Backtracking through Fall

In my endeavor to catch up my blog I FORGOT FALL! How could I? After talking with Beth I decided the best way to correct my mistake would be a large Fall post. Enjoy!

Jonathan's Kindergarten Halloween Party

I chose to take a personal day on Halloween in order to participate in Jonathan's kindergarten festivities...

We were allowed to take Jonathan home from school to get him into his costume and feed him lunch. We decided to treat the boys to a McDonald's lunch in their costumes. The boys felt super special when all the other patrons commented on their attire.

Here is a pose down from the boys right before we headed back to school for the Halloween Party.

Mom was able to come to the party with us...hence the family picture.

Here is Drew (L) and Jonathan (R) with Jonathan's teacher (L) and student teacher (R.)

This man is a teacher at Jonathan's school. He is the tallest man I have ever seen (in real life...not on a basketball court.)

All of the students were able to participate in a Halloween Parade that led them around the block. Drew was even able to walk with the kindergartners. I think he thinks he is actually one of the students. Jonathan's teacher treats him that way too. She's awesome.

Immediately after school we headed to Marysville...

Trick or Treating in Marysville (...because the candy is better...)

Wait a second...the candy isn't better...the company is! We decided very last minute (thanks to Brooklyn) to travel down to Marysville for trick or treating. As you can see in the pictures the kids had a great time together. They ran from house to house like crazy people! They were given many complements on their matching outfits. Thanks for hosting us Hellers!

Beth, I would still love a copy of that awesome pose-down picture of the four big kids.

Raking Leaves

Because of the size of our yard (and the large trees that live on our property,) we have to rake leaves every year. It's amazing that jumping in the leaves NEVER gets old! The boys love watching their dad flip and roll into the pile then trying to do what they just saw. After a lot of hard work they were all able to enjoy some good old fashioned fun!

I tried to get some good pictures this year...You can be the judge of that...

I love this picture of Drew! I wish I could have captured one of Jonathan like this too!

Aren't these three of the most handsome guys you've ever seen?


The David Crowder Band

Every year our denomination (church) has a fall retreat for teens in Cleveland (OH.) Chris has had some psuedo-leadership roles in it for as long as I can remember. When we found out that David Crowder had agreed to come perform we knew the boys had to go (they are huge fans!) With Chris's connections we were able to secure tickets for the boys and I and even a hotel room at very discounted rates.

Unfortunately, the concert didn't start until after nine and David Crowder didn't come out until around 10:00 pm. The boys were exhausted! Drew was ready to leave even before David Crowder took the stage. I reluctantly left around 10:30 pm and headed to our hotel for the evening.

This pretty much sums up our concert experience. We might need to wait a couple of more years before we try again!

This is the band that played before The David Crowder Band...Remedy Drive.

It's unfortunate that my camera can't zoom very well. This is David Crowder.

I'm glad we went up. The boys had a great time swimming the next morning and I enjoyed getting away from the house (and my teaching responsibilities.) We were even able to go to Legacy Village that afternoon and eat at The Cheesecake Factory. I think that might be my favorite restaurant. I highly recommend Craig's Crazy Carrot Cake Cheesecake! YUMMY!

This concludes my endeavor to catch my faithful blog stalkers up on our fall activities. Thanks for reading! More to come...soon... (I don't have school tomorrow!)