Happy Thanksgiving

We hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! My parents came to Kansas City for the extended weekend and Scott and I hosted Thanksgiving. We did a lot of cooking - the little boys and I made a pecan pie a few days in advance (which Lincoln did not eat as apparently he's a pumpkin pie fan), and Randy and Mary brought over their new deep fryer so the big boys could cook up a delicious Turkey.

Guy, Lincoln, and Everett enjoyed Uncrustables and juice boxes at the Kids Table while we ate the good stuff upstairs. After a day of eating, my mom, Mary and I headed out Friday morning to do a little shopping. We used to be up at 4:00 am for the sales, but this year we slept in until 6:30. We still managed to cross off a big chunk of our Christmas lists, though! That afternoon we got some more time with baby Grayson and we tried out Randy's xBox-Kinect.

It's sad that the weekend's almost over, but we still have a lot of wrapping, decorating, and crafting to keep us occupied until Christmas!

Weekend fun

My parents were in town for a fun-filled weekend, and on Saturday we went to a Parents as Teachers event that included a mini children's zoo with a puppy, hamsters, and a gerbil. It also had a couple of snakes and a tarantula. Guy was pretty interested in the snake - he certainly does not get that from me. Lincoln preferred to color pictures of animals rather than looking at or touching them.

We also took advantage of the beautiful weather to do some work outside. We started getting our yard ready for the winter (raked leaves, etc.) and helped Tracy and Joni hang Christmas lights. At the end of it all, Guy was ready for a break and a little snack.

Halloween!!

I hope everyone had a nice Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and this year we had great weather for all of the weekend's events. We let Lincoln pick out his costume this year and he chose Spiderman. The costume we got was awesome - the fake muscles looked great on him! Guy got to wear the skunk costume that Lincoln wore a couple of years ago, and even though it was a bit tight in the shoulders he really liked it.

The festivities began on Friday with two Halloween parties - first at Lincoln's daycare (where Lincoln only took off his mask to eat) and then at his friend's house.

On Saturday both the boys wore their costumes to Science City for their Mad Scientist event. The event was so-so (maybe it was geared towards older kids?), but we still had fun.

Finally, on Sunday we went trick-or-treating!! We walked over to Tracy and Joni's house to get some cute kid photos, and then trick-or-treated our way home. The boys got some nice treats, although Guy didn't quite understand that the candy was supposed to go in his bucket and not directly into his mouth!