A beautiful Sunday afternoon

Mark & Ella doing ABC flashcards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQcbgORE1c&sns=em

Final October Weekend

The weather changed drastically on us from Thursday to Friday and this morning it was in the 30's, so we may be on the path to winter-only weather. My car broke down at work last week and so that should be fun for Jim to fix in this weather. 

Friday was Lily's farewell softball party. Had a great time seeing the girls one last time. 

Sunday we were able to go to the final Ghouls @ Grassmere. The kids had a great time and we closed that zoo down. 

 Lily and her friend, Hope

 Mark being a weirdo

 Lily and Hope up on stage with Mr. Science

Pumpkin carving Tuesday

Marks two-face pumpkin and Ella's sad face pumpkin. They drew the faces ...or at least tried really hard.

Busy weekend - or rather Busy Saturday

Saturday we had two parties - AJ's birthday party then right after Mark's baseball party. Then Jim and I left for our third day in a row of volunteering at the zoo. Sunday was definitely a day of rest and relaxation.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Sneak Peak

Halloween cards should be out in the mail soon!

Camping/Fishing

Mark & Ella's first catch and release fishing excersion, but Lily's a pro :) They had so much fun!

Happy Birthday, Jim!

Saturday we celebrated Jim's birthday with lunch with the folks, cake, a movie then dinner. Happy 35th birthday, honey!

Zoo fun!

Took the kids over to the zoo to renew my membership and let the kids play for a little bit. What a fun and exhausting day.

Disney Magic

We had a great time at Disney on Ice with Laurie and Ashlyn. The kids loved it!