Christmas is coming. . .

This summer flew by.  Christmas will be here before I can blink my eyes.  I'd like to know what each of my siblings wants to do for our Christmas exchange. We have finished our rotation and can start something new if you'd like.  Also, if you don't want to be a part of the exchange please let me know.  I'd hate to have anyone sad.  I like to celebrate the gift of the Savior and also show my family how much I love each of you.  If you have any ideas of how we can do this, please share.  Julie mentioned doing something theme based like camping or kitchen time.   If you're interested in a theme help me brainstorm some more ideas then we can vote or something.  I'd really like to have some input from each sibling!!!  Isaac we don't expect you to do any shopping or shipping.  Because of this, I don't think we should start our rotation again until he's back in a couple years.  Maybe we could draw names or something.    Please make a comment, new post, e.mail me jkm99@centurytel.net, or give me a ring 573-294-6027.  I'd like to have it all decided before Halloween.       Katie

Hope everyone is doing well.  Neat pictures Amy- I'm glad you have power too.  A Great Big Congratulations to Johnny and Susana and family! I can't wait to see pictures of my namesake.  (If you can't post pictures here just e.mail them to me and I'll post them for you.)   Brice it was fun watching your football game.  Did everyone have fun at the nutfest?  Wish we could have been there.  James had a cross country meet and I had a lot of homework.  It was actually a pretty bad day.  Dallas got a mosquito bite on his eye that is now swollen shut today.  Addie has a virus or something that is keeping her, Dallas, and I  home from church today.  And last but definitely not least,  Carsten had a quick trip to the ER for a couple stitches in the back of his head. Not much to tell about it.  Carsten hit the edge of the dishwasher when he fell off a kitchen stool reaching for who knows what.  He and I headed in to Hermann hospital about 20 minutes away.  They got us right in, Carsten was verrrrrry tough.  Two stitches and back home within the hour.  The part that took the longest was cutting all the curly hair that was in the way.  He still has so many curls, looking at him today you can't even see anything (added stitches or missing curls).        Love to all.  Be swell!  Not swelling like us.

These are a few pics from the last couple weeks. Our awsome fire pit in the back yard. And playing down at Pete's Aunts house. It has been a fun adventure, but I'm glad we have power again.

Dallas' 1st Birthday

Dallas is one!!! He made the usual tasty mess of his first birthday cake. Dallas is toddling along finally. He falls alot, but is pretty good at catching himself. He's always giggling while he's walking and can say U-ohhh when he falls. I'm really loving it.

James and I got him this cute red wagon which he has been enjoying the outdoors in ever since. I actually had to use it this week in a dire emergency. We've been having trouble with James' little Geo, so James took the van in to school last Wed. I was supposed to take the truck over to the bus stop that afternoon to pick up the kids. Luckily, I found that the truck had a dead battery before lunch when I wanted to mail some letters down the hill. (Not lucky the battery was dead, but good I found out before I really needed it.) It was a nice day, so I got out the mountain bike and the kids trailer. I got it all cleaned up and found all our helmets. I even figured out how to take Brigham's bike in the back of the trailer for him to ride home. With Carsten all excited we were ready to head out. I thought I'd better air up all the tires and my back tire wouldn't hold any air!! The strollers were in the van in Hermann. So I plopped the boys in this red wagon and headed for the bus stop 1.8 miles away. Good thing there aren't any big hills in that direction. I was pretty beat when we rounded the last corner just in time to wave down the bus. Addie and Brigg were very relieved to see us and take a nice slow walk home instead of riding the bus back to the school and then home again with Dad.

Speaking of the bus, here's a picture of Addie riding the bus for the first time on her first day of Kindergarten. She likes her teacher Mrs. Gerlemann. Addie always has lots of new things to tell me about after school. I think she's told me more in these few weeks than Brigham has in years. I'm doing well in my classes. I just aced an online quiz. Carsten and Brigham are roudy as usual. James is preparing to butcher pigs. He's been running with his cross country team all over Hermann every day and traveling to meets on weekends.

