Sunday, October 26th

What a special day!!!!! Clayton was baptized this morning and daddy was the one to baptize him. It was very special. Alot of family came to church this morning. We went out to lunch at Marks Feed Store after church was out and didn't get home until about 3:00. The girls layed down for a short nap, and the boys broke out the new Wii game (Rock Band) and played all afternoon. Tonight daddy preached at church again and did a great job. What a perfect end to a great family weekend!!

Saturday, October 25th

All tuckered out on the way home from Huber's

Daddy's boy

Mommy's boy

Camryn and her pumpkin that she picked all by herself

Clayton is proud of his pumpkin; he was very careful in choosing just the right one.

Christian really didn't care about picking pumpkins; he just grabbed the first one he saw (but it turned out to be a good one)

Looking for the right pumpkin

On the way out to the pumpkin patch

On the tractor ride to the pasture to feed the goats. The goats were a little out of control jumping on everyone (they knew we were there to feed them) so mommy had to hold Camryn because she was scared.

Daddy and his followers

Camryn begged to ride the "choo choo" but ended up crying most of the way through the ride.

Checking out the farm animals

What a busy day. This morning, daddy left after breakfast to work at the daycare. Mommy did laundry, and cleaned house a little bit. After lunch, we all headed out to Huber's Farm to pick pumpkins. We had a great time. The kids played at the Barnyard, went down a big slide about a zillion times, rode a tractor to a pasture to feed goats, and then we rode a tractor out to pick pumpkins. Camryn kept telling us that she wanted a green pumpkin. We kept telling her that pumpkins were orange, but sure enought when we got to the pumpkin patch, she saw a green (not ripe) pumpkin. We had to really pursuade her not to get that one. And it's very hard to reason with a two year old who has it in her head that she wants a green pumpkin!!!! We ate an early dinner while we were there at the restaurant and then headed on home. Daddy and Christian stayed up and went to Gamestop at midnight to get their new Wii game (Guitar Hero Rock Band) or something like that.

Thursday, Oct. 23rd

Camryn got all of her candy out as soon as we walked in the door

I wonder how much it pays to be a princess?????

Shrek, Fiona, mommy and the kiddos

Mamaw's little girl.......

At ease Soldier!!!!!

My son, the brain (say goodbye to the cutesy costumes)

And last but not least, my adorable ballerina.

Today mommy took a half day at work. We left at lunchtime and mommy and Camryn went to Moe's for lunch. It was the first meal she has eaten really good in a while. After her nap, we went to pick up the boys from school. We grabbed something to eat on the way home, quickly got through homework, then got the kids in their halloween costumes to go to the zoo. Mamaw Mary went with us, and boy was it packed!!!! We had a great time though. We are all exhausted and ready for bed!!!

Saturday, October 18th

Mamaw Mary and Camryn playing on the laptop

Mommy's little helper

Today mommy and Camryn slept in and stayed in our pajamas until 1:00!!!!! Then we headed out to Aunt Kim's daycare. She is closing her #2 center and is selling everything in it. We loaded up our van with lots of stuff. Mamaw Mary and her friend came over and brought us dinner. We sat around and talked for awhile. After they left, I asked Camryn if she wanted to watch a movie. Of course her reply was "I wanna watch Hairspray..." So here we are, watching Hairspray, again.

Monday, October 13th

Daddy has become quite the expert on the grill

Today was a normal Monday back at work. When we got home, we found daddy at the grill making dinner. He is doing such a great job of having dinner ready for us when we get home. The kids played outside for awhile. Then it was bathtime and homework time. Camryn is starting to get into barbies and princesses now. (Big sigh from mommy). She got her first barbie over the weekend and also got a big fleece princess blanket. She takes it to daycare now, along with her pink baby blankie she carries around, her pacifier (yes, still), and now she insists on wearing jackets all of the time. She is becoming quite the little tattletale. She tells on her friends at daycare, on her brothers constantly, and even the dog!!!! Clayton is finally going to school without a big fuss. And Christian is as outgoing as ever. I DO see where three's a crowd though. Since Camryn is getting big enough to play with them, there is always one person that is getting left out. Funny story: Every Friday night, we have family night. We stay up a little later, watch movies, and just play games together. A couple of Fridays ago, mommy went out with some friends. Mommy got home late, so the kids were already aleep. The next morning, Clayton told mommy that we would have to have family night on Saturday this time, because mommy "didn't show up". I guess mommy didn't know how important it really was to the kids to have these special nights.