Who Does Gretchen Look Like?

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Pumpkin Fun

Carving pumpkins was a lot of fun this year. We got our pumpkins from my mom's garden so that made it special for the kids to use Grammy's pumpkins. All the kids totally got into it and I have to admit so did I. I'm not usually bib on this activity. Than the squeamish child that he is really struggled with the pumpkin slime. I rather enjoyed watching him squirm(is that bad of me or what). Thanks Mom for all the pumpkins.

Becca's pumpkin. "Mr. Potato Head" pieces to put on pumpkins. These were a huge hit. Becca loved rearranging the face as you can see all puncture holes.

the middle pumpkin is Than's and the other is Gretchens. Can you guess which Disney Princess is on Gretchens?

Dani's pumpkin. Can you guess which Disney Princess I am?

Parents Day at Dance

This was parents day at Dani's dance class. The parents are only allowed to go on the specified day to watch otherwise they are now allowed in the room. Mandie went with me to help wrangle all my babysitting kids and took the pictures. Dani absolutely loves dance. I'm so impressed by what she is learning(I know nothing about ballet) and her balance in pretty impressive while she is doing all the positions. She now tells me that she can speak French because of the position names. Good job Dani, I'm so proud of you! Can't wait for the Spring recital.

doesn't this look like a comfortable state to be in while teaching dance

Professional Photos????

Here are some photos that I had done of the kids. A lady from Bliss came up and offered a 1/2 hr. photo shoot, free 8x10, and a cd with all the pictures for, drum roll please........$39.00. What I actually got was about 45 min., 1 8x10, 6-5x7's, and several 4x6's, the cd and a release form so that I can print all my own photos. I chose to have a later session with the idea I would be able to get my girls down for a nap. By the time we got home from church I decided it would be better to not nap them than have to wake them up. Well, Gretchen wanted no part in the pictures and would take off just before she would take the picture. She told the lady in no uncertain terms that she did not want her picture taken, so typical of her. The pictures that I posted are some of my favorites. I couldn't decide on just a few so it's kinda long. Hope you enjoy! These are by far the best looking kids around.

the sweet innocence of a child

Where's Gretchen? I know, I know, that's what I'd like to know too.

Becca loves her big brother

Little helpers

Here we are making applesauce. It is so good! We have already eaten 2 quarts and 2 pints of it. Homemade applesauce is quite the process but so worth all the work. Thankfully my mom inherited the "Sqeez-O" when my grandma passed away. It cuts the work down and makes it that much more fun. I remember using the sqeez-o when I was kid. It's kina nostalgic now to be using it with my kids and the memories that we will have becoming domestic together.