Happy Halloween!

We had lots of fun today getting dressed up and going out to get loads of candy! Of course, I had to get a few shots of the kids before we left. Don't they just look like they're having fun?!

This Halloween we had:

A Clown

An Army Guy
A Farmer
And a Bumble Bee who wouldn't let me get a close-up shot....
so I had to work reeeaaally hard to get a lot of 'em! (imagine that:)

Here they are...along with a couple of Reeva who will still let me take pictures of her :) and one of my sister and her family at their church's Trunk or Treat where they took home a Cool Trunk Award for their very cool movie themed car - the kids are adorable as popcorn, coca-cola, and a pretzel...

Happy Halloween All!!

A Birthday Day

Today, our sweet Reegan turned six years old. It's hard to believe that six years ago we brought home our sweet little "China baby" as she likes to refer to herself when she sees pictures of her as a baby with tons of black hair that hasn't stopped growing since. She has grown so much in the last year and I have been loving every minute of it. :) You never know what she is going to say or do - she is absolutely full of energy, personality, and happiness.

Here is a little sneak peak into her day.

When I went to wake the kids this morning, I could hear her up the stairs in her sisters' room waking them up - making sure they remembered she was six today!

Finding her way down to the kitchen through all the streamers from her bedroom, down the stairs and into the kitchen. She has scarcely been able to wait for this day!

Ok, this one I just couldn't resist.

Her HUGE birthday plate of pancakes for breakfast that can be made by no one but Dad. She, of course, got lots of help eating them. ;)

With big brother....they wanted this picture. :) I think that almost makes the sometimes seemingly endless bickering bearable. Right here you can see how much they adore one another.

Randy and I got to take some snacks to school to celebrate her special day with her class. Reegan got to pick the song to sing at the end of the day. She picked the Tuti-Ta...here she is dancing away!

You know that her Dad couldn't miss out on the action....he had to lead the Tuti-Ta for the class. The kids, of course, loved it.

Mrs. L got a picture of the three of us together. :)

Na-na and Pop-pa came to have dinner with us this evening. Reegan chose broccoli, rice, and mac&cheese for supper. (We added chicken to the menu for dad :) Here is Rylee and Reeva bringing her birthday cake to her.

Make a wish, my sweet....

And blow them out...

What a crew :)

Happy Birthday, my sweet angel....xoxo ~ mommy

FWD:Randy says you are responsible for this outfit. = ) Chris ( =

Randy says you are responsible for this outfit.
= ) Chris ( =

Field Trip Fun

I got to spend this morning with Reegan and her class as they walked from school to the local fire station for a field trip. When we left the firemen gave all the kids a fire hat and made them honorary firemen for the day. One of the little boys (Kanden) in Reegan's class took this picture with my cell phone - that's his thumb on the side of the photo! :) We had a good time touring the fire station, sitting in the fire truck, and spraying the water hose. The firemen served cookies and kool-aid to the kids before they left. It was such a fun morning and I'm so glad I got to spend it with my sweet Reegan!

Tractor Pull Champ :)

This past weekend we went to a fall festival of one of the small communities in our area. It ended up being a bit chilly and then it started to rain. :( But, not before the tractor pull! Reece and Reegan both got to enter. Reece was actually over the weight limit but there were several other kids there around his weight so they made another group for them. I can't believe how long and lanky Reece has gotten! His knees came up so high when he was trying to pedal - needless to say he didn't make it very far. I wish I would've gotten a picture of it. Reegan, on the other hand, is so tiny she made the 'lightweight' group....and won! (Notice the skirt, too!) lol She was so excited. She's pretty proud of her big tractor trophy.

LOL

Here are a couple of texts I got in the past few weeks from my sisters with things their kids have said. Definitely LOL moments. :) Reeva actually saw me read one of them and then bust out laughing for apparently no reason and said, "I love it when you do that!"

From Rebecca last week:
Caleb's description of fruit salad to Rorri...."It's really good. All kinds of fruit...no salad!"

HeeHee! LOVE it!!

And then from Libb:

I asked Bella if she wanted to go to the baby shower with me or stay with the boys. She said, "Go to the shower"....then she thought for a second and said...."or I can take a shower here" LOL

I can so see Bella sayin' that! :)

Have I ever mentioned how much I love my nieces and nephews?!

I love that my kids have best friends to play with and I secretly love it when they cry because they want to come to Aunt Mona's but can't. I love that I can give them unlimited popsicles and bubble gum from the bubble gum machine. And let them be as messy as they want...

Most of all I love their sweet hugs and kisses that I can never get enough of. :)

Yep, I love 'em all right! :)

Run! Run! As fast as you can!

Today I got to spend the afternoon in Reegan's classroom helping her and her classmates cut out, decorate and bake gingerbread men. This is always such a fun week for the kindergarteners. They spend the week reading, "The Gingerbread Man" and then the day before I was there they made a big gingerbread man as a class but when they went to get it out of the oven...it was gone! They ended up going on a big hunt all over the school following notes that he left for them only to find him back at their classroom. Reegan had so much fun! So, the next day they tried it again with each of them getting to make their own gingerbread man then they brainstormed ways to keep them from running away when they baked them. They decided to put chairs in front of the ovens and stay in the room when they baked them to make sure none of them escaped. :) They were relieved that none of the gingerbread men escaped and took them back to the room, put icing on them and then ate them! They had such a great time and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it.