Halloween has come and gone with beautiful weather. We're talking 70 degrees baby! Of course as I write this it is snowing outside, yes only 4 days later. Since all Hallows eve was so nice the kids trick-or-treated for hours and we got gallons of candy (I literally filled 2 gallon sized bags for each child) so you know I 've been eating well. I love the chocolate frenzy until I step on the scale! Hope you all had as much fun as we did:)

Love, Iron Man, Ninja Girl, Olympic Gold Medalist, Mother Nature and Capt Jack's best girl!

Lagoon with Cousins!

Frightmares at Lagoon, woooooooooooooo

Our cousins from California (the Meservys) came for a visit. They were on a mission: conquer the Haunted House at Lagoon. So we decided to help them by tagging along. As you can see it was very scary-right Jeremy!


Ethan isn't really a fan of rides that make you dizzy or puke, so he played it safe and stuck with what he knows--cool cars that go (kinda) fast! He must be reading Matt's Car and Driver, he picked out a classic.

All in all, a fun visit with our fun cousins. Thanks for coming to see us!

Alyssa has been playing soccer this fall. Her team is called the Hornets. She has really taken off! She averages 2 goals per game (last year it was 2 for the season). She has gotten faster and her footwork is great. She is so fun to watch and really loves the sport. She loves it so much that she is going to be a soccer player for Halloween. I just hope she can find a costume.

She scored both these goals in the same game. Isn't she awesome!

CAMPING!!

Look how cute; they are pretending to like each other!

We went CAMPING!!

This is the tent that Ethan and mom put up all by themselves! And yes, we even spent the night in this tent. It was a long, uncomfortable night for mom and dad, but the kids had fun. The tent was on a slight incline so by the time dawn finally broke and all the little forest creatures had quieted down, we found Ethan at the bottom of the tent. He had slid down his air mattress and would have gone right out the door if it hadn't been zipped tight. Best parts of camping were Dad and the kids seeing 2 bull moose in the forest, a squirrel that threw pine cones at us and s'mores, s'mores and more s'mores!

Brin's Cheer Squad

Brinley and her 7th grade squad performed at the High School 1/2 time with all the other cheer squads (6th thru 9th). They were in the middle of the field and they were awesome! Brin starts out on the far right side of the screen and ends up on the left. She is a base for the group on the left with her back to the center. The crazy lady screaming in the background is just a cheer mom (me) who is very happy with how well they did. Aren't they CUTE!!!

Ethan had his first soccer game on Saturday. He is a Tiger now. He did really well! He took the ball down the field and also remembered to guard the goal when it came back their way. At the end of the game they asked coach if they had won. Coach said they had been great (we aren't supposed to keep score) but Ethan and his friend were only interested in how they had lost 6 to 5. They took it well, especially after the cookies and Kool-aid.

Ethan started Kindergarten and he is really enjoying school. He loves taking his Cars backpack everyday and really likes the playground that only the Kindergarteners get to use. Here he is going into his classroom. Mom and Dad felt so strange walking away without any children to run after.