Introducing...

Skarloey!

(Rhett named him after a train from the Thomas books. Think we'll call him Skar)

He's a 2-month old lab/shorthair mix and cute as can be.

The kids were so excited when we told them we were getting a puppy.

As you can see they both love him already.

We got him Saturday and last night was better than the first. He's sleeping in the garage in a crate. Eventually he will be in the shed with the cats at night and out during the day. Right now, he can't hold his own with the cats and they are not amused by him. The kids have enjoyed playing "chase" with him in the garage and taking turns giving him his bone.

KSU-Texas Game

A few weeks ago, I was able to meet up with a few of my sorority sisters before the K-State-Texas game in Manhattan. It was so fun to catch up on the last 10 years (can't believe we have been gone that long!) and reminisce about those four years we spent together.

Thanks, Jess, for setting this all up!

Me, Jessica (came from San Francisco), Teresa (came from Lakin, KS)

The kids and I were able to spend some time with my family in Manhattan too.

Wes & Leah playing with Luke through the door at Pizza Hut.

Cousins Will & Wes

Sure love all that purple!

Halloween 2010

We went trick-or-treating in downtown Newton on Saturday evening. It was a nice night so there were A LOT of kids out.

Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato from VeggieTales.

We met up with our friends the Baxter's. Pretty Charley Girl (as Rhett calls her) made a very cute Tinker Bell.

It also happened to be Matt's 35th birthday, so the staff at Acapulco's brought him a huge sombrero and fried ice cream and sang to him. Rhett and Charley had their share.

Siblings and Friends

When I got out of the shower the other morning, the house was silent with the exception of Rhett reading "Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?" I snuck out to the sunroom and "caught" the kids doing this:

Getting along!

It was so cute to hear Rhett reading to Leah. He would pause and see if she knew the sound for the animals. He was a great affirmer when she was right and quick to correct her when she was wrong. He thinks it is his responsibility to teach her everything...

Back off, Ladies. He's mine!

My dad gave Ben and old chainsaw and Ben has been boasting his manhood ever since. If you can't tell, he's wearing a bike helmet, soundproof ear muffs, and safety goggles.

What a MAN!

I know you're jealous.

And the home of the... CHIEFS!

Thanks to Uncle Gary and Aunt Connie and Big Papa and Grandma Sauce for keeping Rhett and Leah for us last weekend so Ben and I could have a little pre-baby date! Job and Josh have season tickets for the Chiefs and offered them to us for a game. We ended up choosing the Jacksonville game. It was a beautiful day and a fun game ending with a Chiefs win. We stayed in KC Saturday night, ate dinner ALONE and walked around Village West at a leisurely pace. Our hotel was right next to the KC Wizards soccer stadium and they were hosting their final home game of the season. The won too and celebrated with a 15 minute fireworks show that we watched from our hotel room. A great night!

So steep! Once people were sitting in front of us, I felt a little more comfortable. At least there would be someone to break my fall!

This was the first time for me to go to a professional football game. We went to Arrowhead when K-State beat OU in the Big XII Championship, but when 80,000 people are cheering for the same team, the atmosphere is quite different! This game was also a reunion of sorts for me and my (pretend) college boyfriend, Jon McGraw, who plays for the Chiefs :)

Thanks again to all who made it possible for me to go on a date with my husband!!