Say Hello to #4

We're very excited to be welcoming a new baby to our family in March of next year. We all really want a girl but are also well aware of our boy streak. And while many of you would like to know as soon as possible what the outcome will be, we are going to keep this one a true surprise. We'll let you know what it is in March!!

Halloween Preview

It's about this time of year that I usually sit down and try to figure out what Halloween costumes I'm going to be making. This year though a Halloween store opened up just around the corner from our house and we decided to see what they could offer. I ended up buying the kids costumes for about what I would have spent on patterns, fabric, thread, and other supplies. Plus I didn't have to spend three weeks sewing and countless hours trying to figure out how to make a Pokemon costume (Parker finally decided on Indiana Jones). I will miss making their costumes this year, but the convenience outweighed the time and there will be another Halloween next year!

McKay's Off To Preschool

McKay had his first day of school on September 2nd. He is going to Miss Melissa's preschool and loving it! She's told me that he does great, especially for being so young. He doesn't turn three until the middle of November. He loves being with other kids and ran right into school on his first day. He was also really excited to get to take a big backpack like his brothers. Sometimes it seems like the three hours he's gone last forever. But it helps me enjoy the time that he's home even more.

Bowling Fun

On Labor Day we took the kids bowling. Parker is always asking us to go and we thought this would be a great chance. It turns out that lots of other people thought it was a great day for bowling too. We had to wait about half an hour for a lane with bumpers to open up. But once we got our shoes on and names on the screen the boys were ready to roll!


McKay started things off right by running down the lane after his ball. We didn't even realize what he was doing until he was almost to the pins!


McKay made the cutest little bowler. Every time he rolled to ball down the ramp he immediately turned around and started cheering. In his third picture you can see that he's celebrating as the ball is making its way to the pins.





Parker was disappointed that he ended up getting the lowest score. We had to remind him that he was the only boy that didn't use the ramp and with a little more practice he would beat the other guys.


You gotta love the bowling shoes!

Let the Laying Begin

One of our laying chickens produced her first egg on August 30th and we've collected one a day since then. It's Parker's job to collect the eggs and he's been very responsible about going out every day after school to get the egg and put it in the refrigerator. Last Saturday we had scrambled eggs with all the eggs we had collected so far. They tasted just like store bought. We're hoping that our other hen will start laying soon.