Spookarama!

I took the kids to the Spookarama night in our town. It started out with games and candy and then the Kiddie Park (amusement park for little kids) opened up for more fun! Randy was out of town, so by the time I got Avery, Austin and Addie ready and took pictures, I didn't have time to get Ashton in her outfit. But no worries!! There's more Halloween fun to come!!! Avery (and her cousin, Mika) were divas, Austin was Spider-Man... again... and Addie was a fairy, and their other cousin, Sora, was a cat. They had a lot of fun. There was a ship on one side and a castle on the other shooting cannons with candy inside. I think that was their favorite part... except Addie! She was so scared- somehow I still got her up on the ship for a picture! My mom and sister (and my 2 nieces) also went, so I had lots of help. By the end, everyone was so tired of walking around. We had parked far away so we had to be pretty inventive on how to get everyone back to the car!!

Austins trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Auntie Mamie's Headband

 

Ashton's Auntie Mamie (that would be Amy) made this cute handband for her. I hope you look at our blog, Amy! We love the headband!

 

She made different clips to put on the headband, so we took a picture of Ashton with each of the clips.

 

The clips can be used without the headband, so Addie has also taken advantage. Thanks again, Auntie Mamie, for making this little girl look soooo adorable... if I do say so myself!! Ashton is 4 months old now.

Ashton in her Bumbo

 

I discovered the Bumbo right after Addie had learned to sit up by herself, so I was quite excited to be able to use it with Ashton! I LOVE it... and so does she!

 

We just started using it a little bit. As you can tell, her head is still a little wobbly! But she loves sitting up and watching me fold laundry or do dishes, etc. That is until she has had enough and just wants to be held! Ashton is 10 weeks old now!

First Day of School!!

 

Our first day of school was August 13th! Austin is in Kindergarten this year and is very excited to be in Mrs. Trish Johnson's class. He already knows a few kids in his class! In fact, his friend Brandon wore the same shirt as Austin on the first day of school!

 

Avery loved her first day of school. She is now in 2nd grade and she was the very first Star Student in her class. That meant she was able to be the teachers helper, line leader, and read the joke of the day off of a laughy taffy!

 

Addie was sad to see the kids go, but it was a nice break for mommy! It still took me a week to get the house back in order from the summer fun!

 

Addie's favorite day of the week is Tuesday. This is the day that Addie gets to go to school and be with her best friends. Her teachers name in Miss Nadine, and she says it soooo cute! Everyday she asks if she gets to go to school that day! She loves her Dora lunch bag and her purple sippie cup... and she has to carry them and her blanket to class all by herself! She is very independent.

Addie's 2nd birthday

 

I decided to change my pictures here because I couldn't see the other ones very good. Anyway, we started off the day at the donut shop of course! Randy wasn't too thrilled about me and my camera this morning so I didn't get the other kids in the picture, but we were all there!

 

It was a rainy birthday, but we love the summer rain! It was still fun!

 

Happy Birthday Addie!

 

Here are the kids (and their cousin, Sora) supporting the number 2!!

Waterpark Fun!

We went to the waterpark up in Independence, KS one last time before school started. It's a lot of fun. It was also the day before Addie's birthday so we used that as our reason for going up!