Costumed kiddos

 Charlie was a bee.  It is an old costume of Eric's and he looked pretty hillarious! 

 I just love Charlie's little face!

 Grandma gave them the best reaction!

 Little mouse Lydie!

don't you love Emilie's pouty face?!

little mice

1 happy little Indian!  He was so excited to have a bow and arrow. :)

I know, I know.  The family theme thing just didn't happen this year.  I tried to talk them into Golidlocks and the 3 bears (Lydie would be a darling Goldilocks and Eric and Emilie could have been mama and papa with Charlie as baby bear), but it wasn't "cool" enough.  Oh well. I knew I would have to give it up someday! :)

Happy Halloween!



Joyeux Anniversaire!

Happy Birthday Mamie! There are so many things to love about my mother-in-law but I'll list a few:
-her cooking! mmmmm
-her contagious laughter
-her faith
-the way she gets excited to learn new things
-the way she talks louder and faster when she feels strongly about something (she is Italian, after all!)
-the way she is drawn to the jewelry section of the store like a magnet
-the way she can sew herself a skirt and 2 aprons in one day
-the way she showers her family (especially her grandchildren) with love.
-did I mention her cooking?!
We love you Mamie! We are praying that we'll get to see you very soon!

Mamie joyeux anniversaire! Il ya tellement de choses à aimer de ma belle-mère mais je vais énumérer quelques-unes: 
-Sa cuisine! mmmmm
 -Son rire contagieux
 -Sa foi
 -La façon dont elle se hâte d'apprendre de nouvelles choses
 -La façon dont elle parle plus fort et plus rapide quand elle sent fortement sur quelque chose (elle est italienne, après tout!) 
-La façon dont elle est attirée sur la section bijoux du magasin comme un aimant
 -La façon dont elle peut se coudre une jupe et 2 tabliers en une journée 
-La façon dont elle aime sa famille
 -Ai-je mentionné sa cuisine?! 
Nous vous aimons Mamie! Nous prions pour que nous obtiendrons de vous voir très bientôt!

79 degrees

That's what the temperature gauge in my van said today as we were driving home from a hike up to Stewart Falls.  That's right.  It's October 16th and we went for a beautiful hike where my kids were complaining that I made them bring sweatshirts.  Amazing. I know. Here are the pics to prove it.

 Lydie, Emilie, Zachary (front), Eric, Brayden and Ethan

Thank you to our friends for inviting us!