Thanksgiving 2011

I can't believe it's already been a week since Thanksgiving- it's December 1st at that... I don't know where the year has gone!

On Thanksgiving we got up and Ryan made us all breakfast while I got the boys and myself ready for the day. What a guy! I think he was sucking up b/c he had been hunting the past two weekends and was going that wk/end too (when he goes he goes to the cabin and stays all wk/end) soooo he was trying to suck up a bit :) haha!

We went to Ryan's parents house mid-morning and enjoyed snacking and chatting while the kids played. Sonya made ME a cheeseball ;) lol, well I guess she made it for everyone, but I think I ate most of it. YUM!

Miss Mya really loves Corbin- it's so sweet! They were playing "tea party". Corbin is kind of rough to play tea so it was funny.

this looks so dainty- it's right before he dropped it on the floor and broke it- whoops!

Can't believe my sweet boy is getting sooo big-- his big boy hair cut makes him look even older I think!

That is something I've tackled lately- cutting my boys (all three of them, Ryan included) hair!
I have some learning to do, but they all look okay and we're saving a ton of money! With three boys needing hair cuts once a month that got pretty pricey! Ryan has been telling me for years to just cut his myself, but I was too nervous. When Corbin became a monthly member of the hair cutting club though I realized I better learn fast :) Especially when Ryan said with what we were spending in hair cuts I could buy a new pair of shoes each month! Lol, I won't do that obviously, but it put things in perspective!

After lunch at his parents we went home and put up our main Christmas tree. Corbin napped the whole time so it was fun to see his face when we he woke up and there was a tree in our living room! lol. He kept saying "tree!!!" and jumping around like the crazy kiddo that he is!
We also put the Brycen's tree in his room. It's a tractor theme and Corbin won't leave it alone! He thinks the tractor ornaments are toys! haha! We put Corbin's up high on his dresser where he cannot reach it, but he doesn't seem too interested in it anyway- just B's tractor one! I'm afraid of what will happen when I put the presents under the big tree. Yikes!

We went to my parents for supper and dessert with my dad's side of the family- the Sims'. I say this every year, but that is my favorite get together. It just reminds me so much of my childhood and I'm glad my kids are having that same get together continued even though our great grandparents have passed away. We are so close with this side of the family and I always end up laughing so hard I'm in tears- that's the best feeling!

Kaydee Mae and Corbin playing :)
I love that these two are BFF like her daddy Todd and I were (and are!). :)
They are 4 months (to the day) apart and Todd and I are 4 months apart too!
These two have brought so much happiness to our family after a really dark period for all of us!

"the big kid" :)
all the babies love him and he's so good w/ them!
So proud of my boy!
and his smile can just light up a room!


My brother was home from college all week and I got to see him quite a bit actually.
So thankful for him!
He is a great Uncle to the boys and they just adore him!

this picture melts.my.heart.

B and his Uncle Joe!

The hubs and I :)

Todd, Ryan, my Dad, and my Brother :)

I think they were watching a cartoon movie w/ the kids running around screaming!

my crazy, sweet, precious, loveable, adorable boys!

the great-great grandkids on the Sims' side.

Corbin (21 months), Brycen (6 almost 7 years), Kaydee Mae (2 yrs), and Lucas (14 months)

Last Week

Last Monday we went to Jasper to Brittany and Ricky's (Chelsey, Ryan, and baby Blake came too). We had "Friendsgiving". Since the Holidays are so busy we knew we better plan a get together or we wouldn't be seeing our friends for awhile so we had an early Thanksgiving feast- it was so yummy and we enjoyed chatting and playing w/ all the kiddos. I got ONE picture all night (after it stopped downpouring b/c my camera was in the van). The other two girls got some cute ones of the kiddos so I'm waiting on them to send them to me!

B and Ryan H. have always been big buddies- looks like Corbin is following suit :)

I can't get over how big my "baby" is getting!

My dad got a buck and of course we had to go see it :)
Ryan was working late so the boys and I went and then had supper at the BBQ place in town w/ my parents. Yay for a no cooking night for me!

Last week was American Education Week. They had a theme for each day. Monday was scarf day and Brycen said scarves are for girls and there isn't any way he was wearing one :) lol!

Tuesday was Mulitcultural day and B and his friends had no idea what to wear so they all just wore camo (look at previous posts of him in camo and you can see what he looked like) lol! I skipped taking pictures.

Wednesday- now that was the day Brycen was excited about-

Western Day!

He is such a cowboy.

He said he wished every day was western day so he could dress like this each day and wear his hat! haha!

I'm for certain he is the cutest cowboy EVER!

Thursday was blue and green day (like the world is blue/green).

I thought he looked sooo handsome in this sweater.
Wish he'd let me dress him up a little more often!

I can't get over how old he is looking these days... it just seems surreal.

Friday was Tropical Day.
It was hard to get in a "tropical" mood when it was 31 degrees when we got up!

