Happy Halloween!!!

We had a great time trick-or treating with the kids tonight. Grandma Sheila, Grandma Loreen, Uncle Mike, cousin Amanda and Micah (Amanda's boyfriend) joined us on the mission for candy!Alyssa was so pretty dressed as a Queen, A.J. was totally up for his role as a nerd and Austin was great as a Jamaican guy. Kirk borrowed Austin's costume for work and got alot of laughs and I thought it would be fun to dress up as a Yankee player (borrowing A.J.'s uniform) this year. We made yummy food and I got creative with some of it. Check out my mummy hotdogs! We had a spooktacular time!!!!

More Pics

And more Pics!

Carving Pumpkins!

The kids did a great job carving their pumpkins this year. They used those fancy stencils and we were quite impressed with their creations. They just love getting their hands all icky and sticky with pumpkin goo!

Dad's 76th Birthday!

Today was Dad's 76th birthday. The kids were teasing that he's the same age as the gas station.
We all gathered for dinner at our house for good food and laughs. It was a great time!. Happy Birthday Dad!!!!!

I'm All Caught Up!!!!!!!!

Yipee, after a 2 month hiatus, I'm back!!! I am so sorry to all that were dissapointed with no news from us. I have been so busy that I could never find the time to update. I had some time on my hands today and strapped myself to the computer chair determined to complete all these updates. There are a few missing pieces like the boys new baseball teams, Kirk's softball and A.J.'s big trip to the Redwoods but now that I've come this far I plan on keeping up with it. Hope all is well with everyone. Enjoy!

G.G.'s visit!!!!

Sheila & Jim just got back from Hawaii with Great- Grandpa Don & Barbara. They happened to be there when the earthquake hit, but all were fine. We had a nice, but quick visit with them this week. It was so good for the kids to see them. Ally got her sign language book out and they got the biggest kick out of her. I guess she figured that they were experts and she was ready for a tutorial. She sat with them doing signs and they had a good old time! Hmm, maybe we are going to have another interpreter in the family???

The A's game!!!!

The kids getting autographs

piggy-back ride

Joe Inglett from the Cleveland Indians


Enjoying the game

9th inning at A's stadium


We had a great time with Mike and Sarah at the A's game. Unfortunately Kirk got sick so he was stuck in bed at home. Poor Daddy! A security gaurd gave the kids a great oppurtunity by allowing them to stand by the visitors dugout. They each got about 10 autographs, including the rookie Joe Inglet's. He was just drafted this June to the Cleveland Indians and is from Sacramento. Ironically Mike works with Joe Inglet's Dad so we had been watching him all summer long. It was pure coincidence that we got tickets for that game so the kids were really excited! Mike got to visit with the Inglet family and introduced himself to Joe when he was warming up. He told him that he works with his Dad and that he was here with his niece and nephews. I think you just gave autographs to them he said. Then Joe said "Oh that cute little girl over there is your niece!" Ally was so flattered! This was her first major league game and she was totally into it. We had an awesome time!!!!!!

Austin turns 9!

Of course it's a baseball cake!




I can't believe our little Austin is turning 9 years old!
The kids are growing up so fast. I keep telling them to stop,
but they don't seem to be listening!
Austin is thrilled that his little cousin Shayne
(wayne & Angela's baby) was born on Sept, 11th this year.
He always felt that he was different because his birthday
falls on 9-11. He felt so proud that they will have this day to
share with each other. We had the family over for dinner and
had a great time watching him open gifts. We also plan on taking
him to an A's game later this week. Happy B-day Austin! We Love You!!!!

Our new nephew- Shayne

I got remote control cars!

It's my brother's fault" T-shirt

A shiny new basketball

Allen Iverson jersey

Our little family


Ally's in second grade

The first day of school
A.J. 6th grade Austin-4th grade

Mary's Visit

Hey...it's Erkel!!!!!!!!

Baking with Ally!

Hello Dawling!!!!!

Mary came to visit us for a whole week. We fit so many fun things into this week that unfortunately it went by way too fast. You know what they say..."Time flies when you're having fun"! She arrived here for Mom's Birthday and we enjoyed the state fair, the kids first day of school, a girl's day out, and a day trip antiquing in Auburn. She also got a little taste of how crazy our daily life is! We had a blast!!!!!!!

California State Fair

Hey little chicky!

Say cheese!


Super slide

Wheee!!!!!!!

Carousel ride

Our yummy slushees!!!!!!

Ooh La La!!!

Austin the daredevil
(he gets it from his Uncle Rich)

Tea Cups

Our day in Auburn

Little people......Big World!!!!!!

Mom and Mary

Bakin' with my bro!

We made cookies, and cakes, and a great big mess!
But we sure had lots of fun!