Kari's 5 Bs

We are thinking that B must be Kari's favorite letter. Here's why:

Three of Kari's favorite Bs are as follows: 1) Bunny 2) Blankie 3)Brother.
Not pictured, but definitely the 4th "B" is: 4)Binkie. And, finally, her 5th "B" is for SOOOOO BIG!!!! Yes, Kari is on the cusp of taking her first steps and she loves to show us how BIG she can be!

Ta-Da!!!

Leaves

Here's the wind-up....

And the pitch!

Funny Weather

On Saturday morning, the kids did this...

On Sunday afternoon, they did this...

Let the crazy weather begin!

We Know Their True Identities....

We love it when costumes at Target go on clearance after Halloween! (Please ignore the awful-looking weeds growing in between the fences...they've since been removed.)

Waffles, Waffles and more Waffles

For the past few weeks, Christian has been OBSESSED with eating waffles. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners. He LOVES them. It's pretty funny. Cubby makes huge batches of them so that Christian will have enough for the week. We have also discovered that Christian likes Eggo waffles too! Hurray! Now, before you start into me for Christian not getting any other nutrients into his body, he does eat other food. Like applesauce. Green or blue applesauce. Christian's other new favorite. Food coloring makes everything a bit more fun and that includes applesauce!

I just love my funny little guy...but I am starting to think that the syrup from the waffles is starting to seep through Christian's pores!

Pumpkins and Trunk-or-Treat, #2..the festivities continue!

Friday night we had a special FHE (Family Home Evening) and carved our pumpkins! Emily and Christian each had very specific ideas about what kind of pumpkin they wanted. Here's how they turned out! Christian made a "mean face" when he was describing what kind of face he wanted carved. Pretty close, eh?

This is Emily's "pretty girl pumpkin". Complete with eye lashes, a blue bow and "hair"!

Here are the final results! (Cubby carved the last one and took in everyone's ideas to make a "silly, scary, happy face.")

Saturday night was our church's trunk-or-treat party! It was really great. The children had fun dressing up and seeing all of their friends in their costumes as well. Christian's big moment came when he won second prize in the costume contest! Go little robot, Christian!

These two little cows have a cute story too. Both Kari and Makenna's costumes were worn previously by their older siblings, Christian and Maren! Check them out below...when the "big kids" weren't so big! (We're still looking good, Jenn, eh??)

Back in the Saddle

This past Saturday morning, I ran in the Monster Dash held at (you guessed it!), Vala's! (It's a popular place, I tell you!) This was my first race since Kari's been born and, despite the air being a tad chilly!, was a lot of fun and very fulfilling for me. I was supposed to have done a run waaaayyyy back in April, but my milk supply went way down and I had to back off until around September when she started eating more baby food and nursing less.

Jessica was very festive and was such a cute bee! I didn't think about a costume until 6:30 that morning and so I guess I'll dress up next year :-). One guy out there even painted himself completely blue and was only wearing his blue shorts! (He looked a bit cold, but he was also one of the super-fast runners and so he wasn't out there for too long!) Thankfully, it wasn't as cold as it could have been--it turned out to be such a gorgeous day!

Since the air was so chilly (and will only get chillier!) Jessica and I will wait to do another race until spring. Maybe this winter I'll try putting the treadmill on an incline so those hills won't be so killer!