Catching Up Again-October

Wow I'm behind!  These are going to be some very random posts to catch up!  Here is cutie Claire with a little black eye! :(  I don't even remember how she got it!

 

 We made some chocolate chip cookies and had to wear our cute aprons!

 Cooper had an assignment for tiger cubs where he had to bake and decorate a cake with Ryan.  It was so cute and fun to see them baking in the kitchen.

 A family visit to the pumpkin patch!

 Here's the cake they decorated- there were a few categories and they tried to make a scary one.

 Here he is receiving one of his patches.  They were allowed to wear their costumes because it was almost Halloween.

 Cooper played soccer in the fall- he's a little tired of taking pictures!

 The week before Halloween we had a few Halloween parties to go to.  I took a picture of the kids before we left.  They're ready to save the world!

 Pumpkin decorating

 NONE of my kids are fans of cleaning out the inside of the pumpkin, just check out the faces...

 Western Day at Jackson's school!

 Isn't that the cutest little pig? 

October Happenings

Cooper started Tiger Cubs this year.  I think he looks so cute in his uniform!

 

 happy girl

 
My good friend Bekah is having a baby (actually already had him!) and myself and another one of her friends hosted a shower for her.

Bekah is in the middle along with me and Kristen, the other hostess.

Claire has so many cute fall outfits and I'm trying to make sure I get photos of her in them!

 One day we made pumpkin muffins.  Jackson especially LOVES to cook with me.  He asks me all the time if he can help me make dinner. 

 I just loved this picture of Elizabeth! :)

 Our family friends were in town that we hadn't seen for YEARS.  It was so fun getting all our kids together!

Jackson and Claire love to play together, aren't they cute together??  This is what they do while Cooper is doing homework. 

And here's poor Cooper, slaving away at his homework.  He gets distracted by his brother and sister so we set up this super cool table in our bedroom for him to have some privacy.  He's such a hard worker, and I still can't believe he's in 1st grade!!

September Happenings

So I'm just cramming a lot of photos together so I can catch up so there will probably be a few random posts here!

 

Elizabeth and Ben came over to spend the night and had fun dressing up.

 

 Cooper played soccer this fall and did really well.  He made at least 5 goals this season!

Our neighbor has this adorable lemonade stand-isn't it so cute!?!

My friend Leanne made Claire this adorable dress and also her doll a dress.  Isn't it so cute how they match?

Cooper's top front tooth was loose and he loved walking around pushing it out in these gross way. :)

The kids were ready a little bit early one morning on the way to take Cooper to school so I tried to get a few photos.

Claire has a few cute KState outfits.  She's all ready to cheer on the wildcats!

Then of course I had to include my two cute boys!

It's Been Awhile

Wow I think this is the longest break I've ever taken from blogging! I got so far behind I felt overwhelmed! But I'm going to try to get back into it.  We have had two birthdays and a baptism, so lots to catch up on! 

 

Just some random pics this post- here is my awesome colorer!  I LOVE that he loves to color, because his big brother Cooper HATES to color.  Jackson is really into it and does this cute little thing with his tongue when he colors. :)

 

 He colors very elaborately and uses tons of different colors- love it!

 We have turned Claire into a TV addict as well-but only to Mickey Mouse.  It sure helps when I need to make dinner or take a shower! :)

 Just a cutie pie!

 Cooper has been obsessively practicing climbing the wall-he loves to climb to the top.

 More smiley Claire.  Things are going so well with her.  It just feels totally natural with her now, just like with the boys.  It's amazing.  She is so comfortable with us too and has even stayed with Grandma and my sister a few times with no problems!  We need to try it at night-still haven't done that yet.  Ryan and I are needing  date night! :)

 Her little "cheese."  Love it!