Family Pictures

Hooray for a GREAT photographer -- we finally got an updated family photo with all five kids.

Four Fine Faces

I love these kiddos!

Count Drewcula

Darling, isn't he?  Watch out, he bites!

He doesn't usually draw blood, but he can serve up a mean bruise.  Not with the fangs, either -- that was all just Halloween fun.  I'm the most recent victim -

just a day in the life of mothering Drew.

Already?!?

J: Mom, I know what color a pteranodon used to be.
Me: Well, not even scientists are sure what color the dinosaurs were.
J: Well, I know.  I know everything.

I thought that was just teenagers.  So in case you were wondering, pteranodons were green, stegasauruses were brown, and some t-rexes were light brown with dark stripes.  

Tricks and treats

It was some kind of nasty trick that the day before trick-or-treating we were enjoying a gorgeous afternoon at the park and a mild and pleasant evening.  But when it came time to go out to collect candy the next night, the winds blew and the rain poured down.  What a crazy night!  There was a slight reprieve from the rains when the children got to go out. Below is our Halloween line-up:

 

The Tiger

When I took Camden out to meet Grandma M. last spring she declared several times, "That boy is a TIGER".  She's right.  It made his costume a little more special this year.  He was a cute tiger but wasn't interested in holding still for pictures.

Drew the Dog

This is the third and likely final year that he has sported this costume.  It's starting to get small.  

Is this kid easy going or what?  And such a cutie if I say so myself!

Bumblebee

I am tired of $12 cheap China-made costumes that hundreds of other little boys are wearing.  At least Jacob was thrilled with his pick for this year.  Can someone give me ideas for how to get Jacob really excited for a homemade costume next year?  I mentioned Captain Hook and he said, "No, Mom -- he's a bad guy!  Besides, we don't have a hook."  I insisted that we could make him one.  "Naw, how about Peter Pan?"  Dad wasn't impressed with that idea.

Pippi Longstocking

with Mr. Nilsson

A very sassy Rita Skeeter, reporter from the Harry Potter series.

Thanks Shauna for making an awesome cape and for the glasses!