Even though I ordered our family Christmas pictures early last week the company is running 2 WEEKS behind schedule so my pictures will be arriving AFTER Christmas probably. I am still planning on mail them out but they will be more wishing you a Happy 2012.
Christmas Pictures are Back
Just last night I was able to get my hands on our Christmas pictures. I was like a giddy school kid waiting for a vacation from school. (This the third time I have attempted to type this post so I am not promising much). So here is the summary of what the previous two said...one of us didn't feel the need to smile, not telling you who so you will have to wait until yours arrives in the mail, they are ordered but who knows when I will get them in my hands and then get them addressed, and finally if you have moved please comment with your new address so I can get them to the proper location the first time around.
Oh and I really want one of those professional cameras. You know the ones that run about $2000. I don't think Jason will go for it so I am just going to remind him in the long run it might just be cheaper to buy me one instead of having someone else always do it.
Thanksgiving Weekend
Our Thanksgiving weekend was wonderful. It was full of food, family and traditions. We had 4 generations at our Thanksgiving breakfast, picking out our Christmas tree and for a Thanksgiving dinner. Jason older brother even made it for our Thanksgiving dinner on Friday night. This years tree has been the largest pain in the world. It didn't want to fit into the tree stand so it had to be tied to the wall with fishing line. Griswold family here we come!
The kids got to ride the bus home last week. Priss had a bad experience the first day because she had to sit at the back of the bus all by herself. Thanks to Honey that got changed the next day and then she was elated to ride the bus home. Swee was in heaven since he got to sit with a little girl from his class. They can't wait for tomorrow to get here so that they can ride the bus home this week.
Trick or Treating, Oh What Fun!
all ready to go. in fact swee and priss were so impatient that we sent them across the street to the neighbor's house just to give us a couple more minutes to get doodle ready.
played catch-up all night but didn't mind at all. he was mister independent wanting to walk to the doors by himself and even pick out his own candy.
our sweet neighbor across the street. her and her husband authored (sp) a book and gave us a copy. the kids love it and think it is pretty neat to have a real author living across the street.
doodle and jason making their way to the next house with a light on.
he didn't quite make it all the way up to the door before priss greeting him with some candy.
he literally sat down in the middle of the street. i think he was ready to go home and enjoy some of the spoils he received. jason and priss continued on while the boys and i headed home to pass out some treats of our own.Apple Orchard and Selecting Pumpkins
selecting their pumpkins for this year
honey went with us
checking out the different types of apple trees
before and after
before his hair cut
after his hair cut
I swear other children live at this house but they are at school and I don't get many pictures snapped of them in the evening hours. Also my mom always swore she didn't take enough pictures of my youngest sister so I am making up for that travesty.
What has been keeping me busy
The one on the left is mine and the other two are the twins I take care of. Just yesterday I had the pleasure of bathing one 2 year old and two 1 year olds. Water was everywhere thanks to all the splashing and water being poured on the floor but everyone came out clean in the end. But boy was it every chaotic! This was how I kept everyone corralled while I ran the water and made sure no one toppled down the stairs. If they don't look like trouble nothing does in my opinion.
Randomness
supporting football friday at school
new chocolate chip cookie baker in the house and he is adorable
soccer is in full swing now and they are on different teams.
she is running for student council for her 3rd grade class. tomorrow is the election and she has to give a speech in front of her class. one of her closest friends is running against her...this could be a drama filled week!
Birthdays and etc
i had a birthday!
he had a birthday and was so cute on the phone receiving birthday wishes!
snuggling with Ggpa 
we have been enjoying the cool days of having our windows open followed by the sweltering days of indian summers. the kids are liking school. Priss has loads of homework each night (1-1 1/2 hours) that we are trying our best to tackle with a good attitude. Swee man continues to keep his teacher on her toes daily! They use a stick system and each behavior has a different color attached to it. Just today he came home with 4 sticks being pulled - on a five stick day you are sent to the principal. We are working on making better choices because I really don't want to see him sent there for not listening the first time or interrupting someone but those are the rules and the consequences. As for the Lil Man...he is always into something and doing his best to imitate the older two. He loves to play catch, read stories, ride his four-wheeler and snuggle with his blanket. If only it were possible to freeze him at this stage because his favorite thing to do is to be chased or chase someone around the house giggling the entire time. Jason is working way too much but still loves his job. Like today for example he left the house at a quarter til six this morning and didn't get home until almost 10 tonight. I am holding or maintaining the fort to the best of my abilities while reading a couple of new books from my birthday. This life is wonderful and I marvel at just how blessed I really am.
He...
lost a tooth that had been capped over a year ago - it was tragic to say the least when it came out!
had fun with cousins
She...
had her first sleepover
celebrated a birthday with a special friend and some family
had fun with cousins
got baptized with lots of family there supporting her
is in 3rd grade
our july up to now
oh, what a GAME! they won! they actually won! it went to extra innings (3 or 4 extra ones) and they won on a homer by their dh. it was awesome! swee was so excited he was crying. priss was singing GO CUBS GO as loud as she could on jason's shoulders. we had great seats and the weather was perfect. i love our yearly tradition and that we continue to add more things to it...the temple and now the dunes.
we also did our now yearly stop at the temple. it still amazes me the tranquility that you can sense as soon as you drive upon temple grounds. the kids love getting to see the angel moroni on top of the steeple and they love hearing how aunt erica and uncle matt were married inside those temple walls.
the dunes was another stop this july. neither jason nor myself had ever been so we went there on our way home from chicago. it was so cool to hike the dunes while overlooking lake michigan. jason and i talked that we would like to go back next year and spend the day.
we took the kids to a dairy farm and they loved it! jason's principal recommended we take the kids and i was a bit skeptical but there was so much for them to do...milk cows, drive tractors, and watch a calf being born.
fireworks and a cookout with our great friends the jones. jason met ryan before he was baptized and we have remained good friends through the years. we got married within months of each other, have had kids within months of each other (however they are adding another one this november and we are still content with 3), and we all get each others idiosyncrasies.
looking glass falls and sliding rock with Pat and Ed
the water at sliding rock was a brisk 50 degrees...priss loved it, lil man loved it the first 3 times and swee loved it until he went down with grandpa who let him stay in the cold water a little too long!
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