lagging in my posts!

WE CARVED PUMPKINS! it was a blast as it was our first time. We bought pumpkins last year but waited too long to carve them and they rotted. it was sad.





My aunts and uncles are in town for a couple days from Kansas. My dad and his Barbara took them to Seattle for a day. My brother and i drove up to see them!







have i mentioned that Matthew got a barbeque?
he hounded me for months. i was not all for it because we have nowhere to put one and i didn't want to clutter up the front of our house...
but we moved.
and now we have a porch...
so i caved.

he bought it a little over 2 weeks ago, but i'm slow about getting pictures off my camera sometimes. i lose






but oh well. he enjoys it and that's all that matters. i'm glad he's happy :-)