Ace Ambiance

Week Eight

my seeeeeeeeestor!

fight, aaaaand, camera.

A Family Affair

Sisters are mean.

Nephews!

Halloween

The tweens are getting older, and thus, we were minus one (e-man) for the evening. Our eldest was content to pass out candy (scare people), while we took the little guy door to door.

Working

A first Attempt at Roasting

Week Seven Outtake

I have a very hard time not posting some of these in color. Mr Cool Hair needs a color image this time around.

Week Seven

Annual Carving

Finished!

It took so long, I do believe I now hate the color.

Week Six

Cousin BFF's

South Dakota Autumn's are the best.

Annual Hay Ride

The 2010 annual hayride in rural South Dakota - always a blast!

My aunt's mother - whom I had never met. She... was...adorable.

Self-induced singing-prevention. What a shame too, we were cranking out some seriously singable music.

Impromptu Noodle Measurement

He asked me, "Did the noodles get bigger when you cooked them"

Me: "Yep!"

Moments later, I found him, doing this:

All City Track Meet

So proud of our eldest child, for joining his middle school's cross country team.  The requirement of a physical was nearly a deterrent for him, but once that was out of the way, he had a thoroughly enjoyable season of running. Not one complaint!  I would have been crying in my shoes. 

Comfort Food

Who doesn't love a good stew?? This Williams-Sonoma cookbook is one of the most often used in our house. The dish below? Phenomenal.

The costumes, they have arrived

Weekend Three

Week Five