Haven's 1st Birthday party

Saturday night we celebrated with some friends and family at Pizza Ranch here in Morton.
It was a fun night for Haven, who was sporting a lovely black & blue right eye from her cousin Charlee's party the night before.
She got lots of fun toys & clothes and LOVED her special birthday cake-she probably had never consumed that much sugar before!

Here's some pictures....

Haven's friend Megan came to the party!

Aunt Amber & Haven

her new Fridge Farm from A & T Miller & kids

she was fascinated all evening with the pink curly ribbon on top of G & G Miller's present...that was far more fascinating than some of her gifts!

eying her birthday cake while we sing...she starting getting shy while we were singing...something I've not yet witnessed in her 12 months!

digging in!

the older kids playing games

Haven saying goodbye to "Aunt Vicki"


playing with my shopping cart!


daddy seeing how I "measure up" for year 1...no, he is not choking her!

Friday's Funny

you gotta love a 1 year old with bedhead & an annoying birthday card from Grandma K.

she's 1

double click on the above slide & then again when you get to Picasa movies

Philadelphia 2010

What one year old doesn't want to celebrate their golden birthday with the Liberty Bell, Valley Forge & Gettysburg?!

Well, Haven didn't really have a choice but we spent the past weekend at Philadelphia taking in the sights. The "City of Brotherly Love" has been on our "Top 10 Cities we'd like to visit someday" and thus, with a long weekend in a sight due to P/T Conferences, we decided to make the most of it. My hubby took incredible pictures...here's a few!

Enjoy the views as the autumn colors were gorgeous this time of year & Pennsylvania is quite a lovely state.

**warning: LOTS of pictures below!***


on our way to Independence Hall in downtown Philly

the Liberty Bell

Independence Hall & the signing room-where both the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were both signed & debated

yummy Philly cheese steaks!

Betsy Ross' house

the Delaware River...this is the general location where G. Washington & troops crossed in his famous "Crossing the Delaware" painting to surprise the British at Trenton

fortifications at Valley Forge

Gettysburg Visitor Center & military park

on the way Gettysburg & way back to Philly, we loved seeing the Amish of Lancaster, Co.

back at Valley Forge

she's one!

getting a little exercise at the Philadelphia airport

Friday's Funny

When one is tired...you're tired :)

enjoying Fall

ISU Fall Party 2010

We hosted the ISU kids on Friday night for what has become an annual Fall party...this time, no baby was born a day after. :) Haven had quite the night with constant entertainment, attention & "things" to watch...she cheered & yelped right along with the gang as they bobbed for apples, loved watching the students carve pumpkins, was quite entertained as they played a few word games with her word cards & loved listening to the beautiful singing as she fell asleep. It was also considered her Halloween night as we will be out of state next weekend so we dressed her up as a fairy-she was quite fascinated with her wand.

a few others also decided to dress up...Tori came as an old lady, Clayton as a "modest" sumo-wrestler, Aaron was the bunny & Derek was a ninja.

the Frank sisters & Haven

Jason (our stellar Pres & also purchaser of the bunny suit), Brandon, & Clark

carving pumpkins in our garage...we got some GREAT pumpkins this year!

Clayton & Allen worked for EVER on the below pumpkin but it turned out quite impressive...they however, did not finish in our time allotted & thus took a steep penalty, putting them out of the race for best pumpkin!

Tori was the winner of the pumpkin carving contest with her below entry of an empty tomb, a cross & the glorious resurrection!

Haven cheering on the bobbers!

Dustin (above) & Derek (below) tied for winners of the apple bobbing...they both retrieved 11 apples in 30 seconds...and boy, were they drenched!

Everyone always asks us "where do we put everybody?"...well, wherever they fit! :)