The Leaves are Falling !

This is the only leaf pile we could come up with this year. 

The boys didn't miss the chance to dive in !

GRACE IS TURNING FIVE !

Sunday we celebrated my Godchild Grace's 5th Birthday at the Brunswick's house. 

Yep! She is definitely Dave and Connie's kid.

I would give anything to know what she is wishing for at this moment.

The anticipation on the face of Carson and Hayden is priceless!

Laundry Day !

I walked into the laundry room only to find the boys making a train out of the laundry baskets. 

Bennett seems to think this is all quite funny!  

Finalization Day For Bennett !

Bennett had his big day in court last Wednesday making him and official Poeppelman.

Below is a picture of us with Judge Zitter.

Judge Zitter let (from left to right) Grace Brunswick, Nolan and Hayden Poeppelman slam the gavel down to make the adoption official.

 Here is a picture of the whole family.

Nashville Trip for our 15th Anniversary

Kim and I took a trip this past weekend to Nashville for our 15th wedding anniversary.

Carrie Underwood performing at The Grand Ole Opry House.

Kim and I on stage at The Grand Ole Opry

 A view from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.

This hotel is the largest non-casino hotel in North America.

Hayden's First Triathlon

Hayden was the youngest competitor in the 1 Heart 2 Souls 

Triathlon this past Sunday in Minster. He did not place but had a 

great time competing. I'm sure he will be back next year to try again.

Hayden just starting the Triathlon by swimming the length of the pool.

The second leg of the race was riding his bike for a mile. 

The last leg of the race was running a 1/4 mile.

Here is a picture of Hayden, Nolan and Dad after the race.

Hayden is sporting his new gold medal from the race.

Storm Damage

This past weekend's storms left the boys without a swing set for a few days. 

The swing set was positioned by the sand box in the background.

Luckily a 4x4 is all that was needed to repair the set.

The Bradford Pear tree in our front lawn has seen better days.