Fun at the VanDerWal's, where they took up a serious love for power-cars
Pumpkin painting!
A morning at The Apple Barn with some of our favorite friends
Caught checking herself out :)
Playing at Dad's gym
A trip to visit Dad at work
"This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home..."
A crazy game of "Vampires!"
A couple of gals at the bar watching the Cubs...
Bath time!
I spent the months of September and October training for a half-marathon, a bucket list item for me. John was going to do it with me, but didn't think training was necessary... After three kids, I thought it was time to get myself motivated with a goal. We signed up for a half in St. Louis at the end of October - the Rock 'n Roll Series. The weekend before the race we did a "practice" 10k at UIS. John has a picture of me somewhere.. I had a fever and was feeling pretty miserable... but went on anyway!
We finished with great time (for me!), but it wore me out! I ended up going to prompt care and came home with a shingle diagnosis... needless to say, we didn't get up doing the half the next weekend :(
Back home painting Avery's nails, "Dad does it the best"
My lounge partners
I found an idea somewhere of freezing a bunch of small toys in a bucket of water and having the kids melt it with syringes of hot water... it definitely was a hit and kept them very entertained!
...until this happened (insert eye roll).
Miss Avery showing off her dance poses
The "big girls" have a dressing room/closet, and Avery loves to get to class early so she can hang out in there.
Rudy opted for a big boy haircut over his traditional buzz...
Check out that stud, the morning of picture day at school :)
Bedtime stories with Gran
The funniest picture ever... John sent this to me while he was at work one day of the tour of kids they had had that day... check out the pistol on the far right...
Ben loves baths so much that he refuses to get out, even when the water is gone...
When they spend time with Papa Gary...
A little girl time - hair brushing and catalog shopping
Modeling the headband I had just finished making for family pictures :)
Pumpkin carving time!
Snuggle buddies, Ben and Rufus
A trip to the Circus!
WE BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE!!
We don't close until December, but it will be ours soon enough!
"Before pictures"
A couple of tree monkeys
Bubs
Does it get any sweeter than a sleeping baby?!
Halloween!!
Our Bat Crew
Rudy's class
Visiting Grandma Barbie and Grandpa Grouchie
Getting Dad costume ready - green hair spray, of course
(Insert family picture - had to add in some villians)
Trick or treating in Gran and Papa's neighborhood with Uncle Tony!
