Sisters.....

This was one of those days that was just....sweet. Ellie was being nice and Katy was being a "big girl" and listening to Ellie, playing nicely....it was all in all a very sweet moment. 

 

 

Katy has developed a fondness for chairs---she has to sit in one for eating now at daycare, so we were trying to get her used to the idea....poor lil girlie! She fell right off. 

Ellie was NOT practicing her sitting down skills. That girl---she's always up to something. 

And to her great joy, gymastics has finally been able to be fit into the schedule. She LOVES it. She counts the days every week until she gets to go again. 

Halloween

Ellie striking a pose. 

Katy got into the winter hats. Although it's hideous, the girls LOVE this hat. They fight over it. 

A friend took these of me at Story Time on Halloween week. 

 

Katy looking less than happy with her watermelon costume. 

Andrew just plain ol refused to dress up. This was all I could convince him to do!

Ellie too. I was perplexed at my kids this year---they didn't seem to have a big desire to participate in anything. But---we did SCORE a ton of candy. Our neighborhood was hopping! 

Back Home in Missouri

After our trip, time just seemed to start flying. Halloween was right around the corner along with winter looming on the horizon. (If you can't tell by Ellie's attire)

I was lucky enough to go with Ellie's class on their field trip to the pumpkin patch. (She really was happy that day, I'm not sure why she was making that face in this picture)

 

She picked an enormous pumpkin. Silly girl. 

This was the friendliest piggie I have ever, ever seen. It even wagged it's tail. I would of taken it home and loved on it forever, it was that sweet and cute. 

Ellie playing with her classmates.

 

Ellie's preschool class. (not many girls)

Boys go "hunting"....

This was a tough trip for Matt. He so badly wanted to have his truck there, his 4-wheeler, his gun, ALL the things that he had been missing so badly while we were stationed in Germany....only to find out that it was cheaper (and easier) to fly home, instead of driving. So, he was a great guy and let it all go...(which was extremely TOUGH for him) and went along with the other guys hunting---without any of our stuff.

Soon it'll be our turn to go up again like the old times.

Andrew took a few of these, I can only conclude he took this one of my brother, Derek. 

 

The camp---

And the view---

 

Uncle Harold

Matt and Andrew

Andrew and his technology----Angry Birds, anyone?!

Beautiful views

The snaggle tooth hanging in there. 

Posing with Uncle Derek's deer.....

 

Andrew was SO SO SO excited to get blood (don't ask me, I have no clue) on his knife that his Grandma Susie sent to him. It used to be his Grandpa Mike's knife. 

Helping out.

Lasts....

Last snuggles with Uncle Derek. 

Last visit out to Grandolly's house. 

 

Doing some odd jobs for Grandolly and Uncle Harold. 

Grandolly and her great-grandkids running amok. 

Out in Grandolly's garden

 

It was a beautiful day. One that's etched in my memories. I couldn't of asked for a more beautiful, peaceful fall day. 

Our *only* family picture to date.....(thanks Dad)

Pitstop on the way home, those Kygar kids love their road.

And my most favorite pictures of Katy and Mom. I named Kathryn Patricia after the two most important, amazing women that are part of my life, my darling mom (Kathleen---Kathryn was derived from her name, and Patricia---after my adorable Grandmother).

I'm so glad that Katy got to be with both of them, and be a part of such wonderful memories. You never know when you are going to make it "home" again, and Katy has been blessed that both of these women were in Missouri for her to be born, and again almost a  year later.

Katy, my sunshine girl is blessed.

 

And Andrew and the front tooth----it had been hanging on for WEEKS. I was convinced that it was going to fall off at the most inconvenient spot of our trip---so much in fact that I insisted on a tooth fairy stash to go up hunting with the boys. I was suprised to see it still hanging there when they came down the mountain. 

But, it didn't last long---with some assistance from Dad. (What would we do without those dads?!)

 

And just like that, tooth was gone.