Our Halloween 2008




Lucas: no costume, no trick-or-treating, fell asleep in the car.

Breanna: no costume, BUT wore a Halloween dress and trick-or-treated at ONE house (and even said, "treat"!). Came home and ate one piece of candy---but didn't like chocolate--WHAT!?

Trevor: wore a homemade ghost costume (but lost that after about two houses b/c it was too hard to see!), trick-or-treated at about 15 houses including one with his friend Zach from school, came home and counted up his candy ---36 PIECES to be exact (and ate some:)).

Me, being home on a Friday night to witness it all::super fun!

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Happy Halloween!!

Home.

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Love you girl:)

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and the horrible out of focus picture of the day goes to.......ME! But, this is you, just running away from the camera...I think you are getting a little sick of me trying to get a picture of you every day:)

tonight.

Me: Do you have any friends that are girls at school? (thinking he might have a little crush on his friend Zachs's older sister--a second grader!)

Trevor: NO way! (with a big grin and rosy blushing cheeks) No girlfriends!

Me: What does a girlfriend mean?

Trevor : (spelling) L--O--V--E!

{later}

Trevor: Mom, what does politics mean?

And Trevor even shared the little song he learned at school where he knows the names of all the continents. Where did my baby go??

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A little indoor fun on a rainy day....

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Just the best picture that I could get today...another ordinary Monday....

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I just love those little legs in dresses and tights....

Saturday.

I find that the days that I start off with the least expectations of what we will do and accomplish are the best days. Today we took a second try at the apple orchard to get some Red delicious (not ready until now) and three pumpkins for carving and painting. It was so relaxing and uncrowded this late in the fall. Then we took a really fabulous walk in the woods and explored some new paths (all within a mile of home). All the kids walked most of the time which was super fun! I just love watching the kids explore the outdoors carrying what they find along the way, sticks, leaves and acorns. Not to mention that they were all spontaneously holding hands at one point (did I mention how much I LOVE these three!). When we got home Josh cooked up a hearty melt in your mouth Hunter's chicken stew with biscuits and then, after the little one's were in bed we proceeded with the "procedure of great complexity" carving the pumpkin and roasting the seeds. then we held hands around our lit pumpkin and sang our Halloween song (Trevor's idea). These simple things are what memories are made of. Just one of the best days ever.

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Another round of apple/pumpkin picking....this time you were happy about it:)

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Actually sharing the table with my brother during snacktime......priceless!

Random stuff.

• I just noticed the awesome view of the foliage and sky from my bedroom window today and had to have this photo.
  
• For like a month now I've been hearing a horrible joke on a local radio station which maked fun of the host as being diagnosed as "mentally retarded". I would have never in a million years have done this, but I wrote an e-mail to that host telling him how that joke could be hurtful to someone with and intellectual disablilty. He actually wrote back, apologized and immediately deleted it from his show---cool!


• Trevor and I checked out a short path in the woods today right in our very own delevopment! cool!


• I'm working on making our Christmas cards and calendars.


• I'm thinking about making a December daily album


• I got my baby kit and I'm looking forward to getting Lucas' and Breanna's albums done.


• I can't wait to scrapbook my week in the life project.
• How cool is this. A dad writting notes to his children everyday. I've been keeping handwritten journals to my kids since my pregnancies with them. Even though I only remember to write 3-4 times a year, I still love the idea of them having handwritten notes from mom just to them. I want to start writing weekly.


• We've had a really good week here, very good mommy mindful parenting days filled with walks, playing outside, cooking, playing, reading and wrestling.
• I signed up for this class--even if I'm to busy to complete it now--Hey it's free!


• I'm really looking forward to the holidays this year.

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We're setting outside to play....on this cold October day!

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In between the time of leaving for the bus and leaving for preschool is usually filled with about 10 mins. of your favorite Curious George episode. You ....barefoot, always (if you have any say about it!) and your brother with shoes on--ALWAYS. How different you all are, how lucky am i?

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Just relaxing in my favorite chair.....I'm not sure why I'm so tired.....My brother Lucas and I got up at 5 am!!!!!

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Ok, so it's not a picture taken from today, but still cute. Another good thing...Breanna put on her new Carter's 3T pants (thanks Aunty Irene!) today and they fit! She's just flew right by 2T I guess:)

35 years.

Three kids, and 8 grandkids later....still in love:) 35 years of wedded bliss. You are the rock that our family depends on. Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad--we love you.

Almost ready.
and some good things....

for the six months of winter we get in these parts. Last night we had our last campfire of the year outside (it was so cold out that you could see your breath) and today Josh spent some time getting some wood chopped and stored for next year's fires. This weekend we kept the pellet stove going, and took out the screens and air conditiners, and washed the windows. WE cleaned out the garage so we could park both cars in there. The bulbs are planted, the lawn is mowed nad the leaves are picked up. We're ALMOST ready for the snow to fly (did I just say that ?). Plus I got a chance to bake this weekend, some yummy (and healthy) pumpkin muffins with homemade maple walnut cream cheese, and WHO bread that just filled the house with the yummiest smells. Plus, we got to talk to Jeff via the web-cam--life is good! I LOVE this time of year.

Love this.

just some father and son time enjoying a bowl of "poppy" together.

Last Game.

We all bundled up tonight for Trevor's last flag football game of the year. The Red Storm (k-2 league) was going to be playing under the lights at the REAL turf field! As soon as the sun went down it was FREEZING, you could see your breath, but the boys showed their stuff (I think each team got 3-4 touchdowns each). They learned so much this year and had fun and got tons of exercise thanks to the awesome coaches--we can't wait until next year! Enjoy the pics:)

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all bundled up for the last flag football game of the year--go Red Storm!

19 months.




You......

• are a fussy one, a non-sleeper and non-eater.
• are obsessed with shoes and you must have them on at all times (Robeez only!).
• can imitate any words we say and say many words spontaneously also.
• favorite toys are your kitchen "cook", play food, toy train tracks and you love to stack things up tin the walker and push them around.
• love helping Daddy make his coffee.
• like the backpack.
• favorite books are "Maisy".
• have used the potty several times successfully.
• need to be everywhere and doing everything your big brother and sister are doing.
• Love helping around the house like sweeping, putting in laundry and especially getting the mail.
• Are our comic relief, every time we turn around we laugh at what you are doing---like sweeping the floor while playing your kazoo for example.
• love pointing and naming things like a plane in the sky, a star or baseball on TV.
• love the same shows Breanna watches--love and learning and Curious george

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sporting your Halloween dress....it's time to go to dance class!

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These books are your go to thing. They are what make you happy, you are so proud of yourself for reading the words...