Tree Hunting

We were a little slow getting out tree this year because we didn't think Emma would leave it alone once it was up but she proved us wrong and didn't even touch it once it was decorated. Here we are picking out the tree.

Basketball

Ethan played basketball this year and he loved it. His games were every Saturday at 8 am and each Saturday he would get up before any of us and get ready. He would come into our room with his jersey, shorts, and shoes on with a basketball under his arm and tell us he's ready to go. Too bad it would often be around 7 am. It was pretty funny to watch and his poor team would lose big time every game but he didn't care. Ethan was really good at dribbling side to side across the court...not so much towards that basket. He did get one awesome shot in for the season. It happened to be in the last game of the season at the buzzer. Yep he had a buzzer beater.

Catching Up! Halloween

I didn't even blog about Halloween so here it is. Madelyn was a dead cheerleader (despite my coaxing to be a cute one), Ethan was a Jedi Fighter, and Emma was Piglet. In the top corner picture is the whole gang that went trick or treating with us. Then below that is a picture while trick or treating at grandpa's house.

A Lefty??

Emma has really started to love coloring and writing. So far she has been writing with her left hand most of the time. Once in awhile she will color with her right but most of the time she will switch to her left. She also holds a pencil or pen pretty well. I like the idea of a lefty like me! Now I'm off to clean the pencil off the tile, marker off of her face, and crayon off the walls....

Soccer

Here's a few pictures of the kids from soccer. They both had fun and played hard. Ethan is getting a little better at being more aggressive and paying attention. He had a good coach that taught them a lot. Madelyn played hard. She also tried out the goalie position for the first time and loved it. She did a great job at it too. I didn't like her playing goalie...it made me a nervous wreck. Yes I'm one of those parents who get into the game (in a good yelling way :) )

Punkinaze

Here's our annual trip to the local corn maze. The kids had been dying to go to the Punkinaze since it opened in Sept. It was pretty cold so we didn't take Emma. Maddie and Ethan had a good time trying to constantly hide and scare us in the corn. What is it about walking around in corn that instantly creeps you out. I guess I just have to think more Field of Dreams and not Children of the Corn (or crazy nanny for you OTH fans). Although Field of Dreams is still dead people walking in the corn....

Sorry about the blurry pics!

Cute Little Red Chair

Here is my new photography prop to play around with. Isn't it cute!

P.S. I'm talking about the chair, although Emma is cute too!