Happy Halloween!
Here are the girls and our nephew Paul. It was a beautiful night and we had a record 10 trick or treaters!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Metallica
Last night I took Pa to the Metallica concert.
That's right, I'm a loving and thoughtful wife. The concert was really good, I was surprised that I had such a good time. Partly because of the company (Pa!) and also because of the seats. While Pa would have loved hanging out in the mosh pit section, I got the seats from work so we were up above the fray in the suite box. I sneaked in our camera and took a few pictures.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Carving pumpkins!
I'm not much of a pumpkin carver. I think it's the cold gooey stringiness of the guts. I do, however love to take pictures of my kids, husband and in-laws carving pumpkins. :)
Katie & Grandma Diane drawing the pattern.
Pa having a snack. :)
Gretchen taking the scooping out part very seriously.
Daddy carving out the face.
Notice the latex gloves. :)
Gretchen's masterpiece, with a little help from Daddy. Yes, those are black licorice dreadlocks.
Katie's masterpiece, apparently indulged in a little to much red licorice.
Daddy couldn't resist the blank side of Gretchen's pumpkin.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Pumpkin Patch
My sister and I took the girls to a pumpkin patch today. Between the animals, face painting, tractors and playground, we didn't even make it to the pumpkins. Here are some pictures from our very busy day. 
Jill is always up for some aunt-niece fun. :)
By far, the biggest rabbit I've ever seen. 
Ran into some familiar faces, Ryan, Natalie, Elizabeth, Ashley and my girls on top of a straw bale.
Spooky trees
The girls love any kind of arts and crafts sort of thing so making ghosts (or as Gretch says, gos-tez) was lots of fun.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
All About Pa
Admitedly, I 'borrowed' this from Maria. What a great idea to share about the husbands!
Here's a little bit about mine:
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? CNN, Frontline, anything on the Discovery or History Channel--unless there's a baseball or hockey game on.
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Blue cheese.
3. What's one food he doesn't like? Tomatoes--although he's become a good sport about them being in food, like chili or casseroles. He also won't eat tuna casserole.
4. You go out. What does he order to drink? Fountain Coke is his all-time favorite, though he's also partial to an ice cold beer.
5. Where did he go to high school? Des Moines North.
6. What size shoe does he wear? 13, 11 1/2 in hockey skates.
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Guns and Harley-Davidsons.
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? A great Rueben or Philly cheese-steak.
9. What would he eat every day if he could? Hot wings or steak.
10. What is his favorite cereal? Oatmeal.
11. What would he never wear? Anything with any college sports team.
12. What is his favorite sports team? NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens.
13. Who will he vote for? I dare you to ask him--you're in for a discussion. :)
14. Who is his best friend? Me, of course. But really, I'd have to say it's a close tie with his Dad and brothers, my Dad and brothers and the Army buddies.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? Worry.
16. How many states has he lived in? Just 2 states, Iowa and Colorado and several Iraqi provinces.
17. What is his heritage? German, Swedish and don't forget the Scotch-Irish.
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what would it be? White cake with white frosting, German chocolate or if it's been a really good year, coconut cream pie.
19. Did he play sports in high school? Yes, soccer, baseball, hockey, boxing.
20. What could he spend hours doing? Watching/reading the news, reading books by Sonny Barger.
21. Does he belong to any men's organizations? American Legion Post 562 (he's Vice-Commander), 9th Cavalry Association and Special Operations Association.
Here's a little bit about mine:
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? CNN, Frontline, anything on the Discovery or History Channel--unless there's a baseball or hockey game on.
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Blue cheese.
3. What's one food he doesn't like? Tomatoes--although he's become a good sport about them being in food, like chili or casseroles. He also won't eat tuna casserole.
4. You go out. What does he order to drink? Fountain Coke is his all-time favorite, though he's also partial to an ice cold beer.
5. Where did he go to high school? Des Moines North.
6. What size shoe does he wear? 13, 11 1/2 in hockey skates.
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Guns and Harley-Davidsons.
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? A great Rueben or Philly cheese-steak.
9. What would he eat every day if he could? Hot wings or steak.
10. What is his favorite cereal? Oatmeal.
11. What would he never wear? Anything with any college sports team.
12. What is his favorite sports team? NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens.
13. Who will he vote for? I dare you to ask him--you're in for a discussion. :)
14. Who is his best friend? Me, of course. But really, I'd have to say it's a close tie with his Dad and brothers, my Dad and brothers and the Army buddies.
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? Worry.
16. How many states has he lived in? Just 2 states, Iowa and Colorado and several Iraqi provinces.
17. What is his heritage? German, Swedish and don't forget the Scotch-Irish.
18. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what would it be? White cake with white frosting, German chocolate or if it's been a really good year, coconut cream pie.
19. Did he play sports in high school? Yes, soccer, baseball, hockey, boxing.
20. What could he spend hours doing? Watching/reading the news, reading books by Sonny Barger.
21. Does he belong to any men's organizations? American Legion Post 562 (he's Vice-Commander), 9th Cavalry Association and Special Operations Association.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Two Conversations
I had lunch with Jamie the other day and shared this little snippet of our life with little girls. I'll share with you all too.
K: So, G cut her hair on Saturday. Again.
J: Again? (laughter)
K: She was standing there with her hand down to the side, like she was hiding something...
K to G: Whatcha doing?
G: I'm so-so sorry Mommy!
G immediately caves and hands over the scissors with a dozen blond strands hanging from the tip.
K: G! You're not supposed to cut your hair!
K walks to the kitchen to put away the scissors and notices a 1/2 inch wide 6 inch long piece of the butter-colored tresses in the middle of the floor.
K: More?!
G: Mommy! I'm so-so sorry!
J: Maybe she wants to be a hairdresser.
K: Maybe we should keep the scissors up higher.
I couldn't help it. She's so cute that I had to take pictures. The funny thing is that I can't tell if she meant that she was very sorry or kind of sorry!
K: So, G cut her hair on Saturday. Again.
J: Again? (laughter)
K: She was standing there with her hand down to the side, like she was hiding something...
K to G: Whatcha doing?
G: I'm so-so sorry Mommy!
G immediately caves and hands over the scissors with a dozen blond strands hanging from the tip.
K: G! You're not supposed to cut your hair!
K walks to the kitchen to put away the scissors and notices a 1/2 inch wide 6 inch long piece of the butter-colored tresses in the middle of the floor.
K: More?!
G: Mommy! I'm so-so sorry!
J: Maybe she wants to be a hairdresser.
K: Maybe we should keep the scissors up higher.
I couldn't help it. She's so cute that I had to take pictures. The funny thing is that I can't tell if she meant that she was very sorry or kind of sorry!
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