So good to see you again!

Our friends, Clint and Vickinda Dinnel came to visit from Denver!

Clint and Rich worked together at Aerotek when we first moved to Arizona. What sweet memories we have from those first years here! 5 years ago we traveled to Denver to watch them get married, and they now are the proud parents of a sweet 2 year old boy, Vaughn.
We had an awesome time together at Oregano's. We enjoyed each other's company and some YUMMY pesto chicken pizza, DELICIOUS Bellinis (my new favorite drink), and of course, a PAZOOKIE (best dessert EVER.). Great time with great friends!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY...

Mmmmmm.....finger lickin' GOOD!
Little Max enjoying some yummy pudding.

All I want for Chrithmuth...

It was LITERALLY hanging by a thread. He worked on that tooth for WEEKS...and would NOT let Rich or I touch it. After a very frustrating night of not letting Rich touch it as it DANGLED back and forth, we sent him to bed explaining that it will probably fall out in the middle of the night, and he MAY swallow it. At 3 AM I feel a little, warm body by my side whispering, "Mommy, the tooth is gone, I'm pretty sure I swallowed it, and I'm really OK about it." I explained that we were not going to look for it right now, and that we were going back to sleep. At 6 AM we were in there with a flash light searching and searching.....VICTORY...we found it on the floor by his bed! Bless his heart. Tooth Fairy came that night with $2 for sweet Luke. YEAH!

Smell my feet...

Boy have we gotten our "wear" out of our costumes this year!

Larry Fitzgerald (Luke) and Batgirl (Julia) led the pack...

Gorilla Man (Daniel) scared EVERY little kid we saw
(not on purpose, but he seriously had some in tears!)

"Mixed Up/Backwards Man" (Max) did this at every house (bless his heart)

Spiderman (Sam) LOVES trick or treating.....SO CUTE! After one of the houses that gave him a big handful of candy, he said, "Mommy, I'm gonna have a HUGE tummy ache!"

3 Amigos...

Mixed Up/Backwards Man is on a mission!

Gorilla Man took his mask off for a fun pic!

Tough guy...

Favorite pumpkin of the night...

Spiderman is NOT TOO SURE of this candy passer outer...

JACKPOT (this is just Max's loot!)

my favorite treat of the night...

OK...is Halloween over now? It sure was a FUN year of it!

Halloween Party!

We had a SPOOKY, SPECIAL time at the Bragelman's "Haunted House" tonight! We had some yummy chili to eat, played silly games, celebrated Granna and Grandpa's birthday, wore our costumes PROUD, and just had FUN!

Wildlife World Zoo

Luke and I had a great time on the 2nd grade field trip today!

Party Time...

After our awesome day at the zoo, Luke's teachers threw a HAPPENIN' HALLOWEEN PARTY!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY...

Who's this cute CLOWN?

It's 4 year old, LUKE, in 2007

Happy Birthday, MOM!

I love all my October birthday people...Mom's turn!
Happy Birthday to my precious mommy. She is not only the best mom I could ask for, but she is my FRIEND. She is so supportive, FUN, helpful, nice, caring, and all around awesome to me and my family. She is such an awesome GRANNA to my boys. The boys always know they can count on Granna to be there for them. Sam and Granna have an extra special bond since she watches him once a week so I can substitute teach.
Thanks Mom for all you do. I am so blessed to have you as my MOM.

YIPPEE....Harvest Party Time!

Sam had a great time dressing up in his costume at Preschool and "trick or treating" around the church with his class! They then had a great party complete with games, crafts, decorating cookies and of course.......CANDY!

We love our GGP...

Rich's Grandpa, GGP (Great Grandpa Pressler), is visiting from Tulsa!
We had an awesome day visiting with him. He is an amazing man of God. You would never believe the man is 87 years old. Now, how many 87 year olds do you know use FACEBOOK and e-mail daily, help renovate houses, drive across country by himself....just to name a few.
I'll never forget the first time I met GGP when Rich and I were dating. He grabbed me, hugged me, then looked at Rich and said, "You can leave now, we'll be just fine." He was SO welcoming to me, and made me feel like he had always known me and loved me.
We love you, GGP!

Happy Birthday, DAD!

It's my Dad's birthday today!

We all (mom, Lynn, Rich, Sam and I), enjoyed celebrating with a yummy lunch at Joe's BBq!

I am so blessed to have such a fun, loving, nice, compassionate, and supportive Dad. He has ALWAYS been there for me and is my biggest fan - he sure knows how to make someone feel LOVED.

I have absolutely LOVED watching my dad be a Grandpa. This is what he was called to do. The TIME, SUPPORT, PRAISE, ENCOURAGEMENT, and most of all, LOVE he shows each grandkid is amazing to watch. The boys just LIGHT UP when his name is even mentioned!

I love you, Dad. Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....

SAM'S FAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY DAY!

Say CHEESE!

It was team picture day today....we decided to save some money and do our own...

my little slugger

cutie pie

Go DBacks!

Yeah for Sam and the Bumblebees!

FIRST "Friend" B-DAY PARTY!

Sam got invited to his first "friend" birthday party! It was his favorite friend, Aidan, from Preschool! He got to go to Chuck E Cheese AND wear his Halloween costume....pretty cool gig for your first ever friend b-day party!

GOOD TIMES.....GREAT FRIENDS!

Our dear friend, Bob Moody is in town doing some promotional work for the upcoming Arizona Musicfest! We had a super fun night at Kyoto Japanese Restaurant, and then headed over to a very cool wine bar (Kashmir) to enjoy each other some more. Oh how I love my TPSC family, and oh how I miss dear BOB!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY...

So glad God blessed us with Samuel Hank Webb 4 years ago...

Happy Birthday, Sam!

Sam had such a fun day of celebration today....his 4th BIRTHDAY! It just so happens that he had Preschool that day! I was the parent helper, we brought donuts and goodies for his friends, played some games, and VIOLA...Sam had his birthday party with all his friends, and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Poates!
What a fun day celebrating my SWEET Sam...

FAB FALL BREAK!

We had such a great Fall Break....the boys had 2 weeks off of school. We hung out and had FUN. Our trip to the Grand Canyon was the BIG highlight of the break....but here is what we did besides that!

Luke is awesome at piano!

Mom, I was listening to Luke practice his piano tonight, he is doing such a fantastic job! He has the best teacher in the world. I took a quick little video of it. Thanks Mom for teaching Luke piano!