October 2009-Family Photos

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October 2009-Family Photos

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Firefighter Day at preschool

Cute

Playing doctor after dad left

All dressed up, trying to show the kids that even though they look scary they are not! He took the helmet on and off to show them that he was still just Kin's dad

McKinley and Dad
I have a picture of Justin and McKinley from fire day when Coleton was in preschool where she is only one month old and she looks so small! And here we are with her class! Time flies!

McKinley's class! Kin's "boyfriend" is on the right and Kin's best friend is the one holding hand with the girl in the pink! How dare she:) Just kidding! So sweet

Talking to the kids

Today was firefighter day at Kin's school. She said that she was so excited last night that she couldn't even sleep not even a wink! I hope that she is always so excited to have us at her school. Justin showed them all of his gear and talked fire safety with them. We talked about having a meeting place and even though McKinley knows where we are to meet she acted like she had no idea what we were talking about. Looks great coming from the firefighter daughter! She was full of comments and questions which were really only more comments! We were doing really well with not scaring the kids until it was time for the class to get a picture taken with Justin and then we had one kids start wimpering in the back and backing away very quickly so she was no in the picture! All in all a fun day!

Dress up

Joe and Coleton

Hummm, the camera is over here:)

Lori and Dad with the Nancy Grace book Lori bought him

Nice, brother love

Dad, really does not like pictures

Anna, Uncle Mike and McKinley

Aunt Lori and Anna

Anna

McKinley and Aunt Lori

McKinley in her outfit

Kin, Aunt Lori and Anna

Anna and McKinley

So, a few weeks ago we had everyone over for Pam and Joe's birthdays. They are a week apart so we often do them together. Anyhow Aunt Lori thought of the great idea to play dress up with some girls that love to be together but get a little fussy with each other some times just like all girls right...:) Anyhow she dressed them up is great style and had them do a little show! They looked so cute and by the way Lori you looked great too! They loved having everyone looks at them:) Then on to birthdays and it was extra special because Pam and Vince announced that they are going to have a baby in April so of course I was so happy because I love having babies around! We are so excited for them. Anna will be a wonderful big sister. McKinley is already picking out names for the baby or if you ask her babies (there is only one) but she is sure that Aunt Pam can handle two at a time so she is picking names two at a time as well! Trace and Kayleigh are the names this week we shall see what she comes up with next! Congrats Pam and Vince we are so happy for you guys:)

RIP Leafy

McKinley's message to Leafy

I can't really read the name on the stone

An overview

Ok, so Grandma Ann and McKinley caught a walking stick and McKinley decided that it needed to come home...(a few weeks back the same thing happened and it died) So, I wasn't really all that thrilled to bring home another one but she wanted to so I let her. Anyhow today the thing died again or so we thought. McKinley decided that it needed a new home since it was dead. So, she decided to dig a grave. Jenna from across the street was over as well. I was mowing. Anyhow I saw shovels, and hammers and such going to the back and wondered what was happening. I looked over and saw them all working hard on this grave. After about a good half hour I was called back to look at leafy new home. McKinley was so excited about it. I went back there and this was what I saw a grave complete with head stones...eat your heart out Abel vault monument:) I asked them it they said a prayer before putting poor leafy in the ground and they said
"well he wasn't really dead"

"what...."I said

"he was missing his two legs and he is a walking stick so we killed him"

at this point I wasn't quite sure what to say to them! They went though all this hard work making a grave for a poor animal who wasn't really dead just disabled so I just said nothing!

"It's a great grave"

Wonderful, now we have a grave yard for walking stick just below our bedroom window! Next time Grandma is getting to keep the walking stick:)

McKinley's First Day of School

All ready to go:)

Justin and McKinley on Friday, he missed the first day because he was at work

Inside before school

So grown up...I teared up a little

So sweet

Before we left

Outside at the sign

Getting our picture taken before meeting her teacher

McKinley with her teacher

Playing at the park after school

So, this Wed. was Kin's first day back at Eureka Community Preschool! She was so excited to get back and see her friends even though her bestest friend Anna was not in her class. We were happy to see some old faces when we got there and even Bri her other bestest friend was there! I knew that she would be but didn't tell Kin just in case something would happen and they weren't in the same class!

So, Kin put on her greatest show for everyone! We had some good laughs at her. She was so willing to do anything and for that I am so thankful! I have never had to peel her off on of my leg to get her to go with someone or had her cry when I have left her! She is such a colorful happy and easy going kid! We love her so much!

Anyhow, we got to stay in the classroom for a little while and listen to her teacher read them a story and hear everyone tell their names and while the story was being read she saw her favorite police officer Officer Lucky (yes, that's his real name) Just a little background on her past with him. He came to the school last year and she was really taken by him! She told him all about our guns (which we don't have, only nerf guns) me getting pulled over (which never happened, that she would remember) and lots of other stuff. Anyhow, she is just taken by him she LOVES him every officer she see's is officer Lucky, every car is officer Lucky etc! Anyhow his daughter is in Kin's class...oh the joy she had when he walked in, all dressed in his police outfit! As soon as I saw him I knew we were in trouble! She yelled out "oh Officer Lucky, I remember you, you let me wear you hat, oh I missed you....blah blah blah! And then since everyone was laughing she had to do her dolphin laugh which only gets more laughter!

Oh, my word my hards are going to be full with her:) When we were walking out I had another mom tell me that she hoped some of McKinley rubs off on her daughter because she is so shy! I hope she is still saying that by the end of the year!

After a while the parents went to fill out papers and Coleton's old preschool teacher was there to stay in the room with the kids! When I got back she said "ohhh my how different they are" isn't that the truth!

So, it was a great day overall! She has made friends with everyone already! I'll keep ya posted I am sure it will be an interesting year:)