Trick-or-Treat!

The Pumpkins in action

Little Bumble Bee

'Anne of Green Gables'

'Sir Clark-a-lot' the brave knight

'Ariel'

The big night eventually arrived! Our kids have been excited for Halloween for months. We started the night with a hot dog dinner! Not very exciting, but quick. We then got changed and were ready to go out trick or treating. Grammy and Grandpa stayed at home with the candy bowl and we went out around the neighbourhood with the kids. It was the most humid Halloween we've ever had. It was an amazing experience for the kids. It is their first proper American Halloween experience that they can remember. Clark was a little shy for a start, but by the last few houses, he was knocking and saying "Trick or treat, smell my feet!". He soon got the idea of what to do. The girls loved every minute of it too. Oliver had a great 1st Halloween, but fell asleep half way around and had to go home to bed. It was so much fun. The whole neighbourhood was out and the streets were packed. It really was a fun time. We did miss our annual Loughborough Ward Trunk'n'treat in England, but hear that everyone managed to have fun anyway without us!!!! Happy Halloween everyone!

Carving Pumpkins

Chris was away last week so we waited for him to come home on Friday to carve our pumpkins. We had a lot of fun. Grammy and Grandpa are visiting right now and so they joined in with the fun. We all did a great job!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Pumpkin Patch this past weekend. It was so much fun. It has been years since we got our pumpkins any other way than going into Sainsbury's and picking one up out of the box! (I would however give anything to go into Sainsbury's right now! I miss it a lot!) Anyway... we arrived and went to see the animals and fed them. We then went on the slide! The kids loved it. After waiting for so long to go on the slide we decided it was time to get on the hay ride and get ourselves over to the pumpkin patch. Clark was all over the hay ride because is was being pulled by a 'Little Red Tractor' (One of his favourite tv programmes.) The hay ride was great. They took us around the farm a little and then dropped us off at the pumpkin patch to go and choose our pumpkins. That was serious business for some of us! You have to get the right one. It is the same with Christmas Trees. When you spot the right one, you know it is the one! The problem is you get a little frustrated in the process. It is hard to find just the right one! Eventually we all found our pumpkins and took the hay ride back to the other side of the farm. The kids then spent ages in the hay barn having hay fights! Lots of fun was had by all! After a quick bite to eat, we divided and conquered! Grammy and the girls went to the barn with the corn in it, where they played for a while and then on to the bouncy castles. I took Oliver to the car to feed and change him. Meanwhile Chris and Clark waited in line for him to have a pony ride. He was so excited. He is all in to Knights and horses at the minute, and he thought this little white pony was 'Sir Clark a lot's' noble steed!!!!
A great time was had, and we were very tired by the end of the day. We just can't wait to carve those babies now! We'll post pictures when the job is done!

Oliver took his first steps!

Oliver decided to take his first steps on Monday! He has been standing on his own for a while now but he decided Monday was the day to actually move his feet. He loves doing it and is very proud of himself! He is still very shaky but he is getting better and better everyday! He is growing up too quickly. He is our youngest step taker yet at not quite 8 mths old!
Here he is in action...

My Birthday

Here is the best birthday cake I ever had! Chris out did himself this year with this 6 layer cake!

The girls and Grandma made a beautiful birthday banner for me. It was gorgeous and a lovely surprise!


I had a wonderful day spent with my Mum and Dad and the kids, followed by a yummy dinner cooked by my yummy husband! The evening was topped off with a fun game of pin the tail on the donkey. What a wonderful day!

September Birthdays!

Clark and my birthdays are in September. We had family here for them both so it was so much fun having family time together on both of our days. Clark wanted a Diego party and so we packed a picnic and took his party to the local lake, 'Falls Lake'. We had a lot of fun. He had Diego plates and cups and things and a 'Rescue Pack' birthday cake. I can't believe he is 3. He is such a big boy these days. We are so proud of him. He was also so excited to get bunk beds for his birthday. (Thank you Grammy!). He loves sleeping on them, and eventually being on more than just a matress on the floor! He had a wonderful birthday. Thank you everyone for making it such a special day for him!

Little Ol is growing up!

My little baby is growing up way too quickly. I can't believe how much he is moving around and getting to anything he wants to. We are now having to be careful not to leave out little bits and pieces because he spots them and he gets to them. He is standing up at anything he can find to lean on. He crawls around so quickly too. He is hard to keep up with. He eventually moved out of our bedroom last week too! I was so sad. We usually move the kids out of our room pretty early to allow better sleeping for all! We have had a lot of family around the past few months and so we have kept him in our room until now. I miss him being right there. He still has a lot to learn about sleeping through the night! He also had a haircut the other week. We had to do it! I remember looking back at pictures of Clark and thinking how could we have left his hair so long?!?!?! And, it would seem we did it again! I just didn't want him looking any older than he already did. He is growing up way too fast so I think I thought if I didn't cut his hair he would still look like a little baby. However, it would seem we were just wrecking his vision. We have discovered the biggest, most beautiful, handsome eyes that were hidden under his fringe! Here are a few recent pics. of the boy to enjoy!

Playing on the stairs with his best friend Amy. Believe it or not she is 2 months older than him!

Now you can see those eyes! He loves playing at Annie-Mae's kitchen! It's just his height.



The new haircut... he looks a little out of it as he was asleep when I took him in and she sprayed his hair with water and woke him up!

The reason for the haircut! This was a few days before we had it cut!