FYI

Guess what season starts tomorrow?

Alexis has her bow and is ready for bow season.

Nolen is practicing for gun season (2017).

Look what I can do!

Nolen is walking! He can walk across a room without falling down now. He is really enjoying it as well.

Nolen can climb into his swing all by himself. He rocks the swing back and forth and loves the ride.

Alexis takes a sick day

Around 2 am Friday morning I hear coughing and something else I don't want to hear come from the kids room. My first thought was that Nolen was sick. I checked on him first and he was in deep sleep. As I look over at Alexis she is staring at me. "Alexis are you sick"? I didn't have to wait for an answer because I had just seen the wall and covers. YUCK! So Pete & I rip the covers off the bed and get her cleaned up. She goes and lays on our bed and before we had the bucket ready... yep it happened again! So now it is straight to the tub for her. We rip the covers off of our bed. After a bath she sat with Pete in the recliner. This time we had the bucket ready. Ok, third time is the charm. Luckily Pete has Fridays off, but was supposed to work on this one. Now he had a good excuse not to go in. She must have got everything out of her system because she was fine during the day on Friday.

Pete snapped this photo of Alexis taking a much needed nap on Friday.

Saturday after a bath, Alexis paints a pumpkin that she talked Pete into buying.

Happy 9 months Nolen! He is now taking a lot of steps by himself.

Ike left us in the dark!

What a weekend! Where do I start? Friday after school I had one of those yearly Dr. appointments that I'm glad is over until two more years. Went to a friend's surprise birthday party that night WITHOUT the kids. I needed the break. Thank you in-laws for watching them over night. On the way home from the party I about took out 5 cows that were standing in the road. Luckily one was brown because all the rest were black and very hard to see. I did get a good night sleep even though we didn't get back home until 1:00 in the morning. Saturday I washed some clothes and cleaned house. We went to a fish fry that evening. A friend of mine that I haven't seen for several years came to visit that night for a few hours. Sunday we went to my mother-in-laws church for Rally Day and a noon carry in meal. As soon as the garage door went down after I got home----The electricity went out. Great time for naps and I figured it would be back on when we woke up. Wrong! Maybe it will be on when Pete gets home at 5:00. Wrong! Maybe we better check on finding a generator because it has been off almost 6 and a half hours. So after a phone call to dad to borrow his generator, it comes back on just seconds after we get off the phone. Great I can now start the stove and start supper. 30 minutes later----The electricity went off again. So we ate supper by candle light and the kids just loved playing with the flashlights. The dishes are really piling up since I can't run the dishwasher and I refused to stand there in the dark and wash them. Alexis didn't want to sleep in the dark by herself, so she climbed in bed with me. I'm surprised she stayed in the bed because she tossed and turned all night. We're not for sure when the electric came back on, but I'm so glad the lights worked in the morning so I could see to get ready for work. After work I had to get a cavity filled. It has been a long time since I had a cavity filled. Sara I promise I will floss more often!

Pets On Parade

Tonight at Alexis's school they had a pet parade. There were lots of dogs, a few cats, turtles, hamsters, and one chinchilla. Since we don't have a pet, Alexis took her favorite stuffed pet.

Bentley and Alexis with their favorite stuffed pets.

Alexis thought that dogs wearing shirts were silly.

A nice soft chinchilla. Just how many does it take to make a coat?

Front Page News

This picture was featured on the front page of the Olney Daily Mail on Monday. Alexis is in the pink helmet on the far left with Pete behind her. I told her that having her photo on the front page was better than getting a trophy.

Busy Saturday

Alexis, Avery, and Brayden (in the background) participated in the Bicycle Classic. Avery raced in the first heat and Alexis raced in the second heat for the 4 year olds. For some reason, Alexis wrecked after she crossed the finish line. She was third in her heat and had to race again in the final. She over corrected her bike in the final and wrecked again. Pete ran to get her and asked her if she wanted to finish and she said yes. That's my girl! Finish no matter what happens.

Saturday evening we helped Haylee celebrate her birthday from August. From left to right: Aden, Brayden, Avery, Alexis, and Haylee. Were stuffed ourselves on cake and home made ice cream.

I'm not for sure what Danny was thinking, maybe practicing for next years bicycle classic. Ashley in the background was probably wondering if the bike was going to survive. The dog even looks stunned.

Nolen and his first girlfriend Emma. Emma is two months older, but Nolen is about twice as big. I thought this photo was just darling.