Camping 2011

We always look forward to our Fall camping trip..It's a great time to relax and catch up! Thank you Carla and Jon for sharing your camper with us!!!

 Andrew riding his "bike".

 They rode bikes every minute they could.

 I love Fall!

 All smiles.

 Hiking

 This is how Andrew "hikes"!

 Nana and Pa with all their grandkids.

 Me with my babies...this is a rarity...I am usually taking the pictures=)

 The kids found a big vine that they were determined to bring back to camp.

 The beginning of their fort.

 We were bummed that there was a burn ban...but it didn't stop us from sitting around the "campfire"... yea for heaters and iPhones with a fireplace app!

The finished fort!

Happy Halloween

I thought it would be a great idea for our family to go as the cast of Napoleon Dynamite....they didn't feel the same way! But I had to get Andrew a "Vote for Pedro" shirt anyway because he has the perfect hair!!

Napoleon Dynamite!

 Here are my precious girls=)

 Andrew wanted to be Superman again...works for me!

Ready for some candy!

All in a Day!

This is how our Sunday started out=(  I mentioned going to the park and Andrew was so excited he started running around and wouldn't you know it, he tripped and did a face plant onto a toy..With all the blood we were sure he knocked out a tooth or something. Luckily he didn't. But he did have a deep gash right below his lip. So we made a little trip to Urgent Care because I wasn't sure if he would need stitches or not.

 My poor baby.

 Kennedy was a great big sister!! 

 My boy thought he was hot stuff! 

 Seriously have you ever seen something so cute?!

 He was soooo brave..He never cried! Yea for liquid stitches!

 After we got home we picked up Mika and went to the pumpkin patch!

 They loved the maze.

 They picked out a pumpkin for carving.

 Next we went to the park,

 Kennedy

 Andrew....I was praying he wouldn't fall again=)

 Mika

 We ended our day with a little carving of the jumbo pumpkin.

I love my babies!!

Kennedy's Music Program

The 4th graders music performance...Music is the Universal Language. They did a fantastic job!

Kennedy and Daddy!

Building 101

One of my new favorite websites is ana-white.com  It is a website that has tons of step by step furniture plans that you can download for free!! After looking at this website for 2 years I finally decided to give it a try.  For my first project I decided to make a coffee/lego table. My dad was so sweet to guide me through it all and teach me how to measure correctly and use all the fun tools.  I  went to Home Depot all by myself to buy my supplies... I quickly got overwhelmed=) Thank you to my dad for saving the day and showing me what I needed.

My children being very "patient" as we get all our supplies!

This is the frame...yes I cut all the wood by myself with a big ole saw!! Well...all except the plywood because it was too heavy.. 

Here is the finished product!

The tops come off and there is great storage..I plan on putting all of Andrew's lego's in there!

I finally got it stained...not sure if I like it that dark...so I will look at it for a few days and maybe redo it!