Fall Favorite Pictures

A couple of weeks ago we went Eureka Lake with some friends. We had a great time exploring and playing in the leaves. But the BONUS is I got some GREAT pictures of the kids.None of the ones I tried to get of them all together were keepers. But that is okay, I will take what I can get. I am thinking of using some for Christmas cards.

Payton and Rufus

Hannah looking oh so cute

Blakey

My favorite of Parker

Mowing the grass with Dad

Who knew it was so much fun! Each of the boys have their own lawnmowers. They love to pretend they are cutting the grass right along with daddy. They are just so cute. How long do you think this will last?

Picking Pumkins

It is so amazing to see how much they enjoying the simple things in life.

This is what happens when you try and get a picture of all of them!

Blake showing his muscles.

Parker's pick.

Hannah found on that looked like a snake.

Payton's pick.

The Great Wall

We are studying the Great Wall of China. So we decided to make our own. After a trip to Micheal's craft store, the kids dove right in!

Cowboy Sweetheart

So Payton got to perform for the Morton Pumpkin Festival. Melissa her coach put together a routine to the song "Cowboy Sweetheart" by Leann Rimes. She did great. Her timing was a little off, but she was all smiles. I thought we were going to video tape it but I forgot to charge the camera. So we will get it next time :)

Such a big girl practicing before the show!

Her big day!

Apple Pie

So we are starting our journey into the study of Around the World. We read the book "How to Make an Apple Pie and see the world" yesterday. Today we took the recipe from the book and made our own pie. The kids did almost all the work and proudly ate it right out of the oven. It got a thumbs up all around.

Loving life

So it is almost eight and I am thinking time for bed. It was a long day at Wildlife Park. I send the kids outside so Rufus can go potty. They all go out and start running around having a blast. They are chasing the dog, digging in the sand, etc. I am just watching them enjoying the moment. Then I start looking around at the different houses. I am realizing that most of the families are getting the kids off to bed for school tomorrow. They all have schedules to keep. I start feeling so lucky that my kids can still be free. We do not have to keep a schedule if we do not want to. We do not have to rush them off to bed. They are free to just be. We are living this amazing life. I am so grateful. So needless to say they got to stay up late tonight.