Halloween

The kids had so much fun this Halloween. They were a little confused on what it was exactly because there were so many parties. Today, Gabe asked me, "Mom, what do you want to be for Halloween." I said, "Halloween is over. We don't get to dress up and go trick-or-treating until next year." He replied, "No, Mom. Halloween is the day after Thursday." He was right. Halloween was the day after Thursday, it was just that it had already passed. It is so cute to see the kids try to grasp the concept of time and holidays.

Molly dressed up as a monkey this year and Gabe went as a fireman. He had worn his costume out before Halloween had ever arrived! He wore that thing to death. I guess we got our money's worth out of the costume. Kate went as a lobster. She was a good sport for not having a clue as to what was going on.

Going to the pumpkin patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch down in Syracuse a couple of times with preschool and the ward. It was only $4 per child!! What a deal! The kids got to go on a ride on a trailer behind a tractor and learn about how plants grow. Then they got to pick their own pumpkin out of the patch. After this, they had a huge area for the kids to play: a jump house, slides, teeter-totters, a train, animals, and pig races. The kids could not get enough!

Family Pictures

We had pictures done of our family in the middle of October. It was the second attempt at getting the kids to cooperate. I felt really bad for the photographer because Molly would not stop crying and she wouldn't look at the camera. I think that Heather did a great job for having such uncooperative kids. I love the way that this gal takes pictures. If you want to check out her website it is HeatherLorraine.com. She was so inexpensive, but Jeff still says that he would have had more fun lighting the 100 dollar bill on fire and watching it float up into the air. It was a little painful to try to get the kids where we wanted them, and definitely a trial on my patience.

Adults, keep out!!

Jeff and I were trying to work downstairs and get some things cleaned-up. The kids were being pills and were being very demanding, so, we made them a hut. They thought that it was the coolest thing! We put a TV in their hut and let them choose a movie to watch. We were informed that it was for Wittow (little) kids only.

Poor, tired children

The kids have been so tired lately, but have been so resistant to naps. Even 7 month-old, Kate, is being difficult. Here are some pictures we caught of the children FINALLY sleeping, but in the most uncomfortable places.
Here is Molly at the dinner table. She gave up trying to eat because she was so tired. How she could sleep in this position is a surprise to me. I think it helped that she'd been given Benadryl earlier for some mosquito bites. She swells up like crazy from mosquito bites.

Here is Kate in her Jumperoo. She finally gave in to the heavy eyelids and let her eyes close.

Lately, this is the only place we can get Gabe to sleep. We were on our way to Provo to get pictures taken. He was such a gonner. He is so sweet when he is asleep!!

The twins are in preschool!!!

We bought the kids their first pair of scissors. They were for their school boxes, but they had to practice cutting for days in advance. Look at the mess!! I cleaned messes like this three or four times in one day. But what do you do, the kids were having so much fun and it was helping them develop skills. I had to keep reminding myself of it as I watched them.

How have 3 1/2 years gone by?! I can't believe that the twins are old enough to go to preschool. I hate to admit that it is a day I have waited for for a long time. Having twins has had its hard moments and it is so nice to finally think that we may be at an age where we can start to have hopes of rationalizing with them (vs. the all out tantrums and screaming). It is so nice to send them off for 2 hours twice a week and know that they are learning and having fun. It is so nice to have this time to spend getting things done that I would otherwise have to do with the two pulling at me. I am also enjoying spending time alone with Kate. We are just doing a neighborhood preschool where there are 6 kids and each mom rotates and teaches about every 5 weeks. I've already taught once, and it was fun. I don't know that I would choose to be a preschool teacher, but its not so tough once a month.


The kids had to get backpacks for school. Aren't they so cute. The backpacks are so huge and reach their knees, but they love to put stuff in them and carry them around.

Our first trip to Rigby, ID

This last weekend we went up to Rigby, Idaho to visit my sister, Melissa, and her family. They moved up there the last part of May and we haven't had an opportunity to visit them until now. We left early Saturday morning and got to Rigby around 1:30 (after one too many potty stops and a huge blow out, curtisy of Kate). We spent the day visiting, playing with my Cricut, and playing with the kids. It was so nice and relaxing! We haven't gotten to do that for a long time.

Autumn was so cute with Kate. She put her arm aroung her and read her some books.

They found several pair of sunglasses and were having fun trying them on. Even Kate got a kick out of it.