Trick or Treat

The Crew

Can we say this Fairy Princess has attitude?

Darth Jaker

Samantha had the little ones under control.
They stayed linked up most of the night!

Jake and his buds


Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!

Goblins on Grand

We got to experience our first "Goblins on Grand" this year. They close off several blocks on Grand and have a huge carnival. They have games, face painting, candy....the whole nine yards!

Harrison and Paige decided to be doggies together.

The Star Wars guys.....X Wing fighter pilot and Darth Vader

Good times in PC!

OSU Homecoming

We look forward to this weekend all year!

We started off homecoming weekend with the annual walkaround on Friday. The kids love looking at all the house decs, and we love running into old friends.

As you can tell, the kids were reaching melting point

by the time we took this picture.

My brother with Annie and Mary Kate

Paige and her new friend, Mary Kate.
They hit it off immediately!

Here they are in the Theta house doing the sorority pose, the kite.
I love showing the kids where I used to live in college.

At the parade on Saturday morning

Nancy with the kids

What a good big bro....giving Paige some candy.

How stinkin' cute is she???

After the parade, we went to the game.
It didn't turn out like we wanted.

We lost our first game this season.

We didn't see Bullet enough!

(This is what it looks like when we make a touchdown)

My Mom, Nony, and Uncle Mark were able to go to this game with us.

I think they had a pretty good time!

Here is my precious 87 year old grandmother, who loves OSU as much as I do.

Even though we lost the game, having her there made it all worth while.

(Thank you to a couple of kind-hearted brothers who gave up their seats so she could go.)

OSU 41

Nebraska 51

HB to my boys

Happy Birthday to Charlie and Harrison, who I claim as my own.

Pumpkin Patch Gang.....through the years

We've been going to the Pumpkin Patch since 2004 with the Kilgallon's and the Rice's. It's just a tradition that we've kept up. All three families live in different cities now, but we still get together every year for this special event. It seems that almost every year or so we add a child. We started out with 5 kids, and this year we had 8!

2004

2005

2006

(I was pregnant with Paige)

2007

(not sure where the group picture from this year is)

2008

2009

2010

The three Mama's who have birthed

all those kids over the years!

Mary Kate (my God-daughter)

and Paige

This year was a little different because it rained all day! We went to the pumpkin patch, but it was closed due to all the rain, so we took the kids out to eat and to a movie instead. It wasn't quite the same, but at least we got to spend time together.

Here's to 2011, and hoping it doesn't rain!

Meetin' in the Middle

What a beautiful day it was in Stillwater!

Paige and I met up with Trisha, Embry, and Ellie for a little get together.

Of course, we had to eat at Eskimo Joes!

These little guys were so excited to see each other!

There was dancing, singing, ring around the rosie.......

Then, a little walk on campus.

Over the bridge.....

And, to the library we go!

Nothing will make you feel older than walking on a college campus with three young-ins weaving in and out of big "kids" on cell phones. Oh, the laughs I'm sure they were having at our expense!

I like to call this picture "Someday"

Someday, they will be old enough to attend college.
Someday, hopefully they will go to OSU.
Someday, they will meet up at Theta pond for lunch in between classes.
Someday, they will know what it's like to bring their children to this campus and be proud of where they came from.

A Week Apart

These little buddies will be apart for the next seven days due to vacations. Becky and I aren't sure how they will make it. They've been together everyday since we moved here. Well, now that I think about it.......how will I survive without Becky for the next week?

Jenna

This is Jenna, my super fabulous niece!

I took the privilege of dressing her up while her Mommy was away....

I just couldn't help myself. I mean, I just got a new camera.

And.....how could I resist this?


Oh, sweet Jenna loves the camera!

Siblings

One of my greatest joys in life is watching my children play together. Jake is so protective of his little sister, and even though she is younger, Paige "mothers" him. Don't get me wrong, they do have the occasional sibling fight, but most of the time they are buddies.

I pray that they remain close as they grow older.

There are some things only a sibling can understand.