Happy Halloween 2014

This year I wasn't quite sure what my girls are going to be for Halloween! I figured Kiersten would want to be a princess… Frozen has been on our mind ever since it came out! Kiersten loves Elsa and Katelyn loves Anna! But instead, Kiersten decided they needed to be the same thing and a Bat Fairy was what she picked out! So here are our matching girls!  The girls were most excited about wearing make up! We put make up on Kiersten and we "put" makeup on Katelyn!  Then George blew it when he got home and wanted to know why Katelyn didn't get any make up but Kiersten did! At that point we had to redo Katelyn's make up.

Kiersten and her fashion!

I don't know where my kid got it from but Kiersten is super into what she wears! She is very high maintenance when it comes to her clothes! I no longer attempt to shop for her, because nothing I buy she will wear. Ever since it started to get cold out we have tried to get her to wear jeans however she hates wearing jeans! This morning it was quite the event, her persistance let her sit in the hallway for a good 20 minutes! I did catch her attitude on camera however she didn't want her picture taken of course! The first picture is her diving away from the photo.

Pumpkins 2014

Pumpkin carving - 2014

Kiersten usually just dives right into the pumpkins! This year George Drake captured one funny face from her. Other than that her hair is always on her face and it was hard to get any pictures of her.

Katelyn still isn't super fond of sticking her hands inside the pumpkins! We barely got her to do it and she made many faces along the way! Here are the many facial expressions of Katelyn…

 

Family adventure to Greenbluff

We took her annual trip to Greenbluff today! This is the first year that I really recall Katelyn enjoying it. She found her pumpkin and although it wasn't perfect and her eyes it was the one! She absolutely refused to let anybody else carry it and she made everyone know that it was hers. The girls had a great time getting there for face painted! Kiersten had a friend named Hannah that came along with us and they had the best time. Here are some photos from the adventure!

1st Grade field trip to Greenbluff

I took the day off in order to go with Kiersten and her class to Greenbluff for their field trip! It was a lot of fun the kids enjoyed it immensely and I'm sure it's a field trip Kiersten will never forget!

One last adventure to the Riverbank

We are soaking up every weekend at the riverbank because were not sure when we'll be able to return. Although the campers been home for a while we decided to take a  A day trip down to spend the day on the land! It was fun, but also very sad. I took lots of pictures of the kids and one of the river itself because were not sure if we'll ever be able to return. Next year we're hoping to be able to buy it but if we can't afford it this will be most likely our last weekend!

Katelyn wants a baby!

We went over to Bryan and Erin's for a birthday party and Cameron and Danielle brought their newest baby, Harper! Katelyn thought she was more like a baby doll and really just wanted to play with her. We convinced her that she had to have somebody else help her when she was holding baby Harper. She is convinced she needs a baby sister… It's not going to happen!

Cross Country

Kiersten loves to be involved in stuff and although, dare I say it, she isn't very athletic at her current age (Just FYI, she is however, super smart) she still wanted to be involved in cross country! 

They had practice twice a week and she got to run with all her friends for a good month and a half to two months! During this time they had two cross country meets! These meets were super chaotic and rushed and then bam it was over! During her run I think they ran 1.5 miles!! 

The gun shot went off and about 50 first graders took off! As I'm watching her run... All the sudden a kid falls down! Oh man that's my kid!! Yes she fell rolled a couple times and got right back up and hit the ground running! She finished the rest and was super proud when she got done! What I love most about her is that even when she fell, she got right back up and didn't let it phase her!  Here are pictures from the first cross country meet! 

 

And then she had the all school track me which was way bigger and way more organized! They started in the middle of the football field and ran outside the School on a dirt path and then back through with the finish line on the track!

Lawnmower backed in for the year!!

Time to put the beast away for the summer. We had a great time and Katelyn loves to ride the lawnmower. Excuse the mess... we need to get a bigger house/garage!