Halloween 2008

Minne Mouse and Dorothy, all ready for the great candy caper!
Minnie Mouse in our backyard!

Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz, or Wendy, from Wendy's restaurant?

Loooovvveee the freckles!

This is the girls all bundled up to go out and see the pumpkins all lit up. It is cold here so Sophie is bundled in her coat, and Syd is using her blanket. Brrrrrr.....

Here they are, mine was supposed to be a spooky cat, yea, that didn't work out. Sophie was so patient and carved this wonderful spider in its web. Patience really does pay off!

Scott, the official scraper outter. He found a new tool this year and works like a charm.

Sydni is learning to be just like dad. Actually she just loves the gooey stuff in the middle. It "feels good" she says.

Note the tongue sticking out as she concentrates. She worked literally for an hour just to get the outline. Then I carved it for her. Not really ready for carving. It turned out awesome as you can see in the photos.

EIGHT

This is the day before eight. We had a small family party at home. First, we headed to Sophie's favorite restaurant, The Golden Coral, for fruit buffet. Then we headed back to the house for cake, ice cream, and presents. The kid raked it in I tell you!
This is September 19, 2008. Here she is 8! This is at Libby Lu's where she invited her dearest friend Molly. They had their hair done, nails done, and make up was eveywhere. This is Soph's before shot!
Yes, they paint their nails and then dust the tops with glitter! It's pretty spectacular!
This is the rockin' girl look! It's also a look of pure happiness!

A place for girls! Scott, poor guy, he is surrounded by pink and purple smelly things.

Happy Birthday Sophie!

We've expanded! Lucy is her name, and being a member of the Amick family is her game.

Sydni thinks she is just adorable! At 9 pounds she is easy to pick up and boss around. Here is the greatest part...she doesn't care! She loves to be loved!
Dumped into someone's yard she was free to us! We have got to get her housebroken but Louie is loving this little sweetheart.

An Evening with friends...

We originally started as 10 adults and one child (one couple is obviously missing). We now have 13 children between the 10 adults. That's right, we're outnumbered! We had the best time getting together with our old friends. We started a small group when we started attending our church 9 years ago. We were all newly married, without children, and full of ourselves.

Now we are full of children, occupations, and doing for others.

We have grown in more ways than one...

Especially Baked, in an Easy Bake Oven!

Sophie's oven was a gift at Christmas, we haven't used it all summer but we pulled it out to bake some fudge cookies. Anyone know if the batters ever expire? There's no expiration date and we have had them for a while!
Sydni, always wants to get in on the action. This is hard because she can barely see over the counter and mom is terrified that she will be burned by the oven!

I have a red plate I use for when someone is grumpy or having a bad day. If you get the red plate it means that you are even more special then normal! This is how big the cookies end of being! Daddy says, "just a little taste, yum!"
Ever tasted Easy Bake? Yuck, it's disgusting!

Off to School

Sophie, 7 is off to second grade

Sydni, 5 is off to kindergarten

Mom was an emotional wreck but we have made it through two whole days of school. I start the new year on Monday.