Trick or Treat!

Tonight we met up at my Uncle Art's house so the kiddos could trick or treat with their cousins. After we were done there, we met up with some friends from day care and had a blast trick or treating drinking with them. The kids stayed up until NINE THIRTY!!!

Pumpkin Patch & Costumes

On Saturday we headed over to a local pumpkin patch for some photo ops. When we were done, we headed over to Snuffers to use a gift card Derek had won. And last night, we went over to Matt & Anna's annual Halloween party! We had a great time, but the kiddos refused to sleep there, so we had to head home pretty early. Photos from the day:

And our family Instagram photo. (From Instagram, then in original format)

That photo currently has 108 likes and 27 comments! I've only had one other pic with more comments. As best I can tell, our outfits are second only to announcing the birth of my baby girl as the most commented photo on my facebook. I guess men in tights trump cute kids!

Spirit Week!!

This past week was spirit week at the kids' school. I didn't get pics everyday, but I did get:

Jersey Day:

Dress like an Egyptian Day (seriously, wtf?!) Abby was a mummy:

Grant has been in daycare with the other 2 kiddos since they were babies. The boy lives 2 blocks from us and the boys fight play like brothers!

They wore matching pjs on Friday, but at 5 changed into their supersuits for the fall festival.

Weekend wrap up!

On Friday we stayed in. Grant's latest obsession is Mr. Bones that a friend from daycare got him. I love when he decides not to wear a shirt around the house - the underwear showing is just an added bonus!

On Saturday we ran errands. Abby wore her hair in pigtails, and in a step too far with my Matching Obsession, I also did my hair in pigtails.... then curled them. It's sickening, I know!
We met up with the Hoffmans for a play date and dinner. There were some pumpkins near the park, so we got a bonus pumpkin patch visit. Uncle Julio's was sooooo good (once we finally got to sit down). The moon was so bright that the kids wanted to wear their matching moon pjs!


Sunday we took a special trip to Local Diner for chocolate chip pancakes. The kids loved it (of course).
After our usual cleaning/laundry/grocery store, and after naps, we headed over to Big Gaga's to see Laura! We had a ton of pork chops that needed to be eaten, and everyone there was willing to help!!

Grant-isms

On an overcast day last week, Grant told me "Those clouds are dirty."

On another day the clouds were moving fast in the sky and he noticed. "The clouds cannot move, Mama!"

Last week we needed a handful of items so we ran up to Market Street (a treat for us - we're Walmart shoppers)! The kids got to push their own carts. I told Grant which way to go to the bananas and he told me "That's right! I'm so proud of you!"

I was trying to get Nathaniel and Clara to call me Super Sarah. So the next day, Grant called me Super Sarah! :)

On the way to school last month, Grant told Derek he "tooted quiet."

Abby wanted a book that Grant had on the way home from daycare. Grant told her "When I'm done, you can have it. Okay, sweetie pie pumpkin?!" (Derek never even realized how often he said that!)

The boy is learning his letters now. Sometimes he gets it right, but more often he misses the mark. At the baseball game we talked about how ant starts with A and dirt starts with D. He asked me, "What about kah-kah light?"

Over the weekend we got to watch Matthew play soccer on Saturday and baseball today. He told me tonight "When I get big, I'm going to play baseball like Matthew. And soccer ball."

Game of Thrones

Daycare called on Friday. Abby was limping so they had to send her home (wtf?). Thankfully Derek took the call and picked up the kids for a day of Mr. Mom. Within 1 hour of being home, the day had taken another turn.

The toilet was leaking from the tank. His parents were nearby (thankfully), so the men took about 3-4 hours of "fixing" the toilet. The last step was removing the toilet to install a new part, and that's when the crack in the tank could be seen. So they were off to buy new toilets (a good wife will always double the work for a regular home improvement project). I was still at work, but Mimi was at the house with the little ones (one of which was still hobbling around). Grant got to "christen" the new commode!

They installed the new commode, then Derek went out for his usual Guys' Night Out for TX/OU weekend.

On Saturday we went to watch Matthew's soccer game (Matthew scored 2 goals and they won). Grandma Rose and Papa were there too! From there we went to Big Dave's to watch the game. Texas surprised everyone by showing up, then took it a step further and actually WON)!

After a quick nap, we headed over to Abby's friend's 2nd birthday party. We were meeting the parents for the first time, and it turns out they were actually pretty cool. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of them - maybe once their 4 month old sleeps a little better!

On Sunday, Mike came back over to assist with install of toilet #2. Me and the kids headed to Costco.

After naps we got to watch Matthew's baseball game, but the kiddos only lasted 3 innings. We worked in one last visit with Tia, Uncle Steve and Matthew by popping in to take them dessert.

Oh - and Abby's limp was gone by Sunday! I think she either twisted her ankle throwing a fit at daycare when I dropped her off (her banana fell out of the peel and it was tragic) or she stepped on a splinter or something.

Hunger Games

Yesterday we gathered at Weinberger's to cheer on Derek in an eating contest. He's been wanting to do the challenge, so what better excuse than his 32nd bday?!? He and a friend (Diana) had 1 hour to EACH eat a 2 foot sub with 4.5 lbs of meat, all the peppers, carrots, and fixins. When we arrived, we learned that 19 people had tried and only 1 had succeeded.

Add 2 more to the list of losers!! Derek finished 2 very easily, but that was his tipping point. For the next 30 minutes, he ate nothing! Diana ate 1.5 sandwiches, took a 20 minute break, then took down another sandwich. She only had half a sandwich to go when the hour expired!

If you're keeping track, that means Derek lost an eating contest to a GIRL!! :) After it was over, the owner explained something about the satiety gland and how eating the saturated fat from the sausage makes it almost impossible to eat all of the sandwiches. He said this challenge is just on the tipping point - some can do it but most cannot. So Derek lost the contest, but he did win a meat hangover:

Swimming Season!!

This year we used our pool from April 28 through October 2!
April 28:

October 2:

That's 22.5 weeks of pool fun! A full 5 months!