Ride 'Em, Cowboys!

We spent a gorgeous fall day last Saturday at Ms. Debbie's horse farm. Debbie is the children's pastor at our church, and she was so kind to invite everyone out for a day of fun on the farm!

The fresh country air put little Eliza right to sleep. We were so glad to have Uncle John and his girlfriend Kristen come spend the day with us!

And one more of E, just for giggles.

Halloween 2010

It seems that Halloween has become a several-weeks-long holiday - pumpkins and parties and parades ... all leading up to the BIG night. At least the boys got some real use out of their costumes - they got to wear them to school, to a couple of parties, to trunk-or-treating at church, and, of course, for the main event.

Eliza slept through her first trip to the pumpkin patch. The boys happily picked one out for her.
Our little cowboy, SWAT police officer, and ...
blooming flower baby!

Playgroup Halloween Party - Year 6!

Ben's class from last year got together for some Halloween fun. Noah loved bobbing for apples - he was completely drenched afterward, as you might have guessed.

The boys had fun making pizza mummies one night for dinner.

On Halloween, as tradition has it, our friends Ava and Eli came over for dinner and trick-or-treating!

Getting ready to head out.

And reaping some of the rewards afterward.

Let the sugar high begin!

School Pictures

School pictures have come a long way since I was a kid. No more mottled gray backdrops, Olan Mills style, thank goodness. Here are the boys' pictures from this year ...

Smiles!

Ben helped me catch a few smiles on camera the other day ...
Eliza loves laughing with her big brothers!