The Cousins Come to Play

Morgan and Mattie and Grandma Cristi came on Tuesday. We were so excited to have them come, Morgan got her cast off in the morning then they headed up to see us in the afternoon. We were all excited to see them but Brennan and Peyton just couldn't wait. We were able to play outside, paint pumpkins, have "2 sleepovers" as Brennan puts it and tons of other fun things. My mom and I actually tied a quilt for Peyton and have the makings of another for Brennan. I should be able to finish that one myself. Thanks Mom for getting all the stuff and bringing your frames, and most of all for doing all my laundry. You amaze me and I Love YA! The quilts are so cute, the kids will love them,.

We went up to Lynx Lake to collect some Fall items for Brennan. His preschool is doing a fall collage and wants them to collect things like leaves, pine cones, seeds, twigs, etc.... So we all joined in the fun.



After collecting the Fall items we headed to Peyton's favorite place to eat, Red Robin. We had tons of fun and Mattie talked me into trying the "Crane" game for her, you know the impossible claw game that is filled with tons of stuffed animals. I pointed out to her which animals I could possibly get for her, even though they weren't the ones she wanted, I ended up getting 6 stuffed animals with $4. Each try was $.50. I must say I even surprised myself. I got 3 animals in one try by knocking two extra over into the drop slot. That was the highlight of the trip for Mattie. She just kept telling me all day how great I was at that game. Thanks Mattie!!! It was so much fun, next time you guys will have to stay longer.

Brennan's First Fish

Well, you all know that Brennan got a Rocket Fishing Rod for his birthday. He finally got a chance to try it out this weekend. Our friend Brian took us fishing at a private pond, so of course it was just us and a ton of fun. Brennan got so excited, Brian rigged up his pole for him with a live worm and Brennan shot it out there. It wasn't quite where he wanted it so he reeled it back in real quick and shot again. It wasn't in the water for about 30 seconds when he got a nibble, Ryan helped him hook the fish and then Brennan reeled it in. He caught a small mouth bass, it was probably about 1-2 lbs or so, it was a decent size, but Brennan didn't want anything to do with the fish. He was quite scared to even stand near it, let alone touch it. Unfortunately for me, my camera ran out of battery right as he was ready to pose, I had new batteries, but we didn't want the fish to die so we released him. We did however, snag a photo or two with Brian's camera, so I will post them as soon as I get them. After that Brennan really had no interest in fishing anymore so he told his dad to let him know when he caught a fish and he would come reel it in for him. Here are some other photos I took throughout our excursion. The pic with a fish in it is one of the many Brian caught. Ryan and I had several bites but just couldn't catch em. Thanks Brian for a fun afternoon. We'll catch more next time!

The Weekend

This weekend was a surprise for us. We had no idea that it was Agua Fria Days here in the good ole' town of Dewey-Humboldt. So we thought we would go down and partake of the festivites. It was like a very very early Alpine Days. There were all sorts of vendors set up along both sides of the street, there was a band playing in front of one of the churches, they had a parade, a chili cook-off, and topped it all off with a street dance Saturday night. Here are a few pics of the parade. Lots of classic cars, refurbished John Deere tractors and horses. The parade probably lasted all of about 20 minutes or so, it was a fun, cold day.

Fall Break

We had a jam packed end of our week last week. It is fall break this week so some great friends of ours from Mesa came up on Wednesday and stayed with us until Saturday. We had so much fun with them. We spent a day at "The Square" in Prescott. We also painted pumpkins and attempted some salt dough ghosts. The kids had a great time, the older girls (12 yrs) got some serious shopping in and we even had time for the park. We are so greatful they came to spend time with us!