Pumpkin Carving

Wednesday night we carved pumpkins and had a blast!! This is the first year that the girls did most of their pumpkin on their own!

Girls waiting for Daddy to cut the tops off!

They have their tops and are ready to gut!

Even Molly wanted to join in. She actually put her head into a few of the pumpkins, but my hands were either slimy or the camera was to far out of reach each time!

Sadie with her pumpkin; she carved the ENTIRE thing herself!!!! Her pumpkin was by far the biggest in the house; I feel like this picture does not do it justice.

Syrah really enjoyed carving this year and she cut the eyes and nose all on her own (we have special tools that aren't as sharp as a typical knife).

The Jordan Family Finished Projects!

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!

Family Birthday Party

Sunday evening we had a family party to celebrate the girl’s birthdays. We had a nice spaghetti dinner and the girls opened some gifts and then we had dessert!!! It was nice to be able to have family all together and able to catch up a bit with everyone. The girls had a great time and as always it brings me joy to celebrate them!

We had fun decorating the table!!

Syrah thought it was too funny that she opened a present that had the same sweatshirt she was wearing!!!

Of course there was singing... you can't tell Sadie was having fun!

Happy Birthday to our other "baby" girl

It's hard to believe that 11 years ago Sadie came into this world and since has been a joy each day. Sadie was the sweetest baby, she had a smile for everyone and loved people (sound familiar).

She has always been one that loved the cuddles and hugs! (Sadie at 8 months)

This was in those learning to use her leg days. She loved to take walks, to run and play!

(Sadie at 1 year)

Sadie loves to read, she has since she was little. This pictures she sat in the hallway and "read" this book out loud. (Sadie at 2)

I just love this picture; Sadie has always had a calming and caring spirit about her. She truly has a gift of giving love and touching peoples hearts. (Sadie at 4)


Sadie is a great big sister; she adores her sister and has since the day we welcomed her into the world. (Sadie at 8)

Sadie today, now 11!!!

First thing this morning; with a birthday call from her dearest friends!!!!

Sadie is a complete gift from God... she has blessed our lives!! Sadie has a huge heart that continually seeks the best in each person. Sadie loves to read, write and create (she is one of the most creative people I know and I love exploring the world through her eyes). Sadie enjoys art, music and playing games. We feel so grateful to be able to celebrate Sadie's life today - Happy Birthday to our beautiful young lady (aka baby).

Pumpkin Patch

Saturday after Syrah’s game we went to the pumpkin patch. Since Sadie was little we have been going to this small local farm. They only open their farm to the public during the Halloween season so it’s quite a treat. This is the latest that we have ever gone to the pumpkin patch and we were surprised to see how many people were there.

The girls got to feed some animals and pet some baby chicken, ducks and bunnies. One of the highlights for me is the fact they had chicks hatching on display… what an amazing process to witness! Also, just the day before we went some new piglets were born!! The mama was keeping them pretty close, but one was out just enough for us to catch a photo.

Once we made our way to the pumpkin patch itself we realized that coming late provides very little choices in regards to pumpkin pickin’ so we ended up at the local grocery store for our pumpkins this year. It worked out great though; there was a huge selection and the prices were great!!! Hopefully we can find some time to carve them before Halloween!

Final Soccer Game and Party

Syrah’s Soccer team, the Green Sharks, celebrated their successful season (meaning, they all learned more about the game and enjoyed their time playing) by having a celebration on Friday night. The kids each got trophies… Syrah is very proud of hers. They had a great night celebrating their season.

Syrah had a really great time playing soccer and has a talent there we didn’t know was there before. Saturday afternoon was their last game. One of the highlights of the game was one of the team members came out of their shell big time and found their inner soccer star – he made about 10 goals… it was amazing!!!



Syrah made her final goal!! You can’t see Syrah (promise she is there), but you can see the ball going through the goal and catch a small glimpse of her green shirt behind the other team.

Prayers for my Grandpa (updated)

UPDATE 10/27/2008: Grandpa was moved out of ICU yesterday!!!!!! He is doing much better and appears to be on the road to recovery. For the first time he is being allowed a “clear liquid” diet and some of the many tubes have been removed. He does have one issue that needs to be monitored, but he is the care of good staff! Thank you for all who spent out prayers for him. Hopefully he can continue to get well so he can come home soon!

Grandma & Grandpa August 2008

My Grandpa Harold went into the hospital on Tuesday the 14th to have a minor operation on his heart. The operation was not successful and they told my grandparents that he would have to undergo open heart surgery the following day. This came as quite a surprise as a minor "cleaning of an artery" turned into triple bi-pass in a matter of hours. Grandpa underwent the bi pass on Wednesday and was recovering well. He had some bumps here and there in the road as many do after surgery. In the last few days he has hit some pretty big bumps that has put him back into ICU to be watch closely and a few more procedures have had to be done to help his body heal and help him feel better. I am asking for that you pray for his health and his spirit; that prayers go out to my grandma, his wife of 52 years who obviously is concerned for him and who could use her own spirits lifted. Also, prayer for all their kids (all my aunts and uncles); they all have been down with him over the last week+ and generally hospitals and the stress of all the ups and downs take their toll. Please keep them, especially him and his doctors in your prayers... thank you!!

Young Chef Birthday Party

The girls celebrate their birthdays so close in days that we often do parties combined; this year the girls decided that having their party at Young Chef Academy would be fun. We have never been there before and were pleasantly surprised when we walked into a bright and cheerful placed that had Happy Birthday Sadie & Syrah posted up for them. Both girls invited some friends and they made personal pizza's and enjoyed some green alligator cupcakes. We had a great time and felt that Young Chef was very friendly, organized and considerate to any and all of our needs (even when I forgot the candles)!

We had so many great pictures it is hard to share!! The girls had a great birthday party!