"Beauty School Dropout....

go back to high school..." Oh, you know you all are singing along to Grease! Emerson was actually letting me try different styles with her hair this morning! Well, only two, but that's pretty good for her!

Ethan got to watch most of Mickey Mouse's Three Musketeers in the car while I ran errands today, so he just had to dress up as soon as he got home. The following pictures are his version of a musketeer!

Little Drummer Girl!

Ethan brought his drum set down from the bonus room the other day and has since lost his ownership of it. Emerson loves that thing! She gets really mad when she can't sit on the little stool just right. Luckily Ethan doesn't mind sharing it with her.

Ethan and I went to a birthday party yesterday while Chris and Emerson napped. He had such a good time playing. People kept commenting on how well behaved he was...very proud moment for mommy! It feels good when other people see what I see even if he's not perfect all the time! I let them eat a cupcake in the tub before bath time. They were so excited! It seemed like the best place for them to eat it and the easiest clean up for me.

After church and lunch today, we took a walk to the pond to feed the fish. I captured some shots of our afternoon. The kids are still outside with Chris, but we're getting ready for nap time. We'll see how this time change works out with nap. Pictures are in the web album.

Happy Halloween!

We took the kids trick-or-treating in the freezing cold last night. We started out walking, but Chris ended up going back home to get the golf cart. We piled blankets on there and took off. Our neighborhood is always jammed with people on Halloween. The boys (including our little Drew) got lots of candy. Drew and Ethan were both very polite with their "trick-or-treat" and "thanks yous." We took turns taking them up to houses. On one of my turns Drew told one woman that he needed more candy! He's a trip! Kami and Corey stayed at our house and gave out candy. I did not get any good pictures, but you're welcome to check out the album.

MEME!!!!!!

Alright, so if I don't do this, I'll feel like a jerk! My sister has tagged me for a meme. Check out her blog for a short description. It's basically six random things about me. Here goes:

1. I can only eat peas mixed with mayonnaise.

2. I do not feel in order unless my house is.

3. I HATE repeating myself. It annoys me to no end.

4. I used to ride around on my step dad's riding lawn mower when I was little and pretend to "give tours."

5. I always pick the longest line at the bank (even when it starts out being the shortest).

6. I cannot stand it when I see women walking around in public with curlers in their hair.

Now it's my turn to tag three people, so MANDY...THERESA...SHELLEY...it's Meme time!

Trunk or Treat

Ethan's school had their Halloween Carnival yesterday morning. At first he didn't want to wear his costume, but after realizing that he didn't have to wear his tights, he gladly obliged! I bought some sweatpants to wear instead. They had games, snacks and a tattoo booth! Emerson had a ball as well. She kept stealing all of the balls off of the putting green and then would run away with them.

Last night we went trunk or treating with Heath, Mandy, Drew, Betty (Mandy's mom), Shannon, Alex, Caroline and Kim. The Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches downtown put on some great fun for the children. We went trick or treating at the Methodist and Baptist churches and then moved on to the Presbyterian church (Ethan's school) for indoor activities. Then we went to dinner at Cracker Barrel and then it was off to bed. Very tiring day for the children, but they had fun.

Bakers in Training...

Grandma bought Ethan and Emerson some aprons the other day, so we put them to use! Grandpa and Grandma came over for dinner Monday night, so Ethan wanted to help prepare dinner. We threw on our aprons and went to work with Emerson in tow, of course. As you can see, she climbs up the step ladder to help. Notice Ethan's knee up on the counter? It reminds me of how I used to wash dishes with my leg up on the counter when I was young. Remember that, Mom and Amy? Don't ask me why, but it was comfortable for me that way! I have a ton of pictures of Ethan and Emerson's Halloween filled day today, but we have more activities tonight that will require more snap shots!

Ethan the teacher!

This post is pretty random, so I'll explain as I go. The first pictures are of Emerson this morning. She spotted my trusty camera on the counter and kept saying, "Deese, deese." It took me a minute to realize that she was saying "cheese." I had to get a few pictures of her actually saying it!

My mom bought this little Nemo car at Christmas when Ethan was one. It has definitely stood the test of time. At one point Ethan put it in the shower and turned the water on, but yet it still worked! Emerson loves sitting in the back of it, so I took a picture to show my mom (I was on the phone with her while she was doing this!).

This video is self explanatory. Ethan gets SO excited when he teaches Emerson a new word.