leafs, deer and polar bears..oh my...

the deer at the end of the road

deep in the woods, got to do what ever big brother does.

if you look real close in the middle picture you can see the polar bear deep in the woods! (ooohhh Gunner!)

There is Jade, she is so darn cute and the best dog ever. Annaka is sooooo in love with her Bro-Bro, she loved walking with him and exploring the woods.

I love walking on our road, it is so secluded and fun for the kids to explore. Andrew found a big puddle with ice on the top, that he just had to get a stick and crack it apart. Annaka found a "leaf trail" and a "polar bear" in the woods. The polar bear was our neighbors dog, Gunner. He is all white and has a big leaf pile deep in the woods that he lays in. After running into the polar bear we went to visit the other neighbors deer, he raises them and gets lots of onlookers watching them in the fall. Of course Jade had to come along to, she turned 10 this month and is really showing her age. She is so white in her face, but has the energy of a puppy still.

Casting her spells

She loves to dress up lately. She wears these wings and uses this wand to turn us into all sorts of things. Like the hat?

Scott's Birthday and the sad, sad girl.

We lit 43 candles for Scott on Sunday for his Birthday. He and Ally didn't get home until 8pm that night so we didn't throw much of a party. Annaka was so excited to blow those candles out. She had picked out"pink" candles for his cake. But once we sang the song (excuse the voice of me, I had no idea it would pick it up that good) Annaka was devastated when the candles were blown out and it was over. Scott and I were not about to light another 43 candles for her. Life can be so hard sometimes..