Huber Farm

Tuesday we drove out to Huber Farm to get some pumpkins! Indiana is so beautiful this time of year with all the colors changing. Kyrie and Brian had tons of fun launching apples into the lake. Kyrie thought it was one of the most amazing things she has ever done and almost launched herself into the lake several times.

Kyrie loves animals! She was extra excited to see goats! She kept asking where jo jo was and where Grandma and Grandpa were. (Grandma and Grandpa Evans used to have goats in their backyard.)

The goats weren't to thrilled with Kyrie trying to feed them rocks. But hey, beggers can't be choosers.

Pumpkins!
more pumpkins ...It really didn't take very long at all to find three perfect pumpkins. In fact we think they look so good we don't know if we can bring ourselves to carve them up.

Kyrie, just rolling her pumkin to the car. Yeah, she's pretty talented.

Horsey!

So, these pics are from the ward bonfire, a week or two ago. But Kyrie is too adorable and I had to put them up. Kyrie loves Horses!
Kyrie is very independent and wanted to ride all on her own. She has a very good seat!

Kyrie and some friends, Dana and Darcy, playing with sticks and climbing into the cool play house.

In the Navy

Brian was commissioned into the Navy October 10th 2008. We are excited to have the opportunity to serve our Country.

Brian's parents came all the way from Utah for his commissioning. They suprised us Thusday night. We were so excited that they were able to be here! Thanks Mom and Dad!

Brian, saying the oath.
And after months of paper work and being cleared by the Pentagon Brian is in the Navy!

Ball on the Bell

Saturday was ball on the bell. We went out to dinner with some friends before hand then it was onto the bell. We left the dock at 8:00 and got back at 11:00.
The girls hung out . . .

Megan and I (nat) had to get a shoe shot . . . while Brian looked like a stud.

Here are the girls looking quite smashing in their "little black dresses"

The ball on the bell was filled with dancing and tons of fun! I think it's safe to say that we had a great time!

Sharee's visit

Sharee came to visit! Arthur watched the four kids back in New Mexico all by himself! Yes, I would agree that he is an amazing brother-in-law!

While Sharee was here we went to the zoo. Kyrie really loved having Sharee out here. Like melanie, Kyrie took Sharee very quickly and dragged her around the house with her. Kyrie is pretty strong and I wouldn't be suprised if Sharee has to have therapy on her shoulder for the next little while. Of course we had to scrapbook while Sharee was here. She brought tons of her close to my heart supplies and stamps. We spent the whole time working on a calendar that turned out so cute! Like I said, Kyrie loved Sharee. She even sat still for Sharee to paint her fingers and toes. This is an amazing accomplishment for Kyrie who can't sit still long enough to get a diaper change, let alone long enough for anyone to paint one toe nail.



Brian made crab, and it was the first time Sharee had ever had crab. It was great! Thank you Brian.

We went antique shopping! Sharee and I could probably spend days antique shopping and not get tired. We found a few cute things. Actually we found tons of cute things, but because we are so savvy and frugal with our money we only purchased these few things. It was so much fun having Sharee out here for a visit. We miss her tons. Kyrie still walks into the room Sharee slept in and calls Sharee's name sitting on the bed with books surrounding her. Sharee read a lot of books to Kyrie while she was here.

Holiday World

Last Friday we spent the day at Holiday World. They give you free drinks all day long. Kyrie loved it! We spent most of the day at the water park there. It was tons of fun.

It really didn't take anytime for Kyrie to get the courage to go down a water slide. Once she got started there was no going back. She would go down a slide then run to the top to go down again.

Kyrie and I going down a little water slide.

Below, Kyrie and dad playing in the water.

This was one of Kyrie's favorites. She would wave to me at the top and say "bye, bye!" then head down to dad waiting at the bottom.

I was really impressed with Holiday World. It was really clean with plenty of fun things to do! I still can't get over the whole free drink thing all day. That was amazing! We went down only one roller coaster with Kyrie and she loved it. Afterwards she kept saying "more, more again, agian" The line was too much for her to handle. She really didn't understand the whole concept behind the line and kept trying to cut in front of everyone. We did have a little adventure with our car keys, or rather our lack of car keys. We thought we had lost them somewhere in the park and spent quite a while looking for them. We went out in the parking lot to find our car and take a look through the windows and guess what we found, our keys! Answer to prayers! It was great day at Holiday Word and tons of fun spending the day with Brian!

Mel in town

While Brian was gone to Utah, Melanie came out to Kentucky! Kyrie loved her and actually started screaming "Me me me" as we were pulling away from the airport after dropping Melanie off. Kyrie kept saying "Where'd she go?" when we got home and began searching the house, starting with looking under the couch cushions. It took a while before she finally realized Melanie was gone and not coming back. I had tons of fun with Melanie here! Thanks Mel for coming all the way from California to Kentucky to hang out with me!

So, while Mel was in town we went to the zoo. Kyrie was all over the place as usual, but she quite attached to her "aunt me me me". Just a few of the cool animals we saw while at the zoo. It was so hot all the animals were content to just lay around so there wasn't a lot of action.

Melanie, Kyrie, and the Rhino's

Kyrie spent more time pushing the stroller then actually sitting in it. Whatever.


Of course no zoo trip would be complete without a nice refreshing ice cream cone.

Melanie and Kyrie just seeing how they measured up to a full-grown gorilla.

Me, Mel, and Kyrie at the zoo!
By the end of our zoo trip we were hot and sweaty. It was a hot humid day but tons of fun.
I'm so glad Melanie was able to come out. She was such a big help, and even gave me a facial which was amazing! Mel is so much fun to be around I love her. I am so grateful for sisters! (Brothers too) Having five sisters is a blessing. I love having "built-in" best friends!

Tile Job in Utah

Here are some before and afters of the 3 1/2 day 70 hr tile job that took 5 to 7 yrs off of my life. Thanks to Mel (nat's sister) for coming out to Kentucky and playing  with the girls while I was in Utah. ENJOY>>>>