Here we were trying to get a good picture of the 5 cousins ...
Here is Dan and Kristen and their family ...
The whole group ...
On a lovely fall hike in the woods ...
Bob and 3 of the kids at another waterfall we like.
H looks so grown up in this picture!
My in laws with little Andrew ...
Then we went to another waterfall - here are Jonathon, J, Thomas and H
Dan, Kristen and their boys - Thomas, Jonathon and Andrew
This is one of my favorite waterfalls - we've been here many times and I'm always amazed by it!
Our family pic - not very well posed but oh well!
Third transaction:
We also had to clean up the house and run to the grocery store on this Sunday. Then I made some home made mac-n-cheese and we headed over to our friend's house for an overnight camping trip. (Lynn and Jason's house).
Then they all decorated pumpkins with paints, stickers and pipe cleaners ...
The men guarded the fire and talked sports ... (Tim, Jason, Bob, Mike)
The ladies tried to get a serious picture but were laughing so hard that it was near impossible! (Lynn, me, Caroline and Sandy.)
Jason cooked up a feast! And we had lots of yummy sides with it ...
This is where we camped ... it was freezing! Camping in October around here is COLD! (but I'd rather be cold than hot, so I'm not complaining!) We brought lots of layers of clothes and lots of layers of blankets ...
Lynn and Caroline (up to no good, I'm sure!)
Caroline holding Sandy's baby Rachel - she is such a smiley baby! (look at those cheeks and chins!)
The kids did bag races late at night - they had a blast. Here are the girls ...
We had an awesome time. We were tired and achy the next day from sleeping in a tent but it was so worth it. What a great end to a busy week.
After that I check my email and favorite blogs ...
And start some loads of laundry ...
H had a noon soccer game so we head out to the field. Bob works some Saturdays so unfortunately he couldn't watch the game. His parents usually come though. This is before the game -
H did great and even scored a goal at this game! We were hootin' and hollerin' - we were so proud!
After the game the girls and I had some errands to run. We ran home to change and grab a PB sandwich for the road and then headed out. One errand stop was the consignment shop to look for winter stuff for the girls - we had some success and were happy about the prices ...
Later that afternoon the girls played outside while I cleaned house ...
Then they came in to help me bake some cookies!
My little helper wearing an apron that I used to wear as a child!
This is what happens when you run out of flour while making cookies - they go FLAT! Oh well, they still tasted good!
Then I browned up a big double batch of ground beef. Might as well cook the extra now and save time later.
We usually wait until Bob gets home to have dinner. Sometimes the girls eat earlier but this night we all wanted to eat together so we could have TACOS, one of our family's favorites!
After the kids were in bed I really wanted to scrapbook ... but first I had to fold some more clothes ...
Then I could get busy scrappin' ...
And I know this is the first time I've mentioned it - but I always end my night by reading. Even if I stay up way too late and am totally zonked, I always read a little. It helps me wind down and get sleepy.
After breakfast, making beds and getting dressed we did school work. We are learning about the 50 states and mapping them out one by one. J was gluing on a few more for this week ...
Later after school was done we headed out with Bob to run some errands - this was the day that we saw that cute dog in the sidecar (see previous blog).
And 3 of us needed new sneakers - I was very happy with my new ones and couldn't wait to try them out!
So after lunch we headed out again to the park. Bob watched the girls on the playground while I walked/ran - then we switched and I watched the girls while he ran. {{They really DO love one another!}}
I love how the static from the slide made J's hair stand straight up!
We went home for some downtime, then got ready for Friday night Awana. The girls go to Awana Bible club with several of their closest friends ...
And the Moms get to go out for a couple hours! woohoo!
After getting home from Awana that night I was wide awake! So I stayed up late watching movies. I don't know why ... why not?
