boys 3, girls 1

photos with cousins...

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Here is the whole clan.

more family photos

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photo shoot

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jenny hoke took our family pictures:

day at grandma's farm

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kyle and skiing

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Kyle loved skiing again this year. He had no trouble getting up on the skis and could have done it for hours!

lazy fun

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Trista and Amelia on the tube

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Trista and Amelia each had their own turn on the tube. Trista went with Kyle while Amelia went with Jenny. They had a great time too!

Kyle and Matt on the tube.

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trevor

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Here is Trevor on the tube having fun.

Trevor pretending to ski.

Swimming in the river.

Trista and Amelia

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Trista and Amelia having fun together.

tubing fun...

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Kyle, Mathew, and Trevor had a lot of fun on the tube with their cousin Sydney.
The kids couldn't for grandpa to pull them on the tube and skiing!

Indiana visit...

2009-08-05T06:42:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our recent trip to Indiana. Kyle enjoyed taking the younger kids out in the rowboat.

Here they are exploring.

They have a lot of fun together.

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We all enjoyed decorating the tree!

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Merry Christmas!!

Here we are trimming the tree!

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"SAY CHEESE!"

Obviously we have mastered this!! She loves to have her picture taken and loves to look at herself in pictures! Just like her dad!

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Thanksgiving Play!

For thanksgiving Mathew's class performed Arthur's thanksgiving. Mathew does not enjoy "performing" in front of his parents. As you can see he isn't real excited about this. I couldn't get a picture of him saying his lines because I was sitting down with my back turned. He didn't want me watching him. This was the best photo I could get.

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment!

Trista's blankie was in the dryer!! I washed it, unfortunately she saw me put it in the dryer and she wanted it. She cried and cried! As you can see she waited for it to finish! Poor Girl!

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Bike Rides!

Trevor LOVES to ride his bike! He spends hours riding up and down our street!

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Play Date Divas!

We had our friends Jim, Debbie, and Abby over. Trista and Abby are the same age and love to play together. The both got their purses and were carrying them around. They were so cute!!

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Boot Crazy!

Trista loves boots. Any boot, any size! She gets very "angry" if we take them from her!

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YUM-O

Kyle cooked us dinner one night last week. He did a wonderful job! He is getting so big!!!

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Trista has a new obsession with boots!

My mom has a picture just like this of me.

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Who would have thought Troy and I would let something this big and furry in our house! What we do for family!!
(We were childsitting and dogsitting for Troy's sister)

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My daddy holds me! I hold my baby, love the baby!!!

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This is my new obsession, wearing my socks on my hands! It's really fun! You should try it!

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How about my new look? We are all letting our hair grow.

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How's my hair? Do you think I need a hair cut?

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Hello Daddy!

Never too young to talk on the phone! Especially, when it's Daddy!

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I LOVE MY BROTHER!

My brother Kyle is the best! Not only did he give me a ride on his skateboard, he let me sit on it with him while we shared a cookie!!
Kyle, don't tell Mathew and Trevor you are my favorite!!

2008-11-17T20:31:00.000-08:00

My Little Helper

I was cleaning the floor and Trista really wanted to help. I gave her a bucket (with water) and her own rag. She did such a good job. And she had so much fun! She loves to help mommy! Trista especially likes to do the laundry. She is so fun!

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Mathew's 7th Birthday

Mathew chose to have his birthday party at the skate park in Allen. We had a blast! Everyone rode their bikes on the bmx course, some rode bikes on the street course, some rode scooters, and even some skateboarded! Uncle Chris even rode the skateboard!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Mathew! Happy Birthday to you! We love you Mathew!

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Canada, Eh!

Our first night in Canada we went to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Johnny Bauer was there to speak to us and for pictures. He played goalie for 40 years before they wore masks. His hands were huge! They said that was from the arthritis. It was a really neat place. Afterwards we went to the CN Tower, we weren't able to get any good pictures because it was dark. We weren't allowed on the observation deck because it was too windy. But we sat in the restaurant and had a drink, I had coffee and dessert! Yum-O

The next day we went to the winery. This was the first time either one of us has been to a winery. We had a wonderful lunch, then we went on a tour, and sampled wine. After that we went to Niagera Falls.

then to Oh Canada Eh (a dinner theatre). The rest of the weekend we spent touring toronto at our own leisure. We spent some time at Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant watching the game and eating lunch. A couple of wives and myself went to a few shops and stopped for coffee, then back to our hotel for dinner. We need the company trip a few times a year!!

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So here is my receipt from today! As you can see it is almost as long as Trevor. The receipts are kind of blurry but it shows my totals. I had a few free items that they forgot to give me the credit so I had to go to the customer service to get my $$. I get most of my coupons from the Sunday paper. I have also gotten some from Smartsource.com, coupons.com, and shortcuts.com. Also, make sure your store has an updated address for their "shoppers" card. Kroger sends me lots of coupons.

2008-11-09T15:41:00.000-08:00

I went to Kroger today! I love to grocery shop! I shopped for our family of 6 for the whole week, for $91.80 I saved $110.80! That was $202.60 worth of groceries for $90!! That makes me happy! My goal is to spend $150/week on groceries. I figured it out the other day, all my receipts from the beginning of August, average out for 13 weeks to be $153/week! I am doing good so far.

2008-11-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We had a wonderful evening with Troy's sister and her family. We had a block party followed by trick or treating! It was a lot of fun!! We love halloween! And we were lucky enough to have Troy's mom here visiting!

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Trevor and Trista dressed up for their school parties. Everyone loved the dog! They both had a ball. Trista's teacher Miss Kim is scared of bees so Miss Gita took Trista from me this morning. Good thing Trevor's teacher Miss Alice Anne isn't afraid or allergic to dogs.

My new blog...

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Here is my new blog that my sister forced me to create! :) I will be posting pictures and updates every week!