Snooze!

There a few types of people out there when it comes to waking up in the morning. There are alarm clock folks, and those who just wake up on their own. Well, I certainly don't wake up on my own (though it's usually one of the kids, not an alarm clock). With those that use alarms, some people just pop right up at the first sound, or there are the snoozers. I try really hard to be just a 'one time snoozer', but I certainly fall into the trap of hitting it more than once. In fact, my college roommate Becky, will attest she threw things at me more than once to get me out of bed so I would stop the incessent snoozing. I still use an alarm clock on Sundays to make sure I get up on time. This past Sunday I did hit snooze a few times. Then Monday morning when I woke up, I tried to hit snooze button and then realized it was Paige waking me up, couldn't snooze her!

Priceless...

A note from Bradley that I received a few Sundays ago.
Just one of those rare priceless notes that I didn't want to get thrown by the wayside, but forever preserved so that I can show it to him during those fun teenage years that lie ahead.

(The back just had the date, just incase anyone was wondering.) What a sweetie Bradley can be.

Barack Obama for President

It was historical moment in America last night as the first African American was elected President of the United States. As a family we watched the results in anticipation. He was not our choice because of his values that differ from ours as well as his ideas on taxes, health care, abortion etc. We were originally voting for Mitt Romney, but he lost to John McCain. All in all it is a tough time for the Republican party due to an unpopular current Republican President (George Bush). Unfortunately, we live in a predominately Democratic state so our vote didn't count for much. It will be interesting to see how the presidential change will affect our country in this time of war and economic strife.

Tyson for Historian

The Meridian Elementary School election was much more exciting for our family. Our candidate won his race! There were 16 students, 4th-6th grade running for historian. Tyson was voted by the 2nd-6th graders to be one of the three school historians. Tyson spent the last week and a half campaigning. He made posters to hang at school and handed out smiley face stickers that said vote Tyson. His slogan was 'our history won't be a mystery'. His posters were green with yellow (the school colors) question marks. They looked great. He gave a speech that was recorded and shown to all of the voting grades. Congratulations on a big win Tyson, we're so proud of you!

Weighing in at 17.2 pounds

Happy Halloween!The boys thrilled with their loot, taking it upstairs to weigh it after we all cast our guesses. The kids dressed up for Trunk-or-Treat at the church on Halloween Eve.

Kate all ready to hit the neighborhood for some candy. She was all dressed up in fleece, but after raining most of the day it turned out to be a nice warm evening.

Paige's outfit says "Mommy's under my spell", it's true!

The Haddocks came back to the neighborhood to join in the festivities.

Sisters

Kate singing some primary songs to Paige while they share a blanket.

I love you Paige!

It's so cute when Kate talks to Paige and refers to her as her little sister. She can't wait for her to grow up and dance with her and play with her. For now, she'll just sing her songs and hug and kiss the heck out of her!