Star Wars Party

Thanks Uncle Corey for the awesome photoshop effects!

Darth Dad, Ethan, He is your father

Okay, Updates...

Well, November brought a broken washer, and a dead car battery.... :) But the beginning of December brought some really wonderful things. I wish I could tell you all the amazing things that have happened for us in the past couple of weeks. So many kind things from so many people. I can't even say thank you without crying. And it isn't so much the things that they have done, but the hope that they have brought to our family. I have learned the value of service and how far it can stretch. I have also learned that there is so much good in the world that I need to do that I don't really have time to worry about what is going wrong, and just be happy with what life is teaching me. I guess essentially I have learned to not be so selfish. Giving is what makes people happy. Giving hope to someone who doesn't really have any reason to hope. Ohhhh. My kids just got home! One more day and they are mine for a couple of weeks. I am so excited. This is such a fun time! They are so excited. We were at the Christmas party and Santa came in and I said "Ethan, do you want to go see Santa?" He said, "but I don't know what I want yet, I can't go see him until I know what I want!" He was so worried about it. :) Ahh. so much fun!!!!! Okay, I am off and running, so I will have to post the sad news about the mini van tomorrow. (The breaks... $500.00..... sigh. sigh. deep breath. sigh.)

Is Christmas really next week!?

Wow, I can't believe how behind I am in my postings! Life, as it is for everyone else has been so much fun, but really busy. I wanted to first post some new fun pictures, and then I will tell you what has been going on with us....

Our neighbor gave us some chocolate Christmas truffles, (the round chocolates that are the size of golf balls) and Alyssa went crazy. She put a whole one in her mouth. Nummy.

One day I washed Zach's bedding and it wasn't done by bed time, so he slept on the bottom bunk in Katelyn's room. I was wrapping Christmas presents in the living room, and I heard a noise...I looked at Dan in total panic and said "kid!" He went to check on them and this is what he found.... :)

After church on Sunday, Alyssa was playing with Barbies, and fell asleep. (I can't wait until 9am church! It is hard when they fall asleep at 5pm!)

Ethan had a Star Wars Birthday party. Complete with Storm Trooper. So now he is apart of our Christmas decor... (I am not sure how long I will be able to stand it. He scares the heck out of me when I go get a drink of water in the middle of the night. It has been two weeks, and I still get startled... Stupid storm trooper.)

I couldn't pass up the antique picts at the mall. I have always wanted to do that. We only got one picture, so we scanned it so we could post it. I LOVE Zach's smile. He is such a goof.

Grandpa asking Santa to speak on Sunday... Since Grandpa ended up speaking, I am assuming that Santa said "ho, ho, NO!"

Ethan in the crowd at the First grade program. :)