Halloween 2012!

It was our fourth year to go over to Nana and Papa's house for trick-or-treating, and we had a lot of fun tonight!

My goofy boy...

My little butterfly and astronaut!  And Nana, the witch!

 

There was a lot of smoke at this house, and a guy with a mask appeared!  He was pretty freaky, and neither one of the kids ran away.  They were determined to get their candy!  They started walking off and the guy chased Madison while he was banging something on the ground!  It was quite entertaining!

This was one of their favorite houses....the big cat!

And our last house of the night...Papa!

They got quite a bit of candy!  They were excited to go through it all and sort it out.  I love seeing the kids so excited and happy.  These really are the days...I will miss times like these when they grow up!

Party time!

This afternoon was Nathan's Halloween party...busy day at his school!  He was so excited for all the fun!

They were singing a song and jumping up and down after the sugar had started to kick in!  I love how my Nathan is never shy about being silly.  He is his own little person and isn't shy about showing it!

One of the little girls was moving, and today was her last day.  All the kids gave her a group hug, which turned into a crazy mess on the floor!

He said all afternoon, "I'm really going to miss London."  :(

It was a fun Halloween party, and the kids had a blast.  I can't believe Halloween is tomorrow!  Excitement is all around our home...I wish I could freeze these days.

Costume parade!

Nathan had his costume parade this morning at school.  The best part about it was seeing his face when he saw me....pure happiness.  I just love this age.  And I'm so blessed to have a hard-working husband who makes it possible for me to do things like this with my kids.

I am soaking up this last year of preschool....there's just something about this age that I absolutely LOVE!

Pumpkin carving...

The best part about carving a pumpkin....getting messy!  Nathan actually touched it this year, but not for long.  Madison has never minded this part at all!

We aren't artists in this home, and we just do this for fun, so don't laugh at our goofy pumpkin with a snaggle tooth!

Trunk or Treat!

Nana and Papa's church had a Trunk or Treat tonight, and the kids were super excited to finally wear their costumes!  Chance was there, and they all three had a great time together!  We had an astronaut, a green butterfly fairy, and Team Umizoomi!

It's hard to believe these two are 2 years apart!

I love this one because of the way Chance is looking at Nathan!  Our little astronaut got tired of holding his helmet in place...he needed to be able to move around more, so he took it off.  And his gloves made it too hard to get candy.  Priorities here!

Madison's wings were so big, she kept hitting everyone in the head with them!  She was even walking in the door sideways!  And my poor baby was FREEZING.  It was pretty chilly tonight, but she made the best of it and really didn't complain at all!

They had fun and got a ton of candy, and it's not even Halloween!  Oh, how I need this candy out of my sight!

My little author!

Madison was selected by her teacher to participate in a writing contest.  The teachers were all supposed to select the kids in their class that excelled at writing, and Madison was picked!  The theme was "The Magic of a Moment" and that was all Madison had to go on.  She wrote this story entirely by herself, and only asked me how to spell a handful of words.  I am so proud of her.  Not only do I think it's an awesome story that flows really well, but she worked SO incredibly hard on it.  I'm not sure if I'll be able to see this when I print out my blog book, but here it is.  You can click on each picture to see it bigger.

Random sweet moments!

This is all within about the last week.  These are definitely the moments I want to remember, and what makes parenting worth it!

-One afternoon, Nathan and I walked up to school to get Madison and Grace (he rode his scooter).  He was ahead of me, stopped and said, "I have to give you something."  He came up to me and gave me the sweetest hug and said, "I love you."  He's so affectionate and I love it!

-Nathan told me that he wanted to be sick again so I could rub his back and talk all sweet to him.  I told him I AM sweet to him everyday, and he cleared it up that he wants that sweet-sympathetic-make-me-feel-better-mommy voice!  And I told him he didn't need to be sick for me to rub his back!  So, one morning before school, we sat together while I rubbed his back and he said, "Best. Day. Ever.", in this sweet little voice!

-I asked him how his day was last Thursday at school and he said, "It was too fun I can't even think about it.  My brain can't handle it all!"

-This weekend, Madison came in and said, "Nathan just said the sweetest thing to me while we were cuddling by the tree watching the birds in the sky.  He told me he wanted to marry me instead of you because I'm so sweet."  I LOVE that my kids love each other (most of the time!).

-Today we brought a drink and candy to Nathan's teachers.  He said, "We need to do nice things for them because they do a lot for us.  They help us open our lunch, they read stories to us, and they give hugs.  So we need to give them candy."  :)

-Madison has a bookmark with different Bible verses on it.  In our little diary we have together, she wrote all those verses at the end in case I needed to look at them ever.  I love that she is learning and realizing how the Bible can help you!

Parenting can be a stressful thing...and not always rewarding.  But it's these moments that get me through and keep me going!  Love these two kids so much!

Another pumpkin patch!

Nathan's school had their Pumpkin Patch visit today!  I think we've spoiled him a little with the pumpkin patch we visit every year, because we pulled up this morning for school and he said, "Really?  That's all there is?  Just pumpkins?  No mazes?"  I think he was expecting games and face painting and a petting zoo!  :)

First, they learned about the different kinds of pumpkins, why they roll, and all about the seeds!

And then they had story-time before taking pictures and seeing all the pumpkins!

Such a big difference from last year when his class only had 9 kids, and there is even one little girl missing from this picture!

He's still attached to the girls!

And the pumpkin he picked out...

I think he still had fun even though it wasn't quite as much as he was expecting!  When I picked him up from school, I asked him what his favorite part about the pumpkin patch was.  He said, "Having you there and picking out my pumpkin."  My sweet boy!