pumpkins

Saturday we picked a few pumpkins out of the garden and brought out the knives and spoons to carve them. The girls were very excited, I love to watch but hate getting all the seeds out. So Garrett usually takes over the pumpkins.

What a mess!!!

Brooklyn holding the top to her pumpkin.

These two are sure happy about something. They were so messy that night, the baths were so dirty.

Happy Halloween

Say Cheese......

 Here are a few of the many faces of Brooklyn Jenks lately..........She has learned to smile when the camera comes out. We say "Say Cheese Brooklyn". She loves the camera, she will often find it and bring it to me wanting me to take her picture.

Brooklyn and Natalie love to dance and sing to loud music, they both got their love of music from their dad. They like it loud.

 Brooklyn often eats two breakfasts. One with me and the girls and then when Garrett gets home from work around 9:00 she thinks that she has to sit right on his lap and eat again. This morning she was being so funny with his hat and some cereal.We are having family pictures this weekend lets hope we get some good smiles

A.C.E Award

Morgan received an ACE award at school for Academics. Good Job Morgan!!! Keep up the hard work in school. We are so proud of you.

Natalie

 I just loved the way Natalie's back to school pictures turned out. She just loves her pink boots and this outfit.

 Natalie is a big helper and a happy little girl. October 2011 4 1/2 years old.

Fall Soccer

 Madalyn and Morgan started soccer the middle of September. This year they are on different teams, which has made it hard for me. There have been many times where they both play but at different locations. It always has been on days when Garrett has been at work. Thank goodness my mom can help me out.

 Morgan is getting ready to play goalie.

 Corrigan, Madalyn and Jaylyn

 Go Madalyn!!!!

They have enjoyed the season so far, I think the younger teams look forward to the treats just as much as the game.

Fall

 On Saturday the girls and I decided to pick a few pumpkins from the garden and put them on the front porch.

 The wind was blowing when we went out, the kids hair was everywhere.

 Brooklyn thought she was a big helper. She loved pushing the wagon with all the pumpkins in it around to the front of the house.

Fish, Fish and More Fish....

 This past weekend Garrett was in pure heaven. His good friend Stanley Cox flew in from Arizona to go Salmon fishing. These two spent lots of time down at the river fishing.

 They started fishing on Thursday afternoon and got one, then Friday was a great day by noon they had each reached their limits of a total of 4. They had caught some big ones that morning.  25, 21, 15,15 pounds. After the kids got home from school we all headed back down I caught a 15 pounds and Madalyn got a 16 pounds. They were really hard to reel in, but really fun. So they caught a total of 8 salmon this weekend, all of the fish together weighted over 100 pounds. Stanley took some meat back with him and we have a lot of salmon in the freezer.

 Brooklyn actually did well in the boat and kept her life jacket on.

 Natalie enjoying driving the boat. They always fight over which one gets to drive.

 They also love to clean the floor of the boat with his scrub brush.

 We were leaving and the kids decided to throw some rocks in the river. Surprisingly no one got hurt.

 Me and my fish, he was a fighter.

 Madalyn and hers.
It's really fun to watch these two work. They have it down to a skill what needs to be done. They were like two boys in a candy shop this weekend.

Best Friends

 Natalie is a great big sister, she is always taking care of Brooklyn.