We're Still Alive

Hey everyone! I've been looking at the pictures I have on the computer here and have come to the conclusion that we need to take more! I've got some random ones of kids with blocks and Katelyn's pony on the kids table, I know I didn't take that one, and lots of the children in their swimsuits. Some of them are the kids with "the babies" that I used to babysit. They're pretty funny.

We're joining with a couple families for Thanksgiving this year, so there will be lots of photo opportunities there. Kyle will be the oldest kid there, but only by a month. I got suckered into doing the turkey for the event, so I'm freaking out! I got some tips from one of my visiting teachers today, the other one is the one that chickened out and asked me to do it! She's excited to see how it turns out, I'll bet! Anyway, it'll be nice to not be by ourselves this year.

The kids finally got their school pictures back today. They turned out alright. I guess they told Kyle to not smile because he crinkles his eyes shut when he smiles too big. So he's just showing his bottom teeth. Katelyn's smile looks just like last year, not quite there. She says she is, but I've seen better! They both have very cute clothes on, and they stayed clean! I can't ask much more than that, can I? They're going to help me get them into Christmas cards for everyone after Thanksgiving. Yay for a project!

Planting Season

This was a great family project we did a while ago. The kids had lots of fun being allowed to get a bit dirty. I think more time was spent on choosing what to plant and where it would go, than on the actual planting! I'm happy to report that seven of the ten types of seeds we planted did very well, some too well. They started to choke others out. Then we put a friend in charge of them while we were gone and everything died. We were very sad and will try again--without the dill, I think.

Katelyn's 5th Birthday

Katelyn was such a princess for her birthday! That hat was worn until it died. She had it all, including the cake, which we will never order again! Being a Summer Birthday, she didn't have the turn out we'd hoped for her. She didn't seem to mind and was happy to have a very decorated playdate with one friend.

Kyle's 6th Birthday

Better late than never, right? Kyle had a pretty great birthday. We had a little party for him with a couple of his friends over. It was still a bit wild, but nothing like last year! He was so excited for the Spiderman theme and getting free-reign with his birthday cake. I don't know if I'll be up for a party by myself this next March. I've always had Brad here to help me referee!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. My very grown up MotorCross Racer thinks he is going to be a NASCAR Driver when he is big enough. He says he wants to drive car #8. I wished him luck with that. I don't think that particular driver will be turning over his car to Kyle anytime soon! The super, adorable flapper dancer loved her costume, too. We researched online the correct hairstyle for her feather because she had to be perfect. She is so bossy! I don't know where that comes from... A big Thank You! to Great Aunt Caren for the gold beads and pink feather boa, they were exactly right for the time period we were going for. And the colors were perfect. Katelyn was a very happy girl!