Let It Snow

Connecticut got its first white covering this morning. The kids were so anxious to get out in it, that I caved and gave them a mid-morning break from school. Of course it's always fun digging through the bin and trying to figure out which mittens fit who and who's going to need new boots. A little trivia...guess who is wearing ONLY underwear underneath?

Colorado

Madison, Trevor and I just got back from Colorado Springs visiting my brother, Tim, his wife, Beth and daughter, Alaina, who live there. It was quite a trip! My mom, me, Madison, Trevor, my sister Lisa and her two girls, my sister Bethany and her daughter all went out together. (Thanks, Mom!) So--there were 6 kids 6 and under. Their pastor opened their finished basement for 1/2 the crew to stay and also lent us their minivan.

We did a lot of hanging around visiting.

A lot of 'horsie rides'.

Visited their church.

A trip to Focus on the Family.

We also squeezed in a little shopping. Aunt Elizabeth spent some time giving Maddy a couple piano lessons, which was very special for her. The weather was gorgeous, so we even made it to the park a couple times. On Saturday, we celebrated an early Thanksgiving. It was so good to see them and for so many of us to be together.

Feels like fall

It's finally feeling like fall! There's a nip in the air and the smell of leaves. The kids "helped" Daddy rake today. On the left is our neighbor, Logan.

Auntie Annie with Nathanael at Buell's Orchard.

Columbus Day at Buell's and still in shorts!

Happy Hallelujah!

Our church throws an annual Halloween alternative party called 'Hallelujah Night.' The kids dress up and can do carnival games, face painting, moon bouncies, tickets and prizes, and of course, plenty of candy. See if you can guess who these guys are.

And we got to do it with all the cousins except for Lainie. (Maybe next year.)

From L to R, that's a bunny and her carrot sister, Annie, Luke Skywalker, Spiderman, Tinkerbell, Father Trevor and a candy corn.

Trevor was definitely a hit. That was a very last minute idea, because he didn't like the stiff pumpkin costume that was supposed to go over all the black. Gramma made Madison's Annie dress and Allie's candy corn costume. The homemade ones are always the best.

Since I wasn't blogging last year, I'm throwing in a couple more pics. ('05 and '06)