School Halloween Party

This being the first year that Ethan is in big school, they had a Halloween party for all the kids and parents this past weekend. A chance for the kids to wear their costumes, have some goodies and play games. It really was a fun time. I wasn't sure what to expect when we got there, but to my surprise they had it set up nicely for it being such a small gym. Ethan was excited to wear his costume and to see his friends from school in theirs. He isn't a Gordon fan, he just thinks race car drivers are cool:) Here are the girls getting ready to go.
Natalie was soo good. She just sat in her stroller taking it all in. She wasn't sure what to think of all the costumes, but she sure liked the table full of cookies! Once she saw that- she had to have one!
They had game stations set up all around the gym and Elena wasn't sure at first. There was a huge crowd when we first got there, but once she realized you could pick a prize after you played she was all for it. Ethan was such a good big brother, she was scared to wait in line by herself so he stood with her and helped her with the games:) I just love days like this...

Furry Fashionista

When we got out the Halloween box of costumes this year, the kids really enjoyed going through all the different things they found in there. We even discovered a costume that Ethan can wear for Halloween next year! We found this old fur wrap thing. It used to be attached to a coat. We long got rid of the coat, but the fur thingy you just never know what use we could find for it. Natalie thought it was fabulous. She wanted it on and made it known by her series of repeated uh, uh's. Once it was wrapped around her, it needed to stay there for all of snack time.


When it would start slipping, she would get so upset, I am not sure what she thought it was, but she thinks our cat Madison is a pillow, so who knows? It was soft that all she cared.


Here she was trotting through the dining room and realized her uh was missing!

Mommy put it back on!!

Pumpkin Time!

The kids have anxiously been waiting for Septober as Elena kept saying. She wanted to get out the pumpkin stuff, fall decorations and paint the pumpkins. During September I kept telling her wait until October. So every day that was the question. Is it Septober yet?? Well it's finally here and we had a nice day to go out and take in some fall splendor.Once we were home, Ethan and Elena were drawing on their pumpkins, and Natalie was having some fun of her own. She made friends with a little pumpkin and was rocking it, putting into her buggy car and pushing it around. - quite funny! Here she thought I was gonna pick her pumpkin up. No mom this is mine!
For a brief moment, Ethan and Elena sat together and decorated. Here big brother is even helping little sis write her name on hers. Ahhh, those moments come to few and far between, you need to snap a photo to remember the sweetness:)
While the kids were decorating, we all were also putting up more spooky decorations. We made a big spider in the yard and I had hoped to get a pic of it, but we are yet to make her big web, I will share it when we get a day with a little less wind!

A little Family Fun

As I have said before, lots of Birthdays going on these days. This time we got together to celebrate our niece 13th birthday and nephews 12th birthday. Teenagers and Tweenagers all around. We had a stormy, dreary day Saturday so when the weather was nice Sunday, it was good to be able to get out. Only thing about getting together on an October day in Ohio after a rain, Mud, mud, more mud and BEES!!! Of course Ethan, Elena, and Abby found all the good mud puddles. At one point Ethan came up to me and even had it in his mouth! The Bees were a little more bothersome as we were being swarmed by them!!
Here's Emma trying to escape the bees that loved her so.

And here is Ashlee and Evan. Ashlee is trying to blow out the make believe candles! Nice to get together with everyone, especially while the weather is still nice, as we all know what is right around the corner! Winter! So much of fall yet to enjoy first though.