Merry Christmas!

I'm so behind on updating my blogs, but wanted to share a few of our favorite holiday memories thus far.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Hershey with the Griffiths' Family. It was great to all be together and "Santa Nana" spoiled us terribly! We are now moved (although not unpacked) into our new home and leaving for Kentucky for Christmas tonight. I will share stories and photos with you when we return.

Merry Christmas to all of you. We love you and hope this is a season of love and the new year is filled with blessings.

Happy Halloween!

It was such a fun week for us. We have lots of pics to share. We all joined in the fun this week and enjoyed tricks, treats and more treats. We're sharing photos of our friends as well because let's face it... kids are cute!

Watch out Fonzie and Danny! We're way cooler!

Move over Sandy and Danny!

Gotta love the hair!

It was funny to watch 2 year olds learn the ropes.

You could tell that they were amateurs because the first couple of homes we visited, they skipped the candy offering and just walked into peoples' homes. I think they thought we were there for a visit. Didn't take long before they began to understand the concept of free "canny" as Charlie calls it. "Pops" became his favorite (Tootsie Pops) and he began to seek out pops at every home.

On to the next house!

Little Seth was a pirate.

Baby Jackson was obviously a pumpkin.

Mikey was a dragon.

Riley was a Moo Cow (because that was what he wanted to be).

Sylvia was a fairy.

Remlinger Farms

Alathia Mom's Group http://www.alathia.org/ took the kids to Remlinger Farms http://www.remlingerfarms.com/ to pick pumpkins for Halloween. Remlinger is a favorite here and more than just a place to pick seasonal produce. You will get the idea as you look through our photos.

Riding on the train is a favorite activity for the kids.

Yee-ha!

Charlie yelled yee-ha while he road and after he got off of the horse, he said he rode "like Papa".

Group ride!

The kids loved anything that they could do without parent supervision. This is a sort of mini ferris wheel where they are completely locked in. The boys were gung ho and couldn't wait to get on. Sylvia is the only little girl in our playgroup and while she wants to do what the boys are doing although she's a bit more cautious. If you look closely in the photo, she's holding tightly to Charlie. She gripped his arm throughout the ride.

Charlie and Joshua.

Joshua is 4 years old and Charlie adores him because he's a "big boy". Joshua is really helpful and patient with Charlie. Several times during our day at the farm, Charlie refused to hold Mommy's hand, but when asked if he would hold hands with Joshua, he agreed. Josh would lead him from one activity to another while the mommies trailed behind looking on. Josh can become overly zealous at times though, practically dragging Charlie with him. Charlie loves it!

Charlie, Joshua and Mikey all waiting patiently for the next ride.

Charlie in the pumpkin cups.

He was very frustrated with Mommy on this ride. He had ridden a couple of others alone and didn't understand why he couldn't ride this one by himself as well. It goes round and round and up and down and children have to be supervised. He kept saying "no Mommy" and trying to push me out of the pumpkin until he realized that it goes pretty fast and Mommy was nice to have after all.

Making friends with a baby goat.

This is one of Charlie's favorite areas of Remlinger Farm. The petting zoo has lots of little animals that the children can feed and they are so gentle and very friendly.

Little Kickers - My Soccer Team

Practicing my kicks.

Working on my motor skills.

Team work.

Water break.

Go Team!

Yeah!

Trick or Treating will be here soon.

I decorated my own little pumpkin all by myself (okay, Mommy helped a little bit with the glue).

Craft time at our house with the church kids.

I turned 2! And it was a Thomas the Train birthday weekend.

The cake was my favorite part!

I can blow out my candle all by myself.

The Birthday Boy at Chuck E Cheese