The Best House on the Block!

Or at least that was what every trick-or-treater who came to our door said. Here are some pics, sorry we didn't get any night time pictures. We were busy trick-or-treating, hosting a party, and being a grim reaper puppeteer all at the same time.And can you believe that Cameron threw that all together in one short week? He sure has a talent for this stuff.

Halloween (Sorry I'm a whole Holiday behind)!

I'm so sorry that I'm so far behind but here are some fun pictures from Halloween. We each did our own pumpkins. Cameron is such a pro at this...can you tell which one is his?

Sam was such a big girl, she did her pumpkin all by herself. She designed it, gutted it, even stuck with cutting it out and finishing it off. We were very proud.
Erica designed her own but Cameron and I both helped her cut it out.
And this was fun...Cameron learned a neat new way to cut the tops off each pumpkin.

My excuse....

So I have a bunch of pictures and I totally need to update my blog and do some new posts but here's my excuse...my shift has changed at work again and it is not good for my family life. However, it was this option or lose my job...so now I have to work evenings on Sunday thru Wednesday. I am still trying to adjust everything so I can spend some time with my kids (and husband) on those days, plus get all my housework and other errands done. It is really weird let me tell ya. HUGE thanks to Cameron for stepping up and taking on the responsibilities of homework monitor for Sam, Cook for all of them, and even putting the girls to bed on those nights. I love you!

To make matters worse...we are all sick (it seems the whole world is sick these days). But wow...the swine flu that Erica (and possibly myself) had a month ago was an absolute cake walk compared to this nasty head cold that we all have now. We've all been sick for 10 days or more and it's miserable having a constant sore throat and coughing all the time. But enough about that. I will try my best to get some happier news posted in the near future.

This is how Dad puts the kids to bed.

Mom's technique is to be all serious and business like...first we get pajama's on, next it's time to brush our teeth, then a bedtime story and finally kisses good night. But dad's technique is to get them as rowdy as possible with lots of tickling and tackling.

Next we race to see who can get PJ's on first, and then to tuck them in he has them lay down on the bed and he bounces them up and down until their brains are jiggling around in their heads, and then it's time for kisses and hugs (we can't forget those). So who's technique works best? Amazingly enough they both work very well. =0) But it sure fills my heart clear to bursting with love for my husband and those beautiful children we made.

Carnival Favorites (6 photos) from September

So I think when you click on this picture it will take you to a new site that will allow you to see the 5 other pictures that we took at Freemont Elementary's PTA fundraiser Carnival. They both looked so cute with their hair and faces painted. Erica was fearless but Sam actually suprised me and wasn't scared to try even the biggest most scary blow up rides there. It was a lot of fun and a great way to raise money for the school. Let me know if you can't see all of the pictures and I'll try to get them posted some other way.

This is us camping.

I'm experimenting here. I think I can show you some pictures that I have on my snapfish account but not actually on my computer. This single picture was a test. I am going to try a few more in a minute. Let me know if you guys can see them good enough or if it doesn't work. Thanks.