Halloweeeeeen!

Well, Halloween came and went. And now we have an ungodly amount of candy in our house. How about you?? It's such a funny holiday, isn't it? Walk around and gather sugar that we don't need which just makes our kids cranky and onery! Oh well... I did adopt something very clever from my mom - the 10% candy tithe to mom! Like I need it too!

Anyway, the kids enjoyed dressing up and trick or treating with some friends.... In case you can't tell, Ashlyn was Jasmine (kind of - she was really supposed to be Little Bo Peep from a costume she wore for dance last year but when she got it on, Josh said it looked more like something from Aladdin so I put her hair in a high pony tail and we left the shepherd's staff at home!),

Luke was Superman and Ian was Batman. Gotta get the superheros out of the way before they get too old! We tried to get Luke to let us put rolled socks in the arms of his costume for muscles but he would have nothing of it!

From the left: Avery, Ian, Ashlyn, Reagan, Taylor, Kennedy, Luke, and Connor

This is from Ashlyn's school Halloween party. She had lots of fun with her friends in her class.

Our Humble Abode

Carrie, this is for you exclusively. Just kidding - everyone else can view the pics or our house, but Carrie has been REALLY interested in them! You know I love you, Carrie! :) You know... I haven't seen pics of your house.....

Out front. We have a huge front/side yard that goes to the left of the house.

This view is from when you first come in the front door. The area behind the couch (that I want to get rid of!!!) is what we're using as our office - it's really the dining room which is why the chandilier is crookedly hanging from the ceiling. Some day it'll be a regular light!


This is in the kitchen from the back sliding doors. You can see the front door in the open space above the sink (our favorite part of the house!)

Ash's room - very girlified!

Our Bedroom.

Hope you enjoyed!!