Bad Advice

The other day I picked the kids up from school and Tayler says "mom I need to call Papa Kenny, I had a bad day at school" as she starts to cry. I look over at Chadd and he to is almost in tears. So I ask what happened?
Come to find out a little boy had been chasing and tormenting Tayler all day and wouldn't leave her alone. I would usually let it go but Chadd told me in pick up line he was grabbing her leg and the little twit had twisted her ankle.
So I say to Chadd, Why didn't you stand up for your sister?
Well he had this big story about this and that and so on. In the meantime Tayler has the phone and she is talking to my dad. When she gets off the phone she says papa told her not to take crap from this kid...and to punch him. Funny thing is when Deke got home from work he told the kids the same thing.
These two talks gave Chadd a boost of energy, he thought that was a great idea(for Tay). The next day at school Tayler and I talked to Mr. French about Tay's leg and about what went on. I thought everything was good and left.
Yesterday when I picked up the kids Chadd gets in and says..."Papa and dad both have bad advice, really bad advice." I started laughing!
What happened was Chadd got called to the office as Taylers witness because the little boy said he never touched Tay. Chadd must have splipped about the punching and was told that was "bad advice, very bad advice!"

Daisy Girl Scouts

Tayler has recently started Daisy's. She loves having her very own thing to do. She joined about a month ago and she already has earned 3 badges. Right now she is selling toasted and chocolate covered nuts, but she is really excited about selling the famous cookies.(I on the other hand am not excited to sell either.) I do however think she is very cute in her uniform:)

HALLOWEEN... and our halloween parties!

This year we went all out for Halloween! Our halloween started off with decorating the unfinished part of our basement. Once it was as spooky as the kids could take it, it was time to PAR-TAY!
First Chadd had a birthday/halloween party on Friday the 30th. 11 kids from school and church come over and played games. I have to say I was glad we only scheduled that for 1 hour.
On the night of Halloween 7 families and the missionaries from the branch came over. We had 14 kids here and Chadd was the oldest. It was so much fun!

We played games and ate tons of great finger foods. Our favorite game was digging worms out of whip cream with our mouths. The missionaries were great sports!


The party started at 6:00 and our last guest left about 10:00. I think we may have started a really fun tradition.

This year the Chadd dressed up as the Swine Flu, Tay was Hannah Montana, and Kenzie was Cinderella. When the night was over I realized that I didn't have a picture of Tay in her costume:( Maybe next year!

Pack Meeting

Chadd had his first Pack Meeting since we have been here in Missouri. He was really "Freaked Out" because he had to post the flag for the first time. He did a great job! He loves Scouts and has worked really hard. That night he recieved 3 metals to put on his belt and 3 beads. He is now looking forward to his next project...building a bird house!

The Little Chicken Who Grew To Big!

Kenzie was determined she was going to be a chicken for Halloween this year. I was fine with her idea, but there was a problem. Her chicken costume is 6-12 months. I tried to tell her it was going to be to small but she just had to try it on for size. Well here it is;



After about 10 minutes she decided that I was right and she should save this costume for our next baby! Let's hope that costume never gets worn again!

Our Surprise Guest!

In October we had a surprise visitor come and stay the weekend with us and we had a great time. Who was it......Grandma Jeani!
At the very last minute of harvest holiday Jeani decided she would fly out for the long weekend. The kids had no idea. I told them we had to pick up a worker for Deke at the airport.(which by the way would never happen) Anyway needless to say they were shocked to see Jeani at the baggage claim.
That weekend we did as much stuff as possible. We went to the Art Museum, to the movie Where the Wild Things Are, we did a little shopping, and showed her around the town. She and the kids made a Haunted Halloween Gingerbread House, and read as many stories as they could. As always we had a great time with her and we hope she comes back to visit soon.

In The Woods (Our Backyard)

This morning the kids and I were at the table eating breakfast and out our back window was a deer. The kids were really excited! We all went over to the window and watched the deer for a few minutes. After the deer walked back into the woods out came the squirrel!
Usually there are 4 little squirrels Kenzie and I watch throughout the day. They love chasing each other up and down the trees and at the bottom of our deck, but today there was only one(the baby).
I really hope the other 3 are not camped out in our 5TH wheel camp trailer, because yesterday they were loving the tree next to it. I guess I know what Deke is doing after work today! :)

Lunch With Chadd

Today Kenzie and I went to school to have lunch with Chadd. All the parents brought in their own lunches and we ate out on the playground. We had a great time meeting the kids in Chadd's class and some of the parents. The weather was great, which was nice since we have had a ton of rain lately. Friday is Tayler's turn. Kenzie and I are looking forward to it.

From the Start

Deke and I just celebrated our 10th Anniversary August 7. We have 3 kids, Chadd 8, Tayler 6, and Kenzie 4. We just moved to Jackson Missouri.

Deke recently graduated college with his MBA. He is currently co-managing the Cape Girardeau plant of Delta Concrete. He loves his job and for the most part the guys he works with.

I am doing the two things I love the most being a mom and selling Real Estate. I am able to do both from home and I love every minute of it. Since we moved to Missouri I have became kinda crafty and to my surprise I am liking it.

Chadd is in 3rd grade and he loves his new school. He is into science, sea life, baseball, and golfing with his dad.

Tayler is in 1st grade. She loves school....she loves the social aspect of it. She is into anything that will add to making her look pretty.(I blame her Papa Kenny)

Kenzie is our little angel with devil horns. We never know what she is going to do or say, but most of the time it is funny. She loves playing Barbies and Polly Pockets.