Grass!

You know, it is amazing how something as simple as grass can cause such stress in a person's life. But, for about a month, we have been trying to get our lawn in. Due to weather and dirt issues, it has taken an extra month, so we were so excited when Saturday came and we were able to finally have our sod party. We were blessed by about 11 adults, not to mention seven kids, who showed up to help. We made record time and had it done in about one and a half hours! It is so much nicer than the dirt!

(Here's the tree we planted last weekend with the help of a neighbor.)

10:27 a.m. First, the bare yard anticipating all that grass that just showed up on the semi. (With the other tree we planted last week.)10:37 a.m. The first square!
10:52 a.m. The front yard is already being transformed!

11:03 a.m. Front yard finished.


11:10 a.m. Side yards getting close.



11:17 a.m. Flashback to growing up on the farm when we would climb on feed sacks in Grandma and Grandpa's shed. Here, the boys conquered the stacks of sod.

More fun came when the girls got creative with the wheelbarrow. Here is our great crew!
The finished back!
Sprinklers kicking in.


Ahhh, it's nice to have grass again.

Lots of Dirt!

The kids have adapted to our yard of dirt quite well. In fact, they are becoming quite handy with shovels. It has been so fun to see them make their own fun in our barren yard. Here, Jackson is teaching Raegan the intricacies of using a shovel.

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Happy Birthday!

Yes, I am about two weeks late, but things have been busy! We spent November 9 celebrating Chris's birthday. It was a great day. We celebrated with Harley and Kerri, friends from college and went out for Chinese that evening.

I don't want to get too sappy, but I am just blessed to be married to such a great man. Plus, he is so handsome!

Veteran's Day Salute

The third graders at Sydney's school put on a Veteran's Day program. She was privileged to sing a solo. She did great!

Good Friends

We are all blessed with great friends. Here is Sydney's good friend. The girls had a great time at their first sleep-over in our new house. They had an entire agenda, and I think they accomplished everything, including matching dresses for church!

Painting Pumpkins & Trick-or-Treating

Here are our costumes: Mary Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie), Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty Princess), and the Hulk!

Pumpkin Patch

Jackson went to the Pumpkin Patch with his kindergarten class. He really enjoyed feeding the animals. . .
posing with the different scarecrows. . .
especially Jack Sparrow. . .
and picking out his pumpkin!