Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Hooba Shupple

My mom has introduced Bucky to the Cupid Shuffle. He asks to do it from the moment she gets home until he gets his way, which he inevitably does.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

What's That Spell?

She's HERE!!

Jazzlyn Diem Kirkland made her debut early this afternoon. She weighed 6.4 lbs, was 19" long, and has 1" of black hair. Mom and baby are doing great!! And everyone is so excited she is here!

The Many Identities of Bucky

I bought Bucky a few costumes from Walmart when they went on clearance after Halloween. The kid loves dressing up so I figured it was definitely worth it :).


And of course I have to include one of Rascal :)





Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Online Shopping

Here is a link to sign up for rebates when you are doing regular online shopping. With the holiday season rapidly approaching and online purchases inevitable, I wanted to pass this along so everyone can get a little something back :). If you sign up with the link below, I'll get a little something just for spreading the word...

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=To3N22ypjZ0HEiTMKa58gg%3D%3D

Monday, November 1, 2010

God Bless the USA

"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day [Veterans Day] will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."

Happy Halloween!!

Bucky and I joined Katie and Lisa, Angie, and Aiden for trick-or-treating at the mall and then around housing at Fort Carson. They all had a really great time and got a LOT of candy. The cookie place in the mall actually gave out free cookies to the kids. As you can see, when Bucky was done, he was done. He has a habit of just laying down wherever he happens to be when is ready to go home. All in all it was a great time for all!

Pumpkin Carving

The kids wanted us to carve their pumpkins so Lisa and I finally gave in and did it. We figured out that we really DO love our children. We must. It took a lot of strength, manipulation, and precision to accomplish this task. It seems simple enough to open it up, scoop the goo, and cut the pattern. Our arms began to disagree and our hands hit muscle failure sometime halfway through the first pumpkin - and Lisa did two! I have never carved a pumpkin before but now I know why this activity only occurs once a year. By the way, the kids were playing while the moms were doing the hard work :)

Terrific Tots Fall Party

Bucky's class had a school trick-or-treating adventure and then a special day with a movie and lots of snacks. Bucky loves his teacher and school and really enjoyed the party.