31 October 2011

October 31, 2011

The first Halloween, for this Party of Four, 
that our ninja and Spiderman 
viewed it as a sport,
sprinting from house to house.

30 October 2011

October 30, 2011

Pfew, pumpkins carved with 8 hours to spare.

29 October 2011

October 29, 2011

Photo booths, awkward and fun
all at the same time.

28 October 2011

October 28, 2011


Both the calendar and Gibson's sock are telling us that it is 
time for soccer to come to an end.

27 October 2011

26 October 2011

October 26, 2011


Gibson is taking it all in in art class and teaching us
that if you add swirls and mix colors it makes your picture look real.

25 October 2011

October 25, 2011


Now it's Elliott's turn in the kitchen.

24 October 2011

October 24, 2011


The pantry was organized.

23 October 2011

October 23, 2011

I somehow convinced Gibson to help me with dinner and I think he liked it.

22 October 2011

October 22, 2011

Grandma teaching us her secret cookie recipe.

21 October 2011

October 21, 2011

The Chicago skyline in our masking tape city.

20 October 2011

October 20, 2011

Lack of freezer space can drive you to do just about anything.

19 October 2011

October 19, 2011

The Klein girls first attempt at applesauce was a success.

18 October 2011

October 18, 2011

An elated Elliott on his long awaited field trip.

17 October 2011

October 17, 2011

Look who earned his 5 mile club necklace!

16 October 2011

October 16, 2011

Steve and I were stopped dead in our Sunday morning routine 
by the sound of hysterical belly laughing.
What we found: Two boys trying {or not  trying} to catapult their mini skateboard
over a sink full of water.

15 October 2011

October 15, 2011

Blogger makes me want to scream.
Extra spaces and crazy HTML are absolutely maddening.

14 October 2011

October 14, 2011

Family Date Night: Griffin's season opener!
{and, just when I think I am getting good at picking out the people who will take a good picture, this one happened}

13 October 2011

October 13, 2011

My nightstand tells the tale of last night quite accurately.

12 October 2011

October 12, 2011

Happy Birthday, Bumpa!

11 October 2011

October 11, 2011

Elliott came up dressed for Pre-School declaring proudly,
I'm dressed for three teams. My socks are the Detroit Tigers,
my  shorts are Ohio State and my shirt is Michgan State.
 

10 October 2011

October 10, 2011

Someone found the perfect spot to store his sword.

09 October 2011

October 9, 2011

Happy 86th Birthday Great Grandpa!

08 October 2011

October 8, 2011

With inherited fishing nets, the boys explored the "pond" out back.

07 October 2011

06 October 2011

October 6, 2011

Two boys, who shall remain nameless, found one of their Christmas presents, 
and it looks like they love them.

05 October 2011

October 5, 2011

What have I gotten myself into?

04 October 2011

October 4, 2011

After encouragement from my beaver friends, I am turning over a 
new leaf and archiving everything in my inbox.
It's freeing, I say, freeing!

03 October 2011

October 3, 2011

We officially have a 4 1/2 year old!

02 October 2011

October 2, 2011

Kayaking during a salmon run?
Who knew we were in for such a fun and
fascinating morning?
Our trip was filled with literally,
hundreds of salmon darting amongst us.

01 October 2011

October 1, 2011

Steve and I took a mini road trip to cross #26 off the list.

30 September 2011

29 September 2011

September 29, 2011

Let the crafting begin.

28 September 2011

September 28, 2011

Elliott came upstairs very proud of his creations and wanted me to take 
a picture and put them on the blog:)

27 September 2011

September 27, 2011

That's one way to catch a cricket.

26 September 2011

September 26, 2011

Funny how the rules of Battleship change depending on who's turn it is.

25 September 2011

September 25, 2011

Until this weekend, I had never experienced such peace in one place.
Little did I know that in the weeks to follow, I would find myself wanting to run back,
full speed, to this place of comfort.

24 September 2011

September 24, 2011

It looks like some boys I know got to have some fun while Mom was away.

23 September 2011

September 23, 2011


Although I was apprehensive to attend the Pursuit of Wholeness Retreat,
my fears were put to ease when I saw my place setting
 and knew that it was my turn to have a special place at the table.

22 September 2011

September 22, 2011

Sometimes, you just have to drink water out of wine glasses.

21 September 2011

September 21, 2011

Cheering our neighbor girl, Anna, on in her softball game.

20 September 2011

September 20, 2011

The REAL first day of school.  Hooray!

19 September 2011

September 19, 2011


What cooking really looks like in our house....a hot mess!

18 September 2011

September 18, 2011


Our first ever game of Pictionary.

17 September 2011

16 September 2011

September 16, 2011

Dreary, cold weather and Daddy out of town call for a movie night.

15 September 2011

14 September 2011

September 14, 2011


My birthday wish came true...
I got to spend it with wonderful friends and my amazing family.
I have never been so excited to age.
Bring on Year 32!


13 September 2011

September 13, 2011


Elliott's first day of school....
Just kidding!
It looks like we were early, because when we arrived
at school, his teacher told us school didn't start until next Tuesday.

12 September 2011

September 12, 2011


New shoes all around.