Alex is 7!!

Alex is growing up way too fast. :( Thankfully, he still climbs in bed with me in the mornings to snuggle and still wants to tell me all about his day. If he ever gets too old for that I'll be so sad.

For part of his birthday, he got to go to Nickel City with two of his best friends. I LOVE how little boys get so into the games... just super focused, super excited when they hit the bonus jackpot, everything. I had just as much fun as them!

Fall Daze

Fall is flying by! Carmen's favorite thing right now is preschool. Any day is a good day as long as she goes to preschool. :) Her BFF is Charlotte, a new friend in her class. Highlights of the past few weeks include getting her face painted at My Kids Clubhouse and going to the pumpkin patch with her preschool.



Alex loved camping with Dave and the Father & Sons campout. He's also WAY into soccer right now. We're hoping for that first goal of the season-- by him OR by his team...


Anamarie is loving soccer also. She's getting ready to start basketball in November, and a musical theatre class. This picture was at her last book club, where she had to create a character who did something noteworthy and was in the paper. She saved a cat out of a tree.

Hayden is doing really well in competitive soccer and it is basically her life right now, with three practices a week and weekend games. The other thing going on is her "appliance", which she gets on Thursday, which will be just the beginning of a few-year teeth straightening adventure. Fun! :)

Rolling ball anyone?

The sad life of a 4th child... on a recent Saturday, Carmen had sat through an hour of watching the big kids practice for the primary program and 3 soccer games. At the end of the last game, she asked me when we were going to play rolling ball? She gestured while she said rolling ball in such a way that after a few minutes I asked... "Do you mean bowling? Do you want to go bowling?" "YES!" she yelled. So, after the soccer game was over, we all piled in the car and headed to the bowling alley. Carmen tore it up and had SO much fun. I am in love with her outfit-- she is her own stylist, and wanted those socks pulled all the way up. :)





Here's my dad, fast asleep, about 3 minutes into the primary program. I love the iphone. :)