And another picture of Corbin Fisher just b/c he's so cute and I can't resist him :)

Friday the boys and I went to Evansville- my mom went with us and we had supper w/ my brother. That was nice! We did a little shopping and got B a new pair of boots (his were literally falling apart!). We always get our money worth out of boots!

Friday evening I noticed Corbin had a runny nose and his cheeks were flushed. He didn't feel warm or anything though. Brycen had also started coughing a ton AGAIN.

By Saturday morning it was official they both had SOMETHING.

Ryan was at the cabin hunting again this weekend so the boys and I did a lot of nose blowing/breathing treatments/and cuddling.

By yesterday I had whatever it was (I'm thinking a bad cold).

Miserable... Ryan came home and I let him take over the sick kid duties like snot sucking and I rested.

The boys were less snotty this morning so hopefully they are on the mend.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be better- I need a nap already today!

I only work today and tomorrow this week so I'm excited about that!

Living Up to His Name

My "baby" is all grown up... he thinks he is a man now! lol. That's because on Sunday evening he got to go hunting w/ daddy for the very first time. He was so excited- it is all he could talk about. If you know B you know he is a talker (have no idea where he gets that, lol) so we were (read here- Ryan) concerned it might not go so hot. They went out in our woods for the first time to see how he did and "practice" lol. Turns out he did great and they were out there for about three hours! He said he would of liked to spend the night in the woods, but he had to pee :) haha! He said, "Well, I've got the hunting bug now!". Too cute! I'm glad it lived up to his expectations- even though they only seen one deer and didn't even get to shoot at it. He used to cry and cry and cry when Ryan would leave for the wk/end to go to the cabin- now momma's going to be the one crying b/c our fun wk/ends alone together are going to come to a halt when Daddy lets him go to the cabin to hunt! At least I have Corbin at home for a few more years hopefully! I keep telling Ryan we need another one (a girl this time) so I'll have someone to hang out with while all my men are off hunting!

Look at that big ol' smile!
He wanted to wear Daddy's orange- but it was a little big!

Such a cute hunter!

Brycen Hunter- is living up to his name :)

My Cowboys :)

Corbin got to wear his real cowboy boots for the first time!

He looked adorable and it was funny when he first put them on to watch him walk in them.

I still remember B wearing these boots for the first time (at about the same age). :( Time goes so fast!

Corbin always is putting on Brycen's, Ryan's, and my boots and tripping everywhere around the house. His finally fit so Yay!

My sweet boys :)


wrestling :)
haha, Corbin's favorite thing to do - jump on people.

B is such a good sport with his brother :)

Bubble Boys

Last night we had a lazy evening at home for a Monday. We had breakfast for supper and I let the boys play in the big tub with lots of bubbles for a lot longer than normal :) . Too bad every evening can't be that relaxed!

Corbin thought it was great fun to spray the water all over everything!

Precious baby boy :)

Corbin washed Brycen's hair about 10x :)
It should be very clean today!

Can't believe how big my baby is!

The lights of my life!
Love them!

Pumpkin Contest- Sheep In A Jeep

B has always loved the book "Sheep In A Jeep"- now that he can read he loves reading it to Corbin and they both crack up laughing. They were having a pumpkin decorating contest at school- the pumpkin was supposed to be based off of your favorite book character. B decided he wanted to do a Sheep (last year he did Horton from Horton Hears a Hoo). He did it all himself with just a little assistance from momma on the ears. (that stick in the center was his number from the contest). He won 2nd place out of the whole school! He was sooo proud!

B and Sheep from "Sheep In A Jeep" :)

Halloween 2011

We had one little trick-or-treater this year! Chelsey brought Blake by in his monkey costume. He was an adorable- very chunky- monkey :) . Corbin didn't know what to think of Blake dressed up like that,but he loved it and thought it was hilarious!

Brycen, Corbin, and Blake

Corbin just wanted to keep touching him! He was cracking up at him!

Yesterday we dressed up and went a few places. We never go many places, but we hit up about 6 or 7 people we know.
My little amish boys :)

Brycen loved pretending to be amish- he actually wanted to keep his borrowed suspenders and wear them to school today! lol

Corbin skipped nap time yesterday so that made things a little tricky, but he was still cute :)

PRECIOUS!

Knepp Family ~ Halloween style!

I think my hubby makes a pretty good lookin' amishman! Me- not so much! I like my eye make up! lol!

We had a blast though!

We were on E and so Ryan had to pump gas- that was a funny sight.

We also went into Joe Mama's (pizza place) to see my cousin Brooke while she was working.

There was an older couple in there that kept staring!
Finally Brooke said, "I think these people think you are really amish", sure enough they did! lol!

too funny!

Ryan didn't have a beard b/c I wasn't paying thirty dollars to buy one and we couldn't find one around here, but oh well! He did have a truely authentic amish hat though- it was his Grandpa Knepp's- so that was neat!

It was so fun and Brycen LOVED it!

It was Ryan's idea last year and we've talked about doing it all year so it was fun to see our plans come to be!