Gingerbread Houses

Grandma made beautiful princess dresses for the girls!

Picture time!

My old neighbor took these pictures for us! These are just a few snapshots of my awesome kids!!

Trouble and Snow!

To think I was one foot away (with my back turned) from this little stink as I was rolling out breadsticks!  I must be clueless!!

Smug

It's the smile that keeps me out of trouble!

Time of his life!

Watch Out!

Who's who?

Josh wants to send this picture into Lego Magazine with his creation!

I have been trying to get this "cheese" on camera for a while now!

We Love Halloween!!

Maurie's preschool program filled with songs and poems!

Only Star Wars nerds would know who this guy is!  Josh reminded me about every other day this month that I needed to get this costume done it time for Halloween! Phew, mission complete!

Ready to go!!  Yoda, monkey, zombie, and Kit Fisto!

Trick-or-Treating with our neighbor friends!

Maurie

Nico

Tis the Season! Field Trip

 Our trip to the pumpkin patch!  It was an amazingly beautiful day considering the weather around the rest of the country!

Buddy was fascinated with the giant pig!

Playing in the corn pit!

Maurie's preschool class!

Maurie and Buddy

Sweet Chelsea!

On the Dog House!

Buddy finally found a place where the dog can't share ice cream cones!

First Day of School!!

 Back to School!

We are all smiles for the camera even though the first day of school was frowned upon! Summer was too much fun and free time will be truly be missed!

 

Sam is now in 4th grade!

 Josh is starting 2nd grade!

Maurie with her new preschool teacher!

Sam's teacher must have made this frame and she sent us pictures!

HOORAY!

Time with Grace!

It was fun to have Rachel, Scoot and Grace stay with us for a little bit at the end of summer!

Sam spent every spare moment with Grace! He thinks that she is the coolest baby and wants to have at least 10 like her when he is a dad!

She is a good sport and as cute as ever!

Random!

One of my favorite things- to get my hair done!

The pure beauty!!

Buddy is pure entertainment and also pure trouble!

Impromptu family picture in front of our house! Notice my shoes, (totally styling with the socks!) they are from high school days and I can't seem to give them up yet!

Seven Years Old!

Happy Birthday Josh!!

Lost Tooth on his last day of being 6 years old!

Blowing out the candles!

Josh had a great birthday full with family, friends (at Jump On It - the trampoline place), and goodies. We love are sweet Bopper and we keep teasing him that he better not change even though he is getting older!

Swimming Lessons!!

Here are a few pictures of swimming lessons this year!  Everyone loved it this year (hooray!)!

Maurie showing off her goggles!

Buddy loved to go under the water. His favorite part was going off the slide!

Sam learning a back stroke!

At the deep end!

Instead of learning how to breathe properly, Josh would just hold his breath the entire time!

Sam and Josh playing around.

Waiting for lessons to start!

Splash time!

One of our hottest days yet!

We decided to cool off with a little water time in the backyard!

First sun exposure of the summer!

Josh plugging his "holes" so he could go underwater!

Buddy going down the water slide!

Drink break!

This one I snuck a picture of them while I was inside. I had know idea what they were doing!

Buddy joined in!

I finally spoke up and asked them what they were up to!  They informed me that they were animals escaping from the aquarium! Silly summer days!