It's official - his name is Gabe.

I wasn't sure the day would come when he could tell you what his name was, but it's here, and if you ask him, he will be sure to tell you his name is Gabe.... It didn't matter who asked, but he "used" to tell you his name was Madi. I was beginning to wonder if it would always be that way. Gabe will be two at the end of the month and he can now tell you who he is.

Favorite Pictures

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the game.

The Howells

Grandma Great Grace came to visit from Kentucky. Of course GGG always comes with Aunt Jennifer and the kids loved spending Thursday anf Friday with them. The kids had a great time at the homecoming football game. These pictures were taken just before we headed to the game.

More about the Messick weekend

Grandma Valerie plans a group birthday party when everyone comes town. The kids think it's great and love that all the kids have their own birthday cake complete with candles. We sing happy birthday and blow out the candles. This year, Sam and Ruby wanted to go camping. It seemed like an awfully lot of work to load everyone up and head to the cabin when the weather wasn't that great. Instead, we had a hot dog and marshmallow roast in Grandma's back yard. It met every one's needs and we didn't have the car ride or mud. Nathan and Jill come to Idaho at the same time each year, or at least that what it seems. I think they can't live without going to Spud Day. It must bring back memories of the first time Jill met the Messicks. The kids all get matching Halloween pajamas for their birthday present. It's fun. This year the kids were extra spoiled because they won all kinds of prizes for playing games like Bingo and Sorry.

Sam and Ruby

Here's a couple of cute pictures of Sam and Ruby during there visit to Idaho.

Spud Day Parade

If you like small town parades - the Spud Day Parade, I'm sure ranks somewhere. The kids had a great time collecting candy and looking for more horses. We had all kinds of weather at the parade. It switched back and forth from sunshine to rain, but we came prepared with umbrellas and jackets. Gabe hates overalls, but Madi wanted Gabe to be dressed like her. He seemed to be okay with them after a while. Madi stuffed her jacket pockets with candy.

The kids waited in anticipation for the parade to begin.

Gabe loved "Uncle Sam" and was so cute waiving his little hand.