Elko Visit!

Michelle and I made the trip to see our cousin Steve last weekend. I arrived late Friday morning and she made it in early evening. We were excited to get to spend some time with him and his family.

Saturday, Shell and I spent the morning getting some groceries and new clothes for Steve. We met up with the kids for lunch and spent the rest of the day with them. We hung out watching TV and there was also a little Dance Revolution going on. Shell rocked it out for being her first time!

The kids were a blast to hang out with and made us laugh. We went to a movie and later out for pizza. The trip went fast but well wirth it!

Steve took us to the airport Sunday morning and we headed back to MN. We were so glad that we got to make the trip and help him out a little bit. I can't believe how different he looked after dropping 40 lbs. We hope and pray that he gets his strength back soon and can get back to work and doing the things that he loves. We can't wait to see him and the kiddos again over Christmas!!

What's up with the Hogue's???

The last few weeks have been pretty uneventful at the Hogue house. I haven't even had my camera out, which is unusual for me. So, I don't have any fun pictures to add. We had such a busy October that it was nice to relax a bit. We go to work, cook (Bob), clean (me) and play with Maddie. Bob did celebrate his 50th birthday on the 9th! We went out for a nice dinner and got a babysitter. It doesn't happen very often that we get to go out just the two of us, so we enjoyed our time together! That's what we have been up to!

Tomorrow, my sister and I are traveling to Nevada to visit our cousin Steve. We are extremely excited to spend some time with him. We are glad that he is on the road to recovery and hope to help him out anyway that we can.

Bob and Maddie will have a fun weekend hanging out together and I will miss them a lot. I'm sure she will keep her Daddy busy and entertained! It's amazing what comes out of her mouth these days. She has such a sweet personality, but can be very stubborn at times. I wonder where she gets that?

We are working really hard on the potty training thing so I hope to be done with diapers and pull-ups soon! She doesn't tell us when she has to go, but will go when we take her. If she does feel the need for chocolate...she will ask to go potty so she can get some! :) Whatever works I guess??

Bob's nephew, Ross, starts chemo this Monday for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Please remember him and my sister-in-law in your prayers. They caught it early and we are hoping that after treatment, he will be cancer free forever!!

Have a great weekend!

Pumpkins and Halloween

This was the first year that we carved a pumpkin with Maddie. She loved getting her hand inside scooping out the guts! Even Mom got her hands in there once! EWWWW!!!!

The finished project! We didn't do any of the fancy trace and cut out ones, but Maddie had a fun time participating!

Moma getting Maddie ready to go trick-or-treating!

Our neighbors got all dressed up so we went around our neighborhood with them. Maddie loves Trevor and Ty, but wasn't to sure about their costumes at first!

Even though it was pretty cold outside, Maddie was ready to go! She loved going up to each house and saying trick-or-treat. We only went to our neighbors houses and her bucket was full by the time we got home.

Maddie and I have both been fighting colds this last week. We stayed home together on Thursday and have been taking it pretty easy. I need to find some motivation because there is a lot of work that needs to be done at our house. Hopefully this week, I will be more productive!