Halloween Night....

TJ rocking his Optimus Prime costume. (Thanks for the pictures Leaca!)

Gracie LOVED her angel costume. She's asked me a million questions about angels, and wanted to know if people would think she was a REAL angel. I sure think she is.

Faith was a beautiful little lady bug. (Though she's missing her wings) It's hard to stop for pictures when you're tearing into a piece of candy!

We didn't go to very many houses, but we made it to the Brenners. (They've been so good to us and to the kids.)

And of course we had to stop by the Youngs!

I love Halloween!

TJ's 6th Birthday!

TJ had his best 6th Birthday ever! His friends Garrett and Gabe came for a sleep over. TJ was SO excited!
Everyone enjoyed the the yummy Halloween cup cakes I... bought. (It's been a busy week.)
I tried really hard to dunk TJ's face in his, but he bested me. The other kids thought it was funny though, and after a series of monkey see monkey do events... We got these funny pictures.

Gabe

Faith

Garrett

TJ is the only one who wouldn't go for it. He's getting wise in his old age.

TJ tearing into his presents.

Dad missed most of the party, but we waited till he could come home to open presents and have cake. It was worth the wait to have him there.

Some cute stories about Gracie....

It's going to be hard to leave some of our friends in Kenai. When Becky told Gracie's best friend Morgyn that we will be leaving, Morgyn got really sad and asked if we were taking Gracie too.... Sorry Morgyn, we do want Gracie to come with us.

What does this look like too you? What would it look like if you were 4 years old? Watch the video below.

What TJ's been up to...

In August right before starting Kindergarten, TJ tripped and hit his head on an open drawer, resulting in his first stitches.
I know he looks sad, I kept trying to get him to smile. But he said this is how people look when they have to get stitches.

He's smiling here, because this is how people look when they get balloons from the Dr. in the E.R.

TJ was a trooper, he didn't cry in the E.R. or at home when Dad removed the stitches. (He's such a good boy!)

Here's TJ on his long awaited 1st day of school. He could not have been more excited!

TJ in Mrs. Bryson's Kindergarten class.

Work can be tiring. TJ earns 2 cents a page for reading chapter books. He dozed off while working his way through this one.

Playing hide-and-go-seek with Dad.

Looking forward to Halloween....

The kids are so excited for Halloween this year. I've had their costumes for a month, but they don't get to wear them until Halloween. I think they look pretty cute. Gracie is an Angel.

Faith is a little lady bug.... and she's speeding! Or "peeding" if you listen closely. We're still working on those S's.