Fall in Woodruff

I was so bummed I forgot my camera when we camped in Versailles State Park for the weekend! Dad was using the billy goat to suck up leaves tonight, so I took pictures of the kids playing in the leaves... it was so beautiful today! Clear and 70- it doesn't get any better than this:)

Daisy's PUPPIES!!!

Daisy is finally a mama! She gave birth to 2 girls and 3 boys on Aug. 11th. Romeo is the proud father:) These AKC registered Golden Retriever puppies will be ready for new homes October 6th! They are $400 for full registration. They've been wormed every 2 weeks, checked by a veterinarian for soundness of health, and will go to their new home with their first set of shots. They will all be lightly golden in color. Mama is OFA certified for her hips. Dad's parents are OFA certified for hips(and Romeo is going through his preliminaries- it will be official when he turns 2). These dogs are excellent with children and very friendly with all people (not a good guard dog). In fact, Romeo's sole ambition in life is to make every living thing his friend! I'll keep adding pictures as these babies grow, so keep checking back!

Natalie's 4th Birthday

This was the first year for a party with school friends! We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs... made a Tinkerbell cake and invited her Frog class and a couple other neighbors that also go to Downey Coop. The kids played soccer and got wet on the waterslide!

House Fire in Woodruff

Somewhere around 11 pm, Rob and I were closing our books- about to turn out our lights for the night. We both looked up and our NW bathroom window was glowing a solid orange. Yikes! Rob called 911. I ran for the back door to see how bad it was. Rob's parents, Don and Loretta, were staying in their motor home in our backyard. Thankfully, it never got too close. The house closest to it never caught on fire. Firefighters put up a great defense once they realized there was no saving the house. Over 70 firefighters participated in this fight. The roof and 3rd floor are gone. They ended up pulling the ladder truck and pumper truck into the alley to put out the fire. Too many large trees in front. Around 2:15 the ladder truck pulled away- leaving us to settle back down and get to sleep!

Our Pregnant Daisy :)

She has a week to go!

Jack's FREE new toys!

LOOKKKKKY what I picked up for FREE! These are absolutely the most perfect thing for Jack! Mom and Dad's neighbor were going to sell them in their garage sale for 25 cents! Of course, she couldn't charge a neighbor 25 cents, so I got them for FREE! I am sooo happy about my bargain (if you can't tell). It's just that- this is the kind of thing I wanted to get Jack for his birthday. But I'd only have been able to get 1, but I got 2- for FREE!:) Anyway, back to Jack's reaction... he LOVES them! Spent 3 hours on them this evening... didn't want to come in for supper... kept saying ride Scoop:) I love seeing the excitement on my kids' faces:)

Cool wedding for portfolio pics!!

Dad's 28th Birthday

That smile is in anticipation of of chocolate cake w/ chocolate icing:)

Watermelon Bliss

Ahhhhh... the days of summer:) (Why do we have the days of winter at all?!?)

Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade

I know its been a long time. November was such a hard month for us- losing two grandparents. Then when I finally had time to start blogging again, it was like I wanted to get caught up which ultimately meant I just got farther behind! So, I would still like to post an entry in honor of our grandparents, but for now- here is what we did today! We had front row tickets to the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade. It was really cool, but really hot! Like 85 or something, we had sun screen on, but... yowsers!