Grandma Cook was here!

What a treat it was to have my mom(Grandma Cook) here for a week! We had such a wonderful time together and enjoyed all the fun experiences with her. Here's a glimpse of our week...

Oct 8th, Friday-picked her up from the airport...girls were already asleep, but when we pulled into the garage Kaden came running out to greet her and didn't stop talking that night until he hit his pillow. It was so cute.

Saturday-Time Out For Women (http://deseretbook.com/tofw) My sister, Liz, found us a couple of tickets from a lady who couldn't make it from Oklahoma City. So even thought it was "sold out" we got to go and enjoy a wonderful time together.

Monday-Kaden was out of school this day for Teacher Day and so he got to stay home and play with us. We went to play at the mall and had such a fun time shopping and eating together. The kids all got to ride the carousel horses with grandma. They all loved it, even Mady going for her first time.

Tuesday-Sarah and Kaden both had school this day so mom, Mady and I did a little shopping together. We went to Joann's fabric store to get a pattern for a dress for Sarah...we never got to sew it, but Mom did several mendings for me...well for Brandon, Kaden and Sarah. Thank you Mom!

Wednesday-Kaden had school. Sarah had dance. She was so happy to have grandma Cook come watch...and after we went shopping at the mall and Sarah got to try on like 6 Christmas dresses and Grandma got her the perfect one. Can't wait for those pics! Then we picked up Kaden from school and headed to the pumpkin patches in Flowermound. We had sooo much fun with everyone!

The kids loved all the jump houses...even Mady

Mady watching the pony rides

Hay ride

Kaden loved riding the pony...he was so happy!

Sarah got on too, although she wasn't going to at first.

Sarah and Grandma after dance

Thursday-TEXAS STATE FAIR 2010 What else can I say? We had so much fun for 7 whole hours at the fair...daddy joined us for the last 2 or so. Mom really enjoyed herself too and I think will be back again for that.

Mady with her ice cream push up pop

Grandma and Kaden

Kaden and Sarah with the HUGE snow cones...after they had already eaten their icecreams!

So precious! Jeremy and Sarah watching the pig races.

Daddy and Mady...oh and Grandma Jeanette

Friday-We took my mom out to McKinney to see Brandon's park that is finally complete! Yeah...it is so awesome! The kids just never want to leave every time we go.

Saturday-Well we finally had to say goodbye after such and amazing week!

We miss you Grandma Cook and can't wait to see you in December "when Santa Claus comes." -Sarah

1st Camping Trip in Texas

Ray Roberts Lake, Sept 17-18

Well, I survived my first camping trip in Texas...barely. Really it was so much fun and very memorable...just very very humid, even at night, which is what I really wasn't used to. We really enjoyed ourselves though, especially the kids. Kaden was in heaven and just didn't stop for one second. We had good food, except for the pineapple upside down cake that Brandon burnt. I was proud the next morning when I successfully baked cinnamon rolls in the mini-dutch oven. They were delicious. We have misplaced our tent that is large enough for all of us and all our stuff, so thankfully Brandon's aunt and uncle had donated some gear to us and we had a spare. However we all didn't fit in it. So the girls and I slept in it, Kaden slept with Grandma and Brandon slept outside our tent on a tarp, under the stars. It worked out fine. We cleaned up in the morning and headed to take a dip in the lake. That was wonderful. The water was so refreshing. We had a wonderful time with Brandon's mom and sister Erin's family.

New Posts...keep reading

I just posted a couple of new posts but they are before and after the last post, so just keep reading and you'll catch them all. Here's the latest about us...

Brandon is currently trying to finish up the park in McKinney...hopefully just a week or so to go, if the rain will ever stop. We'll see what's in store for him next. He is still the cub scout master and enjoys working the boys. I think he looks forward to coming home to see the kids as much as they do. I love seeing his face when he walks in the door and they all shout "DADDY!"

