Basketball Begins

Parker decided he wanted to try basketball this year instead of wrestling. Halloween morning was his first game and he did quite well. They played against a tough team so we didn't score a lot of points, but Parker seemed to like it and even ended up with a bloody nose and no tears. Way to go Parker!!

Doesn't their team look tough? :)

Myles 1 Month

I can't believe a month has already gone by. Myles is getting so big already. We are so glad he is a part of our family. He has been a bit of a fussy baby, but I'm thinking it is just reflux. Hopefully we can get something figured out soon.

Ahhhh! The joys of a comfy nap.

Ward Halloween Party

I swear, every year I really need to remember to do easy Halloween costumes considering it seems like the kids have to dress up about 3 days during the week of Halloween for one activity or another. The Thursday before Halloween we had our Ward Fall Festival. The kids had a lot of fun with the activities (i.e. fish pond, cake walk, face painting, donut eating, etc.) and plenty of candy was consumed. Our cute little Yoda.

Beautiful Princess Leia

And of course the determined Luke Skywalker who spent most of the night trying to catch the donut on the string. He finally got one bite and then grabbed the string and ate the rest.

cArvInG PuMPkiNs!

Our annual family night of carving pumpkins was once again a success. The kids had a lot of fun, but as usual, Madi was disgusted by the pumpkins guts. Needless to say I did a lot of scooping and Lynn did a lot of carving, but they turned out great! I can't seem to figure out the lighting on my camera. Either the pictures are too yellow or too dark and when I use the flash the kids eyes are closed so these are the best I could get.

Random Pics of the Kids

We seemed to spend a lot of time at home during the month of October trying to stay germ free and away from sicknesses for the sake of Myles. The camera was out a lot and below are a few random pictures I took throughout the month. My exhausted little dancer, Miss Madi

Aunt Sharon sent Myles this adorable Notre Dame outfit. Go Irish!

Myles taking a nice nap with Dad

My Siamese Twins! Parker and Madi love to dress up in their dad's clothes, but this is the first time they put on the same thing. They thought it was hilarious and their laughing was very contagious when they tried to walk down the hall.

It seemed like every time I turned around Madi wanted her picture taken with Myles, sometimes even against his will, but she is always good at giving him his binky.

Myles with his new towel after a bath

Our powerful little ninjas!

Madi helping me in the kitchen

It was Red Ribbon Week at Parker's school and each day had a theme. On the 'Wear Red Day' Parker took it very literal and decided to wear ALL red.

All I Want for Christmas!

So it was a little before Christmas, but on October 7 Parker lost his 2nd front tooth, however they are both still missing so of course he is asking for his two front teeth for Christmas. He was very curious as to why the Tooth Fairy only brought him money and was wondering why he didn't get gum or something as well. Well, lol' and behold, the Tooth Fairy brought him money and a pack of gum this time. He was very excited. He has since lost another tooth on the bottom. This one was a little more traumatic because it fell out in the snow at school and he couldn't find it. He wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy and drew a picture of his tooth, but he was very worried that the Tooth Fairy wouldn't find the note. After crying for about 30 minutes at bed time, Lynn finally convinced him that it would be found and he settled down to sleep. This is the note he left for the Tooth Fairy and the fifty cent piece he got in return. He wrote 'Please Leave' on the note because he thought maybe Madi could use the same note one day if she ever loses a tooth. Very thoughtful!

Thank Goodness for Moms!

Words cannot express how grateful I am for my mom after the birth of each of our kids. She has always come down and stayed a few days to help me out in any way she can and her help is greatly appreciated. This time she came down on Monday, October 5th and stayed until Wednesday. She cleaned a lot in my house and was there to take care of the kids so that I could get a little R&R. Thanks Mom! You're the best! The first night mom was here, Kevin and Candace brought over a delicious dinner. Once again, I forgot to get pictures of them, but we did get pictures of the kids decorating some Halloween cookies that Candace also brought. Thanks guys it was great! Myles, 1 week old already! We were on our way to get his Bilirubin checked. It was at 14.9 so we still had to keep him on his tanning bed. :(