We Love Christmas Music!!

We love Christmas music at our house and it seems to be playing all of the time right now!! Emme is especially crazy about it. Emme and her daddy were dancing around to festive music.

A Visit to Santa

Once again, we headed to Bass Pro in Columbia to see Santa. Poor Emme was beginning to get sick, but she was very upset when I said we couldn't see Santa so we headed out anyway. Emme climbed right up on Santa's lap and told him she wanted makeup and a doll baby. Guess we will have to see how that turns out!!

Tool Time

Emme using the big hammer.

Just like Daddy!!

B. J. was hanging up a Christmas sign and needed to put hangers on the sign. Emme heard him hammering and she said, "I better get my hammer...Daddy I'm coming to help you!" It was hysterical!! She loves helping her Daddy with tools and you can imagine that he LOVES it also!!

Sick Kiddo!!

Emme hanging out with her buddy.


Trying to make Emme feel better.

Poor Emme was a sick little girl for about a week so we stayed home a few days and rested. Freckles kept trying to lay on Em's blanket to keep her company.

Gingerbread House

The finished product


Carefully placing candy on the roof.

Hard at work.

Emme and I put together our annual gingerbread house with less input from Mommy and more from Emme this year. I tried to step back and let her do most of the work. It turned out so cute!!

The Little Drummer Boy

Decorating for Christmas

Looking at the ornaments she made at school last year.


Showing off Daddy's tool bench ornament.

Our Mizzou Tree

Emme putting the angel on the top of the tree.

Emme and I spent all day getting our housed decked for the holidays. It was alot of fun and there were only a few tears shed (mostly by the 3 yr old). Happy Holidays!

Deer Season 2009

B. J.'s 8 point


Lara's 8 point

B. J. and I had a sucessful deer season this year. This is only the second buck I have shot so I was pretty happy with it. As you can see, B. J.'s standards are a little higher than mine. :)

Happy Halloween!!

Mover Scott and Mover Smitty (aka Aliza and Emme)


The girls won 1st in the costume contest at Leonard.


Lots of costumes at Leonard

Mover Smitty

The Movers and Warehouse Mouse (aka Hazel)

We had a great time this year on Halloween!! Emme and her friend, Aliza dressed up like their favorite tv show--the Imagination Movers. Emme was her favorite mover, Smitty and Aliza was Mover Scott. Even Hazel got involved and was Warehouse Mouse. Our first stop was the Leonard Community Building for the Annual Halloween party. Our girls won 1st prize!! Next we went to a few houses in Leonard then off to Grandma and Grandpa Runyon's house to show off Emme's costume. She was completely loaded up on candy so we headed home for the evening.

Jack-O-Lanterns

Pumpkin Guts!!!


Daddy and Emme cleaning the guts out!

Emme's scared face...

Emme, Mommy and Daddy.

Happy Halloween!!

Playhouse Disney

Handy Manny and the tools


Little Einsteins


We love our light sticks!

After souvenirs

Before souvenirs...

On Sunday, Emme and I headed to Columbia to see Playhouse Disney with Addie and Aliza. We went a little early and met Scott and Lauren for a quick lunch at Chili's, then off to the Hearnes Center. The show was great!! The girls picked out souvenirs and loved seeing Handy Manny, Tigger and Pooh, Mickey and the gang and Little Einsteins! After the show, we headed to Kohls for some shopping then back to Addie's mom's house to spend the night. We all went shopping on Monday then back home after a long, exhausting, but fun weekend!!

Imagination Movers

We had GREAT seats!!

Having a snack at Panera before the concert!

Waiting for the show to begin. Their faces say it all!!

Best Buds!!

I was so excited to hear that the Imagination Movers were coming to Kansas City and I knew Emme would be too. Addie and I headed out to KC with the girls for a day of shopping, meeting up with a friend of Addie's and then off to see the Movers. The concert was excellent and the girls had a great time!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Emme and Mommy!


Posing for a picture!

Feeding acorns to the deer.

Look at all the pumpkins.

Emme, Grandma Pam and I headed out to Tottens Pumpkin Patch on Sat. It was a pretty chilly day with the thermometer reading 45degrees when we left home. We all got bundled up and had a great time!! Emme loved the haunted hayride and picking out a pumpkin to bring home.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Emme!!

New pjs!! We let Emme open a couple of presents on her birthday. The rest we saved for her party.


Emme and Aliza playing Elefun!!



My big girl!!

Opening presents. Emme was a speed opener!! Thanks everyone for the great gifts!!

Emme's supercool Imagination Movers cake!! Addie made it for her and it was wonderful!! Thanks Addie!!