Deer hunting: Here, Scott shot at his 1st deer. 
Scott & Hunter: Duck-hunting
Happy Hunting!Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays... food, family & reflecting on the blessings the Lord has granted us. May we always be mindful of His hand in our lives. 
The best thing about raking leaves.... jumping in!
Scott, age 10
Caroline, age 8
Smurfette: Mackenzie made a picture-perfect Smurfette this Halloween.
Caroline was a cute black cat this year. She has a Smurf on her collar as she's Azrielle, the sneaky cat on the Smurfs.
The kids were SMURFY this year & have had fun dressing up, running around chasing each other, trying to stuff Smurfette into a bag. The Smurfs DVD they got last Christmas was a big hit. I LOVED this cartoon as a child, so wanted to bring back the old school cartoons for my children to enjoy too! Scott dressed up as Gargamelle & had fun with his black bag that he filled with stuffed Smurfs. I love that the kids still have great imaginations & enjoy playing together so much. Good times!
The kids really enjoyed making chocolate Halloween suckers this fall:
green withes, oranges pumpkins, purple vampires & castles, white ghosts & skulls. They had even more fun delivering them to neighbors. Yummy!
Eric helped the kids carve a spooky ghost while I was at a baby shower the other night. Great job! Notice it was too cold for Mackenzie to step on the porch for the picture so she's peeking out the window.
Halloween Carnival: The kids had a blast at the Upward Carnival this weekend: bouncy houses, slides & especially the inflatable challenge course where they could race each other while climbing walls, running over hurdles, etc. Scott & Caroline also battled each other while standing in a wrestling ring, on pedastools, holding these huge batons trying to push each other off the pedastool. It was crazy fun & I think Eric really wants to rent one of those for his next birthday. It was really cool, though I don't think I'd want anyone knocking me around with that huge baton. Anyhow, there were tons of games & candy, face painting & balloon tie-ing, cotton candy & popcorn. Good times!
After Football & cheerleading games and a few hours at the carnival, most of us were pooped & ready to head home, but, Mackenzie was still up for a hayride, so we squeeze in one last activity before heading out. She loves hayrides!
