happy halloween!

garbage day

Every Wednesday, our garbage day, Ethan is reminded of this fabulous game he likes to play. He piles a whole bunch of toys on one end of the couch and climbs up on the other end to drive his own garbage truck. Then he gets to the dump and scoops everything onto the floor.

Ahhh...such a wonderful imagination that little one has!

nana and papa visit

My parents came up for a visit this weekend. As always, we had a great time. We did a little early birthday celebration for Liam. And they are such troopers! They braved three hours of freezing, rainy weather to watch the big kids play soccer.

After church on Sunday, my Mom decided it was time that my kids had their first Happy Meals. So off we went. The girl behind the counter at McD's was astounded that they'd never eaten there before. Everyone ate their fries and milk. That was about it. I asked them yesterday what they'd say if someone else invited them to McDonald's. "No thank you," they replied. But hey - it was an experience.

Thanks for coming Mom and Dad! We love it when you visit!

....the kids all have their Halloween costumes on in this picture. Any guesses????

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
~Corrie Ten Boom

the jesus storybook bible

The kids and I started reading The Jesus Storybook Bible today. They've read it before - this is the first time for me. From the outside it appears to just be another kids' Bible. But inside it is filled with wonderful, insightful treasures. Here is a small part of what we read today:

"God breathed life into Adam and Eve. He loved them with all of his heart. And they were lovely because he loved them."

...lovely because he loved them. For no other reason. Not earned. Not bought. Lovely because he loved them. I needed to hear that today.

disneyland!!

Airplane tickets - done
Hotel - done
Park tickets - done

Seeing two kids bouncing around here with excitement over their upcoming trip - worth it all!!

silly ethan

This kid cracks me up on a daily basis! Here are a few examples:

I told him to go outside for a few minutes to get his wiggles out before naptime. When I went to call him in, he informed me that he still has wiggles in his legs and he can't come in yet.

When I went to get him up from bed yesterday morning, he started laughing and said, "Mama, my bed looks just like a jail!" (He's still in a crib.)

This morning he hopped down from breakfast pretty fast. I asked if he was all done. He said, "Yep, he says he all full already." "Who's he?" I ask. "My tummy!"