Sous Chef

Yesterday was a busy day for our family! We worked on cutting wood for our wood stove for the winter, so Josh and I traded labor! :) I told him that I would help him if he gave me a hand with the work that I needed to have done! So, after the kiddos went to bed it was a double batch of pumpkin fudge (that needed to be stirred constantly for way too long!) and a double batch of chocolate popcorn... Josh was a great sport and helped make both (especially with the stirring part!)

Halloweeen Fest

Every year a group that I am involved with has a Halloween party at the school. We set up fun stations for the kids to go through, crafts to do and treats to win... Most come in costume and it is a lot of fun!

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Hiking Tim's Trail

The other day the teachers had an inservice and the kids didn't have school. Cindy came over and gathered up the older boys at my daycare and took them for a walk on Tim's Trail. They had a blast "conquering" the trail, being pirates and enjoying the trail!

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Pillowcases!

Cindy was in a sewing mood the other day and went crazy with pillowcases for all of my nieces and nephews... They were all super excited to get their presents so I had to take a picture for her! She is so talented!!

Girly girl (sometimes!)

I found this cute camo tutu on Zulily and couldn't resist buying it! Then I ran out and actually spent money on Bella (rather then just garage sale buys) and bought her a pair of boots and a shirt to go with it. Doesn't she look so cute?? I was loving seeing her in it, even though she wouldn't cooperate with pictures!! She did run around the house saying that she was a princess though... Love her!

Pumpkin Carving...

With Josh being gone all week we got a head start on our pumpkin carving and worked on our pumpkins tonight before he left for the week. We got a good crop of pumpkins out of our garden this year, so we didn't have to buy any and got to use our own! The kids had a great time - Beau was freaked out by the "guts" while Bella LOVED pulling them out. They all worked hard and did a great job on their own pumpkins!

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Fishing...

Who goes fishing on one of the coldest days? Josh and the kids that's who! :) Brody was begging to go, so Josh gave in and took them. They didn't last long, they didn't catch anything, but they had fun with dad and that's the whole point!






Bella


Beau


Brody

Pumpkin Patch!

Fall is in the air and it was time for a trip to the pumpkin patch! The kids had a blast, Josh and I got stuck in the hay maze and it was a beautiful day - it couldn't get any better! :)

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Preschool Field Trip

Every year the preschool spends a night at the fire hall for fire safety week... The kids love it - especially since most of my family is on the fire department. My kids get a chance to see where their uncles and grandpa go when their pagers go off and climb into all the trucks. It's a lot of fun for everyone!

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Cuddling...

He's not a bit cuddler anymore, but I still get my moments! :)

Braxton!

This was an outfit that I loved on Brody when he was this age so I had to get a picture of Braxton wearing it... He's not quite awake yet this morning so I couldn't coax any smiles out of him! :)

Wedding and more...

This past weekend the last of my cousins got hitched and we all headed to Cross Lake to take part in the fun. They had a beautiful outdoor wedding and the reception was held at a fabulous resort there. We had a great time dancing it up and spending time with family. As part of the festivities the bride and groom had maple tree starters in honor of the parent that each of them had lost. So, the very next day we took them outside and got them planted in our yard. Since it might be a little too late to be planting trees in our weather they are going to need some of Uncle Bruce's mojo to make it through the winter... Here's praying for that!

Josh and Kayla Erdahl


My cousin Sara (who I don't get to see often enough anymore) and I...


Girls! Me, Sara, Kayla and Ann


Breaking through our hard ground!


Brody and Josh


Josh and the kids...


Everyone got to help!

The making of a princess...

I love it when the kids actually play really well together!! It is such a fun experience... This night they decided that they were going to "make" Bella into a princess. As you can tell, Brody is working on her hair. What you maybe didn't know was that shots are required to become a princess - hence Beau's part in the project!
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Sickos

Beau was complaining the other night that his stomach hurt - so to be more safe then sorry, we sent him to bed with a bucket. Of course Bella HAD to have her own bucket also and when I went to check on her before we went to bed this is what I found!!

Pumpkins everywhere!!

We had minimal success with our garden this year - all the rain got to our seeds! :( But, our pumpkins did phenomenal and for the first time we actually have some to pick!! The kids were very excited to see all the stages that they went through and checked on them constantly... Next step - CARVING!!


Our pumpkin patch!


Josh helping Beau with his crop load! :)


Bella usually heads for the biggest and tries to pick them up! :) This one was more her size.


Brody


Braxton in the middle of the action!


Bella's learning to drive the tractor too!


Josh and Braxton