Going away...

9/20/08

Today was a going away party for my cousin Paul; he is going to "Iraqistan" as he calls it. He is leaving on Sunday and will be gone for at least 7 months. We are all very proud of him and wish him the best of luck!!

Shoes

This morning, like many, Nolan enjoyed putting on his sisters bigger shoes and walking around the house in them. He really likes shoes, and most of the time shoes that belong to other people...

Bathtime...

9/19/08

Today Eryn and I made a trip to CR to see my friend Aimee and her new baby, Aiden. Eryn was tired from a day of shopping and having fun, and by the time we got home, was a little "silly" as you can see.... she thought that wearing her underwear on her head was funny, and so did the rest of us!

The Whole Clan

Here is a pic of all of the Sabelka/Riehle kids taken on 9/12/08 at Leah and Ron's... Eryn does not have Preschool on Fridays so this is the only day of the week that all of the kids are together; and speaking from my experience of last week.... they are quite the handful when they all get together!! In this picture, they all seem to have their eye on something funny.... with the exception of Hunter. Nolan just adores Hunter and is so excited to see him each day when he gets to Lana's. He is anxious for him to get up and walking so he will finally have another boy to run and play with... I just hope Hunter knows what is in his future!! I don't know that Lana is quite looking forward to that either...

Hailey and Nolan....

Every year, Lana takes vacation; that means that I also get a "vacation" from work, that is, to take care of our kids and the Riehle kids. (Leah also takes her turn with the kids as well). With Eryn in school now, Hailey and Nolan are left to be "creative" with their play time, as you can see in this picture. I am sure he will love me for this when he is older:) At least he isn't wearing the tutu!!!

Sabelka/Hackman Generation

Here is the whole Sabelka/Hackman clan.... Four generations. This was taken at Great Grandpa's birthday party on 8/16/08

Great Grandpa Hackman's birthday

Here is Nolan posing for a quick pic with great grandpa at his birthday party on August 16th.... he couldn't wait to dive into the cake!!

LOADING CATTLE WITH GRANDPA

We happened to be visiting grandpa and grandma Carolan when the semi came to load the cattle. The kids both enjoyed watching them go up into the trailer...

Nolan and John Patrick

This is Nolan and his friend, John Patrick. As you can see, they both like to pose for the camera!!

Eryn's frist day of school

8/20/08
Eryn's first day of Preschool.... boy was she excited to get on that bus for the first time, but her little legs weren't quite long enough!! By the next week, she was climbing up them all by herself.