Happy Birthday!

Brent hit the big 3-5 this year and the kids were so excited to throw him a little party. They couldn't wait to sing Happy Birthday, eat some cake and play pin the tail on the donkey.

(Avery decorated the cake--although let's be honest, my decorating probably would not have been as good.)

Halloween

Happy Halloween! OK, I know it was a couple of weeks ago, but since we are still eating Halloween candy, I can still blog about it.

Happy Fall Y'all

I love the Fall because the weather starts to turn colder and we are one step closer to winter. I love winter because I love snow. And Christmas. Anyhoo, we have done some fun things these past few weeks and here are the pictures to prove it!

Avery's class went on a field trip to a dairy farm and Finley and I got to tag along. It was really cool and really disgusting but the kids had fun. The only fact Avery remembered from the trip was that cows poop wherever they want.
We went to a Family fun farm and got to do all their fun activities. We ended with a corn maze and it was a disaster. We got really lost and had to have one of the workers come in to get us out. 3 other families were lost also and we were all led out together.

What would Fall be without pumpkins? My kids love to pick out pumpkins and love even more to decorate them and put them out on the porch. This year we painted some of our pumpkins and Brent did the carving. (Drew's pumpkin is painted like a power ranger mask. Avery took care of the rest since I had Finley in one hand and my camera in the other.)

And look what we got a few days before Halloween! I was so happy. The kids were excited to wake up to snow and couldn't wait to get home from school to build a snowman.

We also had Drew's Jog-A-Thon fundraiser at his school at the end of October. Grammy came down to watch him run and he ran around the track 5 1/2 times before time was up. That's over a mile! He's our future track star. Go Drew!

Drew

I feel so blessed to have my 3 little darlings and it all started with this guy. I don't think you will meet a happier kid than Drew. He goes a mile a minute, is very creative and imaginative and says the funniest things. A few days ago he told me he liked my blonde hair because it reminds him of Ramen noodles. I'm so proud of Drew and the boy he is becoming. We love him very much and love the energy and laughter he brings to our family.

Avery

What can I say, she's a nut and she makes life interesting to say the least. Everyone should have an Avery in their life. We love her dearly and she definitely brightens our day.

Finley

Finley has changed so much in the last few weeks. She is 3 1/2 months old now (where does the time go?!) and everyday I just want to gobble her up. She is so stinking cute! She smiles and laughs and is such a joy. I don't think I could love her more and yet, everyday I do. She sleeps so well and only wakes up once at night or sleeps the whole way through. I love that time I have with her in the middle of the night because she coos and smiles at me and it's such a great moment in the quiet of the house with just the two of us. Can you tell how enamored with her I am? I love, Love, LOVE her and I could not be happier to have her sweetness in our family. My heart is full.

First Day of School

We are off to a good start to the school year! Drew is in first grade and was so excited to start school so he could move up a grade and see all his friends again. He has a great teacher and I think he will have a fun year.

Avery started Pre-K this year. She also was excited for school to start. We found out beforehand that one of her friends from gymnastics was also in her class at school so she was happy to already have a friend in her class. She is a little social butterfly so her first day of school was not traumatic for either of us. It makes it easier to send your kids off when they are not anxious about it.

So now Finley and I get a few hours to ourselves everyday and it is so nice. I love the time I have with her. She is such a happy, sweet baby and I adore her.

I asked for it

Today I asked Drew if he thought I was a mean mom or a nice mom and he said:

When you yell at us, I think that's mean
But when you mind your own business,
You're a good mom.

I tried to update my blog a few weeks back but the website wouldn't download any pictures and I forgot to try again until now. Better late than never, right?!

Happy Birthday!

Avery turned 4 this year and chose to have a Hello Kitty birthday party. We got to celebrate at Grammy and Papaw's house with Zane and his family while they were still here and with Grandpa Dance.

We love our little princess! Happy Birthday, Avery!

Blessings

Finley was blessed in church last Sunday. We were fortunate enough to have Zane and his family from Utah to visit for the occasion and Brent's dad from Seattle. We are so blessed to have this little one in our home. I love blessing days with my kids. It is a sweet reminder that we are a forever family and that we are truly blessed by Heavenly Father to have all we have.