Happy Birthday Princess

Happy Birthday Halle!  We had a quick celebration of her 7th birthday before dashing off to Colorado.

Dillon's Baptism

Dillon was baptized in November and we are so proud of him.

Halloween Festivities

We totally get into pumpkin carving at our house at Halloween, and since we can't ever seem to get our garden ones to turn orange before the snow comes, we head to Albertsons to find our perfect canvases.  The kids helped me to literally dig these beauties out from a snow bank in front of the store but they did a great job picking them out.  The big one was hand-picked for Daddy to carve and he did so well with his carving, we won the pumpkin carving contest at my work.  We also carved a couple from Grandma and Grandpa's garden for our family Halloween party (notice the huge one they are sitting next to in one of the pictures).  Like I said, we really get into it.  The kids were Harry Potter (Dillon) and Batman (Halle) this year.  Please do not ask Halle if she was Batwoman or Batgirl because she was Batman - to be clear. 

The Kids Love Playing Music Together

Should your carrots be as big as your zucchini?

Our garden usually doesn't get much attention after school starts, so I usually expect everything to be dying off except the zucchini when I finally get a chance to check on it. Last night, I stepped out to get some carrots for the kids lunches this week and it was dark so I wasn't sure exactly what I was pulling up. Much to my confusion, when I pulled these two monsters out I thought I had missed a row and pulled up a a potato (which we did not plant) or a beet. I wasn't exactly sure what it was until I got inside and confirmed that they were indeed carrots.

The purple one had another carrot wrapping it's "arms" around it like a momma and a baby (as Halle said), desperate for some space.

A Day at the Fair

We had our annual trip to the state fair a couple of weeks ago, and I am not lying when I say that Halle had zero input from us on the outfit she chose for the outing. However, we felt it was incredibly appropriate. Our favorite things at the fair are the animals and the food as you can tell by the pictures.

Ready or not, school has started.

A Few New Friends

We have had some foster kids staying with us for the past few weeks which has been both exhausting and rewarding.  Keygan is the same age as Dillon and they have become best buds in the past week.  Brodee is only about 18 months and loves to snuggle.  We love that.  And I don't have pictures of Taylor, but she is 13 and knows so much about how to take care of her brother's medical needs, it's amazing.  They will be leaving soon and I know our kids are going to miss them.  Dillon had been hoping to have Keygan in his school class this fall so I know he will be sad to lose his friend.