FORGOT!

I forgot to add, Katie is learning to play SCRABBLE!!!! I am so excited. She did great and needed little help spelling words!

A GOOD WEEK...

WE HAD A FUN WEEK HERE AT OUR HOUSE. BUSY AS USUAL WITH SCHOOL AND WORK. KATIE STARTED BROWINES AND SHE LOVES IT. ARTS AND CRAFTS WHAT COULD BE MORE FUN FOR HER. SHE ENDED HER WEEK WITH A BUG BASH AT SCHOOL. PARENTS WEREN'T INVITED, BUT SHE BROUGHT HOME ALL HER BUGS-PICTURES, HER OWN BOOK SHE WROTE ON DRAGON FLY'S, A BUG HAT AND A SCULPTURE.
BEN HAD A GOOD WEEK TOO, EVEN THOUGH HE'S HAD A COUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT HIS MOOD AND HE IS STILL EATING NON-STOP SO IT SHOULD PASS WITHOUT A TRIP TO THE DOCTOR OR ANY MEDS. RIGHT NOW HE IS PLAYING IN HIS ROOM ON HIS TRAIN TABLE THAT HAS TURNED INTO HIS PLAY TABLE. HE LOVES TO PLAY WITH ALL HIS MEN, CASTLE AND CARS. HE WILL STAY IN THEIR FOR AN HOUR PLAYING AWAY! "I GOT YOU NOW!" "HIYA". HE HAS A WONDERFUL IMAGINATION.
HE ALSO HELPED ME MAKE A STEW ON FRIDAY...YUMMY. HE HELPED ME PUT THE CUT UP VEGGIES INTO THE POT, TELLING ME OVER AND OVER THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO EAT THE STEW. HE DOES NOT LIKE CARROTS!!! IN THE END HE DID HAVE SOME, JUICE AND THE POTATOES! THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR STEW, I WAS TOO!
THE PICS INCLUDED HI-LIGHT OUR WEEK. THE KIDS HAVE REALLY BEEN INTO TAKING PICS WITH OUR CAMERA, I'M NOT SURE WHAT POSESSED JASON TO ALLOW THIS BUT THEY ARE BEING CAREFUL AND HAVE LOTS OF FUN. I'M SURE YOU'LL KNOW WHICH ONES ARE THEIR'S.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Introducing Mommy!

RAINY DAY...

TODAY WAS A RAINY DAY, REMNANTS OF HURRICANE NOEL. WE MOSTLY HAD LIGHT RAIN AND WIND. THERE WAS A TREE DOWN, DOWN THE ROAD BUT NONE IN OUR YARD. JASON DID A GREAT JOB OF TRIMMING BACK TREES EARLIER IN THE MONTH.
JASON TOOK GRANDPA WALTER AND B TO THE NEW CABELLA STORE UP IN HARTFORD. THEY SAID IT WAS HUGE, CROWDED BUT LOTS OF FUN TO WALK AROUND AND LOOK AT ALL THE COOL DISPLAYS. THEY HAVE A WATERFALL, POND, STUFFED ANIMALS AND A SMALL AQUARIUM. A GOOD SPOT TO CHECK OUT ON A RAINY DAY.
K AND I STAYED HOME. WE HAD TO GO OUT AND GET HER BROWNIE UNIFORM AND MILK. WE PUTTERED AROUND THE HOUSE AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR A MAKE-OVER. K'S BEAUTY SALON OPENED AFTER LUNCH! RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SESSION, HER ASSISTANT B CAME HOME...LUCKY ME!
IF YOU EVER NEED A MAKE=OVER I HIGHLY RECOMMEND K'S BEAUTY SALON.

BIG DIG

WE ARE GETTING A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM...THAT MEANS BULL DOZERS IN OUR YARD!!
YOU KNOW, K AND B LOVE THAT. ESPECIALLY B, HAVING FUN CLIMBING, DRIVING AND PRETENDING TO BE AT THE DIG SITE.
THE COMPANY DOING IT OUR FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY, SO JEFF LET BEN SIT AND DRIVE WITH HIM. BEN WAS SOOOO EXCITED. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD THE CAMERA IN MY CAR WITH ME THAT DAY. OH WELL.

Halloween

We had a very fun Halloween despite Katie having a sore throat and slight fever Monday and Tuesday! She recovered enough to make it out Trick or Treating with our friends. All day Tuesday she was beside herself, "we really need to pray I can go trick or treating" she kept telling us.
We had a great time getting together with a group of friends and going out in our old neighborhood. We saw some old neighbors which was fun.
All the kids looked adorable and we had quite an assortment of costumes and kids ranging from grade 6 down to the preschoolers. B and his little buddy took breaks riding in the stroller. Thank goodness for that!
The funniest part of the night was listening to B go up to each house. It went something like this...
B-"Trick or Treat"
House-"Hi pick a candy"
B-"I don't like chocolate"
House-"oh"
B-"What else do you have"
or he'd just say
"bye" and walk away.
A few houses he stood on the stoop for several minutes negotiating with the people about what they had to offer him.
This isn't a great holiday for B! He finally caught on that Mommy and Daddy LOVE chocolate!!!
Lots of fun.