Halloween 2010

Once again, in SOOC pictures.  I think I'm going to have to ask Santa for PSE for Mac . . . hint hint . . .

The End

Just some pictures

I love this time of year.

Family Photos

We took family photos last night.  And there are a few that turned out really good!  This one, not so much.

And definitely not this one, where I'm telling Mike he has a zit.

I do love this one.  I think I might blow it up and frame it for my room.

So you want to see the good ones?  The ones we're using for our Christmas cards? Too bad. ;) When you get it in the mail box, I want it to be something you've never seen.  That is, if I get them sent out...

My grandma was a school teacher

My brother and I reading with Grandma E

I've been working on a few family history projects lately.  Scanning pictures mostly, but I've also been listening to my grandma read Ramona the Pest on cassette tape.  She originally made the tapes (and three others) to help us stay entertained on the LONG drive to see her.  We lived in Northern California and she and Grandpa lived in Southern Colorado.  Finding the tapes now though, is much more than entertainment.  They are an absolutely priceless.  I love that I can hear her turning the pages of the book.  I love the different inflections she uses for Ramona, Beezus, and their mother.  I love when she makes a little mistake and corrects herself.  She passed away in 2003 and I miss her terribly, but what a wonderful gift.  Something that took so little money, but a lot of time and a lot of love.  I'm putting them on CD so they will last forever.

Picture of the Day

I love Charlie's pre-school.

Congratulations Kylie

This is Mike's little sister

She's one of my boys' wonderful aunts.  (They have quite a few.)

She was elected homecoming queen.  You should have heard the roar of the crowd at this moment.

And here she is leaving the field with her parents, my wonderful in-laws.

Kylie, I can't believe how old you've gotten and what a beautiful person you are inside and out.  

We love you!

I feel a "wonderful aunts" series of posts coming on...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I know I say that every year, but it really is true.  Thanksgiving is overrated. The Christmas season is just too busy and expensive.  Halloween is perfect.  Fun decorations, pumpkin carving, warm autumn foods, and a "magical night of make believe."  I saw that written on some scrapbooking paper once, and it perfectly summed up the way I feel about the Halloween season.  Yes the candy is nice, and some people would tell you that candy is the point of this holiday, but I'd have to disagree.  Candy is just an added perk to all the wonderful goodness of the season.

More to come . . .