Happy Halloween!

It seems as if kids have been celebrating Halloween for a month with various parties, downtown trick or treating and neighborhood trick or treating.  The sugar high continues for one more day! 

Tyler's class took a field trip to Rhodes Family Farm to pick pumpkins and play.  I love going on his field trips but being chaperone and a PTO member are both things that me feel so old.

Next up- the school Halloween parade and class parties.

Followed by meeting my family at Edwardsville's Halloween parade.

 

Julia dresses as a cat to match Glam, Cole is a skunk & Ry is Captain Jack Sparrow.  

Glammie gets as excited about the parade as the kids and makes sure every float notices them and tosses candy their way.

 

Colin loves animals and is obsessed with dogs so he followed around this huge one at the parade. Colin, with the real police, who let our little jailbird off for good behavior.

Trick or Treating

Tyler wanted to be a police man this year.


So that meant Lucas had to be a police offer as well. I tried to convince him to be a fireman since we already had that in our dress up box but he couldn't be persuaded.


Since Colin is too young to have an opinion I made him their baby prisoner. 

Love this photo! 

 

We usually only make it to down a few streets but the older boys were much more determined this year. 

We trick or treated with their friends Jake, Andrew & Conner. Colin and I tagged along for a bit and then left the older boys to work on building up my chocolate stash.

83 in October

 

Love this late October weather! We are playing outside as much as we can while we still can!

Colin Starts Gymnastics

After being dragged along to all of his brothers classes, practices and games Colin finally gets his turn.

The poor 3rd child finally started gymnastics class at the Y.

 

He liked the class but seemed fascinated the most by the stamps they gave him on his hands and feet at the end of the class.

Chicago Birthday Trip

We usually head up to Libertyville in October to visit Brian's family and celebrate a slew of family birthdays.

Danielle turned 7.

Nathan turned 9.

Emilee turned 4.

The kiddos had lots of fun at Emilee's birthday party.

 Daddy took Colin down the slide and he couldn't wait to do it again and again and again.  

 

Ty having fun. I somehow missed any in focus pictures of Lucas. I think he was a blur of action the whole time.

Tyler's Kindergarten School Picture

 

Tyler's first Lifetouch photo. His class went from gym to photos so that probably explains the crazy hair. I love the fake grin. Exactly what I expected from a school picture!

Familial Resemblance

 

Lucas and Colin obviously look alike and I am starting to see more similarities between Tyler and Colin. 

Colin 15 month stats

Weight 25 lbs.   50%
Height 32” 75%
Head 18 3/4   60%

Magic House

The kids had a day off school so Erica, Taran and I took the kids to the Magic House. Colin stayed home with Glammie so he could take his nap (and make things a little easier for me!).