Boo!

Happy Halloween!

We didn't do the 'trick or treat' thing this year. Last year Lianna helped pass out candy to the other children, before she went out herself, and there were many very scary costumes. Some so scary, that she didn't want to answer the door anymore.

This year we played it safe and attended our church "Harvest Fest". There was a bounce house, hay ride, cake walk, bean bag toss and more. The kids had lots of fun, and collected a cookie jar full of candy. They're set for the next few months now. Here's a picture of our babies just before the fun got started.

Wet Noodles

My sweet sister in law recently broke out the wet noodles. The whippin' didn't really hurt (wet noodles hardly can) but the message was clear. More pictures of my niece and nephews. :) Well Carrie these are for you (and Nanna, Gram, Nene, Gina, Janie, GGrandmaT, GGrandmaS, and anyone else who loves my children).

We were outside playing today after naps. Please disregard the no pants no shoes look. We were in the backyard out of the view of the general public.

If you ever have trouble getting natural smiles out of a young child, here's my strategy. Start asking them to make silly faces. Growl, Frown, Cry, Scared etc and pretty soon they're cracking up at them selves and making real smiles instead of forced ones. Here's a snap of Lianna's scary face.

Here Brooks is after stealing Canaan's special blanket. See that mischievous playful grin? Does that look familiar to anyone?