Number 11

Donut holes this time. A huge change from the usual donuts.

                                           All went well as you can see. Happy #11 Sammy!

And they just keep coming



Birthday Bagels this time



14!!!



That's all folks!

 Have you ever desperately wanted something to end while dreading the same thing with an equal amount of fervor? We have spent so much time in the car over the last six weeks that it began to feel like we lived in it. I have been driving either Turner or Thomas into school for 4 years now and I truly felt like this last stretch might be the straw that broke the camel's back, sanity wise. But, as we moved into this last week I began to dread the end as much as I had been anxiously awaiting it's arrival. It meant saying goodbye. For good. It meant finally coming to terms with the fact that we don't belong there anymore. And starting over with the process of figuring out how to belong somewhere completely different. Not my strong suit. Even on a good day.                 

   So- it was with very mixed feelings that we headed into town on Friday,    

                   took our traditional last day of school picture by the old bell,

and watched Cedar Fort recede from view.

Turner

Lookit our pretty baby. Turner showing off her new haircut. Unfortunately styled by Aunt Shelley. I say unfortunately because now we need Aunt Shelley to come out and do it everyday to get it this perfect.

Tom D. all decked out for church in his fancy new suit from Grandma Jean and his tie from Aunt Carey.

Happy B-Day Suz!

Suzie's birthday is on the 22nd- so in December, we always try to make sure her Birthday is top priority until Christmas actually arrives. Happy #9 Suzie-Q!

Halloween

A very cold Halloween this year. Chili and soup at Aunt Shelley's house. And, after 2 attempts, a handful or two of candy from trick-or-treating. From L-R: Edgar Allen Poe(as he is now. Dead of course), Supergirl, a cheerleader after a nasty accident and Al Capone/Inspector Clouseau/random gangster man.

The chitlins

We had pictures scheduled for this Sunday. After seeing the weather report for the weekend, I dragged the kids out for a panicked session of our own. From the looks of things, this may have been the last fine day for quite awhile. After alot of cursed coaxing, these were what I managed to get.

Happy #10

We got Thomas and Sam home from Cali just in time to celebrate Sammy's B-day today.


By 10 o'clock he had already been out to shoot this and named it Sammy Jr.

Coffee and chocolate donuts for breakfast. Again.

Suzie: "Birthdays are the best time of year. Birthdays and Christmas."

Daddy: "Suzie has the best birthday. She gets all her presents at once." (suzie's b-day is the 22nd of Dec.)

Sam: to Suzie: "Well, I have an American birthday."

Suzie to Sam: "Yeah, well I have a Jesus birthday."

I guess Jesus trumps America any day. Even on your birthday. Happy Birthday anyway Sam.

pics

So we finally got some pictures taken. Thanks to Shelley's camera and Carrie's groovy yard! These seemed to be the best of the bunch.