Happy Halloween Eve!

Yeah!!  One more day until we get to dress up silly and get free candy!!!  We finally finished carving all of our pumpkins last night.  I think they turned out pretty good.  Last year (you will have to check last year's post to see for yourself) we carved ginormous pumpkins!!  They were HUGE!!  This year we all have small pumpkins.  They were definitely harder to carve - the pumpkin shells were pretty fragile - but they yielded about the same amount of seeds.  I was really surprised.  I thought the seeds would be in small amount and size, but I was wrong!  So, we got lots of yummy seeds, and some cute little pumpkins on our front steps.  Some of the pictures of my boys with knives in their hands are a little unsettling...but no boys were harmed during the carving of the pumpkins, and each one was supervised by me during the process (not sure if that is supervision or not;)).

 Stay Tuned for Costume Pics - here is a little teaser...

Does she look like a cupcake in a foil wrapper?



Elli likes to hear herself

We began our pumpkin carving last night.  I say began, because we did not finish.  Since tonight is not a school night, we will have more time to carve.  So, be looking for our Pumpkin Carving Post tomorrow!!  For now, here are some funny videos of Elli...

This video is very dark at the beginning - Sorry, I was trying to get the boys to open the blinds but they didn't understand my sign language - but, the end is funny - you can see her screaming into a plastic container to hear herself...

Josua and Elli are alike in many ways. Their baby pictures look alike, they have the same birthmark in the same spot, they have the same asymmetrical fat folds on their legs (if I haven't told you that story, ask me later), and they both like to hear themselves talk. This is a recording of Joshua taken when he was about a year old.

 



A Blog Dedication To My Trevor!

Yesterday was my Trevie Bevie's 13th birthday.  I cannot believe how fast time goes by!  Happy Birthday Trevor!  Today, I am dedicating my blog to you!  You are a very special boy - I love you so so so so much!!  Don't ever stop being the loving, helpful, fun son and brother you are!!  God blessed our family the day He gave you to us!!  I love you! 
Let's walk down memory lane together...

My Trevie at 3 months...

My Trevie at 1 year...

My Trevie at 13...

Brandon (4) and Trevor (1)...

Brandon (5) and Trevor (2)...

Brandon (16) and Trevor (13)...

Trevor (3) and Joshua (0)...

Trevor (6) and Joshua (3)...

 Trevor (13) and Joshua (10)...

Brandon (13), Trevor (10), and Joshua (6) with Jason (left) and Reagan (right)...

Trevor (12) and Reagan (2)...

 Trevor (12) and Jason (2)...

Trevor (12) and Jason and Reagan (3)...

Trevor (12) and Elli...

Thank you, Trevor, for 13 incredible years!  Thank you, God, for my Trevor!

PUMpkins, PUMPkins, PUMPKINS!!!

We finally got pumpkins!!  I think that this year is the latest I have ever been in EVERYTHING!!!  Welcome to the world of 6 kids + homeschooling!  Thankfully, Chris was home to help, and we all got to go to the pumpkin patch!!  All except Brandon.  Brandon was on a camp out with the Civil Air Patrol learning search and rescue procedures for the weekend!  I am so sad Brandon didn't get to come - it is never the same kind of fun when one kid is missing!!  We all helped to choose a pumpkin for him, but Brandon we missed you!

The twins ate a pretzel on the hayride...yum...

Joshua and the twins searched hard for the perfect pumpkins...

 

Jason and Reagan were soooo happy with their little pumpkins...

Ok, maybe Reagan's isn't that little, it is about the same size as his head;)

With everyone happy with their pumpkin finds, we headed back for more fun...

Elli helped to hold the pumpkins on the ride back...

Once we put our pumpkins in the van we took time to have a little more fun.  Trevor and Joshua went on a crossword puzzle word search in a GINORMOUS corn maze.  This maze was so big they had a tower built in the midst of it, and workers sat at the top shouting directions to the people that got lost.  Needless to say they had a blast!  Jason, Reagan, and Elli spent their time playing in a big pile of hay!  YIPPEE!! 

Jason and Reagan had a great time having hay fights...

On the way home, Jason and Reagan each sang a song about the pumpkin they found and were bringing home to decorate...