 2010.

Goofing around, let me just take the picture! We're gonna be late! :o)

Awww, they're saying "I love you, Mom" while I take the picture.

My big 6th grader!

My big 3rd grader!

And my big 1st grader!

Here's to a great 2010-2011 school year!