Hello, and let me apologize for the infrequency of my posts! It seems I never have the time and energy (and I need BOTH) to make posts like I would like to.

I'm sure it is a busy time of year for everyone. We are busy in that we are constantly trying to keep up with 4 little ones, lol. We spend a lot of time at home and have been enjoying all of the Christmas movies that come on TV at this time of year. We should be buying stock in popcorn! :-)

The boys are enjoying the season are getting excited about the "big day." They love looking at the houses decorated with lights and they can't wait for a big snow to go outside and play in.

Clayton and Grant are both busy with preschool. They are both doing well and learning so much! Evan has recently potty trained and we are back down to just one in diapers! YAY!! Blake is growing bigger by the minute and is my chubby little buddy. Fortunately, he has been ear infection-free for several weeks now! We are slowly getting into a predictable eating and sleeping routine and Mommy is happy about that. He is almost sleeping all the way through the night, yippee!

Andy and I are taking advantage of this time for him to be home and are growing and working together. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful, caring husband!

Here are some recent pictures and video of baby Blake! I thought you might enjoy. :-) He just loves bath time!

Happy Thanksgiving...

from our little turkies!!

12 weeks old!

Fall's Beauty

I have recently been trying to get out of the house to take an occasional walk while it's still been warm enough (for me) to do so. I couldn't help but notice the array of colors in the trees in the midst of fall. So I took my camera with me one day to snap some pictures and thought I would share. I am thankful for our quiet country road and the beauty that surrounds us!

Happy Halloween!

Here is our crew of trick-or-treaters! Clayton has finally got the knack of what you do and say to get candy, but the smaller ones are still novices, lol. With all these kids, we really racked up the candy!

I had 3 of the REAL Power Rangers with me last night - I felt so safe! LOL And they brought their little dalmation puppy with them, too. ;-)

Here are all of the pictures I took - I cheated and just selected them all to be in my slideshow!

Think about this before you vote

I received this today via email and wanted to share!

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Huber's

We visited a "pumpkin patch" over the weekend, but alas never made it to the pumpkin picking part! Huber's Orchard and winery,huberwinery.com, has a family fun park with a petting zoo, slides, mazes, mini tractors, and a huge "jumping pillow." By the time we finished with the park we decided we were too tired to venture out to the pumpkin patch so we headed home. We're sure the boys will get a pumpkin each before it's all said and done so we weren't too worried about missing that part. They thoroughly enjoyed the park and we had a great day of family fun. Thanks Jody and Brent (my sister and nephew) for accompanying us - it was such a nice day!