I miss this:

Long afternoon naps....with both kids in my arms.
running with a stroller full of kids, there babies, and toys.
having hailey help make decisions on what to do, where to go, and what to eat for lunch.
i miss my babies around me all. of. the. time.

i am grateful that i still have ryker to help make my lunch decision.
i am grateful that they all come home, and that we are together in the afternoon.
i am grateful they will still craft with me, and go along with most of my ideas.
i am grateful they are both learning soooo much.
i am grateful that hailey is such a fantastic learner and little lady.
i am grateful ryker was my assistant and that we made some killer lemon squares, and sugar cookie dough, and helped a neighbor can applesauce.
i am sooo grateful i got to be "in" these stages of life with them, i just am sad that this stage is ending.

i just miss some things, ya know?

this boy loves cowboys!!!

 his cowboy boots....how cute is that?

he loves his horse, and thinks that it is a bull sometimes.
at color me mine, out of everything, he picked a cowboy boot to paint. this was his entry at the fair.

hailey painted a dog, and they both won ribbons for them. hailey also took a picture and entered that, the fair is a lot of fun.
we will have to find some rodeos now, that is a good time. he wants to muttin bust people, how can i justify that?

Fall,my favorite time of the year!

 hailey and her baby.

 my cute kids laughing...what a great sound.

 ryker loves these milk carton ghosts.

 they were yelling 1-2-3 up!!!

 their family picture.

 they play mom and dad a lot.

 ryker is going to be a great dad someday.

hailey is such a pro with the stroller. She asked if we could walk and get ryker from preschool today.
                                                          I loved every minute of it!!!!

Halloween party pics!

They all played musical chairs.

                           Miss Hailey was Hannah Montana.

 Jill and Ryker, Dracula. He loves his costume!!!!

 Jill and Hailey.

 cousin picture, they all have a lot of fun together.

 hailey and ryker...they had a fun night.

only half of my outfit, i was my sister who is on a mission.......funny right?

This is Hailey and her class. She named them, and put name tags on them. She is a pretty much a no mess around type of  a teacher. She is always yelling, 10-9-8, criss cross applesauce, and get on your square.
Not sure what they are learning, but she enjoys it.

what's in the house lately?

 These are just some things hanging around our house lately.....I love this though.

 Haileys door just tagged by some signs....

 No boys except Ryker Mike. No shoes rug.

 out of room right now in front room sorry.

 be nice, be respectful, be responsible, be safe...thank you shadow valley...

 girls be cute. be quiet. if I don't tell you to? talk.....

 I really like this because it is where the story begins, even if you move a lot.

This guys has been hanging around a lot, like 13 days in a row. Ryker loves Peter Pan. He used to have me color white paper green ALL DAY LONG, and make shoes and hats and vests. When I saw this at the local Halloween store, I had to buy it. In return lots of smiles, and it has bought me sooooo much time. I just have to find the time to throw it in the washer now!!! It has been washed a lot, but this outfit goes everywhere.....I do need to wash it more.
Sorry for the overload of photos, I just learned how to, and man it was easy. Now I just can't stop myself.

our new home!!

 my new (to me) kitchen!!! I love the window, what a beautiful space.

 Our dining room.

 This is the view from the dining room.

 This is the back yard, it has been a lot of work, but it has a lot to offer.

 Haileys room.

 Rykers room. We are painting soon. He doesn't seem to mind though.

 This is our room. I love my new bedspread Mike got us for our anniversary.

 This is our corner of our front room. I love having a fireplace, I can't wait to use it.

 This is the entry way. We have stairs, I have always wanted stairs.

 I just really need this as a daily reminder, it's outside our door.

 This is OUR closet.....I finally have my stuff all together, in a closet that I can call ours.

This is the front of our home. Believe it or not, it looks soooooo much better!!!

costume of the week.

 Just hangin out with my "ninja mutan turtle".....

 He has the moves down!

 Action shot!:)

 "Costumes, they get hot mom!"
on a super side note, I just wanted to add:

I hope they always walk by each other and watch out for each other!!! I just hope they will remember that they are so close, and that they can always be there for one another.
On this hike, they were telling me, "mom, you are lonely during the day without us, you need to have another baby....just sayin" Then Ryker said, "ya, like 12 or 13 of them."

"It's not where you go or what you do, it's who beside you that counts."
                                                    Hopefully we can live by this quote.

our fun afternoon hike.

 This is the first hike here. We made it to the tippy top this time..

 We stopped at every corner and dumped water, and drank water....

 Ryker is soooo silly. We had a great time.

 See, we made it!!! The first time we attempted this, we made it to the first bench...sooo snowy!!!

 Too cute for words, I just love them so much.

 I didn't realize her eyes were closed, still such a cute picure, she is carrying the pack to "give me a break." They have their extra clothes in their, Rykers spiderman, and Hailey had pants on to start.

 Do you know what hike we did?

Mother like daughter, cavity fillings and all!!!