Monday, November 12, 2007

More Harvest Fest Pictures








I made sure that I got a good picture of everyone in their costumes. Last year I forgot until we arrived at church and it was dark. The pictures did not turn out well. I had so much fun making these. Mine had to be adjusted because it is hard to nurse in a dress like I orginally planned to make. Daniel was just too cute for words in his costume. Alex, who is normally so camera shy, actually was the first to volunteer to get his picture taken. It was such fun to do this as a family.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Zoo






I am trying to catch everyone up on the events of the past few weeks. Last weekend was too beautiful to not get outside. Carl and I have a membership to the NC Aquarium which allows us to get into zoos and aquariums all over the country, including our own NC Zoo. We went last weekend and had a blast. The boys loved all the animals. We started at the Africa end and walked back to the North America side. It really takes all day as the zoo is huge. The boys were upset because the polar bears were not on display. William also missed seeing the snakes and all the stream life animals as the zoo was getting ready to close. They have a huge play area where everything is made from recylced material. Walking on the rubber "mulch" was weird but the kids had fun flinging themselves all over the place. Samuel was great because he slept most of the time. I nursed him when we got there and then right before we left. The kids had fun and look forward to going back. Carl wants to take William for a Daddy and Me day to see the animals he missed.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Samuel




Okay people, stop complaining. Ha Ha. Here are some pictures of Samuel. It is hard to get ones of him by himself. He usually has a sibling attached to his side. Now you all can stop bugging me. Just kidding. We love you all and miss everyone lots.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Harvest Fest



Wow! It has been a while. I have been so busy. One of the reasons I was busy was because of harvest fest. That is what our church does instead of Trick or Treating. It is set up like a carnival. They have a puppet show and a presentation of the gospel. THen you get hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, and soda
(real healthy I know). Then they have games and rides for all the kids. It is so much fun. After last year of being the characters from Narnia the boys requested to be the characters from Lord of the Rings. With a few changes from last year's costumes the boys were all set. Esther just needed a little skirt to go over hers from last year. It was too short and I did not feel like making her a whole new costume. Some fabric and a little elastic and she was all set. I had to make Daniel a new costume and alter his from last year to fit Samuel. Carl requested to dress up too so I made costumes for both of us. He was Aragon and I was his elf love (can't remember or spell her name.) The costumes turned out so good and the kids had a blast. Carl has already decided that next year we are going as a basketball team. He will be the coach and Esther and I will be cheerleaders. People always say we are going for our own basketball team anyway. It took a lot of time and effort but it was worth it. It will be something the kids will always remember that mommy made their costumes each year. The kids like playing with their costumes all year and they last a lot longer than the cheap costumes you get out at the store. William is in fact wearing his to Sunday School this Sunday. His class is studying the armor of God. Each kid is to give a presentation of a specific piece of armor. William is doing the sword of the spirit and thought it would be cool to wear his costume.