Pumpkin Carving

Grace and her pumpkin.

Ewww!




Video of the Baby Miriam torture. She's wondering how she was born into such a nutty family.



I always forget I can't do video sideways...I haven't figured out how to rotate it. Sorry.

Madeline Artwork

It says: Horses named: "too cyoot (cute)", "Ashlyn", "Kari", "Mimriemem (Miriam)", "Belle", and "Izabelel (Isabell)"

How very...*detailed* of you, Maddy.

Backyard Boo at Thanksgiving Point

We waited in line for an hour for a 2 minute pony ride! They wanted to do it again so it must have been worth it.




Grace said her favorite part of the day was the wagon ride...she just doesn't look like it here.


Mmmmm. Cookie decorating and eating.

A Halloween festival isn't complete without face painting.





Grace didn't seem to like the painting part too much. She said it tickled.



Vampire teeth and rainbow faces, huh? Must have been a good day...

Tea Party with the Princesses

Grace LOVES picnic tea parties. It was so beautiful on Thursday that we had to go out and enjoy one last party before it gets too cold.



Gracie's latest favorite movie is Snow White. She asked how Snow White gets the birds to sit on her finger. Madeline told her that the other day she stood very still by the apple tree and pretended to be another apple tree and a hummingbird sat on her finger. So Grace had to go stand by the apple tree and pretend to be a tree, hoping a bird would land on her finger.





Our very own Snow White singing and feeding the birds. (She can't resist being a clown in the end, though.)

Noooooooo!!!!!!!

Thirteen years ago I met a wonderful man who also happened to have the sad addiction to video gaming. Little did I know then how much that addiction would effect our lives...*Sob!*

Another video gamer in the family! (She does pretty well, too.)

ACK! Not my princess, too!

No, Maddy, you cannot take PacMan from your sister.

A Rare Moment

Grace and Peter played nicely together for a whole hour and a half!

Dance Moves

Grace got new red shoes that she decided were dancing shoes so she had to show me her moves. Maddy just likes to be in front of the camera. :)

Excuses

So, my computer and camera wouldn't talk for a while there. Then my camera battery died so I had to order a new one. Sorry it took me so long to get these pictures up. Enjoy!

'Bouncy Slide' Birthday

Best friends Maddy and Gabby at the Olive Garden for a birthday lunch.

Madeline loves 'bouncy slides'. We probably could have bought one by now with all the money we've spent going to Jumpin' Jacks, Bouncin' U, Kid Barn, and Kangaroo Zoo!

Birthday girl being eaten by a dinosaur.

Cutie Grace.

Ice Cream Clowns

We'll miss you Geoff!

The girls often ask why Geoff had to move away... they sure miss him! (As do we all.)

Gracie's close up of Geoff.

We can't even take a picture without these two fighting...

Our Six Year Old

Madeline the birthday girl.

"Ooo! She got what she wanted!" -Grace


Maddy and Grace made faces at Geoff (or should I say themselves?) while Andy and Sarah tried to have a conversation with him.


Mom's attempt at making a cake. Madeline's requirements were Cars, chocolate, and candy corn.


Maddy got a Cars bike which Peter immediately decided was his and Gracie protested. (Typical order of events around here.)

Happy Birthday, Sweet Madeline!