Tuesday, November 27, 2007
A Pre-Thanksgiving Visit
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Golfing with the Guys


Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Six Years and Counting...

This is a picture of my Senior Prom - Dan was a Junior. Can you be believe all of those ringlets? I literally curled my hair for hours. How about those bangs? Do we look like little kids or what?
This was our engagement picture - taken just shortly after Dan got home from his mission. Do you think we have changed in 6 years?
This is the most up-to-date photo I could find. It is from July and obviously not current as I am now nearly 7 months pregnant. We will make a goal to get some current pictures posted soon.
Dan - My Man
He took Kyler to the Home Depot for Children's project day and built a Pirate Ship. How cute is that? (My friend Ellen told me about Home Depot project days over a year ago...I was finally able to remember and get Ky and Dan there. For all you handy parents - The Home Depot has building days for kids on the 1st Saturday of each month from 9 to 11. The projects are impressive and kids love it! Thanks for the inspiration Ellen!)
He raked the millions of leaves in our front yard and jumped in them with Kyler. He is still a little boy at heart.
He is Halle's hero and he takes her with him wherever he can. (This is a picture of the two of them enjoying the corn maze).
He is an incredible athlete. This is a picture of his championship winning flag football team - he caught 3 touchdowns in their award winning game. He is also currently playing on a city league volleyball team, signed up for city league basketball, and will be coaching the Young Men's basketball team. (I hope there are enough nights in a week for all of his extracurricular activities).
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Dear 2nd Trimester...
Dear 2nd Trimester:
It's been fun. It is with very mixed emotions that I move into the ranks of your counterpart, 3rd trimester. You have been good to me. I wish to thank you for the following: No one has asked me if I am due at any second, you have kept your spells of passing-out to a minimum (of which I am truly grateful), and with the help of my pal, Unisom, you have allowed many nights of 8 hour sleep. It is no secret to your friends, 1st and 3rd trimesters, that you are my favorite.
Don't get me wrong - trimester #3 has her perks as well: the light is at the end of the tunnel, sweat pants are an acceptable fashion, and people are smart enough not to ask if I just got my wisdom teeth out (substantial weight gain in the cheek area or should I say areas). If by chance the two of you have any meeting while the proverbial torch is being passed, please relay the following: heartburn is not essential - I can live without it... sleep is essential - I cannot live without it... is it possible to keep the weight gain to a minimum? - the term "large whale" need not apply...passing out is not cool, safe, or "unique"...and lastly there is no reason to by like my Mom and have babies 6 weeks early...I would like to place my order for two weeks early if possible. So 2nd tri- could you be a dove and pass this information along?
With Love,
Thursday, November 1, 2007
SuperDan, SuperKy, and HallePig
Is that a bird, a plane? no it is SuperMan! Or SuperDan as I like to call him. It is a requirement that they dress up at the bank every year. He was very apprehensive about it all - but he pulled it off with style. Notice the curl on his forehead.


Kyler was Super Why this year. If you are not in the 3-5 year-old age group or are a stay-at-home Mom who thrives on PBS, you will have no idea who this is. Super Why and his friends are Super Readers who have the "Power to Read". It is on at 9 0'clock every morning and I think my kids have literally seen every episode. I didn't know how or want to make green spandex pants for him, so I found these warm-ups and convinced him to go as "Basketball playing Super Why."
One of Super Why's friends is Alpha Pig (he has the power to spell). Halle decided a long time ago that she was the pig and there was no way of changing her mind to be the Princess. She loved being "Halle Pig" and surprisingly kept her nose on at all times.








