Matthew's 6th Birthday!I can't believe he is six years old-wasn't he just two?

Baby Cody

Baby Levi

Only on your birthday can you get away with this!

Cousin Tory

2009 TRIP TO A PUMPKIN PATCH

This year we went to a huge pumpkin patch outside of Gretna, Nebraska. It cost way to much to get in but the place was huge and had all sorts of activities.

Caleb and Alex
The three middle ones (as we call them: we have three big ones, three middles ones and the babies) jumping on a huge balloon.

Pumpkin express

More pumpkin patch photos

My baby is turning six on Sunday! Here's a picture from Nov 2005 when we first met him in Odessa at his orphanage and one from last summer (09). He has changed so much!

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!

Grandpa Melvin's birthday at my sister Holly's new house on moving day!

My sister got a new job, new house and found out she is pregnant all in the same few weeks.

My Grandmas-I love them soooooo much!
My dad and all the kids-I think Holly should have a girl-the boys are really outnumbering the girls.

More homecoming photos

Otis at the football game

Caleb is the boy holding the sign with the kid in the football jersey.

Ben is the one in the cowboy hat next to the high school girl in the gray t-shirt with white sleeves.

My cousin Ryan walking with the third graders

Emma

Katie

Alex in the camo pants

EPJ Homecoming 2009

Levi waiting for the parade
Matthew walking in the parade-he is the one on the far left.

Matthew and Cody

My Grandma Olson and Otis.

Matthew's new alarm clock!

This is Otis our new miniture datchshound. He is a wonderfully little guy!

Matthew and Grandpa getting ready to combine, Matthew could sit in there all day and "help."
A beautiful South Dakota sunset.

Grandma Eileen and Levi watching football.

My sister Angie, our friend Maggie and I walked in a cancer race at Adam's nature center. It is beautiful there.

Cooking hot dogs and brats for supper on our fire-pit.

This is what the boys have been up too. My uncle gave them an old go-cart, they fixed it up and have been cruising around the farm.

We went to Denver over labor day to see my cousin(but I forgot to take pictures), Jeff's brother and his family and some friends of Alex's from Ukraine. We had a blast. We met some wonderful people and saw some beautiful mountains.

Jeff's niece-she is such a sweetheart!

Looking for treasures.

Matthew loves road signs!

An old steam shovel-like the one in the book Mike Mulligan and his steamshovel MaryAnne.