11/18/08 GOTR

Girls on The Run! Maddie has been participating twice a week for an hour in GOTR. The girls get together and play games and learn how to be healthy and about manners, being nice, all that good stuff. Then they run. They all set a goal of running/walking 3 miles tonight and they all did it! I ran with Maddie and every girl had a running buddy (most all were parents!) Maddie is ready to run again in the Spring and we will get some running in this winter hopefully!

11/15/08 Circus

It had been two years since we last went to the circus, so we decided it was time! It was a Mom's day out with the kids. The girls really enjoyed getting together with Brandon and Brittany!

Brittany and Melanie rode the elephant! You will have to look at The Turner Tribes blog for that!

The Elephants are always a favorite!

11-11-2008 A Girl That Wanted A Cat

Listen to Melanie read a story she wrote:

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/teachers/jtitswor/projects/2359/?b=28

11-8-08 Yes I AM 40!

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday or sent cards!! We had a good time and I enjoyed the cards. You can see more pictures on Jennifer's Blog at http://www.rjaepowers.blogspot.com/

11-8-08 Nat's Birthday

Kent and the kids came home to celebrat Nat and my birthday. THe girls took Natalie to build a bear for her birthday. She managed to pick the Hannah Montana bear (do yout think that decision was influenced by Maddie and Melanie?)

10-26-08 Fishing

Not too often fish are biting in October. We hadn't been back to Macomb in awhile and the girls thought the fish would be biting. They were right!

Maddie caught this one!

10-31-08 Trick or Treat

My superwomen

My hip hop dancer

We continued our tradition of trick or treating with the Powers, the Wyatt's and Gracie Chunes. We missed the Kreidlers!

10-2008 the finished pumpkins

October 2008 Pumpkin Carving

They are not quite ready to put their hands in yet, but maybe next year! Robert had to help with the carving, but they did a lot of the pumching!

10-19-08 Washington Park

On Sunday after church we met Anna and Grace Jaderholm at the park for a little play time. Robert was at the Rams/Cowboys game.

10-17-2008 Student of the Week

10-13-08 Kicks

Maddie couldn't believe it! She is the jackpot on this machine. Melanie is always the lucky one so Maddie was very surprised. I think she got 500 tickets!

10-13-2008 Pumkin Patch

It was a very nice day to go to the pumpkin patch. After hunting down our pumpkins we headed to Kicks (it was getting really cloudy). Then we went to the libary and read for awhile and then off to Washington Park to get leaves for Maddie's school project.

10-11-08 Pease's Candy

I bought this at the schools silent auction in March. We invited the Thompson's and the Jaderholms. The girls had a great time. FIrst they washed their hands, decorated hats, put their hair nets on and they played in the CHOCOLATE!