OK we are back after a long break.

Getting in the last of the warm weather. We took the pic's of Gray incase he becomes a famous BMXer we can say it all began when he was 1!

Oh Grayden!

Well you can see his latest shoes. they are frog boots I found in the attic from B and Sky. They are on all day (includes sleeping) since Sunday. But as I was sitting here at my desk we checked out other blogs and he was saying jenna and kira and caleb and bobby he is such a talker then he picked up a credit card (actually a hotel room key) and said" hey mama a credit card". My heart sunk. my 1 year old knows the word credit card how sad. He does also know penny and money but those don't seem as bad. What will be next interest, breast cancer, versace? I tell you are kids are way more observant than we know and way smarter thats for sure.

Monday the 2nd. Field museum.

since we didn't really have much family time on Davids real birthday we took monday to celebrate. Her is B and Sue he was very interested since he just finished studing dinos in science.


We ate lunch on the lake (heros subs) went to the museum , BW3 for dinner and watched curious George and ate cookies. It was a great birthday.

more celebration!

cake and gifts to end the night.

Oct 1 TOOTS memorial.

B, Mike and Olivia signing the toots sign
Colby and Dave are T shirt machines
my ghetto girl
what a better way to celebrate Davids birthday then with all our fellow toots patrons.

party at the stroms

happy because kyles here.

go vikings!

our day at the childrens museum

sadly this is the only picture with kira.

celebrations galore!

Hooray we finally got a new couch! you who have sat on the old one are rejoicing with me. However take a moment to notice just how HUGE it is. How come they never look that big in the show room? David is worried where we will put it for Christmas? hum good question Dave.
well we finally had B and livs birthday party. I am telling myself that at least it is still the same year the turned 10 and 4 right.This pic is of the tissue box livs made for grandpa she was very excited because "he really does use a lot of tissues mom" and he loves anything she makes him.

How we fill our days.

Liv got a new bike this summer and we were taking advantage of some of the last nice weather.
some added color for his eye

He loves his shoes what can I say.

Our ouch of the day.

well I'm not even sure how it happened. It had something to do with Sky but who knows. On the lid its looking nice and purple but he won't let me see it. I have a feeling this one will turn many pretty shades.

This week at the rills

parents night at cubbies
Gray loves sitting on the potty! He really has gone 3 times. I AM NOT trying to train him! He grabs his butt and says potty his favorite part is using the paper and flushing.
He loves shoes. He has slept with his crocs 3 nights now.

so not in order i'm still trying to get the kinks out.

sept. 9 game night at grandma and grandpa rills
B's new school desk up by grandmas. He says its working out great.

5th grade what happened to my baby boy?

Olivias sewing lesson with grandma.
yeah first day of 3rd grade
fell off the toilet and hurt his tooth (we had blood every where) what will be next for gray oh I can't wait!

yummy fun at the church picnic

These are not new but bear new viewing

colby and sky after pirate capture the flag
well it's Grayden.
now I really love this one. She dressed to play a soccar game, who knows?
B and kendell at mastering the backflip