Side Sliding

Taking some time to hang out and play in the yard. Claire and Mommy are napping so Pearce and Daddy are playing. First, our on personal playground then a trek up and down the street.

Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys

Pearce and Daddy heading out for a Saturday night on the town.

Cowboy Napping

Getting ready to go line dancing at the church.

Stuck Her Foot in it Now

This is Claire trying out Aunt Betty's gift. She's got a while to figure the proper use of the chair.

Thank You Aunt Betty

Bob the Builder (Pearce) and Handy Manny (Daddy) put these Lightning taQueen shelves from Aunt Betty together in a jiffy. Pearce even got to drive the screws with the electric screwdriver.

Red Beans, Sweet Tea, and Zydeco

Pearce is enjoying some good Cajun eats and better Cajun music.

Ingenuity is a Box of Decking Screws and a Drill

I borrowed a rake yesterday to get the leaves next door up. Then today when I got home and started after the leaves I thought. "I haven't tried running a screw into the handle to hold it on!"
Well, I did and the handle did not split. How cool. With nothing to hold me back I went to town on the leaves and got a pile up in no time.
When I went to get the lawn mower to haul off the leaves...it wouldn't crank.

Andrew Elkins

Ready for Church

Sunday Morning Getting Up

Claire fussed and yelled till I put her in the chair with Pearce. Aren't they just adorable? I have to admit I'd be happier if they'd be this cute an hour or two later. We are blessed everyday by our little monkeys.

This Reunion Stuff is Fun

Monkey girl climbing the ladder at the Moore reunion today in Ranger.

Jack's First Visit

It is October 22 and we have frost on the ground. Of course four days ago it was in the 80's. It wasn't a killer but look at it all over the yard.

The Good Big Brother

I picked this just for Claire.

Things That Make You Think

Frontwheel Drive Broom

Pearce has the latest in broom technology.

It's Like This Papaz

When no one will put the bottle in my mouth I take it like this in my hands and do it myself.

Wild, Wild West

Just your normal day riding the range to Miss Claire's dance hall tunes.

Farming is Fun

Trying to get some leaves in from the neighbors yard this evening. Well, everything was going well. Pearce even demanded to have a turn. He succeeded in not spreading the leaves back out. After a few turn swaps I was getting in to a rhythm and the shaft of my rake split. Run to the garage and hammer a nail crosswise through the shaft and rake head. Two strokes with the rake and the head went flying again. Tomorrow I'll buy Pman and myself some new farm equipment.

Andrew Elkins

Pearcey, Pearcey Pumpkin Picker

We had a huge day today. Kristi and I had to take Claire down to Marietta for her year eye check up. That turned out amazingly quick and painless after last years 3 hour ordeal. When we finished in Marietta we headed home and picked up Pearce. Then we hit the "Punkin Patch." Pearce first had to pick out a pumpkin for Claire, then he started patrolling for his special punkin.

So Much Fun I Gotta Stand On My Head

Pearce absolutely loves his new swing set. Well, for him it is a slide set until we get some size appropriate seats to swing on. His favorite thing at the moment is to run his trucks down the slide. Oh and to stand on his head after sliding down himself.