Boo!

"Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October's days"

Happy Halloween, friends and family! Nathan has dressed up as a puppy this year. He specifically requested to be a "puppy like Shelby". I fashioned him a costume of brown sweats, black spots, a tail and some floppy ears and he's throwing in his own sound effects by barking repeatedly. He had a party in pre-school where his friends were dressed up as princesses, robots and monkeys. He's out trick or treating with his Daddy now and will be home and tucked in for the night soon. We have been preparing for Halloween by carving jack-o-lanterns, roasting pumpkin seeds and watch such Halloween classics as Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie and It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

I hope everyone had a Spook-tacular Halloween and that you were all safe. <3

First day of school and first day of King's Kids

"God made little boys in a wondrous dream of man
Gave them strength, courage, dignity and will
and the curiosity to seek new horizons, to sail, fly, reach for the stars
God loves His boys for their spirit and pride,
their eagerness and wit
He watches over them as they grow
For it is through the miracle of little boys
that mature man is realized
And in their hands he has placed
the future of all living things"

Wanted to give y'all some pictures from Nathan's first day of school and his first night at King's Kids. King's Kids is the weekly program Nathan attends at our church. Enjoy!











Kite night at the park with Daddy. It was Daddy-Kite night at Nathan's pre-school. All Nathan wanted to do was chase the girls, yelling "HI girls! I'll catch you!" What a pimp :D

Snakes and snails and puppydog tails...

"A boy is Truth with dirt on its face,
beauty with a cut on its finger,
wisdom with bubble gum in its hair,
and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket"

My life as a mother is complete. I just extracted a raisin from Nathan's nose.

"Cousin to cousin, we'll always be,
special friends from the same family tree"

Nathan's youngest cousin, Madison

Madison with Mike's dad, John



Nathan, Uncle Tristan and Tyler who did NOT want his picture taken...



Miss Madison again, can you tell she's the only little girl in the family? :)



Aunt Cari and cousin Ethan



Nathan and Ethan, or as we like to call them N-Ethan!

If it's not one thing, it's your dirt floor basement and exploding water heater...

"Home, the spot of Earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest"

My apologies for the slowdown in posts. We finally got one plumbing problem fixed just to have another erupt, literally. I'll return to getting pictures and stories up soon! In the meantime, pray our basement dries out and that nothing else comes up!

The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy. ~Sam Levenson

Here are some random pictures of Nathan with his various grandparents.

Him and my dad, Grandpa Harley



Nathan and my mom and my stepdad.



Nathan and my Nany, the woman who raised me.

Cowboy up, Holtry!

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys...

When we went to the zoo a few weeks ago, Nathan had his first pony ride.