Out and about...

A couple weekends ago, my mom found a gift card for a restaurant that we had received and forgotten that we had. So they surprised us and we ate out! Our family loves to go on outings, whether it be going to church, to a friends house, even just to the park, but eating out is a special treat.. =) We had a great time and it was fun to eat dinner together in a different setting than the regular dining room table. After we ate, we decided to go to the Morningside College campus and take a walk. Boy, am I glad I brought the camera. There were so many good places to take pictures; fountains, tall evergreen trees, tall brick walls with ivy and flowers spilling all over them... If you ever need a good place to take a family picture, I would definitely recommend it. We took a pretty good distance walk, then went to the gym and ran around the track several times. It was very, very fun. Did I mention that's were my mom and dad met? They loved pointing out to us where their old dorms were and their parents old dorms. Yep, I had grandparents that met at that college too...weird....Here are some of the pictures from the night.

 We are jumping off what my dad kept calling the 'spoon-holder', I don't know....It looked more like a horseshoe to me =) By the way... it took at least 7 tries to get this picture... just trying to get balanced took awhile..

                                I think my sister is just adorable, and so photogenic...

Mr. Dash is pretty stinkin' handsome too! I loved being with my family and eating with them and walking with them and being silly with them. =) It will be sad when we are all grown up and not together anymore...
     I have to write about one more thing. Friday night we went to our friends the D's house and had a bonfire!! It was so much fun. They have a girl and a boy around my age, and they live on a farm! (Which is very fun and exciting for us 'city slickers' as my mom would say) While we were there we did a hilarious skit (it's our tradition) and told scary stories while sitting on fence in the dark. It was a great time of fun and fellowship and I wish I would have brought the camera and taken pictures. bummer. Anyway, have a great week and thanks for reading!
~Bugg

Fun in the Fall~Part 2

See? I told you it would come! :) I am feeling very accomplished, because I actually followed through with a part two.....
     A couple weeks ago, we went to an apple orchard with our friends the Nordstroms and the Etheringtons. We had a great time, the weather was perfect and the apples were amazing! When we got there we ate our packed lunch and set right out to pick apples!! After picking too many plenty of apples, sampling cider, and walking around the orchard for a while we were ready to go. But not ready to go home, oh no! The day was just getting started! After leaving the fruit farm we drove through a beautiful place called the Loess Hills. Really though, beautiful is not the word to describe this place, it was more like stunning, magnificent, breath-taking, marvelous, to name a few.....
Apparently, the Loess (pronounced Luss)  Hills are a rare land form and the only other like it is someplace in China! Wow....  Impressive... We took a hike and had the privilege to marvel at the wonder of God's glorious creation. Here are some pictures from our delightful afternoon.

 We got quite the kick out of seeing a (full) pack of gum hanging from this tree. It was weird...

All of the kids found sticks and posed with them, even Squeakers!! It was so fun to be with friends and enjoy the seasons, food, and weather God has given us!
   A few days after picking apples, guess what we made? Apple Crisp!! It was the perfect way to use the apples we had picked and it was scrumptious! We have been very thankful for this lovely 60 to 65 degree weather, because in the middle of October, that can be pretty rare.  Other than visiting friends and family, playing outside, and school work, the Hennhouse hasn't been up to much. Thankfully, that also means we haven't been to the E.R in a while and hopefully it stays that way. I will try (really try!) to post again soon. I know I get behind sometimes...
~Bugg
Oh, and by the way.... I started my own blog!! Here it is...
Dingy, but Loved   =)

Boyz doing freestyle Tricks in the driveway

A little taste of some of the tricks the boys have been learning to do in the driveway.

We also have some cool stuff they've done in the back alley with dirt ramps and stuff.  No broken bones yet, but the bikes are taking a beating!