Grand update

Mostly pictures, and a little bragging on Grandma's part!

Our 'crown prince' Kolby received two awards at school! He received awards for the most fluent reader and for the outstanding student! Way to go, Buddy! We sure love you!

And our Miss Baylee May, has also been showing off her learning skills. She received an award for most fluent in Spanish (which probably explains why her mom can't understand her most of the time!) and an award for art! Good job, BayBay!! We love you!

Our Taylor girl should get an award for most energetic! She runs and plays all day long! What a cutie! She loves to go on walks with her mom and Sissy, their 3-legged dog.

Kolby and Baylee prefer to stop and play in what little snow is left. Don't worry, you live in Wyoming...there will be plenty more!

What a handsome boy!

What a pretty girl!

Our TaterTot loves to play with her ponies! (and make cheesy smiles!)

Our happy little Sugarbean, Kallie....


Has not been all that happy this week. She has been battling some ear troubles again.

Abbie makes us laugh on a daily basis! What a silly girl our Peaches is!

She tends to repeat things she hears and one of her more funny moments came this week when her dad went outside and noticed that someone had taken the Jack o'lanterns off their porch and smashed them in the street. Abbie came outside and saw that the pumpkins were missing and right out of her sweet little mouth came the words: "Who the HELL stole our pumpkins!" Her parents just stared at her and wondered where she heard that word from. Abbie let them know she learned it from her mommy! HAHAHA!! I know I shouldn't laugh, but this grandma is sure enjoying the memories of going through the same thing with my children!

"Sharing" breakfast with Dad. Is it just me, or do they look like vultures circling road kill.... :-) Oh, did I forget to tell you, daddy was enjoying some leftover chocolate pudding for breakfast! No wonder they were begging!

Papa has been enjoying his time reading stories to the grands while helping out while he's out of work.

Until next time, keep your face to the sun and bloom where you're planted!

Trick or Treat...

The pumpkins carved by the Stucki fam

Abbie had to do most of the 'gutting' of the pumpkins. Kallie hated it!

The Shoopman grands missed their school parties because school was cancelled because of all the snow at their house and I didn't get any pictures of them in their costumes because.... well, I don't know why.... The parents didn't send any. (Who me...bitter?? NO....) Last year they had to dress them up after Halloween to send pictures too.... Why not do it while they are getting ready to go?? It would be so much easier. I know....I'm a very demanding Grandma.

But we did get a couple of this cute little princess....

And Sassy Jasmine

Which made for this cute picture!

Bryce & McKenna had a nice remembrance of their Disney Cruise!

Marge Simpson was doing hair on Saturday when I got mine done!

The Mad Hatter came to the office on Friday....

Along with some Cardinal players and one of the cheerleaders... (I'm guessing they are part of the second or even third string)

Even the Geico Cavemen and $$ showed up!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween!! Next up.....

Hippies love Halloween....

So while I wait to see if I get some Shoopman grand halloween pictures, I will entertain you with the pictures from my hubby's Halloween adventure!

**WARNING** Some of the following pictures may be disturbing to some viewers. Management is not responsible for any nightmares that may be suffered due to the viewing of this post. ***

Since handsome hubby has been unemployed for a month now, he is taking anything that comes along that offers a little money and is still legal. So....he agreed to go to California to be mounted security for a 3-day concert. Little did he know he would be clicking his red shoes together desperately wishing himself back home! The concert turned out to be THE PHISH Halloween 3-day Concert in Indio, CA.

Handsome Hubby as a "Trooper" riding 'Chief'

(They provided the red shirt and cute little riding helmet)

The venue was beautiful. A huge polo field. You can see the stage in the distance.

Flowers showed up



And then......they came from miles around.....

To listen to these guys....

This guy was pretty good on the guitar....

(if you could call what they played 'music')

Hubby was mostly in charge of keeping the fire lanes clear, directing party-goers to where they needed to be, and just keeping an eye on things. He firmed up some muscles spending 12 hour shifts in the saddle!

There were many interesting costumes around over the Halloween festivities. He saw things like...

This backward cowboy

This GUY....trying to be a female bodybuilder!

A blue man



The wherewolf

The guy with seriously bad hair...

And there are just no words for this attempt at the mad hatter!!

I can only say....Hippies love Halloween.

A weekend of pot, Frisbee, pot, breakfast burritos, pot, and strange and freakish costumes! Hubby is convinced he is going to have to air his saddle and pad out for MONTHS to get all the pot smell out of it!! I'm thinking both he and 'Chief' may need some therapy!