Buddy Bake Off

Peter's Cub Scout pack had a Buddy Bake Off. Each scout (and an adult) bake something, and the baked goods are auctioned off, for the pack. Peter really wanted to make Scottish Imperial Biscuits (also known as Empire Cakes). I give him a lot of credit. He did most of the work, himself, and they were delicious. Here he is, with some he had saved for us to eat at home. For the Bake Off, he packaged six of them, and they sold for $21.75.

Peter's Birthday

Peter turned 9, last week! He really wanted a Chessie logo cake. (For those of you who don't know, his favorite railroad is the Chessie.) He also wanted Italian sausage in sauce and rotini noodles, for his birthday dinner. Everyone gave him such nice gifts: Star Wars figures, Indiana Jones figure, Star Wars Lego, a new blanket, Playmobil White Tigers, Pirates of the Caribbean Life game, alittle tank car, Lions at Lunchtime book, a Nascar Flatcar, a Steelers shirt, a rocket launcher, money, and a paper airplane kit. I hope I didn't forget anything! Anyways, here are a couple pictures from the day:

Family Visit

Last Sunday, we had a wonderful visit, with Jim's mother, sisters, and almost all their kids. Hunter couldn't come, but, he sent his Wii to represent him. :) Everyone loved that. Laura and Nana brought over loads of good food, too. Here are some photos. In the large group photo, George is sad, because Laura and I started to click our cameras, before he had a chance to smile. By the time we did "the boys", he was thoroughly dejected. (Though, we didn't know what was wrong, at the time.) The day ended all too soon. If you can't keep the kids straight: Peter (grey), Margie (blue), George (red), Fred (car sweater), Thomas (blue stripes), Haden (navy), Marisa (maroon), Kaeli (pink).

Michael and Kim's Wedding

Hi! So much has been going on. I have lots of photos, and am behind posting them. Since I like to be chronological, I will start with my cousin Michael's wedding. Unfortunately, I didn't get any good shots of him and Kim! But, here are some of the kids, all dressed up. George (in the middle) was so funny. This was the first time he wore a suit. He got such a kick out of it. He fancied himself looking like Indiana Jones (when he is a professor). We had a nice time, and got to see a lot of relatives and people (not that "relatives" aren't "people") that we haven't seen in a long time.

Halloween Part 2

Here they are, waiting to go out. Uncle Mike and Dad took them around the neighborhood. Then we went to Uncle George's. They LOVE going to Uncle George's!




The Red Bud Tree just dumped all these leaves, overnight. I thought it was unusual, so I am posting it.

Halloween Part 1

Last Sunday was the Halloween party at church. It had to be the lowest turn out, ever. But, the kids had fun. Here is a group shot:
(Clay is a bee, Margie is a princess, PJ has the white mask, Peter is Darth Vader, Thomas is a doggie, George is Raphael, and Freddie is Thomas)




When we got home, we were surprised to see it hailed at our house.


The kids' pumpkins: