New Furniture . . . Again

So yes, I know how ridiculous we are, but we bought new furniture again. Eddy didn't like his chair so we ended up with new leather couches. They recline and are pretty nice. Haven't got the room arranged exactly right yet, but you can atleast see what they look like. And oh - how I love craigs list! I've already got some hits to sell our old stuff and it's only been 1/2 hour!!

Trick or Treat

This year, Grandpa Jones came and took Dylan trick-or-treating on Friday at a local business. He got lots of good stuff! THen on Saturday, my friend, Amanda and her family came over to trick or treat. Dylan is good friends with her little boy, Preston, and her daughter, Audrey. We went all over the neighborhood and they had fun. Dylan didn't want to wear his mask, so he basically went without a costume this year. Oh well. The boys fought over who got to ring each doorbell. Then we came back to the house and sorted candy. It actually was a fairly warm experience this year - which is unusual. Usually it's freezing or snowing. So it was a fun night overall! Then on Sunday, it was actually Halloween (but no one around here celebrates on Sunday), and it was also Eddy's birthday. So we went out to eat at Texas Roadhouse and then just came home and watched a movie. It was fun!

Pumpkin Carving

This year, Dylan actually helped clean out the pumpkins! And Eddy actually used his dremel tool to do some creative work on his!

Halloween Party!

Dylan had a fun Halloween party at pre-school! I helped out with one of the stations - cookie decorating! The kids frosted and sprinkled and then ate their creation. Here are some pics - Dylan is the brown werewolf. His teacher, Miss Joan, dressed up as a ladybug. Miss Jana is the one teaching them! Dylan and a girl at his table were fighting over the crayons - I guess this is a usual thing.

Fall colors

We took another hike up to Cress Creek just as the trees were changing! It was so pretty! Here are some of the pics! As we were leaving, Eddy found this little lizard for Dylan. We brought it home and let it go free in our backyard tree. He was a cutie!

4 Wheeler!

Dylan has been saving money in his piggy bank for a long time , so we cashed it in (and added some) to get him this 4-wheeler. He loves it! He figured out how to drive it really quick and loves riding all over the backyard. He thinks he's hot stuff! It has 2 speeds and a reverse. So far, only 1 raspberry bush has been broken! ha!

C is for Cat

Dylan's preschool teacher is a wonderful artist as well! She often paints on the kids - today, he came home with this cat face!

New Look for our Bedroom

I finally broke down and bought all new decorations for our bedroom. It was long overdo. A nice cheery change from the dark blue we had to begin with. I love it!

Goodbye Kramer . . .

Today was a sad day for our family. Our Kramer cat had to be put down because he started pottying all over the house. I tried everything to fix the problem, but to no avail. The vet said he probably was diabetic, but even if we were to give him insulin (which is expensive), he was in such a bad habit at this point that he probably still wouldn't stop. Eddy took him to the vet and stayed with him. We buried him in our backyard under our plum tree. I explained to Dylan that Kramer was sick and that he had to go live with Jesus in heaven now. I told him we wouldn't be able to see Kramer anymore, but that he was happy there and he gets to eat all the cat treats and milk he wants. He said he was sad that he wouldn't be able to pet him anymore, but I assured him that Jesus would be loving on him alot. And he seemed fine with it. I'm sure his mind can't understand fully.

I still remember when Eddy and I got Kramer -over 12 years ago. Jessica's mom had a litter of barn cats so we went out to pick out 2 of them. Kramer was a sweetie from the beginning- Grace was already spooky and we had to actually cut Susan's fence to get to her. After we brought him home, I remember Eddy sitting on the couch with them and Kramer started screaming like crazy and we couldn't figure out what was wrong. He had to potty - and couldn't get down off the couch. Hard to believe he was that tiny - since he was so huge as an adult! (I think he was around 18lbs)

I will always remember how friendly he was for being a cat - he greeted everyone that came over just like a dog would. He loved to get loved on by anyone. He was very vocal and talked alot to everyone too. His favorite spot was sitting next to my laptop where it was nice and warm. He liked to play outside a little too. Since he was a barn cat - he was a little inbred and ended up having 9 toes on each of his front feet - almost 2 feet! Also, he had a "floater rib" -an extra rib that wasn't attached to his ribcage. Weird huh? His big feet were part of what made him adorable to us.

Kramer - you were a special part of our family - one of the first members! And we love you always!

Catching Fish

Last week, Eddy and Dylan had a day of fishing together. We bought Dylan his own life jacket the day before and a new worm box - he was pretty excited! I heard him telling his stuffed animals that evening, that they were going to catch the biggest fish ever and then put it back in the river. And that's exactly what they did!

State Fair

We finally made it to the state fair this year, over in Blackfoot. We browsed some of the displays (quilts, etc.) and then took Dylan to the rides. He loved them all - nothing scares this kid! He wasn't big enough to ride on any of the ones Eddy wanted to go on - and of course, I don't come near anything like that! But he had fun on the kid rides and Eddy took him on a scary monster ride which he loved. THe only ride he didn't seem to like was the Carousel - he was afraid he was going to fall off and kept saying he couldn't hold on. But he had fun - he also played a game with Eddy where you use a little bb gun to shoot out the red star on the paper. Of course, we didn't win! After riding, we went over and had huge scones for a snack and then came home!