Any similarities?

My kids saw this picture of Macey in our computer and they thought it was Tallie. Then they didn't beleive me when I told them it was Macey. I thought it was cute to look at them at about the same age, at the same time. They both definately have cute chubby arms and white hair! :)

Macey...Macey....Macey

Our little Macey girl is quite a character (as you all know). At church on Sunday, to try to keep her quiet during the sacrament, I asked her to close her eyes and tell me what Ainsley (her friend) was wearing. She knew right away (even down to her tights). So I started asking her what other people in the ward were wearing. She knew all of her friends and their siblings and some of their parents. We had only been in the chapel for about 15 minutes!!! That girl takes after you, Megan, I guess!!! Funny.

Serious Jet Lag

We had so much fun in AZ, and we were EXHAUSTED when we got home Friday. Steven went to bed at 5:00 and we all went to bed at 6:00 and nobody moved until 8:30 the next morning!!!! I don't think I have ever slept that long in my life, and I know I haven't since I started having kids!!! We are in major withdrawl though and are missing uncles and aunts and cousins and trampolines and doggies and Grandma and Grandpa and lots of food and festivities and dirt and a big yard and etc. etc. etc. Thanks for the fun time! We sure missed the Gustins down there this time.

Starks Family Christmas Card.....

This is as close as we get to sending Christmas cards, LOL!! We love you all and miss you that arent here....MERRY CHRISTMAS!

More Thanksgiving pics...

We enjoyed having the Moore's here, and are sad that they had to head back home to Indiana....but happy for the memories!! Grandpa Leo and Grandma Jean came on Tuesday for dinner. We also got to visit with Rick, Diane, Steve and Judy on Thursday evening. It was good to see them again. We wish Dave could have been there too. Here are a few pics of the kids, the adults, and well.....you know....

One CRAZY family....

Some Thanksgiving day Silliness!!

Kolton & Bryton Finish the Soccer Season

Kolton (left) and Bryton just finished up their soccer season. They actually ended up liking it quite a bit. They improved a TON from the beginning too! They LOVED getting trophies after the last game. The funniest part is that they got their soccer pictures back and still to this day they argue over who is who. I can send the pictures they are cute, and you don't even have to feel bad if you can't tell them apart - because they can't even tell this time! :)

Everybody loves a parade.....

We spent this morning at the Gilbert Days Parade. Everyone had a good time. The weather was beautiful (about 75) and there was lots of family to hang with. Brooklyn looked GORGEOUS on the float. Lenard and Jonny walked along passing flowers, and Sadie and Macey sat on the side and watched with the rest of us. It is so fun to have the Moore's here....we sure miss the rest of you!!! Here are a few shots from today.....

You have to hear this!

this Little kid on the radio station is SOOO sweet, i had to put it on here b/c he tells a good story, it's sad, but it is soooo cute. he's sounds like kaden. :D
http://www.ksbj.org/eblogs/morningShow/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/logan-calf-story.mp3

-Megan

ETA: Per Mike's request, you can go to this site and read more about Logan, the 12 year old boy in the recording. http://www.ksbj.org/morning_show.php thanks KSBJ for letting us post the audio!!!

Crouching tiger hidden Jaba

We had a "Ninja" come to help with the backyard work. It is really looking great thanks to Uncle Jaba and Lonnie and Kevin. They got the BIG chainsaw from Uncle Dave Fincher and cut up the dead eucalyptus tree. It is starting to look like someone actually lives there. Next time you talk to Jaba, ask him about the "all night" bonfire!!

Our curious little girl :)

The pantry is one of Tallie's favorite places to be!!!! She love to "unload" everything right now - so the pantry is the perfect place. One day I peeked around the corner and saw this. She dumped a bag of powdered sugar and just kept going! As a family we are working on being thankful for the little things (and big things) every day - So I am thankful that Tallie is curious and able to learn by doing!!! :)

Suzi is getting better =)

Hi guys! Well I just wanted to let everyone know I'm gonna live =). No I really am doing a lot better since the surgery on the 30th. We go to the Dr. on Tuesday, I can't wait to hear baby's heart beat again just to confirm all is well. We were really scared for awhile but I had a really awesome blessing from my husband and I have faith our little one will be just fine! the hardest part now is the Dr. said I can't lift anything heavier than 5 lbs for 4 weeks. That is a little rough when we have a 27lbs 1 year old! I'm trying not to cheat. We love you all, And miss those who are not here! Yeah for Thanks Giving!

