November is a busy month for us (just like October was and December will be). This weekend we celebrated Lance's birthday. We got a babysitter and went out for 4 hours. I didn't really plan anything - other than going out to dinner and I figured that we could find something that we could do afterwards (NOT at all as easy as I thought it would be!!). So we went to dinner at this rib place. I don't think we will ever go back there - everything tasted like campfire - yuck!! It definitely wasn't Tony Romas (I loved that place and we would go there all the time when we were first married). Then we headed out to see what we could find to do that would be fun. First, we tried the movie theater - there was NOTHING there that we even wanted to spend the money on. Then, we decided it might be fun to try Boondocks (because we had never been there before and wanted to see what was there) but it was too cold outside to ride the go carts or play miniature golf and the arcade stuff didn't really sound at all exciting at the time. So we headed to the Dinosaur Museum (another place we had never been to before - we will need to take the girls next time :). We watched one of their movies in 3-D. At least it was something different we hadn't done before - but that only lasted 45 minutes and by the time we got out of the movie they had closed down the rest of the museum. So after 3 hours of trying to find something to do - we just decided to go home. Next time there will be planning involved but it was fun to be with just him for a little while! Happy Birthday babe :)!!

I decided that I needed a new look but after several failed attempts of trying to bring in my own template - I finally resorted to this. I am not sure that I like it but at least it is something different to look at for a couple of days until I figure out how to bring in a customized template without it deleting all my posts! :) Lance will know - however he is sleeping right now while I'm updating :) So I guess it will have to wait.

Jena's Baptism Day

We are so proud of her. We love you, Jena!!!

Lance the Photographer

My sweet husband finally got the camera to take our picture :)

Jena's Grow Up Card

Jena gave this to me. I don't know why she decided to write this (especially since she has never lived on a farm), but I thought it would be fun to post.

Jena's 8th Birthday

I can't believe that my little girl is 8!! We were watching some old family videos when she was about 2 and she was so cute. I decided to put up a picture from her first birthday because it doesn't seem like it was that long ago. Yes, I realize that she is only 8 but before I know it she will be a teenager!! Enjoy them when they are little - it goes by too fast.


Since Jena is in Spanish Immersion, she got a lot of new Spanish books for her Birthday. I think this one is called the Crazy (or Silly) Hot Dog.

Jena loves stuffed animals. She would rather play with those than barbies or dolls. We got her a cat and a dog webkinz. Her friends have them at school and she really wanted one so she could play on the computer with it and talk with her friends. The day after her birthday, she came home with a list of friends names so we could find them on the computer :)


I think my cake decorating days are over. Next year, we will go back to cuter cakes!! Jena also got a bouquet a flowers from my sister. I really enjoyed them too! :)

Jena's Way of Eating Cake

I don't think Jena is a big cake eater. As you can see in the picture, her frosting is all gone off the top of her cake and she is eating the last bite of ice cream. She had pumpkin ice cream for her birthday, which only comes out one time during the year, so she was pretty happy about that.

Emilyn Eating Cake on Jena's Birthday

Emilyn, as much as we try to make her eat with utensils, still loves to eat with her fingers. I told Lance to get the camera. When Emilyn realized how messy she was, she got a little embarrassed that he was taking her picture. However, she still let him take her picture :)

Jena's 8th Birthday