Halloween 2008

Cora's 3rd birthday party!

We had a small family get together at the cabin for Cora's birthday - she had a blast!

Ellie's 1st birthday party

I'm a little late getting these pictures out here - but this is from Ellie's 1st birthday party - she had a great time!!

Camping and a Shiner

We had our 1st camping/horseback riding trip as a family this past weekend. We went to Land Between the Lakes with my brother, Tony and his wife and kids (Leslie, Lane and Jake). Cory's brother Jason and his wife Jenny went with us too. We had a great time. Didn't ride as much as we did back in the 'day'... but we still had a lot of fun. Cora got her first black eye too - she fell in the rocks - clumsy like her mama, I guess ;)

Sweet Girls

The Walking Queen

This past week Ellie decided she could walk. She had been just taking a few steps, but then Monday (9/29) - she just started going everywhere!

"It's a piece of wood."

I'm starting to think I could write a book about the things Cora says. She had a really bad day today. I don't know if it was the moon, or what - but she was not a happy camper most of the day. So this evening, after several rounds with her, I decided we needed a 'spanking stick'. We were out in the garage and I looked around until I found the perfect thing - a long, thin piece of wood (Cory pointed out that Grandpa mentioned when he was here one time that it would make a good spanking stick). I explained to her what it was and why we would need to use it. And she said without missing a beat, "That's not a spanking stick. *pause* It's a piece of wood".

Well -- I tried REALLY hard not to laugh -- I hope she didn't catch me. But I finally straightened up and told her that yes, it was a spanking stick. She kept saying over and over "It's not a spanking stick" - almost as if she was making fun of me. I finally told her if she didn't stop saying that, I was going to SHOW her that it WAS.

If you know Cora very well - she's not going to give in very easily, so of course, she said it AGAIN. At that point, I had to follow through. I told her to bend over and touch her toes, and I gave her a not-too-hard but enough-to-feel little swat. She stood up and her eyes were really big - I think the light bulb turned on. She didn't cry or anything at all - I know it didn't really hurt -- but it was enough I guess. Because she looked right at me, and with this VERY matter-of-fact voice said "It's a spanking stick!".

Cory bent over laughing and I had to turn around to let my grin out. And so, now we have a spanking stick -- sitting on top of the fridge for now. We'll see how this goes!

Ellie is turning One!

Well -- Ellie's 1st birthday is tomorrow (Sept. 19th). So hard to believe! I almost cried this morning when I realized her birthday is actually tomorrow! I'm just not ready for her to be one yet -- it's really strange. Anyway - here is her birthday invitation:





Her party is Saturday - we'll have more pictures to show after the party!

A sign of the future?

I'm wondering if this is a sign of things to come during the teenage years at the McMillan homestead....

Pohlman Reunion ~ 2008

Our Pohlman Family Reunion was held the weekend of August 29~31. It was a great time. Lots of great people, food & fun!

Here is a group picture. I have tons more pictures (of course!) & will be getting them out for all to see as soon as I can!

Two ballerinas

Here are my 2 little ballerinas....

Bapti-Q 2008

Video from our church's 'Bapti-Q' (baptism & bbq) on Sunday, August 17th...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2398180543673984742&hl=en

The Peppers

I walked out into the garage last Friday afternoon to find this... my girls know what is good (good music and food) !! ;)

Recent pic's

Here are some recent pictures of the girls - taken the end of July.

Check out Cory's newest hobby

Cory's newest hobby (and Cora's too):

Gypsy is a small 12 year old mare mule. Cory is obsessed... and so is Cora. They've been having some fun with her. Take a look...