Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Festivities


We went trick-or-treating at the seminary over the weekend.  Had a great time with our friends the Crouches sipping apple cider and watching the kids play.  Even George enjoyed a treat.  Thankfully he never figured out that Dum-Dums are better without the wrapper!


 We went to a friends' house from church for a fun get-together with about 6 families.  We carved pumpkins, banged on a pinata, had a chili cook-off (which I happen to win!!), sang some songs, decorated cookies... it was a really great time getting to know some more families from our church.  We all had a blast.




 Our pumpkin.

River Legacy Park

We found out about this park in Arlington from some friends at church.  It was SO great!  We're definitely going back.



 The boys found a caterpillar.





Cooler Weather

It's worth celebrating around here!  We don't get enough of it.  And when it only lasts for the weekend, we take advantage!







Halloween??

No!!  Everyday is costume day at our house!!

Underwater Scuba Soldiers
 Cops and Robbers

 Indians
 Superhero

Monday, October 22, 2012

Mainstay Farm

We went to Mainstay Farm a couple of weeks ago for their homeschool day.  It was awesome.  The boys LOVED it.  And I did too.  It was a little much by myself with all 4 at a place like that - hayride, bathroom trips, hill slide - not sure how to be at the top and bottom at the same time, ginormous tree house... thankfully it was homeschool day and I prayed everyone had too many children and stuff of their own to want to run off with any of mine!  ;)
The boys were great though, minus George at the end, so it was well worth the effort!




This thing was FUN!!



We saw LOTS of really cool pumpkins.

                                      


They had a BIG wooden maze.  I was a little nervous sending them in by themselves because I couldn't see them (they were too short!) once they got away from the look-out stand.  I made Hudson promise to keep them all together.  I think God mercifully lead them down the right path because they made it out  in an impressive time!  They got a little over confident the 2nd time, and I was just leaving my stroller to come in to find them when they finally made their way out.  

I always think these signs are so funny when a bunch of non-readers are the main audience.

 This big brother loves him some Georgey.

Elliot took this picture to document my presence.

Pretty cool to be able to write on a car.

Ready, set, go!  They couldn't get in the dirt fast enough.


This was the boys' favorite spot.  All this great stuff to do and they wanted to play in a pile of dirt!

Roasted some "smarshmellows" as Nathanael calls them.

Playing in the hay.
                                                 



 Group shot with everyone looking and smiling at the same time?  Fat chance.  Nate's face says perfectly how I felt after this outing by myself with the 4 of them!


Poor Georgey finally had enough.





Guess Who's Walking?!?!


Saturday, September 29, 2012

George - 9/10 months

I intended to put these pictures up a month ago, being that George is now 2 weeks shy of 11 months... is anyone surprised that I'm late?  I love these pictures of him.  He's such a little cutie and loves to smile.  He took 4 steps today by himself, he's growing up so fast.  I can't believe we'll be having his first birthday soon!