Make a Smilebox slideshow

Aaron's 35th birthday!

This is a cool picture of the skin from a cikeda (sp?) bug after it had moulted.

Aaron turned 35 on Oct 19. He is as old as I am now! He wanted to go to the pumpkin patch at Priddy Farms for his birthday, after that we carved pumpkins.

Soccer is over for the year!

Here are some action shots from our 2008 season

This is Sam trying to be like his older brother and sister

Seth is an awesome soccer player! One parent wanted him to lay off making goals one game because he felt bad for the other team. Seth told me he could run fast because he has super powers. He informed me that he can raise a couch and is learning to lift cars. At the soccer park Seth ran into the camp chair I had slung over my shoulder. I said, "Watch out, did that hurt?" He said that it was because he can walk through things and that it hurts sometimes to walk through things.

We had our last soccer game yesterday for the season, never have I been more ready for it to end. I am just getting too big to want to be hauling myself, 3 children, chairs, water bottles and soccer balls back and forth. The kids love soccer, the benefits of them getting exercise, being outside in the great outdoors and developing their skills and confidence are all the very good reasons as to why I persisted in taking them, but man, I am glad my duties in that regard are over for a time! Now we can all sit around and lose the cardiovascular benefits that we have gained :)

I'm trying to talk my kids into taking piano lessons now but so far Hailey screams, "I hate piano it is dumb!" Does anyone have any ideas as to how to inspire her?

I've been trying to explain to Sam that I have a baby in my tummy and it's probably not a good idea to run and jump on me when I am laying down. So yesterday he fell off the couch and landed on HIS tummy. He started crying, "i hurt my baby!"

Hailey's new door sign

Sometimes you just have to keep your younger brothers in line! I won't mention to her that they don't know how to read yet!

If you can't make out what it says it says, "boys can only come in if they are going to come and follew (follow) the rules.

1. You have to listen to what I say

2. You have to be nice to my dogs (they are stuffed dogs)

3. You can't be mean or rowdi (rowdy)

Seth's 6th birthday

At Seth's birthday party on Friday he wanted a spooky Halloween party, he had a spooky cake and pinata

W e played a slimey game

We played flashlight tag in the DARK with glo- necklaces

We tried to make our surroundings as scary as possible, I almost dusted my house but I thought I might as well leave it as it is to add to the effect!

It was a lot of work but I think they had fun!