Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Boy did we have a fun day of candy and fun. First we started out the day at a birthday party for one of Morgan's little friends and then we headed over to Lori's for pizza and trick or treating. It was a fun day and Morgan looked cute as ever. Mom did a wonderful job on the girls costumes. Lauren stole the show with her car hop costume. Too cute! Can't wait to see what they pick out next year.

Knock, knock. Trick or treat.

The girls trick or treating. Love this picture.

The master creator herself, mom with her two master pieces.

May I take your order please? Love this girl!

Mom did an excellent job on Lauren's costume.

Lori and Lauren

My little princess.

Maurie

Maurie and her new American Girl Doll.

Hardy the chicken.

Avert the baby chick.

Maurie the peacock.

Little Miss Snow White

Hey Buck a Roo

Lauren went hunting with her dad this weekend and she shot her first buck. Not only did she shoot a buck but the next day she shot a doe. Great job Lauren! You made your uncle Stephen very proud.

Lauren with her big kill.

Trunk or Treat

Tonight at a local church they do what is called "Trunk or Treat." It is an awesome event where members of the church decorate the trunks of their cars and run games and different events out of them. The girls had a blast. Lots of games and lots of candy, what's there not to like?

Morgan and Lauren having some fun.


Morgan giving it a go at putt-put.

My cute little butterfly!

Strike!

Happy Halloween Shelbie

Today Morgan helped me decorate out at Shelbie's for Halloween. She is such a great lil sister and a big helper. Love you sweetie!

Morgan showing off her hard work for her big sister. Great job sweet heart!

Future Hoarder????

Today after running errands I had a really bad headache and tried to get Morgan to lay down with me and take a nap with no luck. So I told her if she would go and stay in her room while mom rested for a bit, I would not make her take a nap. So I turned on her tv and let her play. Well after an hour I got up and this is what I found. Her room was destroyed. After one hour!!!! It reminded me of that show hoarders. You couldn't see the floor in most of the room. It was crazy. But I couldn't get mad because she did as mommy said and she stayed in her room. Well good thing was that my headache went away. Bad thing was it took us over an hour to clean it all up. It's all good!

Peace on Earth

Today it finally rained at our house. We haven't seen rain in sometime so we were really glad to welcome it. After it poured, there were 5 beautiful, that's right, 5 beautiful rainbows outside our house. This is one we saw from our front porch. They say that a rainbow is a sign of peace. And to think that all this time I have been trying to find peace on earth and it's right here at 2466 Dowell Rd. God is good!!

What a beautiful end to any rainy day!

Let's Go Bulldog Gold!

Today we braved the weather, rain and all to go see Lauren show her Bulldog Gold spirit. She sure has come a long way.

Go Bulldog's Go!


Go Team!!

My cousin's son #28, plays on Lauren's team. So cute standing out there.

Trip to the Vet

We had to take our dog Lacy to the vet today to get her shots up to date. This was not a very fun time. Morgan cried all the way to the vet because she felt that Lacy was going to go to Heaven as well since Lady did last time we went to the vet. After continuous reassurance I finally got her to calm down before we actually got there. What added fuel to the fire was that they took us back into the room where Lady had pasted. It was not fun for Morgan nor me. But finally after her exam and shots we were out the door. THANK GOD!!!! Since it was such a bad morning we decided to go shopping. So our day ended much better than it started. Glad that this day is over.

Morgan helping with Lacy today at the vet.

Morgan on the carousel at the mall.

Fall Festival

Since Stephen was out of town, Morgan and I decided to go to the Fall Festival at the church tonight. It was lots of fun. There was one incident with a rabbit that gave many of us a really good laugh, but other than that we had a great time. I just love this time of year with all the fun festival's and great fall fun.

Morgan enjoying the bounce house slide.


Morgan enjoying the petting zoo and all the animals.

Morgan doing the toilet paper roll toss and doing really well as you can see! Score!!!!

Morgan enjoying the bounce house.

Beware of a Hungry Dog

So yesterday morning when I was heading out the door to work I noticed some siding from my house on the ground next to my patio. When I walked over this is what I found. There is a pack of 4 stray dogs that have been hanging around my house. I had put Lacy in the room on the other side of this wall and I am not sure if they were trying to get to her or what but this is what those dogs did to my house. To say the least, I was not a very happy camper about it and because we live in the county and not the city, the dog catcher is of no service to us. So I called the sheriff's office and they said do whatever means I needed to do to protect my property and family. These dogs attacked my dog while she was eating last week so that is why we put her in the house at night time to eat now. This is one of the down sides of living in the country. People just think that they can dump unwanted animal out here and that everyone out here will care for them. WRONG!!!! So I will leave it up to Stephen, my neighbor and my uncle to take care of these wild crazy dogs that our literally eating me out of house and home!!!!

The damage done to the side of my house by some stray dogs.

A New Friend

Ever since Stephen started hunting in Childress, TX last year, he has been begging us to come with him one weekend to check it out. So since we have had such a hard week with Lady, we decided to get away for the weekend and go with him. The man that runs the lease has a little girl named Kennedy. Morgan and her instantly became great friends. She even helped Morgan try to over come her fear of grasshopper's as they spent the day trying to catch them and put them in a cup. On Saturday night, Kennedy has a fall carnival at her school. We were invited to go and glad we did because Morgan had a blast. There was a talent show following and Kennedy was named princess of the fall festival for her class. It was so cute. We had a great time, other than the 6 plus hour drive each way. If I heard the words "how much longer, are we almost there??" once I heard them a million times. Now I know how my mom and dad felt on all those road trips. So sorry mom and John!

Morgan getting her face painted at the carnival.

Mommies lil kitty. She's a keeper!

Morgan and her new friend, Kennedy.

Kennedy being crowned princess of the fall carnival. Congrats Kennedy!

It's Fair Day!

After our terrible day yesterday we all decided that we needed to have a little fun so today we went to the State Fair of Texas. We had a wonderful time as usual. This is one of my favorite times of the year, when the fair comes to town. We love the attractions, the food and the rides. I am glad that we have made this a family tradition. I remember as a child how much I loved going every year and all the great times I had with my family and friends. Hope we are building wonderful memories for Morgan as well. We love you Big Tex!

The dog show is one of our favorite events.

Morgan watching the dogs at play. She loved the three legged dog. He was amazing!

Morgan having fun at the petting zoo.

Morgan getting ready for the Pee-Wee Stampede

Morgan lining up and getting ready for the show.

Momma's lil cowgirl!

Go cowgirl, go!! My lil rodeo star!

Morgan after her great ride.

No trophy this year, but we did get a cool blue ribbon for all our hard work. Way to go Morgan! You make us so proud.

Lil Big Tex

Morgan working on the farm.

Morgan cashing in her cash she earned working on the farm. She got chips of course.

Morgan riding some rides.

Me and Morgan take a ride down the slide.

What a fun way to end our great day at the fair!

Hi dad!