Puppy Love

Marissa decided to give her puppy a bath. This required a little hair drying.

Conservation

I challenged the kids to conserve electricity. Our electric bill last month was $114. I told them that if our bill was lower this month, they could have the difference. Garett followed me from room to room turning off any lights he deemed unnecessary. This was really tricky during cooking hours because he felt that I should be able to prepare dinner in the dark. Tate reminded everyone to keep the t.v. turned off. He even wrote out a sign that commanded our family to keep the t.v. off!

Army

This was Garett's army.

Grammar

Garett is working on his grammar.

Pumpkin Carving

We loved the arms Garett picked for his Jack-O-Lantern!

Pumpkin Carving

Tate's pumpkin had red hair!

Pumpkin Carving

The best pumpkin carving we've ever done did not involve any carving at all. The kids had a blast decorating their own pumpkins with candy. It was a great way to get rid of all the old candy before ushering in all the new Halloween candy!

G Man

Cutest 7 year old out there!

Reading

Garett is reading a book to Marissa!

Our Apple Tree

Calendar

Marissa is learning the days of the week in this photo.

Burrs

The funnest 2 hours of the fall. Marissa was playing hide-n-go-seek with our neighbor. She ran under a plant to hide and came home with about 100 burrs at the crown of her head. Oh the fun we had getting them out. Thank goodness for Butterscotch the Pony and Tinkerbell (the movie)!

Canoe

Our fun new family canoe!

Hiding from Mom

There is a child hiding under this chair. Can you guess which one it is?

I love this boy.

Guess who got her hands on the camera?@!?*

Armor

Tate made Garett this body armor. Garett took it very seriously.

Tate's Armor

Tate making some type of protective body shield for himself.

Hats

Balance

Marissa was experimenting with balance. She came up with this idea and brought it to fruition. Yea Marissa!!!

6 Year Old Haircut

Marissa gets her hair cut every year on her birthday. It is a little Mommy-Marissa tradition. Here is her birthday

haircut.

Marissa's 6th Birthday

Marissa started the day with breakfast in bed, which all 3 of them love. After church, we opened presents and had her family birthday party. She has been wanting "Butterscotch". He is a little pony that she can sit on and pretend to ride. He responds to light, touch and voice. He is actually quite amazing! For her birthday dinner, she wanted spaghetti, mashed potatoes and peas, cauliflower and toast with jam. Isn't that an interesting assortment of food? She got a pink cake and she loves to decorate it herself. She decorated it with a horse and jockey. She is one-of-a-kind.