Happy Thanksgiving

Lea did a little Thanksgiving program at school. She was a pilgim. They sang for us then afterward made a turkey cupcake. Finally, we played at the park with some of her friends from school.

I'm looking forward to her Christmas program this week, where she'll star as an angel. Already my little angel girl though. Pictures to follow from that and more holiday happenings. I'll try not to go soooo long this time with my blog posts!

Feeding the Ducks

Nana Sheree took the kids to Chapparal park to play and feed the ducks. It was a great fall day!

The Boys

THanks to Lea's preschool, Mitch also has lots of new buddies. Here are Matteo, Wes, and Mitch playing while the older sibs are at school.

Fall Playdate with the Horkys

We love regularly getting together with our friends Emily and Natalie. We went to an older park with large trees, big hills, and so many fall leaves, it didn't seem like AZ. (Well....I'm only slightly exaggerating.)

Visit With the Starrs

Old friends Kari Jo and Doug and their family came in for the ASU/Oregon State game. We had a great reunion going to the game and barbequing at our place the day after. With guest appearances by Mere, Laur, and the Hannulas! What a party!! :-)

Halloween 2009

We had an adorable little cowboy and cowgirl this year! We started out at our neighbor Drew's birthday party...then we all trick or treated around the neighborhood. The kids had a blast and got LOTS of candy, which mommy would sneak when they were napping (just the stuff they wouldn't like of course).

Firestation Field Trip

We went with some friends to a firestation tour! The kids enjoyed sitting on the truck and spraying the hose of course, but they also learned a lot. You can see them crawling under the smoke.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

The kids enjoyed playing in the corn and petting the animals the most. It's always a great day. We tried a new farm this year but will go back to Schnepf Farm next year...it's amazing!

Wildlife World Zoo

This is an awesome zoo and aquarium! All the animals are so close, and the aquarium has stingrays to pet among others. We had a great time! Much better than the Phoenix Zoo.

The Cat Was Away So the Mice Played & Played!

While Garrett was gone on his 9 day trip to the Selway, the kids and I stayed so busy! We kicked it off with a slumber party with the Horky kids. We had several bday parties to go to which included our first water balloon fights. FInally, a great time was had at the beach and Sea World in San Diego with Nana Sheree! We stayed right on the beach in La Jolla. The kids both LOVED the waves and water. Lea was all the way out with the surfers and could not get enough of being knocked around by the waves. Mitchell also loved it but was a bit more cautious. They worked together to make sand castles, which was great to see. At Sea World, the rides were a huge hit along with getting splashed by Shamu!! Even still, we missed daddy a lot!