On My honor...

Thomas and Mary Frances joined scouts this fall. We are all so excited about the fun events to come and the life lessons to be learned!Mary Frances is a Daisy Scout. It comes before Brownies! We really can't wait to sell GS cookies in January!!!The scouts were in the Veterans' Day Parade at the school last week.

We have already been to one Girl Scout outing where the whole family got to play outside for a few hours and picnic. It was a nice change from our normal activities!

In response to a picture of my dad with his deer, Mary Frances said, "when you lose your job, you should do things you like more often - to make you feel better!"

Detective Mary Frances

I bought Mary Frances this cute trench coat, and she loves wearing it because it makes her look like a detective!I just couldn't resist taking her picture before I sent her off to school the other day! She is so cute! And, I love her taste for the fancier things like adding a ribbon to a regular headband! She is so creative -- reminds me of her Aunt Jessie!

Halloween 2010

Hannah Montana, Batman, and Indiana Jones all showed up at our house this weekend!
We had a blast trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. I think we had at least twice as many trick-or-treaters as last year! It was so much fun!
Our neighbor, Marilyn, always has a good time at Halloween, too! We had to get our picture made with her!
Even Curly and Sugar had costumes to match the boys. Sugar didn't keep hers own for a minute, but Curly did great in his Batman costume!
Hannah's hair was a little too itchy. So, it didn't stay on long, but she still rocked all night long!
Indiana kept his candy in his satchel and had a hard time controlling his whip!
And Batman....
well, when the Joker showed up across the street from our house, he ran over and defended it! It was a fun night choc-full of candy, scary costumes, and fun! Not my favorite holiday to celebrate, but we had a good time!

Chase's First Pep Rally

Chase finished his first football season this weekend, but we started the day with a pep rally! It was fun, but the best part of it was explaining to him what a pep rally is - that it was all about team spirit, etc. They ran through a run through...
watched the cheerleaders perform some cheers...
and even joined them for their typical half-time routine!
We decorated the cars, and everyone got into it!
Then, we took off in a caravan of purple and gold - ready for the game! It was a fun season, but I'm ready for a little break!!

Hope Fun Run

Mary Frances and Thomas ran their first race last week! I was so proud of them.

Thomas ran a half mile...
and did great! I was crossing my fingers the whole time hoping he would just keep running! I guess I was worried that he might not stay motivated without me encouraging him along -- I guess he proved me wrong! He finished running! YAY!! I had tears in my eyes because I was so proud of him!


Mary Frances ran a quarter mile! I felt the same about her race! I was so excited that they were getting into something I've recently been enjoying! She finished - running, too!

YAY!!! I'm a proud mommy!