OCTOBERS FINALE AND THE PUMPKIN'S

                                                       

Ethan participated in his first scout rocket races, scouts is so fun and I love that Ethan gets his hands dirty building and racing!!!

Kate let me know that I speak nonsense...

                                                       

the twiners fell in love with dem bones...

So we made Dem Bones for dinner.

and pumpkins were cleaned by kids this year,

kids growing up isn't all that bad!!!

                                                         

and when your have 5 kids that trick or treat in our neighborhood,

this is what you get!!! Our neighborhood is AWESOME!!!

The weekend that State plays Michigan, id HUGE!!! the kids school has a BBQ for lunch then recess activities that consist of Punting, pass and goal kicks, Ethan loves this day because he has some crazy kicking skills and he gets to show them off.  He is humble like that, he has a smirk the whole hour and enjoys the praise from other parents. 

Kate not into the whole kicking thing, played conga line with friends and Sam!!!

She is SUPERB!!!

                                                       

THE REST OF THE PUMPKINS

Ethan and his pumpkin spider.

Pumpkins 2012, Manchester United, Smirk, Happy, Spider Man, Winking

Pumpkin Jack

Kate's class decorating party

Ms. Mints had extra pumpkins and shared with Wilson and Sam.

Kate had to decorate her pumpkin as a character from a book

she chose a dog named Jack.

Halloween 2012

We challenged the kids to pick characters from a book that they had read this year.

and this is what we came up with...

Pippi, Thing 2, Thing 1, Tin-Tin, and Superman

Wilson, Thing 1

Gentry Thing 2

The Things

Kate Pipi

At the school Spooktacular, Ethan "HUNG OUT" with friends that night so he opted to not wear his costume.

WE HAD A VISITOR!!!

October brought cooler weather, and AUNT GNOMEY!!!  I didn't tell the kids that she was coming, It was a Thursday afternoon and Ethan and Nate headed out to soccer, and I told the kids that we had errands to run, we started driving and the complaining began, we are driving to far, I don't want to be in the car, please take me home, I AM BORED!!! I told then to hang on and they would be happy, sure enough they were, while waiting Gentry lost her tooth in the car so that was a bit of a distraction, then we saw her Kate squealed Gentry couldn't even talk she just reached her hand out the window to touch and see if she was real.  It was a magical ride to soccer so we could see Ethan, We had a great time and spent lots of time hanging out. The Goats above were Sam's favorite, he gave one of them a big kiss and then said oh gross it just kissed me. 

We visited Erwins orchard, we pet goats, I want one or two or a dozen,

these goats were fantastic.

We made our kids pretend to be animals...

We took pictures on tractors...

I love this hay bail picture, all 5 doing their thing...

While she was here the kids memorized the phrase,

"She's the big sister, you can't say no"

SO while shopping at Wal-Mart I couldn't say no to

6 BIG boxes of cereal...

cousins came for dinner and to see the company...

we decorated cookies...

Ethan loved being Johnny Appleseed...

and the Engineer...

Kate loved the BIG tractor bikes...

Gentry to

Tractor course

We read lots of books...

And Gentry who loves having her back tickled

was very happy to fall asleep like this with her back being

tickled.

Michigan Manns 2013

In October Nate took the kids new pictures, here are a few of my favorites.

The kids sitting on the back deck.

Nate and the crazies!!!

Three boys in a tree.

Ethan took this one.

New family picture, tree is real, we didn't go to Olan Mills or JCPenny

Sam the beast was quoted "Let go of my muscles I need them to punch you"

said while Ethan was holding him down for pictures.

The two that cooperate.

I LOVE

5 of my favorite 6

Kate wanted falling leaves

HAPPINESS!!!

MY BEAUTIES!!!

Wilson

Sam

Gentry

Kate, Ethan

Ladies