Window decorations

 

We have discovered that you can draw on the window with whiteboard markers and it will just wipe right off. The kids love to do window art. Jackson was drawing a turkey to decorate for Thanksgiving. It's hard telling what Maggie was drawing but it involved a lot of pink and purple. I usually only let them draw when Hailey is asleep because she is a menace with a marker or anything that writes for that matter. She is a firm believer in "the world is her canvas". She draws on everything - walls, floors, herself....

Hailey has a silly hat

 

It's amazing how this is the third time we have had a 1 year old and yet the things they do are still so cute. Maggie at this age would put on a hat and sing "sil-l-l-li 'at". Hailey will say 'at every once in awhile but mostly she just loves to dress up in anything and everything! Can't forget the messy, messy shirts of this age either.... :)

Popcorn

 

This was one of those grill/campfire popcorns. We just did it over the stove top. The kids loved watching it get bigger and bigger. Jackson was starting to get concerned it was going to explode. Hailey said "oooo" when I opened it and she could see all the popcorn inside. Very fun to do once in awhile.

Talking to Dad

 

Since Matt has been a lot for Florida trips we have a bluetooth headset to make talking to him easier. The kids love to put it one and talk to Dad. It's so funny to watch the little ones walk around with and talk. Hailey will do it too but the expression on her face is very funny when she does. She will say "Hi" and then she just stares at you with big eyes when Matt talks back to her.

Leaf clean-up

 

Fall is always such a fun time... until you have to start cleaning up all the leaves. The kids love it but Matt and I? not so much. I love the sound of leaves blowing in the wind and the feel of the crisp clean air but it's a pain to rake and clean up so many leaves!! Notice Maggie's mismatched shoes? That's her solution when she can't find a pair or sometimes even if she can. She will just grab two and put them on.

Happy Halloween

 

Better late than never....... The kiddos loved Halloween. Jackson was a power ranger, Maggie was Cinderella, and Hailey was a dragon. They were so excited to go trick-or-treating. It was hard for them to wait patiently until it was time. Hailey went down for a late nap and missed the fun. It was hard to convince Maggie to wear a coat over her dress eventhough it was so cold. They loved coming home and going through their loot. Hailey was excited to find candy everywhere when she got up from her nap. We watched a movie in the living room and took turns answering the door for other trick-or-treaters.

So.....

Matt is off to Fl again so I am holding down the fort. Unfortunately I am not feeling well and it's not going away anytime soon..... we are having another baby!! I am excited about the baby but even more excited to get out of the first trimester so I can start feeling better. Anyway, that should explain why I am so behind on this blog...... I will catch up some time,