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Hello-
I'm going to try blogging again!! 
I really enjoyed blogging, but it does take time & I had to give it up for a while.  Since moving, I'm going to give it another try so that family & friends can see pictures of the kiddos & see what we are up to!  And it's a great reference for me to help me remember when some things happened ;)
I did decided to get a new blog address.
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Thanks!
Kristi

Happy Superhero Halloween

I was so happy this year when the kiddos still let me "help" they pick out their costumes. I really like having a theme to their Halloween costumes. (I'm thinking this is my last year for steering them in a direcion/helping them pick out costumes) Anyway, I wanted them all to be superheros and one day I was asking them what they wanted to be for halloween... I brought up Superhero idea & they ran with it!! So, they did all pick out their costumes, just with a nudge from mom :)

Austen was Superman

Caitlen was Wonder Woman Brooklen was Supergirl

Me & DJ had a Halloween party to go to & we went as Batman & Batgirl :)

Bloomsbury Farms

It's Friday, no preschool & Grandpa Jim is in town- what should we do to entertain us today?

Let's go spend the day at Bloomsbury Farms! It was a perfect day- it was warm, a little breezy, but warm, Bloomsbury wasn't busy at all-- huge plus!! and they were having a special $2 off today so it was only $5 a person to get it, that's a bargain! (it's $9 on wknds & $7 on wkdays) It was a great day & the kids ran & played all over!

When we got there we stopped by the cute little gift shop & tried some super yummy fudge.... had to get some of that to take home!

Then we stopped by a couple wooden cutouts- How Tall This Fall? (C is the tallest, it's hard to get them all to stand still for a pic)

Bloomsbury Farm wooden cutout

Then on to a hayrack ride and running thru the kids corn maze. Then stopped a bit for some lunch.

The big slide was a huge hit. The kids really get going fast!

We also stopped to pet & feed some of the animals, jumping on the big pillow and swinging on the big tire swings.

The kids favorite part was the duck racing trough. They were all pretty wet by the time we left, but they loved pumping the water to make the ducks go to the other side.

It was a really fun day & everyone is pretty tired....everyone should sleep good tonight, including G'pa!

ISU vs Iowa football game 2010

On Saturday while Julie & Shonna were in Iowa for a visit it was the Iowa State vs Iowa football game. Always a fun game to go out & about..... not always a good game to watch :( But we had a very FUN day!!!

First, we stopped by Leeper's garage....

Here are the Iowa State Fans

(yes, I told J & S they had to support ISU! love your hat Shonna!)Here are the Iowa fans.Then we headed to CR & stopped by Chrome Horse for a couple drinks, dinner & finished watching the game. Not the ending I was hoping for, but there is always next year :)

Pic of the girls.

Shonna's drunk look!

K.J., Tina & Laura

D.J. with Shonna & Jules

Then we headed over the The Hub for some dancing!

Thanks again so much Julie & Shonna for coming to visit!!! I sure do miss you gals!!

Julie & Shonna's visit!

Hooray, Julie & Shonna are visiting!! I'm soooo excited! I really miss these guys and can't wait to spend the weekend catching up, laughing and maybe a having a beverage or two and did I say laughing! :)

I picked them up at the airport & on the way home we stopped by The Hub.

4 year old Preschool pictures

I think the kids did a great job at their school pictures! I'm still planning on getting together with my sister, Kim, to do some fun 4 year old pictures.

Austen



Catilen

Brooklen

Ok, Ok.... I know it's been over 6 months since my last post-- there are a few reasons (excuses)

1. I've been busy
2. I've been enjoying my children
3. I started two home businesses & have been trying to "work" them
4. Time has really gotten away from me
5. I'm tired
6. I've been frustrated
7. I've been busy...... oh, I already said that one :)

I hope to post soon with updated pics of the kids!! They turned 4 a couple weeks ago-- I cannot belive they are 4!! I really, truely, cannot believe they are 4. How are they 4 already? Time really does fly by!! And I still can't believe there's 3. LOL :)

The Polar Express

Last Saturday we took the kiddos on a train ride...... but not just any ol train ride.... it was The Polar Express train ride to the North Pole, to visit Santa!

A couple months ago a friend of mine told me about a train ride down in Mt. Pleasant. You board the train & take a ride to the North Pole! It sounded great, who wouldn't want to ride the Polex to visit Santa! Plus my kiddos are sooo into the Polar Express movie that it sounded fun. So we ordered up some tickets & waited for December 12th!

It was WONDERFUL!! The kiddos loved it, we (me & DJ) loved it & the grandma's loved it!

We boarded the train & while we rode to the North Pole we listened to the Polar Express book over the speakers.... then we arrived.... pulling into the town of The North Pole. While we were at The North Pole we got to sit & enjoy some of Mrs. Claus' cookies & hot chocolate.

We also made some crafts- some cute stocking ornaments and found some good "photo ops" & of course meeting the big guy himself- SANTA! Santa also showed the kiddos his very cool watch that helps him stay on schedule Christmas Eve.

It was such a good time, I loved just watching the kiddos take everything in. Hopefully we just started a new tradition we can do every year.

3 year old pictures
We finally got around to getting the kids 3 year pictures done! I wanted to get them done in the summer, but you know how it goes.... yep, I ran out of time & never got them scheduled. Well, now it's getting close to Christmas & I want to order a Christmas card with the kids picture on it.... so, I called up Kim to see if she had an available time & she did. I think they are just GREAT!! Thank you Kim, you (& the kiddos) did an awesome job!Austen
My handsome little man. Very much a boy, he loves to wrestle around, gets a bit rough with his sisters at times. He loves balls, puzzles & reading books.... Austen also LOVES pancakes! Caitlen
My munchkin. Catilen is very soft hearted & she gets her feelings hurt easily, but on the other hand she is also my most dramatic, with everything- drama! She loves to play pretend & dress up, along with puzzles (she is really good at puzzles!) and reading books.Brooklen
aka: peanut (or peanut butter). Brooklen is very independent & most of the time knows exactly what she wants.... she can be a bit bossy at times. My little mother hen that loves to help me around the house with laundry or dishes or whatever I'm working on. Brooklen loves to play pretend & dress up.
I think pictures are getting easier... they will at least sit for a few minutes! As you can see, we were getting the semi fake smiles, maybe 1/2 way thru. It takes a while to try to get a good group shot & then also take individual pictures. They did a great job!!