Sunday, November 25, 2012

Parade of Lights


Okay, the pictures are dark and grainy, but we did something fun despite all the sickness and so I had to post photo proof of the event!  We headed out for the annual Parade of Lights with the kiddos.  Abbey missed this event last year due to (bet ya can't guess....yep....a stomach bug), so we were very happy that everyone was healthy to go this year!!!





Deja Vu

Okay, so stop me if you've heard this one before:

Once upon a time, Amy, Abbey and Casey came to visit their cousins in South Dakota.  Everyone was so happy to see each other.  And then people started throwing up.  The End.

As has sadly become the usual, Amy's visit was slightly disrupted by a bout with the stomach flu.  Thankfully nothing as serious as last time and we did manage to still have lots of fun, but we look forward to a visit that does not involve buckets.  Once that happens, we promise to post more pictures!!!!











Friday, November 23, 2012

In disguise

Madison discovers the dress up clothes!


Caught red handed

Or should I say sticky handed.  Madison discovers peanut butter!



Sunday, November 18, 2012

She's Good, She's Great, She Just Turned EIGHT???!!!???

Okay, okay, I will admit it.  They really do grow up fast.  Everyone is always always saying it happens in the blink of an eye, before you know it they'll be out of the house, etc, etc, etc.  Well, in the midst of raising four kids so close in age, there are a lot of days where we try to blink adn skip ahead just a smudge!  But watching Reagan grow up and especially ever since she started school, it's very very apparent just how fast the time does fly.  We are so proud that she made us parents 8 years ago!  Happy Birthday Reagan!

As has become our birthday tradition, there's usually a party at home and a party at the shed.  And Grandma and Grandpa got her just what she was hoping for...a dune buggy!


 Kennedy (1st photo) and Madison were more than happy to jump in for a spin....


 Harrison was getting tired of waiting for a ride, so Dad took him for a spin on Papa's four wheeler....

Celebrating with Grandma and Grandpa....


On the Friday before her birthday, she invited all the girls in her class over for a playdate and party.  Yep....all the girls....and guess what?  They were all able to come!  It was a loud, giggly, energetic bunch, but we actually had a great time.  They danced, they sang, they played, and they just had a great time.  


Reagan's friends sang Happy Birthday to her at the top of their lungs (which explains why Reagan is covering her ears!).  What a fun celebration!


Happy Birthday Reagan!















Saturday, November 3, 2012

Halloween Recap

Finally posting the rest of some of our Halloween activities....  We decorated pumpkins.  The bigs carved theirs and we decided to let the twins just color the faces on and then added some Mr. Potato Head pieces to theirs.  No need handing them any sharp objects!  We invited them to help with the scooping out of the pumpkins and you will probably find their facial expressions just as telling as we did as to their thoughts on that idea....




Madison decided to color more than just her pumpkin's face.....

Harrison's final product:

The complete line up....  We enjoyed a candlelit dinner with our pumpkins that night  

And the final event....trick or treating!  Harrison changed his costume since the harvest festival and decided to head out as Darth Vader....  Happy Halloween!