Our little cowgirl! : )

Katie's school had "Western Day" this week and she was so excited to show up for her class as a cowgirl! : ) Here are a couple of pictures to share.....

Trick-or-Treat...smell my feet....give me something sweet to eat! :)

Although we don't go overboard with Halloween (I have ALWAYS hated scary movies, haunted houses, Halloween stuff....just not my thing...and I'm too old to get scared.....I pee too easily! HA!).....we do love to have the girls get dressed up in the costume of their choice and go trick-or-treating around the neighborhood! This will probably be Allie's last year of this since she is in 6th grade....although she LOVES candy (takes after her mama!) so she would probably do anything to get some! : ) Here are a few pics of our fun night!

Romantic getaway to Arizona! : ) And a surprise party upon our return!

Jason had a trade show near Tucson, AZ last week so to help celebrate my upcoming BIG (40th!) birthday and our 15 year wedding anniversary that we celebrated this past March, he asked me to go with him this time around.....and of course, I accepted the invitation! : ) What a beautiful area of the United States to visit! And my hubby thought of everything to spoil me rotten! He had my diamond reset in my wedding ring (had lost the setting awhile back!) and surprised with that while on our flight out.....then he treated me to a shopping trip in Sedona, a few really nice dinners out...and a romantic lunch by the river one day....wow!!! We flew out of Indy early Tuesday morning and spent the rest of the week enjoying each other's company, relaxing by the pool, eating wonderful food, and touring the area of Sedona as well! What a wonderful time to reconnect and re-energize! We returned home late Saturday night and then Sunday after church, Jason, along with my family and close friends surprised me with an early birthday party over at our church rec center.....I was in shock to say the least! I am abundantly, beyoned-words...blessed and am so thankful for all that God has given me! : )

Fall fun....

We are enjoying the beautiful fall season here in Indiana.....my all-time favorite time of the year! Although it's been unseasonable warm this time around....I'm ready for chilly weather, sweaters and the smell of a bonfire every night! : ) We have been able to take advantage of our fire pit and great woods next to the house and have already had a couple nights of roasting marshmallows and sitting around the fire, one of our favorite past-times as a family! This past weekend we decorated pumpkins, had our family over for soup and yummy bread, celebrated my youngest niece's 17th birthday (where does the time go?) and spent a day at King's Island amusement park with the kiddos and some friends! What fun times! Here are a few photos from recently. Just trying to take time every single day to thank God for who He is and all that He has given us!!!!

Enjoying Life... : )

School is now in full gear as the girls have been back on our "routine" for about a month now. They are all still enjoying their new year so far. We've been busy with Allie and Lauren also getting back into their music lessons once a week....Lauren decided to stick with piano again this year while Allison wanted to take a break from her guitar and take some voice lessons this time around....she is loving it and is doing really well! We are also back into the swing of Wed night small group Biblestudy at church as well as Mommy and Allie heading to a new girls Bible study night (called Girls Night Out!) on Monday nights for just the local 6th grade girls to attend....it is so fun and a wonderful way for her to connect with other girls her age and learn about Jesus a bit more and Mommy is really enjoying helping with it as well. Katelyn enjoys heading to her "class" on Fridays again this school year....she is getting so big! Jason has been busy traveling alot this month.....all of his girls will be glad when that slows down a bit! We have enjoyed recent trips to our favorite orchard here in town for raspberry picking as well as heading out to a local church festival. And we've celebrated our niece's (Abby!) 18th birthday recently! Other than enjoying the business of life while trying to remember to slow down to take it all in....we are doing great! Ready for the gorgeous fall season to make its way into Indiana....one of my all-time favorite times of the year!!!