Traditions

It's tradition in our house 

that every year, when the kids get their school pictures

we look back on the previous years and admire how much the kids have grown

We use the same frame and just keep adding the pictures to the front

I admit, I usually shed a tear or two each time we do this

Here's our little Snowball...just a wee little 6 month old and 11 month old

Now she's 6...and a half and in First grade! She's a sweet heart and is friends with everyone. 

She's very soft spoken and loves to please people.

Little Sophie at 3 years old (can you tell this is when we bought these frames?)

Now she's 9, in 4th grade and has braces! She's growing her hair out so she can donate it to cancer patients. 

What a wonderful little lady she's becoming.

Then there's little man

The 3rd kid usually gets the shaft with pictures. 

My brother always had fewer pictures than my older sister

Here he's just 6 months old

And now 3 years old and goes to school full time

(Go ahead, laugh at his picture. I really don't care for it. It didn't capture the true nature of Bryson but his school doesn't offer retakes so we are stuck with it for a year. Hopefully next will turn out better and we can laugh at this one some day.)

Coolest Toys Ever

Do I really need to say more?

 

 

Didn't you ever dream of being a farmer when you were little?

I sure did...actually, I still do!

Happy Halloween

I apologize for the delay in getting this post up. I was sidetracked last week and this is the first chance I had to get back to the post

So, our Halloween was fun!

After some wonderful parties at school, the kids got home and we carved pumpkins

We have learned to wait until Halloween to carve because they rot so fast out here in the sun

Bryson just watched the girls get slimy

Kaiden taking the guts out

Then it was time for candy!

Sophie was a candy corn witch

Kaiden was a cowboy..not a cowgirl and not Jesse from Toy Story

Bryson went between Batman and his fireman outfit from last year and finally decided on the Fireman...again. He has a slight obsession with firemen, firetrucks, fire stations..you get the idea.

He actually points out all fire alarms, fire extinguishers, sprinklers, etc every place we go.

Actually, Halloween is one of the best holidays in our neighborhood.

We have a really hot firefighter who lives just around the corner from our house so on Halloween, all the ladies in the neighborhood have an excuse to knock on his door ;)

When Bryson was at his house, he told Bryson that he was also a fireman. Bryson was in awe. 

Bryson also found out that Mark, the firefighter, drives the ladder truck..Bryson's dream job

As we walked away from his house, Bryson stopped, pulled his helmet off and said, "This isn't a real helmet! Real firemen wear yellow helmets!"

Goof balls

and they're off!

Marshmallows!!! Kaiden's favorite!

Sophie and Katie..her buddy from down the road

Bryson with his little strawberry shortcakes..Sarah and Sammy

Back at the house ready to inspect the loot

These two had as much fun handing candy out as they did getting it.

Happy Halloween all!