Okay, so I know there are a lot of pictures, but I just love pictures and wanted to share them all with you. We just got back (just means almost a month ago, but life is so hectic) from California. We went out for Andy and Tricia's wedding and for Thanksgiving.

Good old Bob watched the kids while we were in the temple!!!

Bayley giving Jo a big hug hello

Andy and Tricia outside the temple

Glenn and Andy

This is my favorite picture. No need for a caption here.

All of the boys, I mean men

All the brothers at the end of the night,

Andy, Roger, Glenn, and Bob

Andy and Tricia and their nephews

Uncle Roger and Noah

Glenn and Isaac

The Harris Family

Bayley and Luke posing

Funny Grandma and little Noah

Glenn deep in thought

Amee and Isaac

Hugs!!!

Bayley Kate posing for a picture

Riley and Bayley

Lexi and Isaac

Bayley and Isaac with Joe and Misty's kids

We drove down to San Luis Obispo to surprise some friends of ours. When we got to where they were staying Misty answered the door wearing the exact same outfit I was. I don't think I have matched someone since high school. It was pretty funny.

The family at the beach in San Luis Obispo

Bayley and Noah

Bayley Kate

The end!!! We had so much fun in California visiting everyone and enjoying the nice weather. We were sad to leaving and even sadder when we stepped off the plane in Chicago with short sleeves in the 30 degree weather.

Isaac is known for his ability to make just about any face on queue. Here are just a few:




It's hard work making faces. This is a picture of Isaac a little while later.

Happy 5th Birthday Bayley Kate

Breakfast in bed for the birthday girl

Dinner at The Rain Forest CafeOpening presents from funny grandmaBayley blowing out the candlesSwimming


Opening more presents


Bayley Kate is now 5! Her birthday was on the 30th and over night she went from 4 to 14. She has recently informed me that now that she is 5 I am not the boss of her. I thought that didn't start for a few more years. On her birthday we celebrated with the family and took her to Rain Forest Cafe and then yesterday we had a friend birthday party at the RecPlex pool. Only a few snags but over all I think it turned out alright, according to her "this is the best birthday ever" (which she says every year) and that she doesn't like it she loves it!!!


This definitely was a big birthday. Just in the last while she has been acting so grown up. I feel like we are entering the next phase of parenting (which seems exciting and a little scary). She is now starting to read which is really exciting for me and her. She is loving school and having fun meeting lots of new friends. Her favorite thing to watch is High School Musical and stands in front of the mirror singing "you are the music in me" and looking all dreamy eyed. She is definitely a lot of fun and full of personality.

Halloween

It's Halloween again!!! This year Bayley was a fairy and Isaac and Noah were dragons.

Isaac trying to be a scary dragon

Fall Time...

Just a few pictures of us from the past month doing all the fall time festivities...

At the pumpkin patch

Apple picking and tasting

Bayley on a school field trip. She is suppose to be a bee I think.

Bayley and Isaac on their field trip to Apple HollerAt the park hiking

Carving Pumpkins

ISAAC

Isaac has definitely turned a corner in the past few months. He has been so much fun. He really has grown up so much and is in a wonderful stage. That being said I am doing an entry just on him. Enjoy...

Isaac woke up one day last week with a stuffy nose and insisted that he was really sick and had to stay home from school. Knowing that he really wasn't sick I told him he could stay home as long as he rested the whole day in his room. He did really good and stayed in his bedroom all morning, then at lunchtime I had him come down and eat some soup I had made. I told him that it was really important that he eat his soup because it would make him feel better. So, he ate a couple of bits and looked at me and said, "Wow, I feel totally better. Thanks mom!" It was so funny because he was trying so hard to think of a way not to go back to his bedroom and I think it made him so excited when I gave him a way out.

Isaac really is the incredible hulk!!!

Isaac being the big brother.

Glenn seems to be the favorite one right now. Isaac tells me that daddy is his buddy but I can maybe be his buddy tomorrow. He has said that for a month straight now.

We went to a Brewers game which he was so excited to be at until he realized he wasn't going to get to play. But he still loved it.

He is also Spider-man!

His first day of school. He did so good. If you would have told me a year ago that he would go to school without any reservation and without me and love it, I would have laughed. Luckily he has outgrown being clingy.

This past week has been filled with the Harris brothers. It started with Andy and Trisha who by the way, just got engaged right before they got here, and were passing thru on their way back to Utah from Tennessee. Trisha was only here for a couple of days, but it was a lot of fun. We went down to Chicago one day and just walked around. The picture below is of this crazy mirror like sculpture reflecting the city scape. It was really cool.

The next day we all went to the Milwaukee Zoo. It was perfect for Glenn and Andy who feel right at home with the monkeys. Despite the clouds of Mosquitoes that were following us, we had a good time.

On Monday as Trisha's plane took off Bob's plane landed . The rest of the week consisted of staying up late, sleeping in (for Andy and Bob), golfing and playing pool. We all were glad they came out and had a lot of fun, but Bayley was the only one to cry when they left!!!