Happy Halloween!

Here is what the other three kids looked like in their costumes.

"Team Jacob!" Actually, twilight had nothing to do with Jake's costume choice...more the fact that he could scare his sister so easily with it.

Here is our little Buzz Lightyear. I couldn't get him to smile. The only expression I had time to capture on him was: "Uh oh, I really have to pee."
Ashlyn as a cute fat kitty cat. She is always a happy baby.
She kept hanging on to her costume like it was a blankie. I just love her to pieces!
Hope you all had a fun Halloween. We sure did!

Rapunzel, let down your hair!

We had a little fun with Kailey in her Halloween costume. Hope you enjoy!

Let this be a lesson...

to NEVER climb on counters again!

Poor Gavin ended up with a broken clavicle (collar bone) yesterday morning. I am sorry to say that I didn't see exactly how it happened. I still feel guilty that I wasn't there to catch him or prevent this from happening. I was making beds upstairs when I heard a cry from Gavin that I had never before heard. That is when I rushed down stairs to find him sobbing with his face planted in the arm of the couch. I asked him where he was hurt, and he responded by pointing to the right side of his head. I couldn't see or feel any bumps until I moved the collar of his shirt. I noticed a lump on his collar bone and decided it was best to head straight to urgent care.

He didn't cry at all while we were there...just a very solemn look on his face. He even was cracking a smile, just after this picture was taken, as we sang his version of isty bitsy spider. He likes to sing itsy bitsy Lighting McQueen.
Another smile came as he played with the syringe and his water.
So now he has to wear this figure 8 strap for the next 4-6 weeks. We told him that it is like Buzz lightyear's space pack. He likes that idea since he already has the costume for Halloween. The hardest part will be keeping him from injuring it again. After all he is our "wrecking ball." The strap is scheduled to come off around his 3rd birthday. We can't wait...
Love you Gav..."To infinity and beyond"... xoxo

Vanity

Justin thinks he is so funny by taking pics with his phone of his muscles and then sending them to me. Ha ha! Hilarious. What is even more hilarious is when I catch him flexing and admiring himself in the mirror when he thinks I'm not looking! Oh puleez (gag).

I think he might even be more vain than me now. lol!

Okay...so I'll admit that effort of getting up at 5:00 every morning is starting to pay off. ;)

Good Morning Ashlyn

I love waking up to this...

I think it is so cute how she loves her blankies...

and thumb...
these pics make me want to go wake her up right now and kiss her!
sweet little tiny fingers...
peek-a-boo!

I love this stage!

"Tangled"

Kailey wants to be Rapunzel for Halloween from the new Disney movie coming out called "Tangled." I guess that works for her...

And Jake wants to be something very very scary...

Boo.

Yum

Gavin is like me when it comes to eating doughnuts. We like the frosting on top the best.

See. Food.
And Kailey...well, she just likes the whole thing. A lot.

Axel F

over and over and over and over...

He has been OBSESSED with this song for the past few months. He had been playing the first few measures that he picked up by ear over and over again. I finally got him the sheet music and his piano teacher helped him figure out the rest. He played this song for the talent show in front of his class today. He was so happy and everyone seemed to enjoy it. I noticed quite a few heads bopping up and down with the beat. It was pretty funny.


You did a great job Jake! Love you SO much!

"Yes, I am brave"

Last Sunday, while Jake and Kailey were playing "snake" with their rubber snakes in the backyard they ironically came across a real one! Jake said he heard it rattle, but was pretty sure that it wasn't a rattle snake. Well, we certainly can't have rattle snakes living in our backyard, so I went to check it out. Right away I could tell it was a Coach Whip snake (non venimous), but it was pretending to be a rattle snake by vibrating it's tail against the dead leaves (I guess I have learned a thing or two about snakes with all of the snake books Jake shows me). So then I coaxed it out of the bush and got it to go in a plastic container.

Then my Dad came over and helped me put it in Jake's old tank where his corn snakes use to live. I say "used to" because they died a couple of month ago. Yes, very sad, but now we have a dog. :) Anyway, Jake asked to keep it, but I am not at all okay with an aggressive snake like that! He kept it locked in the tank for a couple of days and then we let it go out in the desert.
We had to get a couple of pics and play with it before we released it (click on this pic to make it big. the snake it sticking it's tounge out too!) Gross Dad!Kailey's turn...
Jake is going to be the next Steve Irwin. (hopefully not!)
I'm trying to figure out why we have so many animal adventures around our house. A friend has convinced me that they must me telling each other that our house is the cool hang out spot. ;) So, stay tuned for the next animal adventure that we might have...