Spend the Night Party!

Tonight Maya got to spend the night with us!  We were soooooo excited.  This was the first time she has ever spent the night away and it got to be with us.  We started the evening off by taking her to the mall where she had a Chick-fil-a kids meal that she loved.  After dinner we let the kiddos play on the playground and she LOVES that.  The activities in the play area are just her size and she especially loves the log that you can climb through like a tunnel.  It is so cute to watch her.  The big kids were so excited to have her with us.  After playing for a while we headed home and played in the basement for a while.  The kids wanted to show her all of their toys.  After all this playing we had some tired kiddos so we headed to bed since the next day was a big day - THANKSGIVING!  Blakely insisted that Maya slept in her room so she did.  As you can see from the pictures Maya was out!  Also Blakely slept the wrong way on the bed so she could keep an eye on her all night.  The next morning we had breakfast and Maya loved sitting in the big girl chair/table, then we had a bath (ALL together!), then we headed over to Quinn's for Thanksgiving - on the way Maya passed out - I think we wore her out!  Thanks for staying with us Maya  - we can't wait to have you again!

Pink Pig

Today Quinn and I took all the kiddos to ride the Pink Pig at Macy's at Lenox Mall.  We had the great idea of getting there when they opened however I think everyone had the same idea.  We waited in line FOREVER!  Also - it was very cold and part of the line is outside.  We made it work though - I took the kids on walks, we snacked, we played, etc... so it worked out and they all LOVED the Pink Pig ride.  Maya looked a little unsure but I think she loved it.  I know my kids did - they keep asking if we can go ride it again.  After the ride we headed down to the food court for some much, much needed lunch.  All the kids were really good and I am so glad they enjoyed it. 

It's Turkey Time!

 
We made these little turkeys for the kids class for Thanksgiving.  Blakely was so excited to take these to her friends at school.  I used the Sweet Treat Cups from Stampin Up and I filled them with M&Ms.  I sure hope the kiddos like them.  Happy Turkey Day!

Yellow Belt - Way to go DREW!

Drew started taking karate a couple weeks ago and he is loving it.  He is doing so good and doesn't he looks so cute in that uniform!?!  We wanted to get Drew involved in some type of individual sport to help with is confidence and we heard karate was good for this as well as discipline, control, etc... and it seems to be working.  We were a little concerned because this would be Drew's first sport/activity by himself but he is doing GREAT!  Last week he was invited to test for a new belt and he is did super!  Way to go Drew - we now have a little YELLOW BELT!  He was really excited about this because he is starting to understand the belts and colors.  His class meets two times a week for about an hour.  This has been a great experience.  Keep up the good work Drew!  We are really proud of you.  

It's Trick or Treat Time!

Today after school we headed over to Grandma and Papa's house so that we could celebrate Halloween with them before we headed out to Trick or Treat. We were so excited when we got there because they had lots of candy for us! Then Maya came which really made our day. We love playing with her and now watching her walk! She is doing such a great job with it. Anyway after spending some time with them we headed back over to Grammy and Pa's house for dinner and Trick or Treating. We had chili and then we headed out. It was so much fun and after each house Matthew would say "another house"! We went to quite a few houses and kids got lots of candy. I love this yearly tradition. Once they started to get tired we headed back to Grammy and Pa's and Grammy had a great idea of giving each kid a different color towel for them to pour out their candy on and check it out. That was a great idea and really cut down on the fighting! After checking out all the candy we had cake and cupcakes and then we had to head home - after all tomorrow is a school day! As you can see from the pictures we didn't even make it out of the neighborhood before they were knocked out! I guess that is the sign for a successful Halloween.