I couldn't resist...

Thanks to our friends Jason and Bonnie and their amazing camera, we were able to go and get some last minute family pictures...These will most likely be on the good ol' Christmas card...Surprise! Anyway, I couldn't resist posting them. They turned out pretty good considering the subjects! This is just one of like 140 or something and that is after Jason deleted them out of 700 or so!
Now, just a little side note. Aidan turned 10 months yesterday and we are quickly nearing the 1st year mark. It is bittersweet. He is such a fun little fella. Definitely more high maintenance than the girls but who cares?? He is perfect just the way he is!

One day...

One day I am going to be old and when it happens, I am going to be a Snowbird...I will chase the sun wherever I have to in order to be warm and away from the good ol' white stuff.
Here is Brinlee who couldn't contain herself. She has been out about 3 times this morning. We are now just waiting for the school bus to take her to school where she can be excited about snow with other small children who seem to love the stuff.
Cambree used to pray every night for it to snow and it would happen every time. It got really old in April and the flakes were still falling. I am just wondering if these are really my children...

Oh me oh my...the joys of a boy!

The scenes....


The crimes...


The culprit....


Okay, so maybe it is just the joys of a baby, but still. This little addition has sure been a "whirlwind" of pleasure lately. Yesterday I got out of the shower and wouldn't you know it--another cupboard vandalized....It is only the beginning....

Jack-O-Lanterns...

We carved pumpkins last night and it was a success. The kids loved digging out the guts and coming up with faces. Mike and Cambree worked on one and Brin and I worked on the other. Brinlee decided that we needed 4 faces on ours...Scared, Happy, Mad and Sad. Cam was a little jealous, but Mike told her that on Halloween, their candle would stay lit while ours would blow right out with nothing to protect it. Whatever....

Yes, that is Brin and Cam taking a bite of the pumpkin guts...Mike thought it would be hilarious.

The start of a fun Halloween season...

These are the costumes that my children will now be wearing almost every day until Friday. We went to our school carnival on Friday night and these are the pictures. It was a lot of fun and my kids loved dressing up. These costumes are one of a kind because Mike and I thought it would be hysterical. The girls are such good sports. It was fun making them and I love the finished product. Halloween can be fun I suppose...

Just a journal entry...

Everyone who knows us, knows what fun we have with our little blonde girl Brinlee. She listens to everything we say and she is very mellow. But, everyone who really knows us, can tell that this is said with some heavy sarcasm. Don't get me wrong, WE LOVE BRIN!! She is such a joy in our home and we need her to be a part of our family. However, I am just writing this little entry so I won't forget something she said on Tuesday night. It made me laugh and laugh because it is so typical of her...and I quote "Whatever I did, I didn't do it." That pretty much sums up everything that happens in our little Brinlee's life.

Whirlwind weeked

My parents came up this weekend and it was great! We love when they come. It is so much fun for my kids and we love THEM!! It is also a nice thing because my mom gives us all haircuts. This is Aidan's 1st cut and my mom said it was like cutting a moving target! Thanks for coming Gramma and Crappa. WE LOVE YOU!


These photos of Aidan are the new trick to play at the sliding door. My girls like to stand on the outside of the door and really get him going. The glass is super sparkling clean. But, it is so cute and I wouldn't trade the smudges for ANYTHING!!!!