Let it SNOW...

This morning we woke to about 8 inches of fresh SNOW! Schools were closed, which my boys were thrilled to discover. Craig stayed home to watch the kids...and unfortunately I was home sick, so I really didn't get to enjoy the day as much as everyone else. But I did snap a few shots of Colton and Kyla playing in the snow and building a fort. They had a FABULOUS time...and it really is beautiful (to look at from inside my nice, warm house!)

Kyla making a snow angel...

MAKING THE FORT

Pumpkin Patch/Pumpkin Carving and Halloween Festivities

They say a picture is worth a thousand words; well I posted LOTS of pictures because I am going to keep it short and sweet for this one. Trying to catch up on THREE months worth of blogs in one night has been exhausting!

We had a wonderful FALL and Halloween this year. The kids got to pick out their own pumpkins at the pumpkin patch...which was TONS of fun! And the boys carved some fabulous jack-o-lanterns while Kyla drew a creative face on her pumpkin.

On Halloween...Kyla was oh-so-excited to wear her PURPLE witch costume, while the boys do what teenage boys do...they threw together costumes at the last minute just so they could get away with going trick-or-treating. Enjoy our photos...

At the Pumpkin Patch...

Hayride...Good Times!!

TOO CUTE!

Carving (and Coloring) Pumpkins...

Kyla and Mommy

Delicious!

We got an electric carving knife this year...good investment!

The boys' VERY cool Jack-O-Lanterns all lit up!

HALLOWEEN

Kyla - the PuRpLE witch

Hunter - the GooFBaLL

Coley LOVES pictures...as you can tell! Ha!

My beautiful mom and me

The kids and me...

And one with DAD...

LOVE this one of Kyla...

HUNTER...oh so scary!

Life's simple pleasures...

Hunter and Emily

Hunter and I being silly...as usual

SiLLy little Kyla May!

We hope everyone else had a FUN and FESTIVE Halloween as well!!

Hunter's Guitar Concert

Hunter is in Advanced Guitar at school this year. In addition, he has been taking private lessons, which he REALLY enjoys. He has so much natural ability when it comes to music (and pretty much anything else artistic and creative.) We are so PROUD of you, Hunter!! You are a ROCK STAR!!

Handsome Hunter

Broken Bones...Boys will be Boys!

Thought I'd post a picture of Colton with his cast (that he refused to let anyone sign.) It would have been difficult for signing anyway as we had to wrap and rewrap it many times for football games...oh well!

Colton's Optimist Football Season

Wow! Have I fallen behind on my blogging...once again!! Since the boys returned home in August, then moving....life has been CrAZy BuSy for us!! Colton finished his first season of playing Optimist Football (over a month ago...oops!), so I figured I'd post a few pics. He is #74, and he played Linebacker and Safety. He REALLY enjoyed his first football experience and plans to play again next year.

Mid-season, Colton had a skateboarding accident and broke his arm. Luckily they let him continue to play (with a well-wrapped cast.) Hopefully next season he will make it through without any BRoKEn BoNEs!!

Colton did a great job and we are so PROUD of our athlete!