Bess' 1st Birthday Party!

Two beautiful little girls!

Loving on each other!

The Rapes

Yummy cake!!!

What do I do now?

The before picture of course!

Grand Canyon Getaway!

On our way out look what we saw! All of a sudden the car in front of us slams on brakes and pulls over. We joined right in to watch the wildlife.

There were actually 3 of them in all.

Mule ride anyone?

Its absolutely beautiful!

Don't fall!

Silly Geese!

Cheese!

Ready for the cold!

I will just have a seat here!

I'm cookin pasghetti for dinner!

Happy at Home...with Ms. Savannah

After many trips with Bess to the doctor we have made the decision to pull both kids out of daycare and they are now at home with Ms. Savannah. So far it has been wonderful and it looks like Bess is getting much better. We were at the doctor this past Tuesday since she had a high fever all day long and the bad news is she has RSV, pneumonia, an ear infection, and thrush but the good news...her illnesses should be cut in half now that she is at home! Yippee! She is feeling much better, sleeping good, and playing hard. We just pray she gets well and stays well.

Daddy...when can we get a trampoline?

Forget the trampoline...let's jump on Daddy!

Fun, fun, fun!

Now showing in theatres....

The Trick or Treat Bunch
starring Bess the Sweet Spider, Trey the Pooped Penguin, Madison the Wild Witch, and Reagan the Darling Dragosaur!

This was our first trick or treating experience as a family! We went to the Rapes neighborhood and it was funny to watch as Trey started out a little shy but before the night was over he was a real pro. The funniest part was that he thought he was supposed to step inside their house when they opened the door so sure enough someone would open the door and he would step right in with his bag wide open.

Happy Halloween!

Madison and Reagan pose for a halloween pic....if you only knew how many we took to get the perfect one!!

Look at our BIG boy! Boy is he growing ever so fast!

Our pretty 'pumpkin' playing with Kady.

Bess, Madison, and Trey sit still for just a sec so we can get that one pic in before we change for trick or treating!

Mr. Green Nut

I have to share. This was made by a wonderful sculpture student of mine, April Pugh. He is about 3 feet tall and made out of biodegradable packing peanuts. All you have to do is wet them just a wee bit and they will stick together. Mr. Green (get it?) Nut is completely hollow, as well as his peanut can and both pieces were then lightly spray painted.

More fun at the Pumpkin Patch

"Which pumpkin do you like?"

This is the Cow Train!
Thats Richard and Trey in the very back car...holding on!

Sunday afternoon at Dream Fields Pumpkin Patch

We had to get our picture taken in the cutouts!
Fasten em' in!

Looks like Trey is trying to show Bess the secrets to driving a tractor!
Looking good! You will be bushhoggin on your own before we know it!!

Carving our pumpkin....

Or shall we say gutting?
So we scoop the pulp and the seeds out and we dump them in the bowl.
Still scooping with no help from Bess...thats because she is looking for a snack in the refrigerator...look closely and you can see her!
Bessy, we caught you!!!
So now you want to join in the carving fun?

Another visit to the ZZZZZoo!

Trey just loves the ZZZZZZoo and Bess loves the company, the free ride, the snacks, the attention, and the LAID back atmosphere.

Bess' Bubble Bath Barber Shop

We love doing hair in the bathtub!

Grandaddy DAYCARE is the best!!!

Bess has been sick for the past month. First it was pneumonia and then the croup so she has been spending a whole lot of time with Grandaddy because he has so graciously offered to keep her. I have now given him his own business license...GRANDADDY DAYCARE. But don't go asking for the phone number because I am afraid he is only open for Bess! We LOVE you Grandaddy!!!

Trey's NEW Room!!!

In the beginning we were thinking Bess and Trey could share a room for a while until we decided to add on. Well, that didn't work for very long since Bess was waking up more often and we were jumping out of bed to run and get her up and out before she woke Trey up. We realized we needed a new room so we decided to close in a portion of the porch and make it Trey's new room!
I had the best time picking out bedding...construction vehicles...and making decorations for the walls.
Since he brings home so much art work I made him an "art clothes line" to hang it for everyone to see.

You might say...I really enjoy painting artwork for kids rooms and especially when they are my own!