Family Birthday Trip

We took a trip to Des Moines this Saturday to celebrate the boy's birthdays. We went to the Botanical Gardens and to the Halloween Party at Living History farms. We also went out to eat which Mom really enjoyed. No Dishes!!! The boy's favorite part was the gardens. They didn't really like the stuff at Living History Farms. Jordan and I also think it was a waste of time and money, so we wouldn't recommend you going. It may be fun for there regular tours, but just the Halloween stuff wasn't very good. But we still had a great time out with our little men. Look its Pooh Bear and Super Man
That is one big pumpkin and cow.
Daddy with his little guys.
This barn was there giant pumpkin
Daddy and Derek looking at flowers. This is the place where I got my previous posts pictures from. They had some really neat stuff.
Mommy and her boys.
Taking time to smell the roses.

Derek and Nathans favorite part the fish and turtles. Derek loves the Nemo movie and fish so he really enjoyed the ponds at the gardens full of fish and turtles.

Prayer

Derek decided he would humor us at the dinner table. We have been keeping his plate of food out of his reach so he will learn to wait for prayer. It has been working well. Tonight he decided he didn't like the plan. Jordan kept saying fold your arms it's time for prayer.

Derek just looked at him and said "NO NO NO!" We tried not to laugh. Jordan went ahead and said the prayer. After a few seconds Derek started saying "Bye Bye" Bye Bye" I guess he wanted us to be done. He was very happy when he got his food, and we had a good chuckle.

Beautiful

We spent Saturday in Des Monies for a family time out. It was lots of fun. I will post family pictures later, but first I wanted to post some pictures I got of some flowers at the Botanical Gardens. It was very relaxing and enjoyable for all 4 of us, even the boys loved it. I hope you enjoy the beautiful pictures below. I love nature and God's creations.

Hair Cuts

We did hair cuts tonight. It was Derek's 3rd, and Nathans 1st. Neither of them liked it, but we got it done. Jordan did Derek's hair, and I did Nathan's hair. We think they turned out pretty good.

This is a before picture of Nathan that I thought was really cute.

What a handsome young boy!!!

Bishopric

Jordan was called as the 1st Councilor in the Bishopric this last Sunday in our ward, Ft. Dodge. He is humbled and glad he is able to serve, so am I, but I admit it was a hard calling for me. It means there will be more time away from us, and since we are down to 1 car it means early Sunday morning meetings for all us. Lucky us. But, with the Lord by our sides I know it will all work out for our greater good. I need to be faithful like my husband and know we will be blessed. Jordan's Dad was able to come out for the weekend to be with Jordan.
His brother, Dean, was also able to come. We had an enjoyable time having both of them, even though it was short visit. We appreciate them coming very much.
What a cute Father son picture. Derek went to sleep so we will have to get a picture of him and daddy at a later time.
Isn't he handsome!!!

Our Little Heros

We have some fun pajamas Dean and Ashley gave us. We love our little Spider Man and Super Man. Don't you wish all hero's were this cute and sweet. What a cute kid!!!
Look at the tummy. Derek has a defiant outy belly button.

Computer Crashes

Hi All,

It may be a little while before we can post photos. Our computer contracted a virus or worm or both. It is going to the doctor this week in hopes of being fixed. It is pretty messed up. Norton tried to stop all the incoming stuff, but became overwhelmed. Hopefully things are fixed fairly easily. We don't want to buy a new computer or worse loose all our info. on our computer. We are all doing well. Nathan will be 1 in two weeks and Derek will be 2 in four weeks. Can you believe it? We can't. They are as cute and mischievous as ever. We will post more cute pictures of them when we can.