EAT MY SHORTS!! HALLOWEEN 2008

As soon as Abbi was born we knew we needed to be the Simpsons for Grandma Heidi's Halloween party. Although Cameron was not that well versed with the show, we thought it would be fun to have him running around saying "Eat my shorts" to everyone he saw, which it was. Last year Kaitlyn was very cooperative when it was time for pictures, but this year she turned two. We never thought that she would not want to accessorize, but again, she turned two (hence the picture of only her costume that she would not wear). All in all good memories were made.

These are past Halloween costumes. Please vote for your favorite.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNI!!

I had to send Jenni to bed because she would not let me write this otherwise. I know she will check this in the morning, but I wanted all of our friends and family to know how much I love her. I tell her this all the time, and for those of you who know both of us you will agree, that I totally lucked out in the spouse department. I definitely married up. Jenni, thank you for saying yes to me all those years ago. I remember early on in our dating that I had the thought, "I think I could marry this girl and spend eternity with her". Not to brag, but I am a brilliant to have found a way to get this done. I joke often with people that if she would have said no, I would probably still be living at home, playing much more golf, and be rich. Needless to say, I am truly happy the way things turned out, maybe minus the golf thing. I have the greatest wife in the world and three amazing kids. Thank you Jenni for taking a chance on me and making me the happiest man alive. I LOVE YOU!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY "SHOE" YOU KAITLYN

Looking back on Kaitlyn's past year one common theme comes to mind. Shoes!! She is a tad bit obsessed with shoes and everything about them. She has been known to eye other little kid's' and adults shoes and you can see her thinking, "how am I going to get those shoes off of her feet and on to mine". On more that one occasion we have gone to pick her up from nursery, only to find the nursery leader barefoot, and Kaitlyn sporting some new high heel shoes. It is hard to tell but this birthday's cake was two pink high heel shoes. We don't want to go into too much detail, but let's just say one year there was a potty cake. To date that is still my favorite. Jenni is amazing and seems to think that there needs to be a full on theme for every child's birthday with a cake to match.



She might only be two, but Kaitlyn understands that if you are going to wear sandals it is important to have "pretty toes". As a present from Jenni's mom Kaitlyn had her toes done and lets just say, no two year old should enjoy getting their toes done as much as this little girl does.




Abbi having fun at her sister's party, knowing that she will be getting some sweet hand me down toys.



Below are some of the gifts that she received. Baby toys, dress ups, and pajamas. What more does a girl need? Jimmy was excited to see that she also did receive a tennis racquet. Somehow that picture did not make the cut.





Cute girls!!