Yikes! It's Halloween

Casey's Halloween party at school.

Watch out Scooby and Shaggy!

Casey and Adam dumped out their "Rick or Reat" bag once we got home. Casey divided his candy by what category it was and also by the brand. Adam just dumped it out and looked through it. Looks like we hit a mother lode.

Happy Birthday Adam

Here is my big boy...we celebrated his 5th birthday this past week. He wanted a rodeo party so we tried best we could to do just that. My mom, Linda also visited us for the weekend which was a busy one.

Our annual birthday supper at Red Robin. Adam waited for the staff to finish singing before eating his dessert this time, he is showing patience.

A fun time at Fort Fun playing miniture golf after church. Adam's photo is right after he got a hole-in-one.

Late August and September

Even though my blog does not reflect activity...we have been busy this early autumn!! here are some photos of our lives the last 3 months.

Adam learns to ride a bike w/o training wheels--look at his priceless grin!

August 17, 2008

Casey shoots hoops in the yard--look at his form and he made it. I bet Grandpa Dan is proud.























Great Grandpa and Grandma Kraft celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 24, 2008 with a group of 200+ family and friends.













Casey's first day of kindergarten at Rice Elementary in Wellington, Colorado.
Here is his teacher, Mrs. Lenzner--she is wonderful and fun!


















Please be praying for my beautiful sister as she is struggling with e.d.

Soccer Saturdays

Soccer games take up our Saturday mornings. Casey is in the 6-7 year olds and Adam is in 4-5 year olds. I am Adam's coach for the 3rd time.

It is so much fun to see their personalities come out while playing soccer. Adam is totally into the game and goes after the ball if his name is being yelled for and HE decides to go for it. Casey is an all-around great teamplayer and is very strong, he can kick the ball from the middle of the field into the goal (when there is no defenders).

Summer Time

Both boys had a swim lesson while we were in Montana in July. Here they are...Adam is still more confident swimming while wearing a life jacket. He had more fun asking the lifeguard to go dive for the toys than he did. Casey became a good swimmer in just 2 lessons. He is jumping off the board and swimming to the ladder (about 15ft away). It worked out really well because we went to the pool almost everyday. Casey's nickname is "fish"

We spent a lot of time at the pool, riding bikes, and taking care of my parents' dogs. The boys climbed the rimrocks in Billings with my dad and woke up early one morning to see the hot air ballons(there was a festival in town). We also went to Red Lodge for a couple of days and got to visit my Uncle Tracy and Aunt Betty (from Glasgow, MT) who were in town for the Harley Rodeo.

Giddy Up and Rodeo

As I may have mentioned, the boys both competed in the Greeley Stampede Rodeo yesterday. Adam was in the stick horse rodeo which consisted of roping a calf, barrel racing, and the best 8 second ride. The competition was slightly tweaked so the kids could understand and not lose focus. Here are Adam's rodeo pics:

Adam did awesome!! In my opinon, he was the best overall cowboy and put up a challenge for the other 29 competitors... He won a "Bucky" bobble head as a trophy for having the quickest barrel race.

Casey competed in the mutton bustin during the regular rodeo. There were 10 kids in his competition, with only one winner for the longest ride. Casey unfortunately did not take the glory in this event, but did his best and now has a "Justin Mutton Bustin" buckle to show for it.

After the rodeo, the boys went on some carnival rides, then off to supper and bed. The cowboys rested up from the long day and we'll recover until the next ride. Happy Trails!