Painting by Number

I don't know where to begin... the boys were painting little ceramic birdhouses that they received during Advent. Next thing I know, they want to give themselves beards like Uncle Bob. One thing led to another and they ended up like this. What they didn't realize was how fast and hard the paint would dry. All of a sudden, they all started going, "Ouch, my face hurts!"

Merry Christmas to Us!

Well, Evan and Ashley were looking for a jeep so Chad said he would help "look" around here since they would be coming home soon. Chad found one that wasn't really what they wanted but decided to check it out. He said that he should, "just in case it would work for them, it is a sharp looking jeep"(he reasoned in his head). It was at a dealer, and suprisingly there was alot of interest and possible offers were coming in. Ummm after test driving it and a couple long conversations with Hank(thanks Hank), we are the proud owners of an '04 Jeep wrangler. The one in the picture above is not ours, but you get the idea. Chad weighed the pros and cons and came up with more pros, plus they traded for the red one. I am still a little sad to see the red one go. I am now looking so forward to a ride in the jeep. I prefer sun, sand, and a bikini top, but snow will do. If you see weird people waving from a silver jeep, it is us.

Happy Birthday Luke Jyles!!!!

Here are some pictures from over the years of Luke. It took me a long time to pick them out. So many good ones to choose from. I can't believe it, but he is two years old today. We are having a big party for him tonight. I aksed this morning who was two and he said, "me". He's so smart. More pictures below as I couldn't figure out how to post more that four at a time.

Luke Jyles - more pics

Cole

Here are some pictures of Cole. Our little boy just turned nine. I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He had some friends over for a sleepover and then we celebrated with a party on his birthday with our family. You know in only seven years, he will be driving. He is closer to getting his driver's license than the day of his birth. Where did the time go? And, when did he start drinking Bud Light?

Funny Cats

My boys love this video. We couldn't stop laughing! My favorite part is the cat on the ceiling fan.