Snoopy!!! Performance

With friends after the 1st performance.

After the 2nd performance

With some cast mates

Hannah's theater performances of Snoopy went great. She was awesome! So were her cast mates:) She had one show on Friday & 2 shows on Saturday. We are not allowed to take pictures or video so the best I could do was take pictures after the show with Snoopy's doghouse. I'm not sure if it was copyright laws or that it distracts the kids or both. Only a staff photographer could take pictures and I am waiting for my CD of pictures to arrive in the mail. Then I should be able to post action pictures. We were so proud of her! The Spring play will be Robin Hood.

Ho Ho Ho

Just the 2 of us:)

Just a few pictures as there's nothing new going on. Hannah has a busy week of rehearsals and shows. I'm glad she's enjoying it since she had to pay the tuition herself. She's still been saving for the next session that starts in January. I think she has close to $190 saved so far thanks to birthday money and Craigslist sales!

Joshua was sick last week and mostly better now. He has a lingering cough and a runny nose. We got our tree up last week too. Todd worked all kinds of hours last week and the weekend but he got today off and Thursday & Friday. Every year I get a picture of the kids in a Santa hat. Hannah's stocking and Joshua's stocking holder have places for a picture so I update each year. It's fun to look back at their "growth" every year. My mom came for a two night visit last week. We're looking forward to Thanksgiving and Snoopy performances later this week.

Thank You Uncle Fred!!!!

Thank you (Uncle) Fred for thinking of the kids on your Hong Kong trip and sending souvenirs from the Disneyland there. The kids both collect pins, although Hannah has far more than Joshua. With the pins you sent, Hannah needed the 2nd lanyard to fit them all on. We enjoyed looking at the maps and were not quite as jealous as we were when we found out all the stuff that's missing from the Hong Kong park. We'll probably have those maps till they fall apart. Thanks again!

Visit with Todd's parents

Joshua playing checkers with Grandpa at Cracker Barrel

At the White Tanks new library nature walk.

The State Fair ribbons. Hannah with her 3 first place ribbons,one participation ribbon, & 2 honorable mention ribbons. Joshua with his 2nd,3rd,4th, & participation ribbons.


Last week Todd's parents came for a short visit Thursday-Sunday. We ate out at yummy restaurants,went to the new library out by the White Tank Mountains, and went bowling. I had one game with 4 strikes and a score of 169 beating everyone. I mention this so I have a record of it because I usually cannot break 100. While I admit to having the bumpers, I didn't really make use out of them in that particular game. The first 2 games I DID need the bumpers but I guess I got better with practice:)

The visit ended too soon and Hannah is always sad after a trip to the airport. We thought it would cheer her up to put up the Christmas tree. It's up and so are the little trees the kids keep in their rooms.

Todd's been working a mixture of mornings and nights this week. It throws my plans out of whack but I'll survive. For example: Todd was supposed to work 9am-5pm today. He got sent home because they needed him for tonight for some reason instead. So now he went in at 2:30pm and works till 11pm which means he cannot possibly open tomorrow at 5am as was originally scheduled. The rest of the week and weekend is unknown at this moment. How does that mess me up? Well, Joshua woke up sick today which means we can't get to Bible Study tonight. I have to stay home with sickie. Little stuff like that. I don't like stuff messing up my well thought out plans. Oh well. I guess it's "lounge around and watch a movie" night. Enough complaining. I'm glad he has a job:)

Hannah in Wonderland Birthday Party

Not sure how to make the picture not be sideways. Go ahead and tilt your head to get the full effect. Go on. Do it. Oh well.

Another view

With Grandma & Papa

Do you remember the light saber battles in Alice in Wonderland? Me neither:)

Hannah's birthday party was this past Saturday. The kids had fun playing at the park. I was glad my cheshire cat cake ended up looking like the cheshire cat for the most part. I had to explain to a few people why my "teacups" (plastic coffee cups) said "Drink Me" on them and about the "Eat Me" cupcakes. I think it was another successful & very merry unbirthday party :)

We pick up the kids' artwork and ribbons at the fairgrounds tomorrow. Of course the kids are super excited about Grandma & Grandpa coming to visit later this week for a few days.

Halloween 2010

At the bowling alley.

With the Humphreys Family

With the Fletcher Family.

Obi Wan and an angel.


The pictures are pretty self-explanatory for Halloween. We went out with the Fletchers 1st before they had to go to a party. Then we went to the Humphreys' neighborhood. Todd stayed home to watch the Steelers lose. They got some good candy and what they don't like we are putting in the shoe boxes for needy kids.