Happy Birthday Grandma Kathy and Uncle Jimmy!

We had a little celebration yesterday for grandma Kathy and Uncle Jimmy. We had our traditional chocolate cake and even did some skits to "pick on" Jimmy a bit about his fishing hobby! It was a good time and it's a good thing Jimmy fishes so much because he and Dad have been catching enough fish these past few weeks to feed us all! It was a delicious dinner!!

Mowin' the lawn

Our two boys seem to be OK with mowing the yard...for now.
I am sure that will change all to soon!

The Griffis Gene runs deep...

Big Griff and Lil' Griff- two peas in a pod!
These two are getting a long pretty well. Griff was a bit shy at first when Grandpa Tex arrived, but it didn't take long for him to climb up in his lap and eat filberts with him. We could not have picked a more fitting name for our baby boy! I am so blessed that my Dad makes a trip up here every year and spends good, solid quality time with us. We are having good times and making lots of great memories that will last forever!

Grandpa Tex...The Fisherman!

Grandpa Tex has turned into one heck of a fisherman! He has been coming home each weekend with plenty of fish. We have been enjoying it very much, makes some good eatin'!

Mac's First Touchdown of the Season!

This was the hand-off/play that led Mac to his FIRST touchdown of the season! Once he got that ball, he went for it. It was AWESOME. I screamed so loud that I embarrassed him and the Coaches I think (0:
What else is a Mom suppose to do?
It was a great day!

Naked and Happy

This is how I have found Griff the last few mornings...I guess he prefers to sleep in the nude!

A Princess Castle...

Grandpa Tex had this castle built and set-up for Princess Lilly in less than one week of arriving here...that's a dedicated Grandpa!! Lilly is in awe of it...
as are all the other Princess' in our neighborhood.

The boys seem to think it's great to plan surprise attacks on the fortress and Griff already knows how to work the draw-bridge! This is one cool castle-

Pumpkin Carving

It's officially almost Halloween now that we have carved our Jack-O-Lanterns! The kids had a few friends over and the pumpkin guts were soon flying all over the place.

They had a great time as always!

Grandpa Tex and Lilly carved one earlier in the day. It turned out really neat-o! I will have to get a picture of them all lit up at night-
Let the spookin' begin...

Let's play ball!

Lilly has started basketball. She has been so excited for her first practice. She had a great practice and proved to be a competitive little gal. She took it all pretty seriously. She listened and followed instructions very well.

When Grandpa Tex showed up to watch her, she was beaming! I think we will all really enjoy watching her learn the game.

Go Lilly!

Mr. Griff

Mr. Griff is now 22 months old...wow, where in the heck does time go? The boy is very busy. He runs (no walking) everywhere, all day long. If he isn't running, it's because he is climbing or jumping. He chats up a storm in his own little language...he can say a few words here and there and if you tick him off, you better be ready for a major butt-chewing! It's hilarious. He has an escape plan for anything and everything that he does NOT want to do- for example: if he needs a diaper change, some clothes, his face wiped, etc- he magically and somehow quietly disappears. I found him out in the back yard the other morning because he saw me coming down the stairs with a diaper and clothes in hand. It was raining and 50 degrees out, but he was flat out refusing to get dressed! It took me a few minutes to get him back in the house and I had to wrestle with him to get him dressed.

His favorite pair of clothing at the moment, is his rubber boots. It's the only thing he wears all the time. He is such a hoot. He loves having Grandpa Tex here. He watches him all the time...sort of checking him out. He hasn't been to keen on letting him hold him, but he follows him everywhere and laughs at him a lot. It's pretty darn cute to watch. He also knows that Grandpa Tex will leave stuff around for him to get in too, so he makes the most of that as well. I can't wait for him to talk more. He is very animated and has a lot of great expressions and personality. The name Griff fits him all to well!

A Ballerina Birthday Party

Lilly's sweet friend Reagan had her birthday party at a dance studio she attends lessons at. All the girls had a total blast...Lilly will not stop talking about it and is begging for lessons now. Thanks a lot Krissa (:
We are looking into it...

Princess Reagan is such a beauty!

The party was really well planned out. The girls did a craft, played around and even got a lesson and to top it all off, pictures were taken by the studio as well! These girls were in Tu-Tu Heaven!

Thanks for a great party Reagan (: