Tag! We're it!

We have been tagged by Amy at The Wells Family blog. We are suppose to post the 4th picture from the 4th folder. We post most of our picture by year and then each month. The 4th folder in there is the year 2008. Then we have a folder for each month. I am not sure what happened, but the folders are in alphabetical order, so January is the 4th folder. This is the 4th picture:

This is a picture of Chloe's 4D ultrasound. We were really excited to get this and be able to see a little more what our daughter looks like. Of course, she looks much better now. She is already 9 months old. Wow, where does the time go?

We are suppose to tag 4 people who read this blog and also have a blog. We are going to do like Amy did and just say if you read this blog, then you have been tagged. Leave a comment if you post this on your blog.

Wonderful Thanksgiving

What a great Thanksgiving Day. Our neighbors Ryan and Becky, and Becky's mother June came over for a turkey dinner. We had a great fellowship and a great meal! We got the chance to catch up with Ryan and Becky, and get to know June. June is a medical doctor and practicing psychiatrist, and it was a real honor and treat to get her insight on various issues.

Above is a picture of the adults at the table, and below is a picture of our family, and the girls playing in the leaves.

Halloween 2008

Last night we handed out candy, and a few friends stopped by. I think everyone had a good time. We ate snacks, and talked politics. It was a fun evening. Here are some pictures highlighting the night!

The Harvest Festival Parade

The girls and I attended the first Harvest Festival Parade a few weeks back. Ryan did not go this year, but our neighbor Becky went with us. We had a good time. I know the girls loved to get the candy. Here are a few picture of us and the girls at the parade.

68 Days until Christmas

WOW!! Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner? I (Amy) am wanting to make some homemade gifts this year for our girls and a few other people. I am thinking I better start soon.

I am looking for some good ideas. I can sew a little bit and I know how to do a few things. Do you have any suggestions?

Carving the Pumpkin

We have not always carved pumpkins as a part of our Fall and/or Halloween traditions. I was just remembering today that the first time we carved a pumpkin with our girls, Callie was Chloe's age (about 7 months). This is our third year carving a pumpkin. The girls really enjoyed it.

Here is Ryan showing Chloe inside the pumpkin. (I don't think she was that impressed.)

Here is Ryan helping Callie get some of the "yucky stuff" out of the pumpkin. She did not last long. I think she got just a little bit and then she was done.

Here is Cassidy cleaning out the inside of the pumpkin. She did most of the digging. She seemed to enjoy it. Ryan had to finish cleaning it up and carving out the face.

Here are the girls with the finished product. I think they did a pretty good job, it looks great! I think it was more difficult to get all three girls looking and smiling at the camera at the same time. This is the best picture I could get and part of Callie's face is covered by the pumpkin stem.

Cassidy's Birthday

We had Cassidy's birthday party last week. We decided this year that we were not going to have a big party like we've had in the past. We had a few family members over and Cassidy invited one of her friends. I think everyone had a good time.

You can see a picture of Cassidy's cake. I was quite disappointed when I called early in the week and was told by our favorite cake maker that she could not have a cake for Friday. I decided to call her back and see if she could do it for Thursday and she said she could. Cassidy wanted a butterfly cake. I think the lady did a wonderful job. Her cakes always taste so good. She does a great job making them.

Cassidy had a great birthday this year!

Just Swinging

Our Girls Just Swinging

We went outside the other night and put Chloe in the swing for the first time. She really enjoyed it. The girls all had a good time. Hopefully there will be many evening this Fall to enjoy time outside.

Holiday World Trip

We went to Holiday World today. We had a good time. The girls really enjoyed themselves. They rode a lot of different rides. We took pictures of them on a few of the rides.




Chloe even got in on the fun. She rode the Star Spangled Carousel. For about half the ride, she was laughing and was happy, then she got upset and wanted off. I was standing next to her, so I just held her the rest of the ride.

Tiramisu and rambles

Our neighbor Becky came over tonight for supper. She brought with her an Italian desert called "Tiramisu." I don't get out much, so at first I thought she must be making reference to an old Johny Cash song (Boy Named Sue). Apparently this is a very popular dish, and in its original form it is made with rum. Being the teetotallers that we are, she brought non-rum variety. It had a sweet cake with a taste of coffee inside.

Alright, let me ramble a bit. Amy took the kids to Chucky Cheese today, and I stayed home and worked on the yard. I'm sure some of you have noticed that I have not been writing a lot lately. This is just a very busy time right now. I'm working on National Board Certification, and that is keeping me pretty busy. When I do have a chance to sit down at the computer, I just want to read political stuff. Which reminds me; recently I wrote to the chairman of the republican party for our county. I wanted to know why it seems that our state has basically conceded to the democratic party in this election. He basically said that it dealt with the fact that no one wants to give any money locally. A few days later I got a letter in the mail asking me to give money. What else to say... I'm thinking about investing in gold. That would make for a good post. Keep watching for that one, and thanks for reading!