Pictures!

Sorry it has been almost a month since we last posted!  Time has just flown by!  So…today, Kara looked too cute in her leopard dress for us not to get a few pictures to share. :)

**Apparently Kara knows how to cross her eyes!(last picture)

Pumpkin Carving & Trick or Treating

Kara had fun helping mommy and daddy carve the pumpkins, and didn’t have any problems putting her hands inside to clean out the seeds.  Kara dressed up as a princess for Halloween, and had a blast trick or treating at the houses on our street!  She also really liked helping mommy pass out treat to the other kids…even things she had already opened and started to eat herself!

Kara’s ‘big girl’ bedroom

Kara’s new bedroom set was delivered and set up today, and we think her room looks fabulous!  We still need to put up pictures, shelves, and curtains.  Plus a screw for one of the knobs on the dresser is too short…so we’ll post pictures again when everything is finished. As you can tell, Kara really likes her new bed!

Homecoming Weekend at EKU

Last weekend, Tim and Samantha traveled to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY with Kathy’s dad, to participate in the Homecoming festivities. Samantha’s friend, Sophie was able to go too. Some of you reading may not know that Tim, and both of Kathy’s parents graduated from EKU.  Everyone  had a great time! When they arrived on campus Friday afternoon they were given a tour of the university by two students.  Friday night they enjoyed a formal dinner. Saturday morning was a delicious brunch at the President’s home. They watched the Homecoming parade in the early afternoon, and the football  game (from the President’s box) later in the afternoon. From what I’ve been told, the four of them ate very well all weekend long!  Samantha and Sophie were able to experience many fun opportunities, and see a little bit of what their future may hold when they attend college! 

Homecoming Dance

Samantha and her friend Eugene went to Homecoming at Martinsburg HS last night and had a great time! They danced the night away and were happy and exhausted when I went to pick them up at 11 pm. :-)  Don’t they look fabulous?!

        

                           

Kara’s new tricycle

Kara got a new Radio Flyer tricycle today! Even with the adjustable seat moved as far up as possible, she cannot completely turn the pedals.  Our Kara has short, stubby (but very cute) legs. :-)  But, the great thing about this tricycle is the handle on the back.  It’s high enough for an adult to push, and gives us the ability to steer the tricycle where ever we want it to go.  Kara really likes her new pink/purple tricycle!

Fun in the pool!

Yesterday, mommy stayed home with Kara because the babysitter was sick.  We actually stayed home together for two days in a row!  It was actually a very warm day (mid 80’s), so Kara was able to play in her pool.  She had a lot of fun!

Celebrating Hunter’s 2nd Birthday

Today we went to Virginia to help celebrate Hunter’s birthday, and took some cute pictures of the cousins together!

Weekend with Grandma & Grandpa Lang

We’ve really enjoyed the weekend visit with Tim’s parents, and took some good pictures while having fun!

Footsies!

Nana and Papa came over last Saturday to spend time with Samantha and Kara while Tim and Kathy went out for the day. We all had a great time! Kara and Nana decided to play ‘footsies’ while reading books together, and Papa snapped the picture.  :-) 

Kathy’s Birthday

Samantha made my birthday cake this year, and she did a great job! As you can see, from the writing on the cake…I can’t pretend I’m 29 and holding anymore!

More Smiles!

Camping at Raystown Lake

We camped at Raystown Lake in PA last weekend. It was beautiful, and the weather was great! Our site was huge (wish I had taken pictures), and the lake was amazing. Unfortunately, the campground has an issue with skunks. They only come out at night, but they are very bold. We saw several running through our campsite while we were sitting around the fire.  The worst part of it was that the skunks were obviously unhappy because they were spraying something—thankfully not us—but the smell was horrible and overwhelming.  It was so terrible that we had to go inside and were unable to enjoy the campfire.  Too bad DNR doesn’t catch the skunks and release them somewhere else….We rented a pontoon boat and tube on Friday.  Tim whipped Samantha all around the lake, and she hung on really well!  Kara really enjoyed the playground as you can see from the pictures.