Happy Halloween Everyone!

trunk 0 treat and pumpkins

Dressed up and ready to GO! Cake walk... what a huge cupcake! Bryson was excited that he won it, he didn't wan to eat it though.

Enjoying her popcorn! She was shy when we first arrived, then she saw another little girl dressed in the same costume, and she thought that was cool!

Kenna's is a witch and Bryson has the falling apart pirate skull.

They both had a great time carving pumpkins. Bryson was a wimp when it came to touching the insides, but not Kenna, she dove right in with her hands!

Too Excited For Halloween!

Bryson and Kenna went crazy when I pulled out the Halloween box! They took turns trying on all the different costumes and then went outside to ride their bikes while wearing them.

This year, Kenna wants to be bat girl again and Bryson is going to be bumblebee. Not A bumblebee, but The Bumblebee transformer! It's going to be great!

Cookies and Friends

The kids got to have their friends over for a sleep over this past weekend. We took our friends kids so that they could enjoy an evening to themselves. Here they all are, lined up watching a movie on the floor. They were so great, except when it was time to go to bed. We found the girls quietly playing in Kenna's room with the light on. When I opened the door, Kenna hurried as fast as she could to hide under her bed! And then the boys couldn't seem to keep quiet. They were up talking and laughing and having a great time. There certainly wasn't much sleep going on and the results of this were evident the next day! Last week, Bryson had a friend over, Calvin, and we decided to make some Halloween sugar cookies. Each child put on an apron, had their own rolling pin and went straight to work. They had a great time making a mess with the flour and dough. They also enjoyed cutting out their own shapes. Bryson wouldn't stop eating his dough!

Decorating the cookies

Bryson's masterpiece! Kenna's masterpiece!

Sleepy Head

McKenna woke up early Monday morning, screaming because of a nightmare she was having. She said she was dreaming about the monsters she saw in the Halloween store and they were trying to get her. I stayed in bed with her, to hold her and calm her down. She didn't go back to sleep because Bryson's alarm to get up went off. Anyway, we finished with FHE early and sent the kids to go get ready for bed and we could have some extra time to read stories or play. Bryson was done in a flash, but McKenna took her time. She usually takes her time and I just figured she was making the choice to spend her extra time trying to get ready for bed. Well, bed time rolls around and still no McKenna. I went to her room, knocked on the door and no answer. I peeked in to find her laying on the floor, right in front of her closet, sound asleep! Well, I'm glad she decided to go to bed early to make up for the little sleep she received the night before!

Rain, Rain, go away

As some of you know, Georgia got hit with a few days of non-stop rain storms a few weeks ago. Most of Atlanta and a few other counties closed their roads. School was even cancelled for a day due to the floods and closed roads. We were very blessed to have only received just under two feet of water in our back yard. Our house didn't flood and our street was open. There were only a few damaged basements in our area. Here is a picture of part of our back yard. As you can see it was a murky swimming pool. Kenna asked me if we are going to see alligators come out of the water!

Fall Family Fun Night

Bryson's school had a festival where all the kids were to dress up like a cowboy/cowgirl. Kenna was determined to dress up like her brother, she even wore some of his clothes. They looked adorable! There were carnival rides, games, prizes, and pony rides. Kenna LOVED the pony ride! She even named her pony Tony. She started to sob when the festival was ending and they were putting "Tony Pony" in the trailer.

Change

Bryson was super excited with our move because it meant going from car-pool to riding the bus. The greatest thing about riding the bus is that it stops right in front of our house! He says he really likes that he doesn't have to wear a seat belt and he can sit wherever he likes.

Both of the kids really like that they get to have their own room. Bryson's is a larger room with a walk-in closet and an extra crawl space that leads to our attic. He likes to call it his "hide out". He is very proud of this space of his own and shows it to everyone that comes over! McKenna has also taken some pride with her room. So much that she has even set specific rules for everyone to abide to, no exceptions! She likes to keep her door closed to assure that everyone has to knock before entering and they must ask with a "please" before she will say "yes". She has a long closet with tall, mirror doors. This is her favorite.... she likes to make-believe and act out in front of the mirrors. They have become quite a distraction for her and it takes her an extremely long time to get dressed these days!

Long Wait

Thank you for all of your patience in waiting for us to get settled into our new house and to get internet. We finally have it, and now I can catch you all up on this past months events!