Halloween 2014

Halloween is totally Mike's thing.  I don't have anything against the fun light-hearted side of it but it's just not my thing.  We don't "believe" in it, if there's anything to believe in - we simply treat it as a day to dress up in a fun costume and be imaginative.  We don't do ghosts, goblins, witches, etc., but fun - well we do that!

This year Natalee wanted to pretend to be April O'Neill from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Xavier, of course, wanted to be a turtle (Michelangelo). I was supposed to turn Mia into a pizza, because we all know that the turtles love their pizza but I failed.  She got to be a ladybug, because, well, we had the costume.  Truly, she could have not been anything because babies don't go out trick or treating but then I wouldn't have had cute pictures like these...

Um, seriously - is she the sweetest?

My big kids had a good time going door to door, even if they had to go with ole mom instead of fun dad.  

 She says this is how April stands.

Pumpkin Carving

October 31st isn't too late to get the pumpkins carved, right?

 

  

  

 

 

 

    

Mia thought the punkin was yummy....

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

P.E. Wrap-Up

We had a wonderful quarter of homeschool P.E.  We met at the park every Friday that the weather permitted and the children had the opportunity to learn new games and make new friends.  My children were in the same age class which was led by a terrific high school sibling of one of the families.  I was privileged to be her helper - being a helper is so much less pressure than being the leader!  

Today we closed the class with an edification ceremony for the children.  We were supposed to meet at the park so the children could free play but the weather was very cool so we met at the church and played table games.

After games we had snacks and then we teachers presented the children with certificates that listed a positive attribute about them that we appreciated. 

Natalee was awarded Kind Teammate and Xavier was given Compassionate Competitor. 

We are very thankful for others finding the good in our children and for a fun co-op class that allowed us to make friends!

7 Months {Mia}

This beauty was 7 months old yesterday.

She is crawling, sitting, and making lots of noise!

She weights 21.4 pounds, nurses every 4 hours or so and thinks she should be at the table whenever we are.  

She wears size 18-24 month clothes and size 3 shoes...I mean, that one time I put shoes on her they were size 3s.  They stayed on for about 20 minutes.  Her foot might be a smidgen chubby. 

She plays like such a good girl and truly enjoys her toys.  She likes to inspect how things work, taste them, and bang them around.

She loves to drink water out of a cup with a straw and she has rhythm in her blood (always dancing!).

Miss sweet-ums, we love you so much.  I'm sorry we nicknamed you Chubbins - I'm sure that will pass with time!  You are such a snuggly bear when you aren't too busy and being your family is our pleasure!

Book-It

The children completed their first book it certificates today, and as luck would have it I needed to run to town for trick-or-treat candy so they got to go along and redeem their certificates.

Since Daddy is recovering from shingles Miss Mia got to stay home and the big kids had me all to themselves!