10.31.10

Playing with Daddy and her new doggie - both have the ability to make her laugh and laugh.

10.30.10

Off the plane at 3pm, trick-or-treating by 6pm - the laughter of the kids running from house to house made it all worth it. Happy Halloween!

10.29.10

Mady was a trooper this week - she put up with us dragging her through Disney when all she wanted was a good nap, a place to crawl, and a warm bottle.
She finally found some joy with Daddy in the UK in Epcot.

10.28.10

"George is SO glad that his mommy came to get him from the store and gets to push him in the stroller." - Ella

Leaving Universal Studios - it's hard to tell who is happier, Ella or George.

10.27.10

Have I mentioned yet how hot it was??
90+ degrees every day except for the last one.

10.26.10

Enjoying an evening at LEGOLAND in Downtown Disney.

10.25.10

Meeting Cinderella at her castle - there were some tears shed right before this picture was taken but nothing that a Cinderella pep talk couldn't handle.

10.24.10

Classic Disney shot.

10.23.10

Orlando, here we come!

10.22.10

From my inbox today: fun times with Uncle Chad and Aunt Katie.

10.21.10

In honor of the last day of soccer practice of the season, a shot of big brother's littlest fan.

10.20.10

Two of Mady's favorite activities: 1) standing and 2) looking out the window.

10.19.10

Dylan can now make himself and his sister peanut butter sandwiches all by himself. Brilliant. This allows me to actually, you know, eat lunch myself.

10.18.10

Bring it, Winter.

10.17.10

We shopped, Mady dropped.

10.16.10

11th (ish) Annual Birch Run Shopping Weekend: 

the traditional photo-before-we-start.

10.15.10

Friday night under the lights, enjoying Hudsonville's homecoming and Aunt Cara's second to last football game of her high school career!

10.14.10

Parent Day at preschool. Oh, how we love our little yellow-haired girl!

10.13.10

Kindergarten field trip to Robinette's.

10.12.10

Mady loves herself some Praise Baby.

10.11.10

This is how we always dress on Monday nights.

10.10.10

My favorite yellow mums...hardy, check...beautiful, check, check.

10.09.10

Celebrating.

10.08.10

I am a stationary geek. This giant notepad I picked up at Target this week makes me unnaturally happy.

10.07.10

Who knew they handed out homework in Kindergarten?

10.06.10

The Tooth Fairy visited our house last night for the first time!

10.05.10

A late night game of Memory (and yes, that is how Matt looks at Ella much of the time...she is a wonder.)

10.04.10

A special after-school treat: mini monkey breads.

10.03.10

We love our church for many reasons, one of which is the special care our kids receive each Sunday morning while we worship.

10.02.10

Mady is eating more and more table food these days (and yes, these are the veggies that catch fire from time to time).

10.01.10

A giant penny made out of pennies. Brilliant. 

This one has my vote (and Dylan's).