Thanksgiving...Nutcraker...Cuddles

Hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Avery and Andon broke their first wishbone today and it shattered...leaving both of them with equal pieces, go figure!!!

Last night we took the kids to see The Nutcracker Ballet! Avery has been taking ballet so she was in awe and Andon seemed to enjoy it as well! They both were pretty scared by the cannon where the soldiers kill the Mouse King but other than that it was great!

Andon and Mark spent some time cuddling on the couch this morning. It's always so great to hear, "I love you" from your kiddos! Through all the frustrations of the "Terrible 3's" there is plenty for us to be thankful for!

caramel apples at dinner

Tonight a dinner Mark, the kids and I were talking about what things the kids wanted to gift other kids with for Christmas from our Angel Tree at church. They are really understanding this year! Anyways, we were talking about what kind of bikes they wanted to get for them and as we are eating our last Halloween caramel apple from the Chicago Bibbey's and here's the conversation:

Mark: "Hey guys, if you could choose any toy in the world to give to another kiddo doesn't have any toys, what would it be?"


Avery: "Baby dolls and a Dora bike."

Andon: "Um Daddy, I would like to give caramel apples to all the kids who don't have any caramel apples. "

Yes, these apples are yummy..but maye not a necessity...especially for my waist!!!

It's off to Never, Neverland! Happy Halloween!

So Tinkerbell and Peter Pan had a really fun time last night...except for the fact that Andon lost his dagger! Avery had so much glitter in her hair that we had to wash it twice to get it all out!!! The pictures say it all...

Day at the Pumpkin Patch with MOPS

Our MOPS group went to Mother Nature's Farm on October 30th. We had a lot of fun....putting stickers on their pumpkins, a hayride, farm animals, lunch and a bouncy house.

Terrible 2's??? No way, terrible 3's!!!!!

For those of you who don't see us on a regular basis, you are unaware of the grey hairs that Mark and I have earned with these sweet, adorable twins...AKA Avery and Andon! Oh yes, they look sweet alright, but when there is no one else around but Mark or I, they turn into Mr. Hyde's!!! We are working very hard with Andon's temper tantrums and have been at our witts end!!! We are getting the, "No, I want MOMMY!!!" thing under control, for the most part but he is definitely getting his own opinion! Avery has been showing her little teenager attitude....ugh!!! That pout....I thought that was supposed to be cute...ya, not so much!!! Sure we definitely have our fabulous moments (like tonight..they were pretty great, for the most part) but there are other times where I seriously, want to give them to the mailman...just because he's the first person to come to the house!!!

That's what's going on at our home...terrible 3's!!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch #1

We headed out to Schepf's Farm this weekend in celebration of Kelly's 31st b-day! The kids had fun in the dusty, busy farm but most of all, are obsessed with their pumpkins! They each got to choose a mini pumpkin and have taken it with them lately!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today was Mark's 31st birthday! We started the day off with Green Eggs and Ham for him along with breakfast in bed. Then he was generous enough to get the kids their first big kid bikes...they were so ready!!! They had a lot of fun riding around the neighborhood. I can't believe they are old enough to get their first bikes...time flies!!!