Rocky Mountain high...

What is a Rocky Mountain high? Look and see...

We are going to the promise land for Thanksgiving (Colorado). I can't wait to see the mountains. People ask me all the time how I could live in Texas if I am from Colorado. Well, you will do crazy things for love I guess. Home is were my husband is! Morgan has a volleyball tournament on Saturday, but I think they will be out in the first round, so I guess we'll head out some time Saturday or Sunday morning. I can't wait to see my family - it has been since last September that I saw my little sister in Seattle. It's been almost a year since we have seen my brother or my other sister and her family. My parents were here for Haleigh's ballet recital, but it has still been a while since I have seen them. I haven't seen my "extended family" since...well, I honestly can't remember the last time I saw any of them. So, it will be nice to go home for a week. I can't wait to be able to watch the Broncos play on TV. The stations in Colorado actually play the Bronco games :) Here is a picture of Ft. Collins.

Just Catching Up

I haven't posted for a while, so I guess I should say something. However, I have no new pictures to post, but I thought I would post a cute joke (above). We have been very busy. We have been busy with volleyball, and now Morgan has also started basketball practice. Haleigh and Jacob are about to start b-ball too, so we will be really busy every weekend! We have two more weeks of volleyball, and I am eager for that to end because basketball is a little more exciting to me! This will be Jacob's first time to play something, so we are excited for that. It will be fun to watch him play! Haleigh is thrilled because she is now at an age where she will be able to steal the ball (legally). Last year she did it a couple of times but was called for it. She is ready for the big game - the 3rd and 4th grade league is so much better because they get to play full court and, of course, they get to steal. The kids are all doing very well in school. The girls have great grades, and Jacob is still practicing his reading. He loves it. He will be so ready for kindergarten. He asked me last night when he will be able to go to kinder. since he turned five. Sorry...September birthdays are killer! It will happen too soon for me. I think I am ready for my kids to stop growing.

All is well with me and Mark. I had my first evaluation last Monday and got my results this week. I was happy with how it went, and I was even happier with the comments my prinicpal gave me. I'll tell you what - it is really hard having a full time job. I think I have been doing okay, but it sure is a change for me and my family. I am thankful that I have such a good and supportive family! Mark is still really enjoying his new job at TARGA. It is a great company to work for, and we are so thankful that the opportunity was there for him.

The puppies are growing -- they are so big. They finally opened their eyes, and they are walking. They are so cute to watch. They slip when they walk - too cute. If you are interested in a VERY CUTE puppy please let me know. They will be ready to go to a loving home in about 2 weeks. I KNOW YOU WANT ONE!!!!!

Well, we have a new president. Interesting, huh? It didn't quite go the way I wanted, but I am optimistic about the fact that our country made history. We'll have to see how it all turns out...only time will tell.

Talk again soon!

Halloween Fun

We had a fun Halloween. We always go over to our good friends, the Vincents, for some Halloween goulash. We ran into Jacob and Heather as they were on their way out. Mia was a very cute little horse, so we had to get a picture with her.


You may recognize Haleigh's costume - it was her bunny costume from her ballet recital. We looked for a costume that she liked, but we never found anything. Her bunny costume was a good solution, and it was already paid for!!!

Craig liked her costume so much that he thought he would try it - only the ears fit him!


Here is our little Iron Man. His costume has a cute mask that goes with it, but he accidentally left it at school. So...you get to see the real identity of Iron Man!


Morgan, Haleigh, and Jacob. As you can see, Morgan didn't dress up. We couldn't find a costume that she liked either.

This, however, is a good look for her!

Morgan went to a party/hay ride with some friends from school while we went out trick-or-treating. We ran into a couple of friends while we were out. Here is Jacob with his future wife, Jentry.

We also saw some of Haleigh's posse. Here are Hannah and Sara.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. Enjoy your extra hour of sleep tonight (my favorite day of the entire year)!

Jacob had so much fun and excitement from Halloween that he can't make it through today without a nap. This is how I found him just a little while ago. This is his favorite place in the whole world (mom and dad's bed) on his favorite day of the week (Saturday). You don't have to tell me, I know he is really cute!

I was just loading Mark's fishing pictures on the computer, and I found this picture of him...he is clipping his nose with a chip clip. How funny.

Mark went to Louisiana a few weeks ago with a bunch of guys from church to fish for red fish. Here are a few pictures (because that is all he took) from their trip.

Here is Scott, Mark's brother, with a flounder - not quite a red fish, but a fish!

Here is a red fish!

I just got done watching Oprah on DVR. She did a story today about miracle children. They told the story of one very special baby and his parents. You have to check out their story on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6Njr-qkq0

What an amazing couple - they are a true inspiration.

HSM3 and more puppy pictures

Mark is away this weekend, so we took advantage of our time alone. Mark doesn't like High School Musical, so he didn't want to go see HSM3 this weekend. Well, we did! While Mark is away playing at Camp Deer Run with the youth from church, we went and saw THE MOVIE. It was really good - cheesy, but good. It is about as cheesy as Grease, but a little more wholesome! My kids loved it, and we had a great time together. So, for that, I love High School Musical movies! It was funny because there were a lot of teenagers there acting like they didn't want anyone to see them there. They were joking with each other in the bathroom acting like they only came to the movie to make fun of it. Yeah right. I don't believe that for a second. They were there for the same reason we all were - they couldn't wait to see the latest installment of the movie :) Good times were had by all...


The puppies are getting so much bigger already. Here are our latest pictures with them - Cookie is actually letting us hold them now, so the kids are thrilled.

Haleigh is trying to get the proud daddy in the picture, but he was shy.

The little runt - he is my favorite!

Our quintuplets! Aren't they so cute?

You can see their brown in starting to come out a bit! I love how they all huddle together to stay warm. So sweet!

Have a great weekend, and go see HSM3!

Guess What?

It doesn't take long for anyone in our family to get pregnant! Cookie had 6 little puppies last night - 5 that are still living. So, we have gone from a 2 dog family to a 7 dog family. God's plan for birth/mothers is an amazing thing - even when seeing it in dogs. It was awesome to watch Cookie have her babies and take care of them for several hours without even taking a break to rest. She is such a good mommy already. I just love watching her with the pups - it is one of the sweetest things I have seen in a long time. She was finally getting some rest this morning, and her babies are getting some rest too. Cookie is a Shitzu, Lighting a Corgi, so the dogs are "Shorgis". We are going to enjoy them while we have them. Hopefully the kids won't get too attached.

What a sweet little face, huh?

My kids thought it was cool that they still had their little umbilical cords - Haleigh was wondering if they turned into belly buttons!

Volleyball

I have mentioned before that I always struggle to get a good picture inside during any athletic event. I am still trying, but this is what turned out...

This is Morgan right before the game as her team is warming up.




Here she is (farthest green one away) - the ball is coming right toward her.

And she hit it off to the side - out of bounds, oh well.

Here she is serving.

Serving again.

We are actually on a two week winning streak! Both of those games were without Mark there as the coach! He won't be there this next Saturday either, so if they win again we are going to have to fire him!