Luke's Big Buck!

Luke got a huge 10 pointer at 7:15am on opening morning of deer hunting. It looks great!

 

DeSoto Library

For the last 4-5 weeks we have been going to the DeSoto Library on Tuesday mornings for storytime and craft hour.  There are a total of 7 kids that come every week, including Josie and Cooper.  Josie is loving the crafting time.  She is my craft crazy girl.  She loves to do art projects.  Cooper just loves going to people watch.  And for the good snacks that they always have.  Today, the kids got to color turkey's and put them on a stick.  Josie made 3 Turkeys and is already begging to hang them up on our wall.  We have been hanging up the artwork on the wall for several weeks and the kids just love to show it off to everybody that comes over. 

Cooper still isn't saying any words yet but he is very animated.  He also has really started to jabber.  Josie tends to do a lot of talking for him.  Hopefully the words will start coming soon.  Josie is our none stop talker.  It seems like she starts talking from the minute she wakes up until the time she goes to sleep. 

Happy Halloween!!!

The kids had a blast with Halloween this year.  Josie really got into Trick or Treating.  We met a couple of my cousins in town and went trick or treating with them.  Cooper mostly just rode in a wagon but he did go up to a few houses.  Grandpa LeJeune came with us as Luke was busy combining the corn.  Josie decided to be a frog and Cooper was Mickey Mouse. 

Parade and Gone Fishing

Several weeks ago, we spent the morning at the Retreat's World's Fair watching the parade, eating chicken and watching the horses.  The kids got a big bag of candy and had lots of fun at the parade.  The most exciting part for Josie was getting to sit on a big HORSE.  She is absolutely in love with horses, someday I think she will be able to talk her daddy into getting her one.  Then afterwards, Luke, Josie, my dad and I went fishing.  This was Josie's first time going fishing and I think she had a lot of fun.  Josie didn't like the worms at all.  Then she would hold the pole and help reel it in, but as soon as she could see the fish she was done.

On a side note, the soybeans were combined this weekend and the kids thought the equipment was really neat!  They each even got to go for a tractor ride. 

Better late, than never!

I know. I know.  It's been forever since I last blogged.  I'll try to get better!  Well here is an update on Josie's birthday party.  Josie got a battery operated four wheeler from her grandpa and grandma LeJeune and she absolutely loved it.  She rides it all the time.  Unfortunately, Cooper also figured out how to drive it by sitting on the edge, he just forgets to steer.  Luckily Josie is pretty good about giving Cooper rides on it too.  Josie also got a camera that she takes lots of pictures with.  She also got a horse that she can brush it's hair.  This is great since she is really getting into doing hair.  She wanted a horse party, so I was stuck with making a horse cake.  I think it turned out pretty good.  Enjoy the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josie also had to get measured on her growth chart!!!

 

 

Happy Birthday Josie!

Josie is 3!!!

 

Can't believe how big my princess is getting.  These are a few of the pictures we took down at Riverside.  She also got a chance to feed the ducks while we were down there along the river.  Then for lunch we took Daddy pizza.  Another post to follow with pictures of presents.  Her big party is this weekend and she is super excited!!

Green Bay

Several weekends ago, I went with my mom and the kids to Green Bay. My Great Aunt Jane lives there and the family decided to go and visit her. We spent a lot of time in the hotel pool but we also visited Bay Beach Amusement Park where the kids got to go on all kinds of rides. They even got to ride on a real horse. We also went to the NEW Zoo on Sunday morning before coming home. The kids had a blast. We probably would have spent more time at both places if it hadn't been so warm. Enjoy the pictures!

Of Course Josie would choose a Rooster of everything on a Merry Go Round

The super slide that we had to do 2 times. 

Josie and Lucy heading for the next ride.

The Ferris Wheel that both Josie and Cooper went on.

Josie being shy the first time on her horse.

 Cooper loved riding his horse.

The peacock that kept following us around at the zoo.

 Josie checking out the giraffe's eating.  They didn't want to come eat from us though.

 Josie and Grandma checking out the penguins.  They were a favorite.

 Cooper taking a much needed drink.

 Feeding the llama's.

 The 3 girls playing.  Can you tell Josie is younger by a year?

 Cooper getting Uncle Rick to chase him.

 Cooper playing around!