Happy Hallo-Christmas!!

Halloween 2011

Noah - cow

Grace - cupcake

a pre-trick or treating photo...notice the sad faces, no sugar yet!

Grace got right in there and caught on quickly!  She devoured as much sugar as a.....cupcake!!

 Our first door - always our awesome next door neighbors!  They always give the kids extra candy because they are special!! :)

Noah's quote of the night:  As kids walked away from the house after getting their candy Noah yelled out

"Happy Hallo-Christmas!!!!!!"

Reminiscent of Noah's other little quirk: "See you next to later!"

Love that kid.



Snowy October?

Leaves on the trees + snow = lots of fun for little boys!

 Kyle and Noah made a pumpkin snow man - here's the before

making the snowman/pumpkin

And here's the finished product!  They did a great job and had a lot of fun!



I dont know how it happened...

but I have the BEST kids in the world!!

Annual Pumpkin Patch Trip

Today we enjoyed our 2nd annual trip to Milky Way Farm in Chester Springs.  This year was fun because both Noah and Grace were able to walk through the pumpkin patch and pick pumpkins. 

We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch and it was the highlight of the day.  Noah and Grace really enjoyed the tractor, pointing out different parts of the farm, and of course the animals.

Noah practicing his punting skills....

Searching for the perfect pumpkin.

.....And she found it!!!

She was determined to carry that pumpkin the entire time!



Perfect Thanksgiving greeting card photo...if we sent them out.

Possibly a new tradition...

Tonight while we waited for Daddy to come home late from work we decorated our Haunted House.

BEFORE:

AFTER:



As you can see the kids had a blast.  Fortunately for me since it was a haunted house the worse it looked...the better!  Noah even made me put a garage on the side with a car in it!

I sound like my mom!

Lately I've been saying "Ugh I sound like my mom!" a whole lot more than I used to.  Here are some of the latest culprits.

"Because I said so."

"I didn't ask if you wanted to."

"Don't worry about what your sister is doing just worry about yourself"

"Go to the bathroom before we leave" OR "Did you go to the bathroom before we left?"

and last but not lease the verse that makes me shutter b/c when she'd say it you KNEW you were in trouble...

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

(and yes now I say it for the same reasons she used to)

Love you Mom!



naptime

How Noah and I spend napime (Grace's naptime).   I looked up and he had a crayon behind each ear.  

 No idea where he got that from!

Look at that face! Doesn't your heart just melt?  I know mine does!!

It's almost bedtime....

Literally minutes before bedtime....these kids go all day until the minute they hit the pillow!!

funny things kids do

I have been wanting to get a picture of this for a while before Noah stops doing it. 

At bedtime when saying prayers Noah makes Kyle or I pray on his back.

Yes that's right - Noah lays on his stomach and we HAVE TO pray with our head on his back. 

I have no idea why or where he got this idea, but he does it quite consistently.

Look at that face, he thinks he's so funny!!

Coloring...