Our big Halloween winner!

The local radio station has an annual Halloween Party and they award prizes for children who are home early from trick or treating. This year we had contestant forms sent home in the backpack so I thought I would enter Addison, Bryce and Collin in the contest for the first time. At about 8:45 (way past their bed time) Bryce got a call from the radio station and because he was on a sugar high he was still awake to talk to the witch and be on the radio.

The witch said we caught this sweet little boy just before he heads off to bed. Bryce is a student at St. Paul's Christian Day School. While she was saying this Bryce was trying to tell her who his teachers were, Mrs. Connie (Ms. Tonnie) & Mrs. Schmidt (Ms. Mit), and he repeated it about 3 times. I finally stopped him and translated for the witch. The witch then asked how old he was and he quickly and proudly said "tree" (3) but he's 2! She then told him he won a $20 Walmart gift card and 2 #1 Sonic meals which is the perfect prize for him. He told her thank you (tank u), she said Happy Halloween and Bryce attempted to say Happy Halloween (I can't even translate how it came out but it was nothing like Happy Halloween). He was so excited to talk to the witch and we were proud of him for actually participating in the conversation. I was a little worried the only thing he was going to say was "Hi Pawpaw" which is what he said when he first got the call before he was put on the radio.

 Bryce with his prize!

We're off to see the Wizard!

......the Wonderful Wizard of Oz! For halloween this year Addison, Bryce and Collin were dressed as Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Lion from the Wizard of Oz. They haven't seen the movie but it was one of my favorites as a child. Addison loved her Dorothy dress, its was the perfect girly costume for her, with a sequin dress, a bow and a basket to carry around! Bryce wasn't thrilled about putting on his costume at first but he wore it proudly once it was on and got rid of the hat as soon as he could. Collin was a lion that needed a little courage! He didn't want to put the costume on and then once it was on he kept unzipping it to try and get it off. Friday night we went to a halloween party and about 30 minutes after we got there I turned around and he was sitting on the floor in the middle of the party taking off his costume. We dressed the kids in their costumes several times, we had a Halloween party Friday, Sunday and Monday we took them around to family and friends trick or treating so they got pretty good about wearing the costumes by Monday evening. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera Monday and the battery went dead Friday so these are the only pictures I have that turned out half way decent.

 

The Scarecrow, Dorothy and the Lion (refusing to wear his hood!)

The two Dorothy's at the party a.k.a Lauren and Addison

They had lots of cute treats at the Halloween party!

Aunt Dee with Addison and Bryce enjoying the goodies!

Bryce made a cute scarecrow!

Pawpaw should have been the tin man!

Addison, Collin and Bryce ready to trick or treat!

Collin had trouble keeping the lions nose out of his face but he liked hiding behind the lions face/mane too!

Addison being sweet!

Maurer's Annual Hayride

The Maurer Family hosted their annual hayride last Sunday and we enjoyed the fun of riding through the country side with good friends! The kids weren't too sure about getting on the trailer at first but once we were going they enjoyed seeing the cows and waving to people that we passed.

Ready for the ride!

Mommy with Addison and Collin

Grayson and Coty

Melanie and Kylie

Rodney and Jerri

The other trailer with Jaxson and Doug driving!

Our silly clowns

With three two year olds it is NEVER a dull moment! The other day they were playing in the play room and came out dressed like this:

The three silly clowns!

They just knew they were being cute and silly!

The leader of the pack!

Addison wanting to be the center of attention!

Homecoming

We went to the homecoming parade last week and came home with enough candy to keep our kids on a sugar high for a week or more! Collin enjoyed running for the candy and filling his bag, even with the pushing and shoving from the "big" kids. He waved at the floats and would jump up and down when he got a piece of candy to put in his bag. Bryce and Addison were happy sitting back and letting their cousins fill their bags with candy.

Collin waving

Bryce sitting back digging through his candy

Waiting for the floats with our cousins and the Janner triplets 

Addison sitting with Myrna

Friday night we sat under the lights of the football field to watch the cubs win! I can't say that Addison and Bryce sat much, they prefered to move from one person to the next until the homecoming court took the field. Addison sat and watched them take the field and told me "pretty"! Collin on the other hand sat and watched most of the game, he occasionally changed laps but stayed focused on the field. He would cheer and get excited when the cubs scored and when the band came out he said "march". 

Grandpa and Collin watching the game

Addison on her sugar high!

Bryce with Karla

Thanks Karla & Sue for helping keep our little ones entertained and we hope you didn't miss too much of the game!

Happy Birthday!

 

Happy Birthday Lane, Wyatt and Reid

We had a lot of fun helping the Janner Triplets celebrate their 4th birthday! We rode a "real" train, drove the gator, and hit a pinata and went home with a lot of candy.  

Riding the train

Collin had fun driving everyone around in circles

Getting ready for our train ride

Addison riding the train

Collin and Bryce riding the train

Cub Football

Friday night we cheered on the cubs at the football game against Waller. The kids did great and really enjoyed watching the game, cheerleaders, band and drill team. Mommy packed plenty of snacks to keep everyone happy but by half time we were ready to go.

Eating our snacks waiting patiently for the game to start

Collin sat in Aunt Lindsey's lap most of the game and he was not ready to go at half time!

Daddy and Bryce

All three with eyes glued to the field

GO CUBS!