School Turkey Day!

We had a Thanksgiving celebration at school - a real turkey too! Here are a few pics from our special day:

Turkey is in the oven...

Off to the park to play for a while... 

Turkey hats for everyone!

The feast!!



Sadie

We had to say good-bye to Sadie this month. She had been on the decline this fall culminated with some swelling near her brain. She will go down as the Greatest Dog in History. Not just because of how much she meant to us, but because of the impact she had made on so many others outside of our family. In her 13 years she chased Frisbees, herded children, entertained 1st graders, and was the most loyal dog we could ask for.

Approx 6-10 weeks old

She spend lots of time in the classroom in her early years 

She got tons of attention from cousin Molly when in Columbus 

We brought Sadie to her mom's to run around - boy, did they ever! 

She spent lots of time at lakes - in and out of the water 

She LOVED the sprinklers...and hoses 

She had fun with cousin Luke...

"Is he ever going to let go of that ball?" 

She learned how to float, among many other skills

She spent lots of time playing with Beckett 

and on Papa's farm

We even made a dog snowman last year

This was taken a week after Sadie had passed. We checked in on Beckett before going to bed and found his 'Sadie' watching over him while he slept. Another day he mentioned that he sometimes feels Sadie tugging at his heart. 

She sure is missed.

Halloween 2014

I went trick-or-treating with my friend, Fletcher, and some other kids in his neighborhood. We didn't last very long because it was REALLY cold out. We had lots of layers under our costumes, but it still wasn't enough.

I dressed up as Red Ranger from Power Rangers and Kalia was a lady bug. 

I love Kalia's expression below. It's like she's saying, "It is FREEZING and I don't like it!" Needless to say, she only made it a couple blocks then Dad took her back to Fletcher's house. Mom took me around a few more blocks before we made our way back.

I found a new friend (below) wandering around. It's not bad luck on Halloween, is it?

 



October 2014

A few randoms from the month of October: 

I loved going to the rodeo last month and now like to play rodeo with my animals. I use the timer on my tablet (in the background) to time them. Who do you think won, the moose or the pigs?

We battled the hand, foot and mouth disease in the beginning of the month. Mommy stayed home for a week with Kalia, then I got it and Gramma (from the lake) came to stay with me so Mom & Dad didn't miss any more work. I had a good time with Gramma. She helped me with my school work that I was missing each day. We also played with my cinnamon play-doh that we made in school (below) and took walks almost every day.

Kalia's all ready to celebrate Halloween! She loved wearing the skirt that Gramma (on the lake) made.

Mom made us a different kind of lunch - in ice cube trays! She called it a toddler smorgasbord, but now we call it a snacky-lunch. It's like lots of little snacks for lunch. It was lots of fun! 

We loved playing with our pumpkins (though Kalia wouldn't sit still for a pretty picture)!