Flashback Friday - Halloween

2008:


2009 - on Wednesday at Trunk or Treat:

This afternoon: Andrew and Evan trick-or-treating at Daddy's school. The Tigger costume worked much better for Evan than the Elmo costume. Elmo's head kept falling into his eyes on Wednesday.

The Book of June

We've been working on singing the books of the Old and New Testament. Today at breakfast, Andrew announced, "Mom, June comes right before Revelation!"

The Truth from the Mouth of a 4 Year Old

Andrew: "Mom, you can do anything you want in our house."

Me: "Well, I still have to obey God."

Andrew: "Yes, you always sin."

Nothing like some conviction from a 4 year old first thing in the morning.

Grand Rapids Kids Marathon

A typical family picture...only 2 people looking at the camera.

Nathan ran the Grand Rapids Kids Marathon for the 2nd year in a row. Andrew decided to "run" it this year, too.

Nathan ran with Dad the entire way (1.2 miles). Andrew mostly walked with Grandma. According to Grandma, he needed lots of encouragement to finish.

We were proud of both of them for completing what they started.

At the start of the race...

You can do it, Andrew!
2 proud boys!

Family Movie Night

We had our first "official" Family Movie Night this month. We watched Wall-e. The kids thought it was the best thing ever. We had to break it into 2 nights because of bedtime, which made it twice as fun. Here are a few pictures.

All ready to watch in their robes...


The 2nd night, we gave them popcorn -- an extra bonus!

Andrew's 4th Birthday

We had a fun celebration for Andrew's Birthday. On his "actual" birthday, we had his chosen meal (chicken on-the-bone, sweet potatoes, and cornbread). We ate cupcakes for dessert.

On Saturday, we celebrated with Grandma and Grandpa. We had a busy day. We went to Nathan's soccer game in the morning. Then, we went to Home Depot for their "Build-and-Grow". In addition to the building project (a bank), they had rescue vehicles that the kids could explore in the parking lot. It was a really fun morning.

In the evening, we had birthday dinner #2 (spare ribs, potatoes, and cabbage). Andrew was so excited to see the Castle Cake that I had made for him during rest-time.

Here are a few pictures:



All three playing (and not fighting) with the Cars game that Grandma and Grandpa bought for Andrew