Announcing #4

Lily's first Year

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this week. I don't know what it is, but Halloween seems to last all week long! We had Preschool here this week and had all the kids wear their costumes. We played some games and had a great time!

Thursday we went to our Trunk or Treat. They had a ton of fun things to do - petting zoo, bounce house, hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, and the YM even put on a Haunted House. The kids undoubtedly had a great time! Friday, Robert took the kids around Trick or Treating and then we had our annual Halloween Dinner. Here's what the table looked like:

We had some really frightful food. I made tortilla chips in the shape of ghosts (pictures didn't turn our on that one), and we served some of the V8 we had from when my family was here as "monster blood". Ginny almost didn't want to try it b/c it look so real. They both tried it and said they really hate Monster Blood. Funny.

We also had:

Roasted Mummies

Troll Brains -

Robert's creation

We had a great time and are really looking forward to the Holiday's when Rob's family can all be here! We love you guys!

Happy Birthday Ginny!

Ginny wanted to have her birthday at the pumpkin patch this year. She chose pumpkin pie instead of a cake, which I'm sure made Rob's heart burst with pride. He's never had birthday cake as long as I've known him....

Anyway, thanks to all who made the trip out - we had a great time celebrating with you!

Here are a few pics from the party at the patch:

Robert took Ginny out for a Sundae later and she still talks about what a special treat that was for her to get a Sundae with a cherry on top. Good times!

We are so proud of Ginny and how responsible she's getting. 5 years ago we welcomed her into the world and knew the moment she was born how important she is and what an amazing little girl she is. We love her so much and appreciate every minute we have with her!

Fall Greetings

Hello all! We've officially gotten into the autumn spirit around here! We've had a busy couple of weeks and have had a blast with my family here! They were only here for a few days, but I loved having my house full of people we love!

We celebrated Ginny's birthday at the pumpkin patch - I'll post on that next.

Our Primary Program went without a hitch and I really felt the Spirit. I was so glad that it tunred out so well and the kids sang so well! I was so proud.

It's so fun to watch the kids grow! I wish Ginny and Audrey would not provoke each other so much, but hey, what are siblings for, anyway? Lily is pretty great just toddling around and running full speed into whatever she deems worthy of her exuberance. I've decided to call her the Kamakazi baby. We've all had pretty nasty colds/coughs (except Rob and Ginny) that seem to last forever. So, we're doing a lot of resting and not a lot of work....

We had a great Halloween that deserves a post of it's own!