Trunk Or Treat... Halloween!

This year for Halloween, my friends Andrea, Heather and I put together a Trunk-or-Treat for our friends. We had about 110 people in attendance. It was such a BLAST! We started off with a potluck soup and bread, next was the costume parade, followed by CANDY! This was my favorite Halloween with my kids. We had such a fun time together and awesome company. Thanks to everyone who helped out and came to celebrate with us. A special thanks to Anakin SkyWalker, Cinderella/Rapunzel, Kip, and his Lil Man.

My favorite moment on Halloween was when I created a beautiful updue for Kailee to be Rapunzel. After making an extremely long braid and attaching it to her head, she informed me that when the braid was behind her, she looked just like Cinderella. She then said, "Just cut if off." I laughed, and sighed. Of Course, Kailee is full of surprises.

Until Next Year... Happy Halloween!

School Begins...

Preston and Kailee began their school year with Smiles. Both of them had kept the smiles going. Preston entered 2nd Grade and is Loving every moment. He is extremely kind to everyone and is a great helper to the teacher. Preston loves to read, especially his Star Wars books! He has been playing Baseball, Football, and will start basketball in a few weeks. He is a great kid.

Kailee started Kindergarten this year. She was so excited, and very brave... even forgetting to hug Mom before she ran into class. I did follow her in and made sure I got my hug. She is enjoying school and seems to already know everything... so she says! Kailee loves playing with her friends Cara and Maria during recess and is having a blast. She just finished her first season of soccer... her first sport actually. She played with her friend Cara. After watching soccer on the computer, Kailee insisted she didn't need to practice. We loved watching her play and pick sequins off her uniform. What a fun daughter Kailee is!

Michael was thrilled to do a Preschool playgroup. 4 Moms near us rotate hosting a playgroup once a week. Michael is having a lot of fun and is enjoying his 'lil buddies. Michael is talking up a storm and making us laugh constantly. He loves to ride Kailee's pink bike (I'm determined not to buy him a bike before Christmas). He loves to eat pizza and Macaroni, play with his friends, and go to nursery at church. He just loves just being around others.

I am loving the experiences our children are having here. They are truly having a wonderful time, though missing their Grandparents and cousins constantly. We can't wait for Christmas to come when we'll see them all again.