Winter coat time

Check out my little Eskimo!

Thanksgiving treats

Our Indian Village- tee-pees made of white chocolate & butterscotch covered ice cream cones
Pilgrim hats- EL Fudge cookies with chocolate dipped marshmellows.

Mackinna proudly displaying a tee-pee work of art

Modeling a paper pilgrim hat while holding the eatable one

Visit with Mary & girls

I love this one- Jovi is trying to get away and Niesa's face couldn't look more like her father's while Kaden is trying to kiss her. It cracks me up.

Too bad Mackinna's eyes are shut!

Little slugger

Lunch Picnics in the yard in November

The past few weeks have been really nice, with lots of warm sunny days. We've had a few picnic lunches in the yard lately. Here are some photos from one- which included a little better batter baseball, driving the truck through the leaves and Mackinna reading Twilight...

Party girl

Mackinna went to her friend Josie's birthday party today. Despite not
knowing anyone other than Josie she did a great job! She was so brave!

Potty?

The kids and I were in the car on the way back from BJs yesterday when Mackinna started kicking my seat and kind of jumping around. Kaden looks over at her and asks, "Potty Denna?" He was absolutely right, which shouldn't have been a surprise- she does it all the time, but man it cracked me up!

Naptime

Today when I was getting Kaden ready to go down for a nap he looked at me and asked, "Nurse?"  I don't know where this came from since its been months now since he nursed, but I told him no he couldn't nurse because Mommy's milk was all gone, but he could have a cup of milk, then he asked why a couple of times and we moved on.  We put on his pull up, I turned out the light and turned on his music, and he climbed in to the rocking chair.  At this point, he looks at me and says, "Bell But now Mommy... milks gone."  He's totally right- he replaced nursing with sticking his finger in my belly button, but somehow it surprised me that he was keenly aware that this is what he had done.

Tractor!

Attentive audience

They love Annie- they are even singing along.

Lisbon high school present Annie

After a power outage cancelled last night's performance we drove
nearly an hour again today to Lisbon. The kids are loving it and
Mackinna even dressed like Annie. She told me last she needs "orphan
clothes" though!

Big kids on the tire swing

Haircut

Kaden got his haircut last Monday- which he loves to have done, but this time I guess he was exceptionally pleased with how he looked.  A week and a half later he still panics and yells, "haircut," while touching his hair, if the wind blows it out of place.  He won't let me rub his hair when we are cuddling, for fear of messing up his haircut and pulling his sweatshirts over his head is still a roll of the dice- very often hearing, "haircut!"  Daddy has tried explaining to him, that while his hair might be out of place, his haircut is still just fine, but Kaden seems to disagree.

I forgot to post this

Kaden sleeping sitting up in the shopping cart Tuesday.

A little donut on the pillow

Yesterday Kaden brought a half eaten donut in a zip lock bag up to nap with him.  It seems to me that he doesn't trust us to be left with some of these things, so he's taking them up to his bed to keep them safe.

Trick or Treat!

This is the end of the night- they are blowing out the candle. Snuggie in hand, Mackinna is tired.
Kaden after trick or treating - make up part way off. Some came off as his free icecream from DQ melted on him, the rest I tried to wipe off until he thru a fit.

Kaden's scary pumpkin

Trick or Treating at Katie, Dan & Nicholas' house.

Across the street they had a whole spooky scene. Surprisingly Mackinna didn't seem to phased by it.
Check out the spooky moon for trick or treating. I took this in the driveway as we were getting ready to leave.