Our Beautiful Afternoon at the Pumpkin Patch Part 2

Sariah & Sheridan pose as cute little scarecrow and jack-o-lantern. Sheridan will actually be a jack-o-lantern for Halloween this year.

Top left is Season, next is Lee. Below Lee on the right is Lauren. Sheridan is across from Lauren and finally Sariah is holding the whole pyramid up!

Season looks straight into the sun so that I don't get the 'shadow' effect. She had to hold down her hair, so it wouldn't fly into her face.

Lee was helping Sheridan find her pumpkin. She said that Sheridan just walked right up to the right one and told her that she wanted that one to be hers. Lee found her own not far from there.

There were acres and acres of pumpkins. They always have a corn maze and other attractions in addition to the pick your own pumpkin setup. It's northwest of Denver, but only 5 minutes from our house in Broomfield. It was a great day!

Pumpkin Hunting at the Pumpkin Patch Part 1

Family Time at the Pumpkin Patch in Lafayette, Colorado

We were able to pull the whole family together to go to the Rock Creek Farm Pumpkin Patch close by our house. The older ones really didn't want to go, but when we were there...we all enjoyed the pumpkin hunting, farm animals, weather and the really short drive home.

Sariah is always posing when she is alone in a picture.

Ahhh, Sheridan! Her first pumpkin patch experience. She went so far searching for "Sheridan's" pumpkin (she's always talking in 3rd person).

Ken is our fearless leader. He was busy taking all of the pictures, so I took the camera from him and I snapped the unwilling subject.

Lauren & Mommy. Lauren had a brand new, lovely, baby blue cast put on earlier today. She staked her claim just a few minutes after this shot. She discovered her perfect pumpkin and sat promptly down upon it, while everyone else searched a few acres or more.

Lauren hobbled around on crutches thru the patch.

Sheridan is 'Pluggo' Free

Our sweet little Sheridan misplaced her pacifier the other night. I looked, but not that hard. I told her that I could not find it. I asked her if she thought that she could sleep without it for the night. She said, "I think so". She did. I thought that maybe naps would no longer happen without a pluggo. Guess what? She did that too! So here we are on night #3 and have also had 2 successful naps without the pluggos. Yeah! Could it really be this easy? It was so hard with the other girls. I will post pictures later. Love to all of you and goodnight!

Serene & Kyle proud parents of Baby Brigham

Baby Brigham was born in July. They are such a cute little family. Serene & Kyle have been blessed with a happy and content baby boy. What luck!

Sheridan and the Potty

Sheridan has the 'pee in the potty' mastered. We cannot however, say the same about the 'poop in the potty'. Frustration for her and mommy. We ran up and down the stairs 5 times in 30 minutes yesterday (she needs to use the right potty). Prayers would be greatly appreciated. Good thing we didn't enroll her in preschool this year. :-)

The Newest Little Cousin Leah Kaye Sardakowski

Nathanael & Jessica have become the parents of beautiful Leah Kaye Sardakowski. She was born on September 24th or 25th. Forgive me, I just can't remember what day it was. I really think it was the 24th. I was thinking that it could become confusing with our daughter Lee and the new little Leah. I guess since they are 15 years apart, it shouldn't get too confusing. Welcome Leah.

Rufus now

He is so funny! He loves to pose for his picture.

Rufus sees the camera pointing at him and he sits down and waits patiently. He weighs about 15 pounds now and has slowed down in his growth. He is very loved. I feel bad because Joe & Colby don't get to come inside often, but Rufus is more or less an inside dog. He chills and shivers badly when it hits 45 degrees.

Chaos and the New School Year!

August 18th & 19th school began. On the 19th, the first day that Sheridan and Mommy had alone together, Amber stepped into a hole that Colby (the medium sized dog), dug for her. Thought it was a sprain, turned out to be a mild break. Tough luck. Week later she had her final wisdom tooth removed.

Ken continues to work his tail off to provide for his girls. He feels like his life is work, workout and fix things. He is amazed at how he can use less gas than Amber does, even when he drives to appointments throughout the week. He is in great health and nothing ever seems to affect him. His is still working the body of the Suburban. He did complete the 5 year long, project with the '67 Mustang. Yeah!

Everyday, we run the girls to early morning Seminary, then Season & Sariah to separate schools. On Wednesdays, Season has late start, so this works out to be an extra trip. Run errands between start and end of school. At 2:30pm, the running begins again. Since Lauren has a stress fracture in her foot, she gets picked up too. Pick up Sariah, come home for a few, pickup Season & Lauren. Mondays; Lee to and from soccer & Lauren to and from Marching band. Tuesdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder, stay with her for 1 1/2 hours. Wednesdays; Lauren to and from Marching Band, Season & Lee to YW. Thursdays; Lee to soccer in Boulder (another 1 1/2 hours hanging out). Fridays; my day off. Ha! Run girls to friends or Football games, Lauren plays with the band in these. Saturdays; soccer games all over the Denver area, then any other activities through the day (includes youth dances once a month). ALWAYS RUNNING!





Lee was recognized for making Honor Roll last spring with a 3.5 GPA. Great job Lee! Lauren was put into the position of Drum Major in Marching Band, this is because she cannot march with a cast. Season turned 12 and got her own cell phone. Sariah is thrilled to be in 1st grade. The homework has been surprisingly abundant. Sheridan enjoys time with Mommy but is always asking to go to her friends' house. She's so grown up.





We have had our bouts of illness. We are waiting for results on a Mono test for Lee. She's been a mess. Exhaustion is killing her. She has changed her schedule to accomodate release time Seminary in stead of early morning, hoping that the extra hour will help (this was before we suspected Mono). Season had strep a couple of weeks ago. She is much better now.

UPDATE: Lee's bloodwork came back positive for Mono. Yuck! She hopes to feel better soon!





Overall, we plug away everyday. This is the life of our 'larger' family by today's standards. We are truly blessed to have these sweet spirits.