Fun With Balloons!

Kera had fun with her birthday decorations for days after her birthday...

Kera's Birthday Weekend

Kera had a wonderful birthday weekend. My parents came to town on Wednesday to help us celebrate. On Wednesday we stayed around the house and had a fun day of playing and napping...

On Thursday Burrs joined the girls and I at storytime while Pepe played a bit of golf. After storytime we headed to Starbucks...of course. Kera really enjoyed her pumpkin bread! I think she left more for the birds than actually went into her mouth.

Later that night we had the "incident"...

Pepe was a bit aggressive when he went to say hello to Burrs!

On Friday, Jim, Abby, and my parents headed out to Nellis Air Force Base for their annual air show while Kera and I prepared for her party. I have to admit I was VERY jealous that they got to go to the airshow but there was no way that I could go to the show and get ready for the party.  They had a great time at the airshow! Friday was the dress rehearsal for the show on Saturday and Sunday but due to Jim's position they were able to go on Friday and park on base. Usually, people have to be bussed in. Here are a few pictures of their day...

They even got to see the Thunder Birds perform.

Like I said, as the rest of the family was out playing, Kera and I were home getting ready for her party...

Kera's party was a great success!

We had pizza:

The older kids decorated cupcakes:

and had a craft...

And of course, there was cake...

Don't worry, she eventually got into it...

Notice the cake on the wall....

And very generous presents:

On Saturday we went to a local farmers market were there was a petting zoo. The girls loved the animals!

Saturday night Jim and I actually got to go out on a date...too bad we were so tired. We had dinner and then headed straight home to bed.

Sundays, in the fall, our house is Steeler country!

We all headed out for lunch to watch the Steelers log a W against the Bungholes (Bengals).

My parent headed home first thing Monday morning. It was a great weekend!

Happy birthday dear Kera!!

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Our little Kera is now 1...UNBELIEVABLE!

Here are her stats:

Weight: 22 lbs 10.5 oz (50-75 percentile)
Length: 30 inches (75 percentile)
Head Circumference: 47 cm (90 percentile)

We had a nice party for Kera and I will be posting pictures soon.

Kera is Walking

Yesturday, 3 days before her 1st birthday, Kera is walking on her own!

Now we have 2 girls to run after!

Halloween!!

We had a GREAT Halloween this year! We started our Halloween weekend by visiting the Shark Reef. The reef was definitely in the Halloween spirit!

Saturday night we headed to a Halloween party at one of my friends house. It was a fun all being there as a family!

Vampire family with their little bat:

Jim needing a beer...badly!

Our little princess killing the evil vampire!

On Sunday morning we went for a nice bike ride...well, it would have been nice if Kera wasn't screaming for half of it. We took our bikes to Red Rock and road a portion of the loop. It was a very hilly but very nice11 mile ride.

After a bit of football and naps for the girls it was time for a neighborhood Halloween potluck. Abby and Kera had a lot of fun being with theirs friends.

Finally, it was Monday, Halloween!! When Jim got home from work he made sure that his decorations were all in place...

Then, it was on to the pumpkins...

Finally it was time to get ready to go trick or treating!

Our little princess!

Vampire and the bat.

Time to meet up with the neighborhood friends!



Trick or Treating!

Abby loved running around with her friend Mermaid Maddie!

Finally it was time to check out the evenings loot...

Next year Abby is saying that she is going to be a witch...but I am sure she will change her mind a few times before next year.



Abby had a great time this year! It is very cute, she seems to think that Halloween is  a place. She keeps asking me to go to Halloween. It is had to explain to a 2 year old that she has to wait until next year.

Next up, Kera's birthday!

Dear Maggie

Unfortunately, on Sunday, October 23rd we lost a wonderful woman, Maggie Rogers, to cancer. She was Jim's aunt and a simply amazing woman. We will miss her very much!

Jim flew back to Pittsburgh for the funeral and even though it was a sad time he was happy to spend a few days with his extended family.