Gavrie Turns NINE!

I cannot believe that in just three short years my baby will be a teenager!  He just turned nine this past weekend.  They boys and their friends had a ton of fun goofing around and playing.

Halloween

They boys were Ninja Lords this year for Halloween.  They wanted long samuri swords to finish the outfit but I decided to veto that notion.  They were already having too much fun.

Trunk-or-Treating at the church.

Pumpkin Patch

Another year... another pumpkin patch.  The kids still enjoy it so we still go.  The boys and I walked around the patch singing Jalen's "dracula" song that he learned in kindergarten, while we waited for Theb to join us after work.  Took some cute pictures, went on the hay ride when Theb arrived and the boys went into the maze.  Last year they got lost and it took forever.  So this year I thought I would go to Costco (that was just up a little ways)while they were in the maze.  But when I thought I had a good plan, they were through that maze quick this year, and joined me at Costco.  So much for trying to get in a little mommy alone time at Costco.

The boys are singing that song (below)

Our New Home!

Well it's been over a month of laying down new flooring, painting the kitchen cabinets and fixing up odds and ends, but we've finally moved in a couple weeks now.  Being so very comfortable at my sister's home for over two years, it's going to be a while until this place feels like home.  At least until we get some furniture and fix up the yard :)  More work! yah! (no...not really).  Anyways here are some pics.

The kids roomOur roomWhat will be the craft roomWhat will be the tv/video game roomThe living roomThe dinning roomThe kitchenThe backyard

First Day of School! First Day of School!

My little one was as excited as Nemo on his first day of kindergarten. He was so proud to be going to the same school as his older brother. Gavrie is a big third grader this year. Wow. I'm already feeling like an empty nester :)

Beach Camping

We went on our annual camping trip, started just last year, with a couple of friends this past weekend. We decided to try out camping at the beach this year. As always, the kids had tons of fun playing with their friends and enjoying camping activities. Just got back Monday and I'm still tired. Also, I think this was the second time I had a camera go into the sea and filled with sand.

That's a sign of a good trip!