Indian Summer and Swimming!

Since Ben was hunting last night and today, us girls took a short trip to Grandpa & Grandma P's house. We had lots of fun there... fish fry, storytime, shopping, playing outside in on a warm Fall day, a trip to Auntie Shelley's, and even some swimming! (indoors of course)


Grandma reading to Taylor- think she may have made her read half her library :)


Hailey & Grandpa playing



Hailey "sleeping" in her Dora tent

Miss Photogenic (in an outfit from her cousin Casey, she is very proud of her clothes from her.. thanks again!)

Playing tennis in the front yard - gotta love that face!

Hailey did NOT want her picture taken! Every time I took the camera out she'd be so happy and then all of a sudden "NNNNNOOOO!!!" So, these were the best I could get, she's still cute I think :)

New London Pool

Thanks for the fun day!

Halloween Weekend

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! My parents came up Friday night and Tim & Mel & kids came over too for some games and supper. It was lots of fun, wish we lived closer and could do it more often! Grandpa & Grandma went trick-or-treating with us girls while Ben was hunting Saturday afternoon. We weren't out for too long and just did one long street, but we still had a blast. Taylor checked out every piece of candy that she got and when you ask if you can have a piece she says, "Yes, but take it out of Hailey's bucket." lol, she has shared since though.
Taylor was going to be a Barbie fairy of some kind but she decided to be Tinkerbell again at the last minute. At first, she was shy and mumbled "trick-or-treat" under her breath, but as we went on she was yelling it and said,"Happy Halloween" to everyone too!



and Hailey the Lion didn't want her picture taken.

Grandpa raked some leaves and played with the girls a bit outside, but it was pretty chilly so they didn't stay out too long.

Enjoying cookies with Papa Saturday night.

and painting pumpkins Grandma picked up at Michaels earlier. Taylor wanted to paint her's all purple :)

Another weekend here and gone and now it's November already! Sheesh, soon I'll be posting Thanksgiving pics!

Playing in the Leaves!

We had a warm Fall afternoon yesterday, so the kids and I played out in the leaves for a little while. Taylor & Kade had a blast jumping in and throwing leaves at eachother and up in the air. Hailey wasn't too sure about it all!

Hailey with her pumpkin from Gpa & Gma M

Apple Picking, Pumpkin Painting & Twin Lakes

We went down to Grandpa & Grandma's in Twin Lakes this weekend to help my mom celebrate her birthday. We went to Gurnee Mills, spent a little time with some old friends, went apple picking, painted some pumpkins and had a great time!

Megan & Taylor with their apples, taste-testing of course.


Neither of these girls spent more than a couple minutes in the wagon before they were off apple hunting and Tyler sat in there.


Grandma looks like a kangaroo, hehe




Get that one, Grandma!!




Hailey likes apples but needs more teeth :)

We stopped by to get some doughnuts and a picture on the pumpkins we weren't supposed to be sitting on.

Painting pumpkins Saturday night.

Eating some cupcakes and singing Happy Birthday to Grandma!

Hailey after her bath

Sunday pictures

Our family

Coloring with Grandpa Sunday afternoon

Riding Grandpa's horses :)