Travis's big 30

We went to Ichi Maki Sushi Restaurant for Travis's birthday. We all had fun with good food and great friends!
Here's a bunch of hungry fellows waiting for their sushi. And of course there's Jon showing us how old Travis is just in case we forgot.
Cameron Pray showing us how big his muscles are.
Hannah and Macy Pray, not to be outdone by Cameron, are showing off their big muscles too.
A good picture of Bill Burke. We had a great time! Thanks so much for sharing Travis's special day with us.

Halloween 2009

We had a great Halloween this year. We attended our church's "trunk or treat" which is a great alternative to the traditional trick or treating. They had blow up houses that both kids loved, lot's of candy, and it was just overall a lot of fun. Hannah was a fairy princess and Andrew was a bat. We were super frugal on the costumes this year. I made Andrew's costume (the hat) and we borrowed the dress from a friend. Can't get any better than that! :)

Here's Hannah and Daddy posing for the camera. Aww, aren't they cute?

Hannah showing off her fairy wand.

My mom, "Oma" got to come with us this year which was lot's of fun for her.

Andrew being silly like usual. He was a hard one to keep up with at the festivities. He sure is fast! :) Hopefully I burned off all the candy I ate from chasing him.

Our favorite Pumpkin Patch

Hannah petting the goat at our favorite pumpkin patch. I can't remember the name of it, but we've gone to the same one every year since Hannah was born.
Hannah didn't like the nudge the goat gave her with his horns. Apparently he was all done with the petting session.

Hannah and Andrew walking through the corn maze. Awwww. Aren't they cute?
Mommy and Hannah posing for a mother-daughter shot. My hair looks a "little" red in this picture, right? Sigh...unfortunately everybody still asks, "Where do they get their red hair from?"
Andrew, always the climber.
Hannah and Andrew sitting on some VERY BIG pumpkins.
Daddy and Andrew waving to the photographer (ie. me).
This is how Andrew got into the wagon. He was fairly successful at it too!
Daddy pulling the kiddos. They had a fun ride in the wagon.
Hannah picked out her pumpkin. Of course, it had to be small enough for her to pick up and carry.
Hannah pulling Andrew for a ride through the pumpkin maze.

Mommy and Andrew stopping to smell the flowers. We love FALL!

Riding horses at Apple Hill

We went up to Apple Hill this year and had a great time. Andrew and Hannah got to ride the horses, which of course was their favorite part of the whole trip, as you can see from Andrew's smile above. :)
Hannah got to ride the biggest horse there, which she was happy about. Andrew of course didn't really care. He was too busy trying not to fall off the horse.
Hannah riding her BIG horse named Ipachi.
Andrew wanting to pet the horse.
Since there is a little more altitude at Apple Hill, we were all wearing jackets...everyone except Travis...he was in shorts and a short sleeved shirt and said he was very comfortable. Brrrr!

First visit to a pumpkin patch

We first went to a pumpkin patch near our house with my friend Jen during the week. The kids got to play on the hay bails, jump houses, and there was even a rope swing.
Here Hannah is showing Andrew how to jump in the jump house.
Hannah and her friend Ian are playing on the hay bales.
Ian's younger sister Mia is saying "cheese" with Hannah.

Andrew sitting on a very BIG pumpkin.

The new testament expanded Bible

The purpose behind the Expanded New Testament Bible by Thomas Nelson publishers is to help you find deeper meaning in the Word and be able to read and study the bible at the same time. While reading it, you will be able to learn many different terms, expressions and synonyms for key words in each verse. I thought it was an "okay" bible. I wasn't a huge fan. It was very distracting for me to keep having to stop and look at the additional words/comments for each word in the sentence. It also didn't see very user friendly. But, I am also not used to reading study bible's. I would definitely not recommend this as a take to church bible or as a "first bible." On the other hand, I can see how this would be very helpful if you are just focusing on individual verses and wanting to research additional information about each key verse.

It's cold enough to wear slippers!

It's finally gotten colder here in the Sacramento area, so we pulled out the kid's slippers. They were so entertained by them. Andrew kept saying "EMO...EMO," for Elmo. Ahhh, these are the fun days...memories...memories.