Snow Day

Mason gets so excited every time it snows. He didn't even care that there wasn't very much he still went out and made snow angels and jumped on the trampoline. I sometimes wish I could have the excitement of a child again. He doesn't care if it's cold, or if he gets wet, or what his hair looks like, he just loves playing.

Milo is getting too big, too fast. This post is mostly for the benefit of my parents, but everyone can enjoy his laugh. He is either smiling or crying for mom. I think he might be bipolar, but the verdict is still out on that one. Mostly he is a really good baby.

Halloween Festivities

This Halloween Mason decided to be a "good guy" venom, Nikki was Hannah Montana, Milo was a little bear, and Gouch was a "Manbug". Halloween also reminds me what an awesome neighborhood we live in. It's so nice to go trick-or-treating and know 90% of my neighbors in a 10 block radius. I love to see everyone out on their porches greeting the kids and although the weather could have been better (it rained all night), at least it wasn't freezing.

This are all pictures of are annual trip to Thanksgiving Point. They have a great Fall Festival each year with tons of fun stuff. Are personal favorite is the cow tractor pull. And in case you are wondering want the kids are laying in on the bottom picture it is corn kernels. They had a whole barn filled with corn kernels, who would have ever guessed that corn could be so much fun.

My Hero Rosa Parks

Every time Nikki is assigned a history project about a person she always picks Rosa Parks. She learned about Mrs. Parks when she was in preschool. Mrs. Donna (her preschool teacher) must have made quite an impact because since then Nikki has been enamored with her. She has bought books on her and really, really wants to visit her museum in Alabama someday (Gouch keeps telling her that the museum is probably not all it's cracked up to be). This year her second grade class dressed up like their favorite person from history. Nikki was so excited and she even had a dress just like one of Rosa Parks pictures. She did a great job and wrote three pages of information all by herself on this wonderful lady.

Karate Kid

Nikki has been doing Karate for about two months now and absolutely loves it. Nikki is a very timid, shy, but sweet kid so Karate seemed a little bit of a weird choice to me, but she insisted. After two months I am sold!! During her belt test everyone has to perform their maneuvers by them self and I was amazed at how well she did. For any parents out there debating on extra curricular activites I highly recommend this one. Hyper kids, shy kids, mean kids, submissive and aggressive kids can all benefit.

Beautiful Kids!!

I've got great kids and an amazing husband. Today my husband told me (after my nap, of course) that I was "uncharacteristically grumpy". So after he made dinner he had the kids drag me to bed for a movie or nap by myself, and they cleaned up the front room while Gouch cleaned up dinner. What a family!!