TRICK-OR-TREAT!

Trick or Treating 2009 was lots of fun. Brett- the pirate, and Claire-the monkey loved the candy and Halloween parties! There are some photos of Brett's party at school, trick-or-treating, and the Halloween party at Nan and Papa's!

Pumpkin carving!

Here are some pictures of the kids carving pumpkins and with their creations!

Random photos

A few random photos of the kids having fun....Claire potty training *sigh*. I HATE potty training- bad Mommy! A picture of Brett and Claire sleeping together in Brett's bed. Looks like Brett got tired of snuggling with Claire- poor Claire's getting a foot on the head!!!

Apple Orchard fun!

Jessen, Brett, Tate, Claire, and Charlie...and they all smiled (although Brett's is fake!)

We told Brett hold on tight to Charlie...he thought he was going to take him down the slide! NO!

Claire- 2 1/2

Silly Brett- 5

We made a trip to the apple orchard yesterday- and just in time...it's rainy and icky here again and is supposed to be all weekend! We went with Sarah, Jessen, Tate, and Charlie...here are some photos of the fun!

Cousin fun, etc.

This weekend the kids got a chance to spend some time with their cousins, Lyndey and Lainey. They always have a blast together- it's fun to watch them in action! (Not so fun to clean up- but fun to watch!) They had a blanket fort under the dining room table and many other adventures. Here are a few pics. Also, Claire got a single bed and this is her on it and sleeping in it the first night (horizontal...think she's loving the space?). And Brett traded his double bed for a single and some new bedding. They both thought it was fun to have new beds!

Halloween in September

We went camping this weekend for Halloween in September at Camp Crescent at Black Hawk Lake with the family. Tony and Angie and their children were there as well and Ann and Tim and Aaron joined us on Saturday. We had lots of fun just hanging out and the kids enjoyed spending time with their cousins and trick-or-treating.

Claire performing...

Here's Claire ham-ing it up for the camera!! She's becoming quite the singer these days :)