Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish everyone a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Happy 4th Birthday, Cale!!!!

Christmas Card Picture

Ha Ha Ha! My friend, Sarah, posted yesterday about trying to get a good picture for their Christmas Card. Great minds think alike - I attempted the same thing.

This pretty much sums up our success:

Halloween 2008

Pictures did not go well...

Sleepover!

Last month, cousin Jay spent the night. Cale idolizes Jay and had sooo much fun!

Pumpkin Carving

No way, I'm not putting my hand in there!

Well, Ok...

Finished product!

Big Girl bed fall-out, take one:

We knew it was bound to happen. The bed we have for Maren can't have a bed rail on it - and really, what good is a bed rail if your child was trying to climb the crib rail??

2:30 AM - I heard a couple of "smack! bams!" (see Burggraaf blog - thanks for the terms, Zach!) and then cries. She's a tough one! After I picked her up, she was ready to go back to sleep.

We survived take one.

Sleeping Beauty