Happy Halloween!

Well Paige wouldn't sit still for a picture and then fell asleep so this is her on Halloween. I'm not sure if you can see it, but she is wearing black cat ears. We decided she was catwoman to go with our superhero theme. The kids thought this was a great idea and had fun helping me to keep the ears on her head all night.

The justice league returns! Dylan is continuing his obsession with superheros and is batman this year. Courtney decided she wanted to be part of saving the day and not always be the one who is saved, so she wanted to be wonder woman. We went door to door trick-or-treating for the first time as well as the trunk-or-treat. They were exhausted, but they loved it.

New Pictures!!

Here are some new pictures of the kids. I just love getting pictures taken.

I can't believe Paige has enough hair for pigtails at only 7 months! She is sitting up now as you can see. She is really a very good-natured baby and stays happy most of the time although we couldn't get her to smile that day. She is eating food now and even though she is my smallest baby she is making up for it by being such a good eater!
Dylan is looking so grown-up in these pictures. He thinks he is grown up too and wants to do everything himself! If only his independent streak extended to wanting to go potty himself. Ah well--someday.
Here is Courtney in her first official school picture. We tried to put curls in her hair that day and it only partly worked. She was happy with it though so I guess that is what counts. She is loving school and feels like such a big girl.

It's pumpkin patch time!

Ok so this is my favorite time of year. Some other ladies in the ward and I decided to take a trip to EZ Orchards so that the kids could pick out a pumpkin. It was so much fun! I know I look ridiculous in this picture but it is the only one with Paige in it and the kids look good anyway. We took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch. They were allowed to pick any pumpkin they could lift by themselves. It was a muddy day, but it never rained!Dylan LOVED the tractor. Then we went out to the apple orchard to pick an apple--they were huge! After that we went through the corn maze. There was a slide in the middle and all the kids got dirty sliding down. They had a few farm animals for the kids to see at the end. Courtney even enjoyed looking at the animals there since they had baby piglets. In her mind only baby animals are not to be feared. She thought they looked just like Wilbur from Charlotte's Web. We were given hot cider and a donut to finish things off. It was difficult to get them to leave so we could make it back home for Courtney's bus. Later we drew pictures on our pumpkins. Courtney's is a princess of course and Dylan's is Batman. Please excuse my lack of artistic skill.

Courtney Starts Kindergarten!

Yesterday was a difficult day for me. My stomach was tied in knots but Courtney seemed fine. I worried that she would be scared or overwhelmed. In the end, when we walked her to her class she seemed shy but excited. We gave her a hug and I was the one holding back tears. Later, we walked out to her bus stop to wait for her to come home. When I saw her coming off the bus safe and sound I almost started crying again. I'm sure it will get easier at least I hope so!

Clint's new shed!

Hooray for Clint! He is quite proud of his newly finished project. It is the result of so much hard labor I guess it is fitting that he finished it on Labor Day. It seemed like there were always things going on to keep him from it. I guess that is just life. It has been a pretty big undertaking for us and the kids thought it was super fun to play in and on it during the many stages. I am sure Clint would have had an easier time also if he'd had a more capable helper than me. I probably made things more difficult because sadly I am so weak! Anyway here are some pictures of the various stages.

Paige is 5 months!

Here are Paige's new pictures. I'm trying to get as many pictures of her as the other two, but it is getting to be more of a challenge the more kids we have to keep up! She is five months now and I am trying to start feeding her rice cereal, but she hasn't much interest. She can roll and grab her toes. In fact she is quite the busy little thing. Her favorite thing is to be held and she knows how to get what she wants. She loves toys and watching Courtney and Dylan play really makes her laugh. Life is crazier around here and Clint and I don't get as much sleep, but we don't know what we would do without her!

Family fun!

Ahh! It's been a while since I have sat down and posted some pictures so here are some of the best of the summer. We took the kids out to Silver falls for a little hike one Saturday. We couldn't believe it was the first time we'd gone since Courtney was a baby. They loved the falls especially the one you can walk behind. But I still think the most memorable part for them was the squirrel we fed grapes to, during lunch, while sitting the back of the van!



Here is Clint with the girls during the parade on the 4th of July. This is the 2nd year we have gone to the parade in Mt. Angel. I know my family thinks I am a traitor for not going to St. Paul, but we have really come to love this little parade. We've already got our own little corner that we claim as our own.








I hadn't been to the Enchanted forest since I was a kid. Of course Clint had never been, so I got him to use a vacation day so we could take the kids. We saw all the old stuff I remembered from when I was a kid and there was a lot of things that were new to me. We didn't go in the haunted house, but the kids loved all the rides. Clint and I took turns holding Paige while the other went with Courtney and Dylan on the Bobsled ride. Courtney, our little shy girl, was laughing through the whole thing and ready for more. Dylan, the brave one, was a little afraid of all the speed, but enjoyed it as well. We panned for gold and saw a little play--it was a full day.