Our New Nest

We are finally moved into our new home. It is a cute little 50's vintage bungalow on 10th street. Ark City is such a cute little town, the streets are brick for the most part (it's really charming if you haven't just drank a route 44 cherry limeade, it kills your bladder) there is a park on every corner, the streets names are A, B, C, 1, 2, 3 and names like Maple and Chestnut. It is like a Norman Rockwell painting, kids riding bikes down the brick roads with all the freshly fallen leaves stirring up behind them. I just love it. Tripp seems to enjoy it also, he's made friends with all of Jesse's buddies at the fire station. They show him the fire trucks and Tripp in turn gives them a "pile-driver" or as Tripp calls it a "head knock" (aka. head lock). He's become a real bruiser, especially hanging out with Jesse at the testosterone-rich fire station.

I really love it here and I think I am making my place, everyone has been very kind and welcoming to us. Jesse is worried I might embarass him with some of my shoes and outfits, at the very first event we went to, he told me, "you're dressed too big city." My response was, "of course!" He's really going to be embarassed at the City X-mas party when I wear my 6 inch silver sequined peep toes, they make me like 6' tall or maybe I'll do the the black rabbit fur wedge boots? I like to be . . . ummm. . .unique?

O. . . S. . . U. . . Cowboys!

Aaron, Trenton, Tripp and myself all attended the OSU v. Iowa State game and boy did we have a great time.  I was really worried, not knowing how Tripp would react to the band and the cannon and the screaming fans.  I think Tripp had more fun than anyone, he met a little boy that shared his toys with him.  I had to do a double take, I thought I was looking at Bobby Reid and D'Juan Woods (notice the jerseys)for a minute.  After half time Tripp decided he would like to sit with some college students, and thank God they were accommodating.  He sat on one girls lap the entire 3rd quarter.  He doesn't really meet strangers.  It was really hot that day and we had gone into the stadium 1 1/2 hours prior to kick-off, Tripp was a real trooper and made it to the 8 minute mark in the 4Th quarter.  His daddy would have been so proud!

Hunting Season

As you may know, hunting season is now open and that is all Jesse is talking about nowadays.  He's been wanting to fry up some deer chunks, but in order to do that one must have deer meat.  We didn't have any, so Jesse's objective was to shoot a doe that he can clean for meat.  This is what he came home with, I apologize to those who aren't hunters or married to hunters.  I thought it was a dog, because it fit in a lawn and leaf hefty bag.  It was really small, obviously not a trophy.  Jesse has since eaten this deer, along with the other firemen, apparently it was a hit because we didn't have any leftovers.

Tripp liked the deer too.

HALLOWEEN

Halloween was a lot of fun this year.  Tripp dressed as a lumberjack, and might I add that he was the cutest lumberjack I ever saw.  Here are some pics of us assembling his costume and enjoying all the festivities of the evening.  He was so funny, he would ring the bell and say "Trick or Treat" and then just barge into the house; at one house he got hold of their dog, he just wants to hug the dogs really tight, it was a little scary.  We went to a few of my folks' friends' homes, but he did get enough candy for Jesse and I to eat on for a while.

Hmmmmm?

We recently attended a birthday party for Aleyah, the daughter of one of Jesse's coworkers.  I don't know what Tripp was thinking in this picture, except maybe he was eyeballin' the birthday cake of the guy Jesse is talking to.  The look on his face is hilarious, full of piss and vinegar.