Lots of fun things have happened too! My Granddad and Aunt Allene came down this past weekend. I always LOVE to see them. This was the first time for them to meet all the kids. It was so much fun, but it made me miss my Grandmother so much. It was the first real visit without her. It was so sweet to remember all the amazing memories and get to share them with my kids. She would have LOVED to see them all laughing and playing and acting crazy. She loved kids. I know I am so blessed to have known her, but I do miss her a lot!
Taylor was the most excited to see "Other Granddad" and "Aunt Al." The whole drive over to my parents she kept telling the other kids how cool they were and how funny they were.
You can definately tell that I look a lot like my dad here! Actually not a bad picture of me! :)
The kids had to get in on the pictures. We always have to have a silly face picture. They have the funniest faces. The best part was Mr O was CRACKING up! The picture was hilarious!
The picture shows just how much Taylor LOVES her "Other Granddad!"
I love this picture of all them. They had a great time meeting him. Mr C really liked "Other Granddad."
At the beginning of October, we went to Lubbock for a birthday party. Of course we had to stop at Texas Tech and take some pictures. It was a beautiful day. The pictures turned out pretty good. Especially since I'm a complete amature.
The kids are not mooning you, I promise! They were all looking into the water and it was the perfect chance to snap a picture that I didn't have to block out!
I so wish Taylor was looking at the camera because everyone else has great smiles here!
Mr M and Mr O are both in Cub Scouts this year. Jackie has been in charge of helping them. Mr M earned his Bobcat badge! He was so proud of himself! It's so neat to see them so happy and proud of themselves. We are praying it really helps build some self-confidence in our boys. On Saturday, they were in a Veteran's Day parade. They did so good and looked so sharp in their uniforms. It was their first time to really wear the uniform. They were freezing, but looked so handsome!
We are exhausted, but we are doing good. We had a really rough patch for a few weeks. However, I really feel like we are headed for happier days. Jackie and I have been working so hard and have been staying swamped. However, once school is over we will be so happy. I can not believe that I'm actually 4 weeks away from having a college degree! I never thought it would happen. My husband has been so amazing through this whole process. He has went to bed alone while I worked, changed dirty diapers while I was right in the middle of a paper, folded the laundry so I could go to the library, cleaned the house so I could spend time observing in a classroom, and believed in me when I was so discouraged I didn't think I would ever finish. Without him and his amazing support, there is NO way I could have done this. Thank you, Jackie! You are amazing and I can't wait to celebrate this accomplishment with you and hang that silly piece of paper on our wall! :)
