It's Veterans Day!

This is my Grandpa, the World War II veteran.  He was a tail gunner in the war. Because he was so small, his job was to sit in the tail of the plane and shoot at the enemy.  He is an amazing person to talk to because of the stories he can still recall about this time in his life.  If you haven't been to his office, you should!  It is a shrine of memories from his war days to his days as Mayor.  My boys were in awe of all his pictures and memorabilia.  It's hard to believe he lived through the war considering his plane was shot down while he was recovering in an army hospital from an earlier gun shot wound. What's even harder to believe is that we are at war right now and that men and women are fighting for us, so that we can enjoy our daily freedoms.  Here's a big thank you to my grandpa and all the other men and women who love our country like I do and want to keep my kids and me safe!  Happy Veterans Day!   

Does It Get Any Better Then This?...I Don't Think So!!

Good Sunday evening to you all! Are we all ready for a new week? 

 Here we go!  Saturday Jeremy took Brody and Case scouting for elk again.  I'm not sure who has more fun on these "guy" outings...the boys or Dad!  The day started at 4:00 a.m. with a long drive to Mormon Lake.  As you can see, the boys saw lots of Elk, or should I say elk rocks, elk logs, and elk trees!  Brody claims to have seen lots of elk but for some reason no one else saw them...weird huh!!  They loved the Ranger ride through the trees and brush as well as eating lunch with their pocket knife fork and spoon.  I have had so much fun hearing about the fun adventures these little hunters had on Saturday.  I'm so happy Jeremy is able to find time to make so many memories with these boys.  They love it and so does he!

Backyard Picnic!

This is the life!  Today the weather finally cooled off so we headed outside for a picnic lunch.  We spread a blanket on the back patio and enjoyed a sandwich, Doritos, apples and  of course juice boxes.  This is exactly what I love about being a stay at home Mom.  I am so lucky!

May The Force Be With You!

Happy Sunday Evening to you all!  Sorry it took me so long to post a couple of pictures from our fun filled Halloween day!  It seems like I've had a "Halloween Hangover" all weekend!  We had the best Halloween ever this year.  I got to help at Brody and Case's Halloween parties during the day and then got to go to Sugars super fun party Halloween night! Sugar sure knows how to throw the parties!  So as you can tell, my boys are obsessed with Star Wars...not good for the Mom who knows nothing about Star Wars!!! Brody decided to be a Trooper, Case was Obi Wan Kenobi, Ledger was Yoda, Jeremy was Darth Vader, and I was Princess Leia (is she the only girl in the movie?)  We had so much fun going down the big slide at Sugar's house and playing with our friends.  The best part of the night was going trick-or-treating in Sugar's house.  That's right, every year Sugar takes the boys trick-or-treating from one candy bowl to the next in her house.  She makes them say, "ding-dong!"  Then she pretends to open a door while the boys yell, "Trick-or-Treat!"  Oh do they think it's fun!!  Can you believe my boys have never actually been trick-or-treating?  They've never asked cause they have so much fun at Sugar's.  They never want to leave...even at 11:00 at night!  I wish Halloween would last another month cause I love it so much!  I'm actually looking forward to Thanksgiving hoping it will bring some cooler fall like weather.  Hope all of you little spooks out there had a great Halloween too!  

So here we are Darth Vader and Princess Leia.  Do you like my wig?  We had so much fun coordinating our costumes to match our Star Wars obsessed boys.  Jeremy's costume looked so real that kids of all ages kept asking him if they could get their picture taken with him.  It was so fun to watch the kids stare at him in amazement.  He was the star of every party we went to.