Valentines day fun...

 We made about 60 sugar cookies and the kids decorated them...Then Phoebe leans over and grabs her tummy and moans... we ask what is wrong... "My Tummy HURTS!" haha little too much sugar!

Shepherd Baby #4

Big news...

August 26th...

We are having a baby! 

The kids are SO excited for a new sibling! 
Allie and Luke vote Boy..

Phoebe votes none...She has no clue! haha

More snow fun

 After school the other day Allie really wanted to play out in the snow...So everyone got dressed in their outdoor gear and went out to play!  They had lots of fun, till Phoebe lost her mittens, and then it was all over! 

More outdoor fun! 

 Phoebe loves her some cupcakes!  And her Daddy too!

serious cupcake decorating going on... Lucas wouldn't eat any till he had decorated them all...

New Years Eve 6th Annual party! And cousins come over

We threw our annual New Years bash and this year our numbers increased! Of course I have been too busy parting to be taking pictures so sorry for the lousy pictures... This year we had the Richards, Callans, Davis', Beuttenmullers, and Lamjavs! 12 adults, 18 kids! WOW! It was a BLAST! We had Tons of yummy food, we played some really fun games, kids played well, and we did lots of Poppers, and at Midnight there was a very loud horn honking episode. Fun was had by all!
Adam making the Brazilian Lime aids... YUMMY! Though the second batch was better! Sorry about that!

A little Wii playing going on!

As you heard our Lamjav's came up from VA, The kids are so excited to play with Milan and Sofia, and meet Vienna! We are so glad Amy and Munich decided to come up and play!

And they brought Isabella their pet rat, which the kids have been torturing!
But I think she likes it!

9 years and counting....

Love him so!

Fun with leaves...

My leaf loving kids...They Loved raking the yard yesterday and it was a beautiful day for it!

Jumping!!

Kisses!

Tricks or Treats!

We got Daddy back! Trick or Treat? surely a Treat!

Mom and kids ready for Ward party, I am supposed to be Samantha from Bewitched, but really whatever!

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin time! And pretty fall..

The other night I carved pumpkins for the kids... they are very silly, only Phoebe would get her hands dirty... Chicken little's! Above is Allie Pretending to stick her hand in the pumpkin!

Pretending to shove gut in Allie's mouth... Totally staged, she is a chicken, she changed her shirt because Bee got a bit of Goo on her!

Above Luke's werewolf pumpkin, and below Allies vampire...

This mornings sunrise

What a cool effect!

October fun....

playing in the "leaves"...

Phoebe dressed up like a princess/cousin It/ Lady Gaga?

Making brownies with Luke, his favorite thing to do!