Pumpkins!

Last night we carved pumpkins. The kids loved it, especally the slimy guts. When we were done we cleaned up and had a bowl of Beavers ice cream.... GO BEVS! 

Good by toddler age hello school age!

                                        Sad, I know, I cant figure how to make it right side up

                                       Aaliyah opening her gifts.

                                                       Singing "Happy Birthday!"
                                                   Great Grandma and Aaliyah.

                                        She wanted pumpkin pie, instead of cake! it is

                                        after all the season for it:)

Watching your kids grow up is such a fun thing to see their little personalities develop. It is a bitter sweet thing to as well. No more cute toddler age where they figuring out the world and how things work,  BUT no more temper tantrums and pushing the limits to see how much they can get away with. On to academic learning and new behaviors picked up from other children. Independence is always a plus. My little (well not so little anymore) Aaliyah turned 6 yesterday. Iv been reminiscing about when they were little babies, Both are in school now and are growing big everyday. I'm proud of the children they are and excited to see what adults they turn into. I pray that we can be good parents and that we teach them well enough to be successful in life. That they are grounded in the word of God and that they strive for him. 

Pumpkin Cookies

                                              The batter was tasty, mike and anthony kept

                                             coming in the kitchen for "tastes". 
                                              This was the first time Aaliyah has been intrusted 

                                               in helping me :)
                                                 Oh the anticipation! watching them bake.
                                                             Here they are all done!

Aaliyah and I made iced pumpkin cookies last night. My hubby was craving something sweet to eat and this is what I found on allrecipes.com! 

 

Baby Kitty!

After the kids went to school Thursday morning our cat went into labor. Let me back up a bit about a week and a half ago when I realized that our cat was pregnant. Piddles, is a small cat and to be honest one of those typical cats kind of dumb. We really are not that attached to her but the kids love her so we keep her around, I procrastinated on getting her fixed and of course she got pregnant! All my fault! Anyhow, a week and a half ago I was watching her eat and started to notice her belly is sticking out a bit so I felt it. It really just looked like she was getting fat. I had a hunch though. Day by day I watched and watched as she ate a ton and stared to grow. Wed night we get home from church and my husband and I are sitting on the couch, piddles is next to me on the arm of the couch as she is siting there I realize out of the corner of my eye that her stomach is moving! Oh yes she is prego! and that next day she starts to get restless, hissing at me, looking for a nesting place. Lucky me that Mikes mom was in town to help me! I have had many cats growing up but all of them were fixed. This was a hole new experience for me. I didn't know what to do. Piddles kept wanting to hide in the bedrooms underneath the beds so we lured her out to the hall way where she ended up having the little baby... just 1! Lucky for us! I was worried I was not going to be able to find homes for them all but !?! we can keep 1. It was a boy. He did get stuck as he was coming out, Mikes mom had to assist in pulling him out. He was breathing hard but he made it! All was going well mom was trying hard to be a mom and he was meowing and moving about. He seemed to be eating good to. Saturday came around and he seemed a little different. But he was moving about so I figured he was fine. Early Sunday morning I woke up and realized that I had not heard him cry all night so I got up to check on him.... he was still. He had died. So very sad. Don't know what could have gone wrong, there are many things I later red on line about kittens that many of them die in the first 3 days of life. That was my little adventure for the weekend. It has such a sad ending but maybe it was for the best.

Finally!

Well I finally did it! I have made a blog spot. Im excited to be able to share our lives with you all, so many people have asked me if I have a "spot" and the answer would always be no and of course the response would be "you should get one". Well here I am! I never felt the need for one since I was on myspace but I am realizing how much crap comes across myspace and how immature it really is. This is a way to connect with other moms and friends who share the same desires and passions.