Halloween Time:)

Seth and Caleb got to celebrate Halloween a bit early this year. Our community actually had it on Oct. 25th. Halloween is on a Friday night this year, but our area only celebrates on Saturdays, so that is why it was early for us this year...That may be a blessing with the cold temps here already! The boys usually dress up in some super hero costume, but this year they wanted to be a little scary. I used to not care for that, but I don't see the big harm in having a little fun. I did it when I was little and it was just fun! I somewhat feel like I did when I was young in our community. It is an older community like many in the north, and the whole community really gets into the seasons. It is very family friendly which is nice. We had hundreds of children at our door! Even teens get into which I found odd. I stopped when I was out of elementary school, but that doesn't seem to stop the young people here. Seth will be the only one going out next year... we told Caleb this was his last. He can help Jacob handing out candy next year. It only took a short while to fill their bags up. This area is jammed packed with homes so you don't really have to go far to collect a huge bag of goodies....and of course they love to share with mom and dad:)

 
 

Seth Turns 9!

Wow, I can't believe we celebrated Seth's 9th Birthday! He's my baby and is growing up too fast. As you can see he absolutely loves the Boston Red Sox baseball team. His favorite player is "Big Papi." I made him a Red Sox cake last year which took a bit longer than this one, but he insisted on another Red Sox cake. It is a tradition for me to (ususally:) make their cakes. They also get to pick a favorite meal for me to cook them. This year Seth picked tacos, refried beans, and nachos with cheese. Today we took him to a batting cage to practice with his new baseball bat he got for his birthday, along with a pizza buffet, and last but not least a movie called "Journey to the Center of the Earth." We all got our bellies quite full of pizza, popcorn, and soda. Ken and I can tell we are getting older because those foods don't settle like they used to when we were young:) Seth loved all his gifts including his new xbox controller, his baseball bat,and especially the $$ from Grammy, Grandpa, and Papa. Our boys love to get gifts, but now that they are getting older, well....remember when?

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Jacob's Homecoming 2008!

Here are some pics of Jacob and some of his friends. He is a junior in high school this year and here they are getting ready to go out to eat and to the homecoming dance at their school. I can't believe how grown up he looks. It seems like yesterday I was doing the same thing...ugh! It never sank in when my mom and dad said.. "When you have children they'll grow up before your eyes and you'll wonder where did the time go"... I was about Jacob's age when I remember them saying that. Here I am on the other end of things. It makes me happy and sad all at the same time. I feel so privileged to be a mom and wife. That has brought me more fulfillment than any other accomplishment in my life. I treasure all the memories past and present and those that are yet to come....