Giggles & Pouts

I shot these videos the other day. This first one is of Layton giggling. These are mainly for the grandparents! They haven't gotten to see this yet as it is hard to get him to laugh!



This one is to show Layton's pouty face. I just love this face. It is THE cutest thing. The funniest thing is that he sounds like he says "Momma" while he is fussing.

Trick-or-Treat

I'm just a week late in getting these posted! This year Hannah knew exactly what she wanted to be for Halloween--a fairy. She had wings, but she forgot to put them on when we went trick-or-treating! Lincoln kept changing his mind. One day he wanted to be Spiderman, then a cowboy, then a pumpkin, then whatever costume he saw in the store. We finally settled on Spiderman. He liked it and wore it for several days before Halloween all around the house! Layton borrowed Jack's skunk costume! He was the cutest thing!

I just love our neighborhood! We only went to maybe 10 houses, but that really was the perfect number. We have a lot of widow ladies around us and they are so sweet. They enjoy seeing the kids and talking to them.

They got plenty of candy!

Next year we may have three little trick-or-treaters!

Last Soccer Game

Well, Hannah's soccer season ended last Saturday. I think she was glad. She told me today that she was glad she didn't have a soccer game tomorrow. I asked her why and she said because it was too hard. Soccer is hard. It is a very strenuous game. I am glad she played though. I think it was good for her.

Kris was a GREAT coach! Here he is at the beginning of the game pumping up the kids!

Several of our games were really hot and kind of miserable for some of the kids. Hannah had a hard time during these games. This last one was actually cold. Layton stayed in his car seat most of the time to keep warm.

Hannah could really dribble the ball down the field. I think she scored 3 goals total.

Kris was so patient and encouraging with the kids.

Soccer is definitely great exercise!

Lincoln went off by himself for a bit and was kicking the ball around.

I can't wait for him to play--hopefully in the spring!

Hannah wanted to hold Layton while she cheered on her team.

This was after the game was over. Kris sat all the kids down and reminded them of the three goals that they had at the beginning of the season:

1. To learn a few soccer skills

2. To learn to play well together.

3. To have fun!!

I really think they did all three which made for a successful season!!

They all got medals at the end. This is Gabriel getting his. He had so much energy and was a great little player.

Here's Carter. He was the cutest thing to watch. At the start of the season, he would just cry and didn't want to play. Kris just went over and picked him up and carried him around a bit on the field. According to his parents, this was just what Carter needed. By the end of the season, he was running and playing and having a blast.

Cameron. He is so tall! I bet he's going to be a real athlete one day.

Hannah getting her medal. I didn't get a picture of Destiny for some reason and another little boy didn't show up.

The whole team! I really enjoyed getting to know these kiddos parents too.

See, we had so much fun!

Well, Hannah, soccer may or may not be your thing. I'm just glad you got to experience it and that you had fun!

Fall Parties!

Last week both Hannah and Lincoln had fall parties at school. I like to go to their parties if I can whether I am helping with them or not. I enjoy seeing them having fun and sometimes experiencing new things. It is also a great way to see how they are at school and to get to know their friends a bit.

Lincoln's class had cupcakes and juice and then did a craft.

They made Indians.

They got treat bags to take home. He had a hard time holding in his excitement during his party. He kept getting up out of his seat. He is such a mess. All his energy is kind of frustrating sometimes, but I just keep hoping that one day either he will learn to control it better or it will be really helpful to him in some way--like he'll be really good at sports or something. Ha!

Hannah's class had a big party on Friday. They did lots of fun centers. When we first got there, they were counting the votes from their pumpkin decorating contest. They each brought home a little pumpkin and were told to decorate it and bring it back to school. They had read a book about a similar pumpkin decorating contest and like in the book, decided to tally all their votes.

They made monsters out of Rice Krispie Treats, marshmellows, gum drops, pretzels, and toothpicks.

This was Layton the whole time. Sweet little sleeping pumpkin!

They had a lady come and paint the kids' faces.

Hannah picked a black cat for her face.

They made Halloween picture frames.

Lincoln checked out the room. I would look around for him and find him looking at different things on the walls. He was very curious.

They played bingo with Mrs. Atwood.

Here's Linc after making his monster. He stuck a toothpick in a plate and was spinning it around. Such a boy. I was actually surprised he wasn't downing all the candy!

Friday was the 50th day of school! On the zero days (10, 20, 30 etc), Zero the Hero pays the class a visit. They always get a treat that is shaped like a zero from him when he comes. This time he brought FunYuns. I think this is so cute.

As you can see, we enjoyed our fall parties this year!

First Taste

Layton had his first taste of cereal last week. This first taste of something other than milk has always been a monumental moment in our house. Ha! It is so fun to capture that face right after they taste something other than milk for the first time. I just love it!

Here's Layton gearing up for it! Those feet up in the air just make me smile. He was probably thinking "I wonder what everyone is getting so excited about? I bet this is going to be fun!"

"Oh, here comes Momma! I like her. I bet she's going to give me something good!"

"Hmm??"

"Well, this is different."

"Hey, there's that silly Lincoln! Look at me! This is fun!!"

"What in the world is that thing?"

"Oh, Hi Hannah. Are you going to give me some too?"

"Ok, Lincoln, be careful!!! Don't make a mess all over me!"

"I'm watching you very closely, mister."

"Why is everyone so excited? I'm not sure about this stuff, people."

"I'll try it again, for you, Mom."

"But I would much rather eat my fist!"