Julie's Special Day

Abbie being the sweetheart she is organized a surprised birthday dinner for Julie. Abbie made some wonderful cheesy chicken. Jessica made homemade rolls and I made a salad. It was a small token to all that Julie does for us all. But we hope that she knows we love her with all are hearts.

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."-- Cardinal Mermillod

Ridd Family Halloween Party

This Halloween we decided to start a tradition of having a Family Spooky Halloween Gathering. Here are a few things we did.
Spooktacular Meal
Everyone was given a fun title and we had to think of something edible to go along with that title.

• Abbie & Michael -Witches Brew - Apple cider
• Wes & Jess -Skeleton Bones - Bread sticks
• Andy & Camille -Graveyard Gatherings- Salad with eyeballs and fingers
• Nick - Bat wings-Cupcakes with candy bats
• Jim & Julie- Goblin Goolosh-Soups

Then we read a scary tale were we helped make nosies to put a little more frightful fun into it. During the whole story there was a frog named Carson and the best Noise maker helper named Morgan.

After the scary story we bobbed for apples and had a doughnut one a string eating contest. I believe the winners were..

• Morgan from the kids group
• Michael from the men's group
• Julie from the women's group

Then we ended the festivities with craving pumpkins.

Here is a slid show of what we did we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.

Welcome Everyone

As our family gets bigger and it's gets harder to keep in contact with everyone. We decided to put together this blog so you may see some of our family fun activities and get to know us a little better. We hope that you enjoy this site as much as we enjoy the memories.