This is Baylee's Turkey she made at Kindergarten. She was super excited to show us!

Up close Turkey!

This is the cornucopia, Baylee couldn't wait to eat the candy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Carving Pumpkins

Baylee pulling out pumpkin guts. She said it was disgusting. This is her first time actually cleaning out the pumpkin. LOL She was very hesitant when we started but we told her she had to do it.

Katelyn was just playing in it. She chose the shapes and I carved.

Baylee drew her own face and her Dad helped carve it. It turned out AWESOME!

All of them were drawn. No tracing involved.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Trip to the zoo...

The baby elephant - Zuri. She was way cute.

Katelyn is the size of a juvenile and Baylee is almost as big as a female adult gorilla.

Baylee requested I take a picture of them next to the gorilla head.

Katelyn wanted to sit on the Tiger. Baylee didn't want to.


Carousel ride on the mama Giraffe and baby Giraffe.

Of course the water ball. Kid's just can't go to the Zoo and not have to play with the water ball.

Meet Wilsen...

Wilsen is the kindergarten class bear. He got to come home with Baylee on Friday and spend the weekend with her. Wilsen sits in class all week long and watches the kids during carpet time and on Friday he chooses who he wants to go home with. Well this week he chose Baylee and we are very excited to share. Baylee says it means that she was good in class and she listens to her teacher. Pretty Awesome!!!

Wilsen and Mommy!
So she is supposed to write in Wilsens book about the things they did over the weekend. She told me what she wanted to write and I helped her sound out the words. Parents are not to help them write and I didn't help her spell only sounded the words out with her. I must say she did an AWESOME job!!

Wilsen (Wlsen) and I went to a (u) mall (mol) to meet my dad
My dad got to meet (met) Wilsen (Wlsen) me and my dad was nice (nis) to Wilsen (Wlsen)
Wilsen (Wlsen) and I read (red) books (bo) in (n) the (the is missing, it's a hard one to spell) car (kor)

This is Wilsen on the left, Baylee in the middle and Katelyn on the right, riding in the car.
GOOD JOB BAYLEE!!!!!

OH BOY!!! Did I come home to a surprise last night?

So last night I came home and Baylee started talking to me after I had been home for a few minutes. This is what she said.........
Baylee: "Mom, I have a surprise for you. But you can't get mad and I don't want you to kill my Dad."
Mom: "Why would I kill your Dad."
Dad: Looking at Baylee like he doesn't know what she is talking about
Mom: "Does Dad know about this surprise?"
Baylee: "Yes, he does but I can't tell you what it is. Don't get mad."
So then Baylee walks over to the Love Sac and reaches for her blanket. I was thinking oh no it's a dog. She lifts up part of the blanket and out pops a little head. Needless to say, he is so stinkin' cute and Yes, I like him. Now....on with the training....UGH!

Sammie has been very accepting so far. The girls have been a big help with the potty stuff I just have them walk around the yard and he follows. We are still up in the air with his name, Katelyn calls him "little Sammie", but Bud has wanted to get a boy and call him Rico for a while now. So Rico it may be.....He is 7 weeks old and should get to be about the same size as Sammie.

Baylee's first day of Kindergarten.......

This morning Baylee could not wait to leave the house. She was worried that we would be late.

































Then it was time to go get in line with her class and she got a little scared but she did it. She went right in and found her very own cubby for her things. Then she went to find her chair. Dad went in to take pictures while I stayed outside with Katelyn. I was having a difficult time watching her because I could tell that she was nervous. She found her seat all by herself and gave me a little wave out the door.















So far there are three kids in her class that she went to Pre-School with so that is pretty exciting for her. I can't wait to see how she liked her first Day.

Partners In Excellence And Quality Award....

GA Larson is a national wholesale company that Bud works with. Every year they choose four people, one person per region, to receive the PEAQ award. Bud was the winner in the supplier salesman category for the Mountain Region.

They flew him to Pewaukee, Wisconsin for their awards recognition dinner on May 4th. The company will be publishing the event in several trade magazines.


This is Bud with the other three winners and the owners of the company.