PUMPKIN EATERS!

A trip to the Pumpkin Patch!

There is a local church who puts on a pumpkin patch down the street from mom & dad's house.
We picked out pumpkins, and then took them back to mom and dads to carve them out. Of course we had to take photos!

Dylan always the poser, kept up the photo action.

Desiree and her pumpkin.

And don't for get Dakota Grace, Smile and all!!

Okay, so we set out to carve pumpkins, but our arms were bigger than our will.

Dad thankfully scrapped out all the pumpkins for us. But for what started out as a simple pumpkin carving, quickly turned into a "Kids, don't do this at home", special!

Dylan wanted to be the first open the pumpkins, and in antesipation, I knew what was coming next....

Thankfully the camera Gods warned me, and this was a result of smelling the pumpkin. MY FAVORITE PHOTO!! I still can't quit laughing. So funny! Of course sis had to follow suit... Desi helped mom carve their pumpkin, a scarey Spider. Katie and Dylan carved their's too. Though poking all the holes seemed to get everyones fingers. This was Jacob's first attempt at "Carving" a pumpkin. No triangles here.... Our Mad Scientist! A look inside maybe? Didn't we already prove that it stinks? Desi, taking a moment to pose with Mom's new puppy. After a couple hours of complaining, and a small amount of injury, we completed them all...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Mom & Matthew's Birthday Dinner!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Mom & Matthew!

Mom and Matthews birthdays are like a week apart, so celebrating them together is pretty natural.
Matthew turned 22!! I know I can't believe it either.
and Mom, well we'll just say 50 something.
We enjoyed dinner and cake at Nana & Papa Herndons (Mom's parents)
Time for presents! Mom got perfume & jewelry. The staples for women.
Matthew got money...that's all he asked for.

Right before cake, Dakota Grace and I had a mini photo shoot. This is my favorite, and will be one of my all time favorites for a long time. I call her rabbit, those to bottom teeth, and the scrunched up nose...I am sure you see.

Then came the cake, and it was all over.

Dylan slept thru almost all of it. Soccer is wearing him out, it seems.

Sabrinia was all excited to see the kids though.

She is N & P's soccer goaly! Trust me, you have never seen a dog play ball like her.

On Tuesday, Jacob and I took Mom and Dad out to dinner for mom's birthday.

So this is her actual B-day Photo.

For her Birthday, Mom got a new baby...

a beautiful dapple dachshund.

She has named her Cami - because she looks like she is camouflaged.

BIG TEX & A CORNEY DOG!

TEXAS STATE FAIR - 2008

We took two trips to the fair this year.

Jacob had been craving a corney dog for about a month now.

And I LOVE the fair.

So we went on Opening Day.

The crowds weren't bad at all, and the food,

well...it was good! Good and FRIED!

Of course we had a Fletcher's corney dog.

But for the new foods this year? Well...

We enjoyed a fried Oreo Cookie & a fried chocolate truffel.

The oreo cookie was way better.

I was on the hunt for the fried grilled cheese with tomato soup dressing, but never found it.
The contest winner was the Chicken Fried Bacon.

Which none of us could bring ourselves to eating.

We went back on Dylan's Fair Day, and took the kids.

This was Dakota's first year to go!

Dylan asks about it all year.

"Can we go to that place that has all the games"

He's not a fan of the rides like sis is, he enjoys the games.

The fair did change that up this year though. It is kinda set up like Dave and Busters.

You load a card with money ($10 being the cheapest amount, by the way)

and then use that as credits towards the games. The rides still took tickets, though.

Confussing and not user friendly!

What's the fair without the farm!
Animals, and tractors! BIG tractors!

Oh, don't forget about the new cars!
We found two that were our fav's.
The new Jeep - Look Familar? Kinda looks like mine!
And the new Challenger!
And then there's the midway.
GAMES!
Mom & Dakota against, Dad & Desiree, and Dylan.
Mom & Dakota Won!
Desiree won at the fishing game, and Dylan won at Darts.
Everyone went home with something. =o)
Mom wasn't leaving without riding something, so she conveinced dad to ride with her.
This one was kinda like the scrambler on steriods! A little rough for them.
Like dad said, "So this is what's its like to be old"!
Jacob took me on the big farris wheel. I can't believe I've never been on it, and we probably won't ride again for awhile.

12 tickets a person for 2 times around. Well, one time to load, and then once around.

Yeah, not worth it. We did get some decent photos though.

The weather was good, the food was good, and the kids were pretty good.
Yeah, we'll do it again next year!

DESIREE TURNS 5!

September 12th, 2008
Desiree achieved 5 year old status!
An official big girl.

Time for cake. 1, 2, 3, make a wish and blow'em out!

At age 5 Desiree, has asked for clothes for her birthday. Not much else. A baby doll or two, but lots of clothes! I'm not surprised this is the child that was in love with shoes before she was a year old.

A new outfit.

And a couple of dolls.Desiree missed Kindergarden by a few days this year, but has already showed that she is ready to start school, so she is in the kindergarden class at day care. She is doing so well! She has taken on her big sister task smashingly well. Dakota adores her. She does everything her big sister does. Can't wait to see what she does next.

Love you Sis.

A WEEK OF FIRSTS!

First for all!

First Day of School.

Dylan started 3rd Grade!!

He walked in to find himself with 3 other girls. He was the first boy.

Katie and Robert looked to make sure he was okay, and Katie swore he was holding his breath. A little nervous to say the least. He nodded his head to say he was fine, and so they left.

His teacher, who he says he likes, had him pinned from day one, with his seat right up front next to her desk.

Desiree started the Kidergarden class at DayCare!

She is advanced! (Just like her momma)

They have advanced her to the Kidergarden class, instead of Pre-K, to keep her from getting bored. She seems to love it, and was especially excited about bringing home homework for the first time!

Dakota Grace started Big Girl class!

She has moved into the todler class.

Doing well. A social butterfly, just like her big sister!

First day of Dove Season!

Dad, Matthew, and Dylan line up for their 3 generation, annual hunting photo.

On their first outing, they walked about 3 miles for 5 birds. Needless to say not thier best catch, but still fun all in all. They will be out several times over the month, I'm sure.

First day of Fall Soccer Season!

Dylan, joining a new soccer team this fall, started the season off right with a big Win! Getting to play several post, forward to goal, they all had fun getting used to the GIANT field. This year they get to play on the regular soccer field, making the run a little farther.

Go Tigers!

Soon to come, The first day of Fall, and the first day of the State Fair!!

We hope you all are enjoying the weather after Hurricane Ike.

See ya' soon.