Disney World 2009

The fun begins!

My Cute Family!My Mom, Shauna & Sophia came with us... Grooving to the beat ... they get an 'A' for effort!
I think we rode Big Thunder Mountain Rail-road 20 times. Caden's famous quote, "Just one more time, pweese!"

Caden's looking at his Dad like...'get a grip Dad this is a walk in the park'...


Posing for pictures, Caden's smile these days are very silly!

Kali and my sweet-baby Caden. The days are numbered, I'm not going to be able to hoist him up on my hip much longer. :(

This is Kali & Caden trying to contain themselves prior to Disney-departure countdown.

Kali Age: 6-3/4

Caden Age: 4

We run 'em hard, then they sleep like little angels!

Sophie's a bit of a chicken, but Caden is working her up to dare-devil status.

How long is too long to stand in line for a picture like this?

My beautiful Mother & Daughter!

It was freezing somedays....

Very intimidating...

That smile...

He had Disney guns coming out of his ears!

Kali's Cha-Cha!

Tianne's PRACTICE Thanksgiving Dinner

My little sister Tianne, I like to think of her as my "mini-me", invited us for a trial-run Thanksgiving Dinner. She just moved into her first house, and she's studying to get her accounting degree at Seattle University. She's hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for her beau, Seth, and his family. I guess that made us her guinea-pigs. She went all out; prepped, basted, cooked, & even baked, with a little help from Mom. Everyone enjoyed early Thanksgiving in her new home. It was practically perfect, if only she could have pulled off the cream-pea's... Tianne and Tom

Tianne had a professional on-hand...Connie!

Seth and Tianne

Me and my mini-me!

Uncle Drew & Kali

Caden and Seth aka the riff-raff of the bunch!

Brian and Torie refereeing the riff-raff. It looks dangerous...

Grandpa and Grandma McKinley happy to be Tianne's victims...oh I mean guests.

Grandpa and Dad two-peas in a pod!

Halloween Party 2008

For the last 6-years we've been hosting a Halloween party for our friends and family. We're looking good this year...ha ha

Above: Caden, Grandma & Grandpa McKinley, and my sweet Mother

Above: My Mom and Grandma Forsyth - Thanks Grandma for all the help with dinner!

Above: Grandma Connie & Grandpa Brent with Kali

Above: Trick-or-Treating: Shauna leading with my niece Sophia (Shauna's little one), bringing up the rear Connie , Pirate Drew, & Tianne

Above: Connie, Drew (just turned 16 - Yikes), & Tianne

Above: The Midkiff Trio - Julia, Jamie, & Grant

Above: Bruce & Laura - They are responsible for the Trio...well when they claim them...

Above: Jill and Jeremiah - just engaged! Those smiles say "new love"! smoochy smoochy

Above: Caden with his pirate daddy, that happens to look a little on the Ozzyish side of pirating...

What a fun Halloween party! We had a full house - lot's of good food and great company. Trick-or-treating was a hit, lot's of sweets gathered up on a perfect Halloween evening . . . NO RAIN! Same place same time next year! :)

Las Vegas

Kevin showing his mature and picture perfect behavior! We had a little R&R in Las Vegas for our birthdays this year.

Caden's Check-up

Getting a check-up at Children's Hospital. Caden's Doc said everything looked GREAT! One more full leg casting, now we're down to only three more weeks of NO-WALKING! Sounds like forever, but we'll be positive and say Yippee!

Caden's September Surgery

This was Caden's second surgery on his left foot. He handled it like a tough-guy. He'll be in a NO-WALKING cast for 6 weeks. Is this a little boy's worst nightmare...maybe for one that's as active as Caden! One bright spot for Caden is that he'll get to play tons of video games while on the mend. He's a video game junkie like his Dad.

Kali's Bus Stop

Danna, aka the doting Mother. Thank goodness she appreciates me at this age, I know the day's are numbered. Caden in the background, aka the little brother sidekick.