This year my mother-in-law helped us get started on a garden and I have to say we are addicted! It really took off! My mother-in-law sure has a green thumb and hopefully it will continue to rub off on us. Ethan has really been a big help with making sure it gets watered and Eric likes to play with the leaves and "pop" the tomatoes because he thinks they look like balloons I guess. :) Here are a few pics of our bounty!

Candy Train

This year we made a candy train instead of doing a ginger bread house. It came out pretty well I think. We had decorated the living room and the tree that evening and the candy train was a yummy way to top off the night! The kids ate candy as they decided what to put on the train (although I did most of the hard labor ;) Eric wouldn't pose for any pictures though. With Eric it is hit-or-miss when it comes time for a picture, but I assure you, he indeed did participate. I also added a couple pictures of when We put the star on the tree..hehehe! The tree couldn't really accommodate our star. The star was a bit heavy. Jeff saved the day though. He put a wood dowel in to beef it up, so, all is well now!

Halloween

The boys were so excited to dress up with a Star Wars Clone Wars theme this year. Ethan was Commander Cody and Eric was Jango Fett. Claire was a cute little flower fairy. I love it when they are too young to pick their own costume because then I get to pick! :) So fun!

Eric is 6!

Happy Birthday to my Eric! We are so glad you are a part of our family! We love you!

Cutie Claire

Just a couple cute pics while playing outside.

A Few More Rocket Pics

It's About Time

OK, I'm back! I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted. I'm a delinquent, I know. I suppose I will start off with showing you our fun at the rocket launch. When the weather gets cooler Jared, my dad, & my hubby break out the rockets! The men had more failures than successes this time around, but I think we perhaps enjoy the laughs at catastrophes as much as excitement for the successes. Mostly I have pics of the kids. Sara and Eric collected rocks, Ethan brought his bike to chase down the rocket landings....I mean crashes. Eric had on his trusty ear muff things (what are those called anyway?) because he is more sensitive to the noise than any of the other kids, but that is also typical of autism. Claire liked hanging out in Brandon's Jeep. All the kids really loved Brandon's Jeep! Fun had by all!