Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween!!! We carved some awesome pumpkins again this year...starting with the skeleton...

And then...Of course...a MARIO!!! The theme for the whole Halloween!!!
Here are the kiddos getting some candy!!!
It is so wonderful that AM and C are fully understanding what it is to get candy on Halloween...
Here are the kiddos before we ventured out for the evening!! C is MARIO and AM is Princess Peach. AC?... Well, we are just glad AC decided to go along... We may play some video games around here!!

Pumpkin patch 2010

We went to the pumpkin patch again this year at C's school:) This is the scarecrow his class made for decoration.

Here is AM with a pumpkin she liked. Not her best picture ever, but this was not a stellar day for pictures for our fam...

Here is AC...She has been drooling sooo much!! She has to wear a bib all the time. This "Little Pumpkin" bib C wore when he was a baby 5 years ago!!

Honestly, this was the best picture of the kids...honestly!!

And the best family picture...

I think I am having trouble pushing Glacier's tribute down on my blog. That and I have been pretty busy, but I really don't want to visit my blog and not see it. Sweet girl. We buried her on Wed night in the back corner of our backyard. The kids spent the night at Granny and Pops, so they didn't find out until Thursday afternoon. We were so amazed at the way C reacted. He has such a big heart and said he missed her so much. That night he wanted to draw a picture of the family...including Glacier...

We have been trying to make sure Cedar is alright through all of this as well. He has been accompanying us on some of our outings so he wouldn't have to be alone. C amazed us again when he gave Cedar his "doggie" stuffed animal so he would not get lonely while we were all gone during the day.

AM has been sweet too, but she is too young to realize what it all means. AC, of course, has no idea, but C has just been SUCH an angel through everything!! We have found ourselves so undeserving to be his parents...

A small tribute to Glacier

soccer season starts...

C is playing with a league that has them play 3v3 with no goalies. He hasn't scored (for his team) but he does get to kick the ball more frequently. This guy is a natural defender!!!

B is coaching him again. They are both really enjoying this season!!
AM is also playing this season at the Y, but her season isn't going as smoothly. I wish I knew when this cute picture was taken, but it could have been during a quarter when AM was suppose to be playing, but she didn't want to...
That's right, I had no idea where she was because I was begging other 3 and 4 yr olds to stay on the field. I have teamed up with my old coaching buddy Tbone to coach our 3 yr old daughters...As you can see...I am not coaching my daughter all that much, but she sure is cute in that uniform!!
AC is a GREAT fan!!!

I know I put these on FB, but

I wanted to go ahead an blog about S's wedding shower that we gave her. Who knows how long that facebook thing will last anyways. Blogging is forever...right?

Some tears were shed and some jokes were told, all to honor a young girl we all saw grown up into a beautiful woman. Everyone there was so happy for her, none more than me:)

T bone brought her little one:)

The new kitchen is perfect for entertaining:) (It's almost 2 yrs old now?)

B worked so hard to get the bookshelves in the living room painted and the bathroom redone, but he got sooo sick he couldn't finish the bathroom. He slept while the kids watched movies in our bedroom all during the shower.

A little adventure

If I had my way, I would take my kids to a park everyday. Sadly, when I get home from work, most days, I am just looking forward to laying all my angels in their beds so I can relax in peace and quiet.

I have found that when I tell them..."We are going on an adventure!" They are all in and like the element of surprise. This adventure was to a small park with nature trails about 20 min from our house. We went on a hike first...I am not sure you could really call it a hike because it is so flat here, but we looked for maps and trail markers...

We went on the boardwalk loop...through the swamp...there were sooo many banana spiders!

We had a GREAT time and AC was an angel, just sitting in her stroller observing:)

There was also a play ground!! That was a nice end to the "hike"!! There was this grasshopper and two people could ride it at once... I KNOW!! That is awesome!

C and AM play so well together. They usually are on the same team and have to save each other when they create imaginary situations. I love seeing what they come up with and especially love when they do it together!!

AC is in her own little world. She LOVES climbing. She is all over playgrounds and loves climbing up the slides, then sliding down. She is a little too fearless for me, but I am glad she is so adventuresome!!