2010 Thanksgiving Interviews

I love Brady and Easton's preschool teacher! She is so sweet and does such great things with the kids. She interviews them on a regular basis and writes their answers exactly how they say them. I love getting these sent home and consider them priceless. I thought these were hilarious, especially Bradys.

Easton
-What store would you buy a turkey? "The shopping one."
-How much do you think a turkey would cost? "Dad has our money."
-How would you cook a turkey Easton? My mom will cook it nicely. She likes cookin turkey."
-What is the best thing your mom cooks for you? "Turkey! She stirs it in a pot for 10 days and it's just really yummy and we all love to eat it. And I can't take baths anymore, just showers because I splash all over the floor and get everything wet!"

Brady
-What store do you buy a turkey? "Target."
-How much do you think a turkey would cost? "$2.00."
-How would you cook a turkey? "Cook it in a bowl with 5 marshmallows and 20 Dr. Peppers and you have to stir it up with a mixer and microwaver it for 4 days and then it's cooked."
-What is the best thing your mommy cooks for you? "Eggs. She stirs them a long long time and pours Dr. Pepper in it and cooks it in the pan and when it's done we can eat the eggs and drink the Dr. Pepper!"

What we learned from this is that Easton has a hard time staying focused and has not forgotten that he has been banned from taking baths! And Brady knows we buy everything at Target and I clearly have a serious addiction to Dr. Pepper! Thanks for making me laugh boys!

Happy Thanksgiving

The other night we made THESE turkeys with the kids! They turned out cute and everyone had a great time making them!

BradyEastonLukeHappy Thanksgiving! We hope you all have a wonderful day!

Family Pictures

Family pictures are overrated. Especially with a 1 year old who insists on sitting on the ground. Luke wanted nothing to do with being held by anyone and was not even satisfied when we put him on our laps. He was only happy when we gave in and set him on the cold, hard, rocky ground. This made for a tough photo shoot as we were constantly trying to accomodate his needs and all squat around him. In most of the pictures he looks totally out of place. He also wanted nothing to do with looking at the camera. Oh the joys! Here is a sneak peek into our (un)successful photo shoot! These are obviously not the ones we are using :)I had a serious headache by the end. I told Ryan we needed to try again and he responded with a big NO WAY. There are a few good ones to choose from!

Halloween...

We had a great Halloween this year! I feel like it lasted all week but it was fun! Ryan and I had a party with some friends and we dressed up. It was nice to have a night out!
I am usually not a huge fan of Halloween but this year was really fun! Brady and Easton were so excited to go Trick or Treating and were so cute at each house. Hearing them say "Trick or Treat" and then "thank you" made me smile every time. When we were done we headed back to my parent's house and they loved passing out candy just as much. Lukey came with us for a few minutes and then he went back and hung out with my mom and dad! He looked super cute in this lion costume!I love these little boys! Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight we got together with the Holland gang at my parent's house to carve pumpkins! I love doing this with my family and this year didn't disappoint.

The party...

Brady and Easton had so much fun at their party! We invited 20 kids and 19 came! They were so excited to see all their friends!

The invitation (thank you Whitney)The birthday boys waiting for their friends to arriveAbbey's fabulous sign!The cupcakesWe had pizza and rootbeerWe watched Toy StoryWith the help of my wonderful sisters and husband, we divided the kids into 4 groups and had them rotate stations. We played "Buzz-Buzz-Woody"and pin the badge on WoodyWe had Toy Story Bowlingand had a ball tossWe had a "pull" pinataand the kids got lots of candyBrady and Easton got lots of presentsand loved having so many friends to play withThey loved blowing out their candlesTheir cute cousin who are all their ageGroup hugIt was a great day! Thank you for all who helped us celebrate!

Happy birthday buddies!

Today is Brady and Easton's birthday! They are the big #4! We love these little dudes. They are so fun to have around and keep me on my toes. I am so lucky to be their mom and am very grateful for the special relationship they share with each other. Happy birthday buddies!