One Man Band

Here is Charlie showing off his skills on the harmonica. He walks around the house doing this. As you can see it is cute for about thirty seconds (maybe less), but he is so proud of himself you just can't stop him.

Playing Hockey

This video gives you an idea of how we spend a good portion of our cooler weather afternoons (while Hannah is doing her homework). Our front room is virtually empty and has been converted into the kids' hockey room. Warning: This video is long - about three minutes.

HALLOWEEN

Trick-or-treating begins promptly at 3 pm in these parts! We didn't actually get out of the house until 4pm, however. After going around our block William told everyone "That's enough candy for me" and decided to ride in the stroller. Our block was closed off so the kids could run around. At 6pm pizzas were delivered for the kids & the adults on the block enjoyed a potluck dinner with variety of soups & chili's. It was a fun evening... Below you will see:

Will as Spiderman (without the mask because it "smells bad" - also when Will puts on the mask he turns "mean" and tries to tackle everyone.)

Hannah as a Disco Girl (but she probably could pass for a Disco Young Woman...)

Charlie as a Lion (we found out on Halloween that Charlie likes candy, which will hopefully help put on the pounds)

Our neighbors: Alexis as Batgirl and Isaac as a Skunk

Annual Picking of the Pumpkins

Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch(ish). It had already cut pumpkins, carnival rides, tons of junk food, and hay rides - quite a production. The kids had a great time, but two hours was definitely the max for the boys; later in the day they both took very long naps. I was able to get one good group shot of the kids. William did not want to have his picture taken that day. He kept turning his head away from the camera. I started jumping over pumpkins and making funny faces to get him to look and smile, which explains why Hannah is cracking up in the group shot (of course it did not get Charlie's attention).

HOCKEY!

Today was Will's first hockey lesson (yea, two days after being at the beach). A couple of the boys ended up in tears (my son being one) so this is the only picture taken to prove he was on the ice. Will was content to sit and watch the others skate (no surprise there) with his new buddy, Paul. William also informed me that he prefers to sit and skate, standing on the ice gets tricky.

just another day at the beach

We spent most of Sunday on the beach. I think September is really the best time at Lake Michigan (easpecially this year). In these pics you can see the "pool" the kids were digging, fully equipped with a slide, as well as Charlie with a face full o' sand, as usual!

Will's 3rd Birthday

William turned three on September 15th. We had a small party with the family at the Lake House. Will got a Spiderman costume and a wagon as gifts.

The Fam

This isn't the best picture of Pace, but it is the best one of all the kids. I knew he wouldn't care. Who stuck that blue-eyed baby in the picture?