Fall

Great

This is a sarcastic great, not a real great. Yesterday, I spent the day huddled in a little ball with my girls and every blanket we could locate, yes our furnace died. It was freezing from the instant I got up at 6:30am. At 5:15 pm the repair man showed up to inform us that our furnace had exceeded the expected life by 10 years and to repair it would cost $1,000, a new one $2,000. But there is some good news here, it isn't any colder, we are able to have a new furnace installed a day later, and our penny pinching has paid off in a remarkable way, we have the EXACT amount available in our savings! So yeah, maybe this is really great, in a not sarcastic way.

Gardner Villiage

It was so crowded this year it was absolutely ridiculous. So we didn't stay very long but we did take a few pictures and had fun anyway...

Nursery

It was the first day of Nursery! YEA!!!! And she did very well. She stayed the whole time without crying! I was sssooo happy!



cool chick

Cornbelly's

With the witch escaping, the frog spitting, and the tiger falling, the poor princess was trying to keep it all together!

The Princess & the Frog



The girls thought Cornbelly's was really ROCKIN!

Missionary

I just said goodbye to my little brother for two years. I can't believe he's already old enough to go on a mission! Love you Elder, you'll do great!




All 8 of us! 5 younger bros and 2 younger sisters



These are my 5 younger bros. Aren't they handsome/tall/skinny? I love them all very much! They are the best buds a sister could ask for!

Summer's End

Wow! I don't know about you, but this summer seemed to fly by! I can't believe it's all but over! Here are some pictures of what we've been doing to wrap the summer up. Grandma Mudrow bought her a puzzle and she loves it! It was the first 'big' puzzle she put together by herself.

1st Tricycle Ride

Joani

This is a picture of my girls with our sweet little neighbor Joani. She is one of the kindest people I know. We have an unspoken meeting everyday out by the fence at 2:00. She loves watching the girls play. She's just like a grandma to the girls. She gives them a treat every single day and goes and gets 'groceries' for them (a bag full of toys, cookies, candy, etc.) She's part Native American, is 78 and has cancer. You'd never guess her age by how active she is, she's constantly doing things for everyone. She's an inactive member, but I have a feeling if anything is going to bring her back to the church it's an innocent voice singing the primary songs she loves. I truly treasure our friendship, and just wanted to share this special little friend with you all.