Sweet Baby Face

Isn't Sol just adorable?

Burrr!

What fun sledding is! The kids had a blast. They stayed out in the cold much longer than I thought they would ( their cheeks were nearly frost bitten) !

Solomon Elias Nash, born Jan. 19 6:37 a.m.

7 lbs. 21 inches

Sleepy heads

Every morning they wake up and pile into mom and dads bed. Don't they look cozy.

the three artists

No, not monet, picasso, and pollock but very close. They were doing fall artwork.

I Want You To Cut My Hair!

Dan is such a " big boy " now. He asked me to cut his ( beautiful curly ) hair the other day. It was bothering him. He wiggles sooo much I decided to just shave it. Now, we can let it grow awhile. He looks so big, now! It's already starting to curl again ( yeah)!

Dan Dan the Fix It Man

Little Miss Milkyway

Isn't this the cutest milk mustache you've ever seen?

huck fin

Oliver was the only one who didn't have winter overalls so I decided to get him some. I found some really nice ones at a farm supply in Mt. Vernon but I had to have Oliver try them on somehow. So we went to a farm supply in springfield and got a few things and tried on. I let Oliver where them around the store. while we were walking around Lily kept asking Oliver why we are not getting the overalls. Then......right by the office and registers, Oliver turns around, throws his hands down and says, in his loud voice,"Lily I told you, I'm just trying them on because dad found them cheaper somewhere else!"

As soon as I got the overalls home Oliver stripped down(completly) threw on the overalls and ran outside to show them to his friend. I think they are his favorite clothes ever.

Pumpkin Faces

The kids were so excited to carve pumpkins! Its funny that Andrew and I ended up doing most of the scooping, and carving! They all turned out pretty cute. Nobody cut any of their fingers off, either! We roasted the seeds, yummy!

The Pumpkin Press

Last week we took the kids to the pumpkin patch. The kids wanted to take home a truckload of pumpkins........we didn't. They also enjoyed the five golden retrievers wandering around the farm.

Vacuum

Trouble

Oliver lost his first tooth. He was soooo scared to lose it. Will it bleed? Will it hurt? Andrea got story books about losing teeth to ease the worries. One book it talked about different fables around the world. In mexico they have a tooth mouse and in many countries there is the tooth fairy. Oliver decided that the tooth mouse was going to take his tooth...... and believed it. All of the kids believed Oliver. then one night there it just came out. We put in a small flour sack and put it under the pillow and he was determined to catch the tooth mouse when it came. Lily was sure that she would hear the mouse and would just run right in to Olivers room and catch the tooth mouse. They didn't hear the tooth mouse! When oliver woke up he started moping, "the tooth mouse didn't come". They were all excited and amazed that the tooth mouse was so quiet and that he could put all those coins and candy in that sack.

how to cut an apple

fireworks at dads and lads

Dads and Lads

Oliver and I had an awesome time at Dads and Lads. He got to shoot the B.B. gun and the 22 and bow and arrow. He also got to throw the tomahawk and knife. there was a fireworks display and lots of making fires and stomping in the woods and last of all a blackhawk helicopter flew in and Oliver spent about an hour going over every inch of the interior.

as fun as a barrel of apples