Special Firsts

Brenna's First Opening Day!

Conner's first all-school mass that his class planned.  (Conner carried down the bible, greeted people coming to mass and read a petition)

Drew's first wresting practice!

Halloween Tricks and Treats

I love watching the excitement in the kids' eyes when they trick-or-treat.  They get so excited to see their friends and they absolutely cannot wait for all of the treats!  Once of our local farmers decorates every year for Halloween.  This year, the theme was Monster's Inc. Poor Brenna didn't know what to think!

We also went trick-or-treating at the firm this year.  The kids had a great time. They love coming to the office.  Even on breaks when I ask them what they want to do, they always say - "can we go to work with you?"   We had a blast!

Of course, our favorite part about Halloween is trick-or-treating around the lake.  We usually all ride on an open trailer with hay bales.  This year though, it was FREEZING!  We were lucky enough that Shannon took us around in an enclosed trailer.

Here are a few pictures of Conner and Drew's classroom parties.  Oh my - the kids had SO much sugar this year!!

Oh and can't forget - our mailbox got hit.  So, against my wishes, the boys in our house picked out a new mailbox.  You can see that they thought Brenna makes the best fish bait!

The finished product!

Here are our pumpkins!  They turned out fabulous!

Pumpkin carving 2014

Pumpkin carving is always a big deal and a very long day for our family.  Our tradition is to let each child choose their own pumpkin.  They also get to choose how to carve it.  Sometimes this becomes extremely difficult -if not impossible!  This year Conner wanted a bass and Drew wanted a scary face.  Miss Brenna didn't decide- but I can't wait to learn what she chooses as she grows up!

Fall Fun!

I love fall - the smells, the colors, the food but most of all - the FUN!  We visit our local pumpkin patch at least once a week to let the kids run around and have fun. The boys' favorite thing to do this year was to ride the zip-line and fall off into huge piles of leaves!  It was even more fun, because our phones can now record in slow motion.  They love watching those videos over and over!