Pumpkin Carving

It's that time of year. The night are chilly, the leaves are falling, and everyone has cute little pumpkins sitting outside their houses. Well, we didn't...until last weekend. Dad, Breanna, Brady, and Ashley ventured out to a pumpkin farm and picked out pumpkins (My mom and I were shopping). Then the next night, we carved our pumpkins. I didn't get all the pumpkins...but take a look.

Nine.9

I feel so awful because I haven't had time to do Ashley's birthday letter. Her birthday was October 5th. I'm a bit late, right? Well here it goes...
Dear Ashley,
Happy 9th birthday!! Being nine will be exciting and difficult.
You're in 3rd grade now! 3rd grade is lots of fun. This year you'll take your first state test! I remember being terrified. But really, it's not that big a deal as the teachers make it. You'll do great, I know it.
You're so fast and skinny. My thumb and middle finger can almost wrap around your ankle! You have the perfect track body. I hope you'll do track in high school. You'll be really great at it. You're so athletic.
You're also my girly girl. You love sparkles, high heels, and shopping. Sometimes it drives me crazy because you want to buy EVERYTHING but you're so easy to shop for.
Ashley, I love you. Even though you drive me crazy, you'll go far in life. Happy (belated) Birthday!
Love,
Lauren.

Toothless

An exciting thing happened in our family the other day. One of the most exciting events in a 6 year old's life.
BRADY LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH!
He was very excited and smiled for many toothless pictures. It's one of his lower front teeth. And he also informed me that he has another loose tooth.

One of the most exciting parts was getting to put his tooth in a bag, waiting for the tooth fairy, and getting his picture up in his classroom at school for the people who have lost teeth. Here's some pictures!

Down on the Farm...

So last weekend, was our town farm festival. My dance studio had a booth their. We had a bake sale and did face painting. We really had a great time. It was a really rainy day, but I was really surprised at how many people were there.
I met up with Grandmother, Aunt Sara, Blake, and Ava and walked around with them for a little while. But, I had to get back to working. Blake came over to get his face painted and got a cow on his cheek(: Ava didn't want anything. Mary Kate and I were dancing on the hay bails and got our pictures in one of those little things where you cut out the head and it looks like you have the body of a cow or something. And next door, there was a day old baby calf! It was really cute!

A New Friend (Part 2)

Sorry for leaving you off there. I might have accidentally hit the post button. But now I'm here to tell you all about our newest addition (even though we've had him for about a month, but I've been too lazy busy to blog about him.) So here it goes.....

OUR NEWEST ADDITION IS...

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DRUMROLL PLEASE....

 This is Ace! Well, if you ask different members of our family, he has a different name, but  I call him Ace(:

My dad and Brady went out to a farm, and fell in love with this adorable little kitten. We already have 4 chickens, a dog, and a rabbit, so why not throw in a cat?

Reggie isn't to thrilled...but he'll get used to it.

 Ace is much loved. Luckily my best friend, Rachel was over at my house when Brady came in holding a cute little bundle of fur! That was an interesting sleepover!

Not sure how old he is, hasn't been to the vet yet, but we'll take him soon.

Isn't he cute?

So come on down and visit our newest little bundle of joy!

A New Friend..

I know that everyone has been so busy. With school starting, practices, and everything else to catch up on, there's just no time for simple things like blogging. But now that I have finally found the time (and my computer is working), I would like to introduce you all to our family's newest addition:

Eleven.11

I've decided to make this a birthday tradition, writing a letter to the member of my family who is celebrating the birthday. Today, it's Breanna.
Dear Breanna,
Let me start out with how much I love you. You were my first baby sister and always will be. You always understand everything. You're very curious and athletic. Sometimes I'm jealous of your athletic ability. You have so much energy, and so much fun inside of you!
5th grade is a lot of fun! You're on top of the elementary school. It's like you've worked for 6 years, just to get to that spot. It's kind of interesting that you're on the top of the elementary school while I'm on the top of the middle school.
I'm just going to tell you right now, 11 is a tough age. I can remember really clearly what it was like when I was 11. No one treats you the way you want. Everyone treats you like a little kid. You're kind of stuck in the middle. You're not a little kid, but you're not a teenager either. But I know you can get through it. You can get through anything.
I love you so much Breanna. From the time you were first born and I called you "Annie Rose" and "Little Piggy", to now. Just know that I'll always be there for you.
Love,
Lauren