We love and miss you all! Have a great week, Katie & family

Hi fam! Sorry it took me so long to get on this blog. I'm doing great here in Scotland. I don't have much time, but i love you all and hopefully i can borrow my companions usb cord so i can post some pictures on here next Monday. Love you all, cya :)

Kentucky State Fair

This past Saturday we took our annual trip to the fair grounds. This was our 3rd year and it was lots of fun. I just got a great side by side double stroller so it was easy to haul both girls and all our stuff all over the fair grounds. We saw lots of farm animals that Lilith loved. We got to see the Looney Toons, show/trick pigs, high flying frisbee catching dogs, tight rope walking tigers, Travis Tritt and much much more. We only had one melt down in the day when the girls were tired and so sweaty from sitting outside waiting for the pig show to start. We were there for a total of 7 hours. whew! We were all exhausted by the time we left and all slept well that night. You all should join us next year. We'd love to have you.

To add to Jackson's comment you can add comments as yourself if you type in your own google name and password. But the way this page is set up I don't think we could post as ourselves unless Katie changed some of the settings.

Glenn Duffy here we come

Hello ya'll!! Depending on if you are talking to a native Arkansasan, you may hear this phrase. In the area we live, there a lot of locals. There is either the ones who have moved hear in the past 5 years because of Wal-mart, or they have been born and raised in the same community, give or take a few miles. It is fun to be part of a small town community where everyone knows everyone and family is real important. We have a lot of country kids. I am excited to get to know more and more families in the area. Jackson and I want to be a part of the community and the school. Well you are probably wondering what is "Glenn Duffy" - it is the name of the school Sally and Rex will be attending on Monday. This past Thursday, we went to the school to meet their teachers' and drop off school supplies. Rex's teacher is a young and cute gal - Miss Steele. He gets kind of bashful and giggly when you ask him if he likes his teacher. It is real cute. Sally's teacher is Miss Bontke. She is older but seems on top of things. She guessed Sally's name and made her feel right at home. Miss Bontke wants to have parents help in the class room - so I hope to be a part of Rex and Sally's lives while at school. There is a big room for parent volunteers and has an area with toys, TV, couch for the kids. I feel like I will have more flexibility in my schedule to go to the school and help and interact with the older kids, since I will only have 2 kids at home. I wanted to remind all of you to make comments on any of our posts by clicking on the comment link at the bottom of each post. And then check the comments each time you log on so you can see what others have posted about each of our individual posts. Does that make any sense?Well Kassi just woke up so I am going to stop for now. Hey I really like this blogging thing. Now we all just need to be regular on posting so things from our lives.Oh, Jackson and Rex are digging holes for our clothes line. Great thing about living in the country is that you can hang out your underwear and no one can complain. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELISSA !!
THANK YOU TO KATIE FOR POSTING THE UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS ON THE BLOG PAGE. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SET UP THE BLOG SO YOU CAN INVITE EACH ONE OF US TO BE CONTRIBUTORS AND EACH OF US CAN POST AND VIEW OUR OWN BLOG USERNAME AND PASSWORD. I WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO REMEMBER OUR OWN USERNAME AND PASSWORD AND I THINK WE WILL HAVE MORE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FAMILY BLOG. I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THAT IS HOW IT IS SET UP WITH RACHEL'S FAMILY BLOG. JUST A SUGGESTION. ALSO I THINK THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN ALERT YOUR INVITED READERS THAT THERE IS A NEW POST.

WELL HOPE ALL IS WELL IN ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU.

JRSRKP

Brigg's Baptism

July 5th, 2008
Is a special memory for Brigham. Thanks to a family who went out of their way to make his baptism special. Uncle Jackson, thanks for filling in for Grandpa at the last minute. It was a great talk. Thank you Aunt Rachel and Aunt Amy for the music. Thanks Grandma for the stories and testimony. Thanks to everyone who came to support him. We love you!