My Saturday...

I had a photo session today at a State park nearby. The family had 2 children, one of who was 2 years old, and did NOT want to hold still! He kept running away from his parents & little sister, but we managed to get some cute "on the go" poses. I guess that is something I will have to learn to deal with if I am going to get serious about this. We'll see! I have a few more appts coming up, and have begged some friends' children to practice on, too! Here's a couple of my fave clicks from today. Other than that,poor Ken is sick now. And the kids seem to be getting it again??? I am feeling guilty because I let them out to play at the park today, thinking the fresh air would be good for them, and that they were almost well again. So, Hunter fell on the slide and knocked his front tooth a bit crooked and bloody. Now he can't eat anything without crying, but it seems solid, not like it will be permanent damage. Poor guy, but he seemed to have fun playing afterwards anyways. Tonight he is mostly saying "I need you Mommy!" Not that I mind the cuddles!

Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's House

We spent the weekend at my mom and dad's last weekend. While we were there Mom and I went to a craft show with my sister in law, Melissa. We had alot of fun there, and the men watched our boys. Among other things they entertained us all by putting on a magic show, and showing off their new puppets. The puppets, as you can see, are a huge hit. Bradyn has been interested in magic tricks for a couple months now, and has practiced a few easy tricks that he likes to show off. It was interesting for me too see that he is a little more shy in front of people other than his mom n dad, even if it is his grandparents and uncles. However, he still did a marvelous job, and he talked about how fun it was all the way home. Check out the top hat and wand. :-) Thanks for the pics, Mom!

Our new "addition"

Meet our new little kitten, Smokey~ Bradyn has had 2 kittens in the last few months that have disappeared. Both were named Carmel Flash (by him) and both were outside for only a couple hours and we never saw them again. So, this one is never allowed out of the garage unless we are holding her. She likes to follow us around the house, and is a sweet little thing. I fed her with a bottle for the first few days as I think that she was not as old as we were told...and wouldn't eat kitten chow. Now she has progressed to eating that and some canned food, and is doing great. :-)

Trick or Treat!

The boys were sooo excited about Trick or Treat this year. Hunter was a monkey, tho he really looked more like a bear. Bradyn was a knight, complete with sword, tho he didn't take that along with him. One of the families in the area stopped by and went trick or treating with us. I was worried about the massive amounts of candy, but I let them have a few the first night and put the rest away. They actually haven't asked for it since!

ZOO BOO!

The zoo has a great even for kids that we decided to try this year. It is called the "Zoo Boo" and is a celebration that includes pumpkin bowling, safe trick or treat stations, a bounce house, animal shows, a hay maze, etc. The boys went as cowboys(just some stuff we had in the dress up box) and it was alot of fun for them....we got SOAKED in the rain, but it was a really warm rain, and we didn't melt. :-)

Halloween Fun

Some pics of a little get together we had for halloween. The kids wrapped in toilet paper were our "mummies". It was a race to see who could wrap theirs the fastest. The kids had fun with it, anyways. Other than that, we just ate LOTS of good food (I have never seen sooo much food brought in!) and talked, and had a nice hymn sing afterwards. I'm going to miss everyone once we get this moving thing accomplished!

Sick...and sick again...

Well, sorry about the lack of postings lately. We have been feeling under the weather since Saturday, so I have been busy holding kids , etc. Seems to have started with the sniffles, then gone into a fever and tummy troubles for Hunter. He has gotten over that, but is really clingy and tired still. Bradyn says today that he has a sore throat, and is sleeping alot, so I think we are starting with something else. And now, I'm feeling rotten too. Just a sore throat and headache n small fever, nothing major, but I think we will have to miss Bible Study tonight. :-( Anyways, thought I would let you know where I disappeared to. Hopefully we will all be feeling better soon! I will try to post some pics of the group we had over on Friday night as soon as I can. Have a good evening, all!