I am staying busy at home as usual...just love the time with girls. We have way too much fun. I joined a local stamp club and am way excited to start that this month. I got to teach the 7-8 year olds at church until last month, when they put me in as the senior primary pianist. Miss my class, but so happy to be back at the piano again. Trying to get fit and stay healthy. It's going fairly well this time around.

Life is moving right along and we're taking it one day at a time, enjoying all the memories!

Here the photos from Kaden's 5th Birthday! We had such a great time celebrating! We went to Gatti Town where he played and played and played. He love the bumper cars so much. It was so much fun to watch his face. He received way too many gifts from all the family...but he loved them all and says Thank you!

Kaden got a new scooter from the Wale's so all the kids played outside...including Madyson.

Kaden on his bumper car.

Dad(Brandon) was out working late so couldn't make the cake like usual, so mom and Grandma tried to pull it off. We did pretty good if you ask me. It's a motorcycle.

Standing in line for the bumper cars.

Sarah starts Dance & Preschool!

Sarah is missing her brother Kaden now that he has gone to school, but she is finding things to do while he is gone. She started preschool this week. It is with a couple other kids from our church. Each week they spend 2 days at one house for 2 1/2 hours and then rotate to another house the next week. The mom's are the teachers, so it works out for all of us.

Here are a couple fun pics of Sarah I took last month... Just had to put them on here.

Sarah and Madyson are growing closer and closer as Kaden is now gone to school all day. Sarah is having to adjust to her brother being gone, but is staying very busy. She started her weekly dance class at Sheena's Dance Academy, Aug 26th, which is a tap/ballet combo class. She absolutely loves it! Madyson and I hang out and watch through the little window for the 45 minutes she is in class. It is so much fun!

She is growing so fast and mom is grateful to have her at home for a couple more years. She and Mady have so much fun together. Love you Sarah!

Kaden's starts Kindergarten and turns 5!

Kaden is officially our big Kindergartner. He was so excited to go and just loves it! His teacher is Mrs. Solomon and we've heard very good things about her. She's been teaching elementary school for over 30 years. Kaden is 1 of 10 boys in his class and there are 7 girls. He starts at 8 am and goes until 3 pm. He gets to eat lunch and everything. He just loves that part! We are very happy to be able to be involved with a wonderful school district here in Texas, Frisco ISD. It is really amazing!

Here are a few shots.

Kaden's new teacher, Mrs. Solomon, sent this poem home on his first day of school.

The First Day of Kindergarten

On the first day of school everything

is new.

It's your first day with me, and my

first day with you.

I've been waiting for today.

Have you been waiting, too?

You look just like yourself, so

I feel at home with you.

There's a hook for your backpack,

There's a tag with your name.

There's a chair and a place for you,

I'm so glad you came!

-unknown

Thursday, the 26th he had he 5 year checkup. He is a healthy little 5 year old with allergies.

Here are his measurements. He's a little above average kid!

Height-43 inches

Weight-46 pounds

-post of 5th birthday coming soon!

The rest of the summer...2010

The summer has come and gone and I'm sure I'm missing something, but I thought I would try and get a few more posted before it was like Halloween or something. We had a wonderful summer and enjoyed the water several times. We had a great visit with The Trevon Hauth family in August while they were here in Texas, and the kids and I got to go the the Frisco Aquatic Center with Jeanette, Erin and kids. It was a blast! The kids had so much fun. They earned their passes from turning in their reading logs at the Frisco library. Here are some random photos as well as the ones from the swim park.

Madyson discovered the cabinet in her bedroom and now she and Sarah play in it regularly.

Madyson playing in the living book shelf

Sarah cheesing it

They had pretty strict rules at the aquatic center...Kaden couldn't wear these goggles or his arm floaties. He still had a blast though.

Here's little Mady playing

Kaden doing his karate moves on the fountains.

We made a chain for Kaden at the beginning of August to count down the days till school started. It was amazing how fast those 28 days flew by. Now we're into September and having the rain storm of the year!

Madyson and I

Raelee, Kaden, Sarah and Jeremy

Kaden posing with Mady..."take a picture of us, Mom"

Ava and Kaden

Ava, Sarah, Raelee and Bryan