Keeping Up with Tricky Treaters

This year was a new experience for us! It was all about keeping up with the teenagers while hanging back with the gradeschooler and friends. How far ahead should they be that we are cramping their style....Probably the fact that we were there at all already was, so the point is moot.

Our Pirate Princess

Trick-or-Treat

Teens are BUGS!!!
(OH! and That is NOT a SharPay costume - she is Nancy Drew)
This is how dad brings them home...{sigh}

Got Jacks?

Manny, Mo & Jack

Stephen scooped the guck out for us girlie girls and then we girls did what we do best-decorate!

Intense Concentration-first time solo carving

Lexi is a pro!

Did you know safety knives aren't so safe once they break? Oops!

The Hurst & Rash Jack-o-lantern families

The Simple Life

Finally a free weekend with nothing planned!!! We went on a ROAD TRIP two hours from home to Staheli Family Farm. We rode the tractor over to the corn field and spent some time getting lost in the maIze. One maize down and we decide to split up into teams for the next one: Mom & Lexi against Emily and Dad. I wonder how that turned how?!? Next up: the petting zoo and picking out our pumpkins. But I think the true hit of the day was the rope swing in the haystack. Aww...the Simple Life!

We are so into rules! Strange!

Green Acres is the place for me!


The rope swing was a huge hit with the girls!


"This way is north" So helpful, this one

Growing Wiser

First day of 3rd and 8th Grade...

Alexa Brianne - 13 years old

Emily Elizabeth - 8 years old

Lazy Crazy Days of Summer

What to do with three little kids suffering from boredom and starting to argue? I asked my facebook friends and received great responses! First we made driveway paint and painted hopscotches and butterflies galore on the concrete, then the porch when it became too hot, and then finally giving up in search of a cooler activity.

Next up...

THE RASH FAMILY CIRCUS
STARRING

Teeky and Jeeky the CooCoo Clowns
a.k.a Tyler and Auntie Jenny
They are two funny juggling, honking, fools!

The Darling Dancing Divas
Kaylee & Emily
Their acting, dancing, and acrobatics will amaze you!

Monkey Boy
His pictures require parental warning and are not to be posted on this website
you will have to make do with his poster...
(use your imaginations)

Alexa the Great Lion Tamer
with Winston & Charlie
who fearlessly jump from staggering heights and perform all kinds of stupendous tricks!
Coming soon to a living room near you
(Big Top Tent not included)

What a terrific day to spend with the family. I wish we could do this stuff everyday...
but then I'd have t clean it up everyday too...hmmmm

Thirteen

Happy Birthday to my Teen.

We glowed, we bowled, we rock and rolled!

Summer Fun

We spent a lazy evening with perfect weather swimming and BBQing with the Jacobs Family. Good times!

Pool Wars!

Stefanie and Taylor

Alexa's Band Concert (from cell video)

A Day of Firsts

• Emily's first time on a boat (not a cruise ship). She was pretty fearful to get on even with the PDF!
• Alexa's first time water skiing. Didn't get up but she tried so hard!
• Stephen & Alexa's first time driving a boat. Stephen even pulled a skier (kinda)
• Mom (Kathy)'s first time trying to coordinate using a noodle to float on in the Lake = LOL
• Dan, Alexa & Emily's first time cliff jumping. Emmy held tight to Dad's hand and only "tried" once. Alexa is a pro...with a bloody knee to prove it! Dan climbed up high with the big boys.
  
• Uncle Lance's first time cramming 7 people on his boat!
• As for me, no firsts...but a SPECTACULAR day!