Random Pictures

I realized it had been a little while since I posted, so I thought I would add some new pictues. A few weekends ago, my mom's side of the family had a get together. We don't get to do this very often (actually, this was the first time Ronnie had ever met my cousin, if that tells you how often), so we had a good time. Notice the picture of Ronnie with my grandparents. We caught the shot at the perfect moment. He is being silly and my grandmother doesn't quite know what to think about him!

Ronnie was able to go to NYC a few weeks ago to visit his best friend, Brian. While he was out of town, Ella managed to fall up a flight of stairs (I know, her mom's coordination) and gave herself a black eye. I doubt that will be the first one of those we ever see!

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I probably should have mentioned that Ella's cousin, Owen, is the lion. The two cowboys are her cousins, Zach and Clayton. The beautiful nurse is her cousin Hannah. The crazy "Elvis" impersonator is her uncle Chris! Notice no festive pictures of mom and dad made the list. We planned the trunk or treat event at Caneyville, so we were overwhelmed and didn't get to the costumes!!

Halloween

Halloween wasn't just a "single" night event for the Cordrey family. Holidays seem to never be that brief!:) It started a few weeks before, with the zoo halloween party. The pumpkin costume fit fine. (Luckily, though, because it was a purchase after last year's costumes had been clearanced out online!!)

The weekend before Halloween, Northeast church in Louisville had their Trunk or Treat. Ella was pretty tired after about 10 minutes of that event because of a short nap, but pepped up long enough to enjoy some of her candy. That evening, I realized the pumpkin costume seemed a little tight on her head - translation - she couldn't see! So, we found a monkey costume. This was the costume of choice for our church's trunk or treat, as well as the 2 stops we made on actual Halloween. I had a business trip for school the next day, which meant an early flight. So we pretty much spent the evening of Halloween at

my parents house. Ella has more candy than she could eat in her lifetime, though, so her father is graciously helping her out with that!!! I am trying not to . . . :)

On a serious note, I recently learned that a friend from high school just learned some tragic news. Their little boy, who is 5, was diagnosed with cancer before he turned 2. They recently found out it has returned and the Dr.s literally told them to enjoy the time left. It breaks my heart to think about it. We know that God can do anything, so please pray for the healing of little Bryce.