Halloween

As we approached halloween this year I thought it would be fun for the kids to carve a pumpkin! We had never done this before but the kids loved it. Brayden drew his face on his pumpkin then helped Kaytlin do hers. We cut the faces out and told them they needed to clean out their pumpkins! Kaytlin dove right in and cleaned her pumpkin out but Brayden didn't even want to stick his hand in the pumpkin! Alayna had fun playing with what we cleaned out of the pumpkins!

For Halloween the kids were dressed as the following:

Brayden = Mario

Kaytlin = Elmo

Alayna = Dalmation Puppy

We hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!



Soccer

This year Brayden played soccer for AYSO. He enjoyed getting to know his teammates and making new friends! His team was called the Hot Lava's!

Josh also was a referee for AYSO and he seemed to enjoy the boys. He also helped Brayden's coach at each of the practices. I can't say enough great things about Brayden's coach! He didn't just teach the boys how to play soccer but he also taught them teamwork, good sportsmanship, and FUN! This coach was an excellent role model for the boys and I appreciated everything he did for the boys during the season!

You have to understand at this age level the boys are running the wrong way, kicking other boys in the shin instead of kicking the ball, and are just having fun! Someone recently asked me if they won... I went on to explain that we really didn't keep score because they are just having fun learning the sport BUT they are all winners just for playing! For them it wasn't about winning and losing it was more about having fun and kicking the ball anytime they could! I have other pictures but they are on the old hard drive so when I get them I will get them added!

I certainly had fun watching him even when he played in the snow and cold!

Winter is Upon Us

The snow has finally come! I had to dig out winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and winter clothes because the temperatures dropped and the snow decided to visit!

While it was still snowing the kids had to get out there and play in it! Snow angels, snow ball fights, and silliness later we all went in and got warmed back up! That was a few weeks ago and now we are back to brown lawns and dry streets which doesn't hurt my feelings in the least!

Last Summer Hoorah

It has been awhile ago that we went to Lagoon! Along with the fact that Josh won two free tickets on the radio we decided to go! Aunt Becky came along for the fun too! The kids had a blast and slept great on the way home!

This year Brayden was tall enough to ride the adult rides but I spent most of the day in kiddie land with the girls! Next year Kaytlin will be tall enough for more adult rides so I am glad we were able to go for cheap! About a month later and Kaytlin is still talking about her trip to Lagoon!