TeamAumua

Halloween Fun And fun at the Dunes

This was so much fun for all the kids. Strobe lights,

Sound effects, Skeletons and all.

The scarey entry, "Enter if You Dare"

Lenard and Jon "Dared".

Beautiful Sadie and Uncle Kevin.

The Pirate Captain Isaiah. Handsome!!

What else is there for Scooter to do at the dunes?
This was before we burned the pallets.

Scooter, Koko and Pan. These dogs know how to live!!

Rob and Megan all dressed up and somewhere to go, lots of dunes to ride!!

Suzi, are you better?

I hope all is well with you and the Baby. I was just thinking about you.
love you,
Stacie

Kaden's School Pictures

We just got Kaden's school pictures back. We just ordered the CD, so they are electronic - so we thought we would share them with you all this way. Kaden wants you all to know that he loves Kindergarten! He says he has a nice teacher named Ms Kaufmann. He has tons of friends and enjoys games of chase on the playground almost everyday. When I went to the classroom to help out last week a little girl came up to me and said, "Mostly all the girls like Kaden!" So, he is definately enjoying Kindergarten. :) He is learning a lot and is just growing up! I can't beleive he is 6! Where does the time go?????

The Day the Music Died.....

Look what we found this morning.............ARGH!! RUDE thieves!!

Sadie's first field trip.....

On Tuesday, I went with Sadie on her first field trip. We went out to Schneph Farms (sp?) We had a fun time. We took a hayride, picked radishes, and pet some animals. One of her favorite parts of the day was riding the school bus out there. She said "I LOVE riding this bus!" I said "You, do? Why is that?" She said "Because I dont have to sit in a booster seat or have a seat belt on!" I thought that was funny.

Nancy and Shannon's Visit

Nancy and Shannon came up for a visit - and let me just tell you that the kids LOVED every minute of it! They cried after each of them left. Thank goodness we got a book about "Fancy Nancy" at the library so they could read that when they miss her. And the kids are still telling knock-knock jokes when they think about Shannon. Brody is the funniest he says, "Knock, knock - whos there?" and then I say "Whos there?" He says, "Orange" I say, "Orange Who?" and he says "Orange Banana!" and then he laughs like it is soo funny! Thanks for teaching him something Shannon! :) I really loved having them too! We got to stay up late talking and it felt so great! Thanks for coming and sharing yourselves with us! PS In the picture the kids had decorated the house with spider webs for Halloween - those aren't real! :)

Some Info. on Bear Lake....

I have never been there, but it sounds fun for next summer...we'll definately see if we can do it! I was looking to see what, where, etc. etc. Here is some general info I found.

http://www.bearlake.org/index.html

It is north of Logan, Utah.....sort of at the junction of UT, ID, and WY. As the crow flies, it is 589 miles from Mesa, 661 miles from Seattle, 234 miles from Fruita, 510 miles from Denver, 880 miles from Bancroft, 238 miles from Meeker, 1324 miles from Indianapolis, 2050 miles from Boston.

It is also 157 miles from Yellowstone park.

Happy Turkey Day

More Funny Pictures at pYzam.com

Daly & Dare Reunion

Hey Everybody,

The Dares want to have a Daly/Dare reunion next summer. Chad said he had so much fun reliving memories of our vacations as kids that it seemed like it was time to get together again. He was thinking of Bear Lake in Utah. He said that it is shallow for a ways so its great for kids and its a blast in the summer, and an awesome camping spot, there are also cabins to rent if you are interested. We think we could plan on it and bring our boat. But we need to know if anyone is interested. If you are, when is a good time? Please let us know what you think and we can know to plan it or not.

Love,

Coleen

Suzi is coming home today....

Her bloodwork looks good, she is on her way home right now. YAY!!

Halloween Fun....

We missed our ward tunk-or-treat last Saturday because I was working, so we went to Mom and Dad's ward function last night. Then we trick-or-treated just on our street when we got home. The kids had lots of fun, and loved dressing up (as always).

Lenard and Jonny were Star Wars characters (is anyone really surprised??)...

Lenard was a storm trooper

Jonathan was Anakin Skywalker from Episope II (he was sure everyone knew which episode he was from, LOL)

Sadie dressed up twice....once for her pre-school costume parade, and again last night for the trunk-or-treat. At school she was a cheetah. Last night she was a ballerina.

The kids were so excited to see the pictures of everyone else's costumes too. Thanks for sharing!!

Love ya!!