Recent Pics

It's that time again: time to clean out the iPhone pics and make sure they get posted to the blog! Here is the latest round of recent pictures and updates.

Before Halloween, we got "booed", meaning that an anonymous neighbor left us some Halloween goodies on the front porch. We then made our own boxes of treats and booed some more neighbors to keep the fun going. When it was time to do the booing, the kids were in stealth ninja mode to make sure we weren't found out, ha!

Making our boo treat boxes.

Stealth ninja mode. Nothing to see here!

This may be the most random picture I've ever posted. Julie and I went shopping for lamps recently and wanted to make sure we got them home without breaking. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "precious cargo!"

A busy fall usually means one thing: worn-out kids! I can honestly say this has NEVER happened with one of my kids before now:

She was OUT!!

And speaking of exhausted kids, here's how you know it's gotten out of control: when your 4-year-old comes up to you in the middle of the day and asks to take a nap. Then she walks upstairs, puts herself to bed, and falls SOUND asleep for hours. Yep, WORN OUT!!

OK, one last pic of my exhausted kids. This was from our recent hotel stay in Michigan. Late one night, I put the kids to bed (they were sharing a Queen bed) and then I went to take a quick shower. After my shower, this was the scene. Ha!

Here's another first for us...we were recently invited to a birthday party for one of our neighbors' pets. Stella the dog turned 1. We celebrated with cupcakes! Hey, any excuse for neighborhood cupcakes, ha!

Connor's elementary school had their book fair recently. Man, you would've thought it was Christmas with how excited the kids were to pick out books. And after we checked out, I was reminded of why we love the library so much (way cheaper!)

Ever since Connor learned to ride his bike, this has been a common sight at our house. They love bike rides with Dad!

Recently we had both of the older boys home for a visit. Jeff arranged for them to babysit so that we could have a date night. The kids were beyond excited! The babysitters did a great job keeping the kids happy and entertained. Their first activity was a Memory Game challenge: The K's versus the C's. Guess who won?? (The K's! LOL!)