Ho Ho Ho!

The kids went to see Santa recently, and apparently, the third time was the charm with Sarah. After two years straight of her crying and being totally petrified of Santa, this year she was calm and cool and they all had fun! We FINALLY got a good picture of both kids with Santa. I couldn't wait to share it! I also bought the package with the digital image, so I've been printing lots of copies. Of course, the picture doesn't tell the whole story. When she first sat down in his lap, she started whining and looking at me like, "What are you doing to me!?", but after a few minutes of Mommy reassuring her, and with a little help from the squeaky puppet, somehow she realized it was OK. Whew!

Hurricanes and Stingrays

We recently took a family trip to Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We had to leave a day late because Trevor had two soccer make up games scheduled at the last minute. So, we left on Sunday instead of Saturday, as we had planned. After an endless car trip on Sunday, we learned that a hurricane was headed right for the gulf. Thankfully, it ended up weakening to a tropical storm--which was still a little scary for Mom--and we only missed about a day and a half of beach time. The kids actually got to play on the beach for half a day on the first full day we were there (thank goodness) and then we had 3 more beautiful days after the rain and wind moved out. All in all, it was a good trip, and we have lots of photos and memories to cherish. One of the funniest things that happened is that Trevor helped catch a stingray while the guys were fishing off the pier! Don't have a photo of that one, but Jody managed to get video of it. The kids also built sand castles, saw a crab, and got to see a sea turtle and dolphins. Trevor couldn't wait to get back and tell his class and Mrs. Kie about his trip!

Soccer season ends

Trevor was so excited to get his soccer trophy after their last game!

Halloween II

Happy Halloween!

The kids really had fun on Halloween hanging out with friends and trick-or-treating with their cousins Mikah and Knox. We started the evening with dinner and visiting with our neighbors and some mutual friends from soccer camp. Then, the Hortons came over and joined us for trick-or-treats. The kids really had fun! Sarah kept saying, "Wook what I got Mommy!" after every house. Unfortunately, we had a little excitement to top it all off--Sarah had a nasty fall and hit her head on our neighbor's front porch steps, but other than that, we all had a blast! Here are photos of the kids in their costumes!