Can You Believe There is a New Post?

Okay, okay, I am well aware of my blogging inability. Seriously, I am the self proclaimed worst blogger in the world. Admitting your problem is the first step, right? Step two is doing something about it. So here I am...with a new picture of the boys on our vacation to the Ozarks this summer. We have had the BEST summer together as a family. These two boys are Steve and I's pride and joy. We wonder often how it came to be that we were given the privilege of being these two boys parents.

Taking Down the Tree

Check out the post below to see the story of the tree. We had crazy winds on Sunday so the rest of the tree had to come down for fear it would fall into the house. Steve and his dad braved the 5 degree wind chill and cut the tree down to the trunk!

The Tree

Over this past weekend, we had an ice storm that was pretty nasty. The big excitement was the fall of our Bradford pear tree. This tree is enormous and takes up a lot of space in our front yard. Steve and I have contemplated taking the tree down but always felt guilty because it is not exactly the most "green" to do. Not to mention the fact that the tree is beautiful, just huge. The tree succumbed to the ice early Saturday afternoon. One part of hit fell between our house and the neighbor's house and the other limb fell into the street. We are so lucky it did not hit the house! The picture above shows what the storm did to the tree.

Thanksgiving

We spent our Thanksgiving in Galesburg. It was a great weekend. Steve and i have so much to be thankful for. We got to visit, eat, shop, eat, visit, shop, and attend my dad's hall of fame induction. Meg took great pictures so check them out at her blog. Thanks Mo, for being the official photographer.

The Pumpkin Picture- Cole

The tradition of taking a picture by their carved pumpkin started with Kane and we have continued that tradition with Cole.

Cole- 2007- 19 months


Cole -2006- 7 months ( Check out how chubby he was!)

The Pumpkin Picture- Kane

It has been a tradition since Kane's first Halloween to get a picture of him sitting next to his carved pumpkin on the countertop. I wonder how he will feel about that when he is sixteen?! I posted all of his pictures from his six Halloweens. It is incredible to see how he changes each year.

Kane Miller- Halloween 2007- 5 and a half years old

Kane's 1st Halloween-2002- 7 months old

Kane- 2003- 19 months old


Kane- 2004- 2 and a half

Kane- 2005- 3 and a half

Kane- 2006- 4 and a half

Siblings, Silliness, and Skittles

I love these pictures of the boys. They were very happy and being very silly. I think it could have been the Skittles they were eating. My carpet has some lingering color stains from Cole's pack of Skittles.

The boys are looking at their Daddy. They both light up when Steve is around. Daddy is the best.