"She thinks my tractors sexy"....

After a few months of seaching and deciding....we took the plunge and bought Carlie a tractor. He is very excited and a little bummed he could not "play" with it more last night -- got dark! I figure I will now be a "tractor widow" because I have a feeling any spare time he has, him and Gracie will be out on the property moving dirt, mowing, etc. Congrats Carlie!!

"Happy is Good......."

......was the theme to the 2007 Puyallup Fair. Played hookey on Wed. and hit the fair. The weather held out for us and we had a great day. Gracie again proves to us that she has no fear when it comes to the rides. SHE LOVES 'EM. Another couple of inches and the amount of rides she will get to go on will increase. We did make it to Sillyville at the end of the day, but really those rides just don't cut if for her (except for the Bear ride and the Rollercoaster). Obviously she did not get that from me!! Enjoyed spending time with Carl, Deb, Carleena, Kayla and Cara too. Kayla, you were such a great help with Gracie...thank you (surprise, surprise...Gracie can be a bit whiny and impatient...HA!!). Plus, towards the end we got to spend a bit of time with Kevin, Nadine, Maddy and Kameron too! The fair reminds us that fall is upon us and it was truly a great way to get it started.
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Here are some pictures:

Gracie in her cowgirl hat. With those freckles, it is a perfect "fit".



Yup, that is Debbie on the EXTREME SCREAM. Kayla, Debbie, Cara and Carlie braved the ride and I think they all had fun. Although I believe my mother in law said something the effect of "NEVER AGAIN". She was a trooper though!


Love this picture of the girls before they went on the Materhorn. Cara, Gracie, Kayla

Carl and Carlie playing games. Love this picture too. Unfortunately they came out empty handed on this one.

Maddy and Gracie on the Bear ride that goes round and round. I think this is Gracie's favorite. You can't see him but Kevin is in there doing the steering.

1st day of Kindergarten

Well, I survived Gracie's first day of Kindergarten. This weekend she was asked if she was excited for Kindergarten and she responded with "yes, NO MORE NAPPING!". Funny that was all she could think about. It was a little tricky not having Pooh Bear but I am sure she was fine. So this morning I planned on taking her in later than normal so I could met her teacher, Miss Jill ~ but before hand I surprised her took her to McDonalds for breakfast. She thought that was the BEST! Miss Jill seemed very nice and I look forward to seeing how her 1st week goes. Thanks Auntie Carleena for the beautiful outfit for my first day -- she loved it (can you tell by the way she is posing?).

Hope all our kids 1st days of this school year are awesome!!
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Labor Day 2007

Another year, another great Labor Day! Thanks again to Carl and Deb for hosting this weekend and allowing us to have some really wonderful family time! Check out the attached pictures (thanks Heather for helping me figure out how to get these on her as a link!). Sorry I don't have pics of Hay, Softball or eggs ~ battery was charging.

LABOR DAY PICS