Holidays and Family

Thanksgiving has now come and gone. As has Black Friday. And we survived both, although we really didn't venture out into that shopping madness. Really nothing that we need/want that badly to have to be in a store by 4 am. That is just nuts!! Anyway, we hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year for my side of the family. It was very nice and I didn't even freak out about anything going wrong. It was very nice for the girls to get a chance to play with their cousin Riley. They don't get to do that often enough......

Besides that not much else going on right now. It should be quiet for a couple more weeks.

Take Care & enjoy the new photos!

Dena, Jared & the girls

Our little Picasso..Little Princess..

What? We weren't doing anything.....True sisterly love!!

Halloween & other things

Greetings all!!!

Well, we had a pretty good Halloween--at least in the stash of candy that the girls got. We went to try out the "Walk the Stalks" at Hy-Vee. Although I saw no stalks in sight, there were around 35-40 vendors there handing out candy and other misc. items. The biggest downfall to this event was all the WAITING~We had to wait to get into the "maze" and then wait some more to move with the line within the maze. It took us around an hour and a half to complete the process. So needless to say, we didn't make it to any houses for "Trick or Treat". But they had more then enough candy by that point.

Tomorrow I have to take Cassidy in to the dentist again so that she can get a filling. I am not looking forward to this procedure. I know that it needs to be done, but she (and Seanna for that matter) has not had the best history with the dentist office. I am hoping that it goes quickly and easily. Cross your fingers.

This past weekend Jared got the Living room and Dining room painted. They both look very nice and feel so much more cozy. What a difference a coat of paint can make. Now, we just have to get on ordering the new blinds for both those rooms and they will be fabulous.

I made my first ever business trip for work last week (Nov. 6-7). Flew to Chicago and saw a couple of the home office buildings. It was fun, but very tiring. We were running on pure adrenaline for most of the time we were all gone. Jared got to play the part of Mr. Mom and I hear that everything went good. I would have to agree since we had to Daddy's girls this past weekend. And they kept begging for the burritos that Jared made for dinner on Tuesday night.

We are getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. We are hosting my side of the family this year. Made up the menu, now just have to do some shopping and get to cooking. But of course the cooking part will have to wait for just a bit.

Well, I hope everyone is doing well. Take Care!!!

Dena, Jared & the girls

Getting current....

So, in early August I had surgery on my ankle. This required me to be on crutches for 6 weeks. This also meant that I could not access our desk top computer on which I have my sign-on for this blog. Therefore, that is my excuse for not updating earlier. Anyway, Jared got to play Mr. Mom during that time. He was a God-send. I can't say enough good things about how wonderful he is..........how was I this lucky? Anyway, all is better now. I am walking around just fine now. I do have some stiffness in the am, but that is about it.



In September both girls started dance classes. Cassidy's is called "We-Go" which basically means she needs to have a parent in the studio with her. This is to get her used to being there. Jared has been taking her to this since I am unable to jump on my ankle for a while. He tells me that she is the star of that classroom. Seanna is taking a combination class of ballet and tap. There are about 10 others in the class with her. But we don't get to see her progress as her class is closed door. But we already know that she will have a recital in June. That should be interesting. They are both enjoying having this activity to look forward to on the weekend.



For our anniversary I surprised Jared with a dinner/show on the Fremont Dinner train. It was really fun. The show was called "Death Stinks" and the character names played on scents/odors. Very funny!!! We would definitely recommend it for others to try this at least one time~even if it is a little on the pricey side.



And now, we have celebrated Miss Cassidy's 3rd birthday (really, already?). Now we are looking forward to Halloween. We are going to have a cowgirl and Minnie Mouse. I will get pictures out as soon as possible from that.



To make the end of the the summer months wonderful, the rails on our porch are up. They look fantastic. There was even a comment make that now we have our curb-appeal back for our house. Hooray!!! That is such a good thing.....



Otherwise, all is going well. We are all good. Hope that everyone else is as well.



Take Care!!

Dena, Jared & the girls.