A Hunting we will Go!

Casey had been asking Ryan for the last week when he will be able to go with him hunting. Since it was a nice day today and Ryan had some things he wanted to do down at Bert's land he told Casey they could go hunt in his ground blind for a couple hours. Casey was excited to say the least! We packed books, puzzles, and of course a snack bag. Too bad the first hunting experience ended without even seeing a deer. It was a good father/son day anyway. Ryan said there were a couple factors that could have influenced the deer to stay away. 1. Casey's rattling snack bag, Casey talking, and Casey's cough. Oh well, dinner at McDonalds made up for the fact that they didn't see any deer....at least for Casey. Icing on the cake....a Happy Meal toy that was ultra cool...some weird guy that can shoot out of his arm. Doesn't take much to make him happy yet!

Bedtime

Bedtime is often a struggle with Audrey. Some days she naps and other days she does not. On the days that she does take a nap it is very difficult to get her to sleep. She obviously is not tired enough to just go to sleep so we will let her look at books for a while instead of going to sleep. She reads to her babies and as you can see lines them all up for a good book. I thought this was too cute not to share. She looks ever so sweet now getting ready for bed. But watch out when she hears the dreaded words "BEDTIME"!

Silver Park

Last night Holly and I took the kids out to do a little trick-or-treat fun at Silver Lake. There were so many kids there but the kids had a great time. The evening started off with a costume contest which we didn't enter. Then we were off to do some crafts, a little playground time, refreshments and the trick-or-treat walk around the pond. There were some really cute costumes. I just wish it could be for dress up and not for scary costumes. After the fun at the park we were all hungry and I was ready to just dive into the candy they had just gotten. Only problem is that they didn't get that much candy so they would know if something was missing! So we headed back to our house for soup and grilled cheese. And of course with 7 kids...lots of craziness...but good craziness!

Where does the time go?

So I've been slacking a little in blog posting. Maybe for one of two reasons. I can find a million things that need to be done around the house so blogging has not been high on my priority list. The other reason may be that there has not been that much interesting stuff going on here. Seems like kind of the same routine each week. Casey is nicely settled into preschool. Audrey, Chelsea, and I usually make a couple trips to the Y each week where I get a chance to exercise without being concerned what my kids are getting into. That has been a nice break for me and I think we will enjoy being able to use the Y and get out on cold snowy days. Sometimes even a 1 year old can get cabin fever! On Wednesdays we have been attending story time at the library which has also been a nice time to get out for us. Other than that it seems like we have just been at home trying to make each day new and exciting. Little update on the fam over the last month.

Casey can now write his name and many other letters in the alphabet. He is becoming more interested in trying to do things like that himself. He is doing a great job with his Bible memory verses and can say verses beginning with letters A-I. Preschool is going well and he really enjoys going. I think the interaction with the other kids is good for him too.

Audrey spends hours each day rocking, feeding, and playing with her babies. She is learning some of the same things Casey is. She loves to color and does a very neat job. She is also learning verses and can say them through "I" as well.

Chelsea is growing up into a little toddler now. She has a small vocabulary when she feels like talking. She can say, puppy, mama, banana, and I'm sure others but we haven't quite deciphered them yet. She loves attention and gets a little jealous if I'm holding the other two. Her biggest accomplishment in the last month has been her sleeping. She can now sleep through pretty much every night. She still struggles from time to time but is doing much better.

Hunting season has just begun so that means several things. 1. some long days at home 2. lots of cutting and grinding is right around the corner. (Well, I guess how much cutting depends on how good of a hunter Ryan is this year)