fright free fun night - aka - halloween

our very unhappy
fairy and her happy
butterfly sister













the fairy fishing

















butterfly fishing

















taking aim at
goliath

















the chicken
catapult


















em taking aim















mad taking aim

(teaching them early)



















































the woodland sisters









happy all hallows eve

hmmmmmmmm.....2

this just made me laugh and i wanted to share it with you:

One of the greatest founding principals of our great country was the right of free speech (thus a right to your own opinion) - and during these trying times, I fully support everyone’s right to make their own decision. With that said, I also believe that when someone does something irresponsible, they should be called out on it and held accountable - this entails all aspects of life.

Read the short story below - a great read that will make you smile and it should make you think as well. There are only 7 days left until the election -

Your challenge of the day - let them have a taste of Obama ‘08

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Subject: Obama Experiment

Yesterday on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read “Vote Obama, I need the money.” I laughed.
Once in the restaurant I noticed that my server had an “Obama 08″ campaign button pinned to his tie. Again I laughed at the manner in which he had given away his political preference — just imagine the coincidence.

When the bill came I decided not to tip the server — and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need–the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside because I had decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.

At the end of my rather unscientific experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn …… even though the actual recipient was in greater need of the money.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.

hmmmmmm...

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.

The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage."

-Alexander Tyler 1787

Our Cinderella

She spins and she sways to whatever song plays,
Without a care in the world.
And I'm sittin' here wearin' the weight of the world on my shoulders.
It's been a long day and there's still work to do,
She's pulling at me saying "Dad I need you!
There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited and I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy, please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Oh I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone























































She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed
She wants to know if I approve of the dress
She says "Dad, the prom is just one week away,
And I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy, please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Ohh-oh ohh-oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone
She will be gone.















































Well, she came home today
With a ring on her hand
Just glowin' and tellin' us all they had planned
She says "Dad, the wedding's still six months away
but I need to practice my dancin'"
"Oh please, daddy please!"

So I will dance with Cinderella
While she is here in my arms
'Cause I know something the prince never knew
Ohh-oh ohh-oh, I will dance with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song,
(even one song)
























































'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight
And she'll be gone
(steven curtis chapman)


so, our little cinderella might enjoy batman and transformers and stars wars. but she's still our little ciderella and she's growing up all too fast.

happy 5th birthday mad!


special thanks to uncle g and aunt caslon for some of these pictures!

future olympians

em swinging
on the uneven
bars
























mad swinging
on the uneven
bars































here they had
to lay down and
throw their legs
over the bar like
a backwards
summersult







it's fairly east if
you weigh a little
over 30 lbs and
have abs of steel















em working the
parallel bars












mad giving the
bars a try

school days

em and her painted birdhouse




































mad working hard in k5








































em watching spelling class

queenie's graduation gift

our fence













more fence













two happy
fenced in girls












one happy
fenced in
devil dog











queenie really loves
to run in the yard

more bday fun from july

aaron, meg and em
adopting queenie,
the webkinz











em and queenie













em and her bird
house. it's now
ready to be hung










mad and katelyn
aka indian and
albino












meg and em

(notice the other
two computer
gurus in the back-round)








em at chuck-e-cheese



















megan














dave and aaron












katelyn ready to
party













megan and katelyn
















em wanted to have
a little party with the
kids from the neighborhood










party animals
(and no, i don't know
what's up with the
dresses. :-)












em with her
"pretend" birthday
cake. that's what mad
called it
















mad making a craft


















em - looking
too grown up

seven

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance



























































I hope you dance









































I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

May you never take one single breath for granted
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking

Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance...

I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)


And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
leeann womack

thanks to uncle g & aunt s for these beautiful pictures!