Nose Pickin' & Grinnin'

Caroline had her Christmas Program last Friday night.  It was a crazy day but we all made it there in time and we were ready for a show.  We surely got one.  Caroline sang beautifully, it just so happened that after just about every song she had to do a quick intermission of nose pickin'.  I have it on video for her to view when she's 16.

 Connor had his first basketball game on Saturday.  We know it's not about winning or losing but it was nice for him to feel the success of winning his first game.  I doubt he really knows what's really going on completely but I must say he was so happy out on that court.  He had a grin on his face the entire game.  He even did this funny little jig after they made a basket.  He is truly a science nerd but it's been good for him to enter the sports arena. 

Tasty Trees

Can we say "Cannon nose?"  He was showing off his green mustache. 

Coop never got much on his tree. 

I love the pictures of their little hands hard at work.

We made ice cream cone Christmas trees tonight.  The boys were way more interested in the tasty part than the tree part.  Caroline on the other hand was really into the decorating.  I was excited to see her artistic side really shine.  I loved her tree! 

Toothy Tale

Connor had his first visit from the Tooth Fairy last Thursday night.  His bottom tooth has been wiggly for weeks.  I finally got a good grip on it and yanked it right out.  No tears and barely any blood.  He was super excited to place it under his pillow and wait for the Tooth Fairy.  He says she took it so quiet but she left some glitter behind and Caroline swore she heard the Tooth Fairy knock on her door. 

Fall Holidays

 Wanna know what we've been up to lately?  Well I thought I'd share a few pics to catch you up. 

We've carved pumpkins.

Coop kissing his cat pumpkin.  He was bored with the whole carving activities so we just stuck some cat pieces on his pumpkin and he was happy.

  For Halloween this year the kids dressed up as their favorite characters:  Ariel the Little Mermaid, Thomas the Train, and Toy Story Army Men. 

Connor at his Book-a-Ween parade. He was an Toy Story Army Man.

Caroline & her BFF Jakers at Trunk or Treat. 

Connor went on his first field trip in November.  I got to go with him to Uncle Donald's farm and we had a blast.  His favorite part was at the end.  They put all the kids in a gated field and gave them a handful of feed.  Then they released all the goats into the gated field and the goats came running up to eat the feed right out of their hand.  The kids had no idea what was happening.  It was priceless to see the looks on their faces when the goats came running at them.

  Caroline & Connor both had Thanksgiving presentations at their school.  Caroline was so . . .cute in her turkey hat.  She sang for days and days. 

.  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving & now the count down to Christmas break and Caroline's birthday.  She reminds me daily that she won't be three for much longer. 

Fall

 Just can't quite bring myself to talk about Craig's Dad yet so I thought I'd show some of the other things we've been doing around the house the last couple of weeks.  Fall has come to stay.  We're loving the weather and all the autumn decorations.  One thing the kids had fun decorating this season was a gingerbread haunted house that Aunt Pam & Uncle Brant got them.  They had a blast making it look spooky. 

 Another fun activity we we did was painting ceramic pumpkins at Amazing Glaze.  Connor and Caroline each chose a pumpkin and Cooper found the back wall that was painted in chalkboard paint so he took some sidewalk chalk and some 3D googles and went to town.  They had so much fun and I can't wait to display their works of art.  I don't have a picture of the final product yet because we haven't received them from Amazing Glaze yet.