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I seem to be experiencing technical difficulties while trying to attach new photos. I'll keep working at it, but please click on "my photos" to view pics from this past weekend.

Pumpkin Party

A couple of the moms (Katie, Betty, Tammarie, Denise) got together and decided to have a pumpkin party for the kids. Tammarie was kind enough to offer her house for the party. We had a great time. We had a potluck, crafts and games for the kids, a hilarious magician, then a bonfire with smores. It was a beautiful evening, complete with full moon. While we were eating our smores, we started planning our Spring event! :)

Fall has definitely arrived! It's a cold, blustery day out there today. Ryan was supposed to have a field trip to the pumpkin patch today, but they canceled it due to the forecasted windstorm. He was a little disappointed, but I'm glad. It's cold! :)

We've kept busy since my last post. The kids most favorite thing to do when Bob gets home is wrestle (spelled it right this time!). As soon as he changes his clothes, he knows that he's going to be attacked...not by one child, but by both. Some may think that Emma's a sweet, gentle, quite little thing. She is, after all, a girl. But, she's been known to make little boys cry by growling at them. She's an expert light saber fighter and can defend herself with her brother. Ahh....can't wait until she's 16.

Ryan decided that he was going to do half of my housework for me so they could fingerpaint. So, he and Emma vacuumed one room and...well...that's all they did. Where did my help go? That's not half of my housework!

Bob was kind enough to watch the kids overnight on Friday. I headed up north with one of the friends to scrapbook. On Friday, from 6 to 11, I got 20 pages done. I was so excited! On Saturday, I think the homemade cinnamon rolls and staying up until 1:30 kicked in - I only completed 10 more pages. Oh well...it was great to get away, spend some time with friends and leave that housework at home! (No, Ryan didn't do any housework while I was gone!)

I guess that's all for now. Gotta wake up Emma and head out in the yucky weather to get Ryan from the bus. I hope that you're all enjoying your day and making it a good one!

Earning their keep

At the Children's Museum

Our artist

Fall is here!

I got to go scrapbooking!

Wrsetling with Daddy

Emmalee went to "preschool" at the rec center for two weeks. Her best little buddy was in the class with her, so she was excited to go...the first day anyway. I was amazed to hear that she had actually cried for me during the class. The last class, she cried almost the whole time. She's always been so easy to leave with anyone...she's just not a big fan of school. At least we've got a few years left to change her mind.

It's been so much fun having Emma home during the day while Ryan's at school. We spend our time reading books, going to story time at the library, mommy-and-me swim lessons, playing dress-up and just having fun. She has such an imagination and lively personality, that no day is boring!