Circus, Circus, Circus!

During our Thanksgiving weekend in Lowell, we went to the circus again! This is the third annual event with Nana and Papa! A great time was had by all--but Olivia the most.  She REALLY enjoyed the music that they played and watching all the different acts.  She got her face painted and rode the elephant!  We look forward to another great time next year!

Olivia getting her face painted!  She liked it--for the first half of the circus, then wanted it taken off.

 Olivia clapping and dancing.

 Riding the elephant!

 Jake, Nana, Olivia and Papa!

 Jake with his favorite part of the day--eating popcorn!

Here are some of the neat things we saw...

 A tiger walking on a tightrope!

 A man THROWING AND CATCHING these pots!  He also turned around without the pot turning

 Jugglers...

and MEGA hula-hoopers!

Thanks for a great time, Nana and Papa!

Being Thankful

Each year we are so happy to get to spend the holidays with our family members.  This year for Thanksgiving, we were at Aunt Lorna and Uncle Freddie's house.  It was great to see them since it has been a long time.  My cousin and his wife and their children were able to come this year too along with my Grandpa Anderson.  We had a great time!  Here's some of the proof...

Beth with her awesome turkey cupcakes!  These were handmade from caramels!

Emily and Chris relaxing after the drive up.

Allison, the beautiful college girl!

 My handsome son, Jake!

 Innocent looking Olivia!

 Mom and Papa at Aunt Lorna's house.

 The kids sitting at the table waiting 'patiently' for their food--they were hungry!

 Maya and Olivia!

 Olivia giving love to Uncle Freddie!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Thanks for having us, Aunt Lorna and Uncle Freddie!

Diva!

What can I say... My daughter is a diva!  She was getting ready to go to her dance class on Wednesday night and she decided that she wanted to wear her red headband and red shoes along with her leotard and skirt.  I obliged and thought she looked so cute that I would have to get some pictures.  This is the way she wanted me to take her picture...  I did not pose her...

 There are more of those, but this one was definitely the cutest of them. So then I took some regular ones...

I do have to admit though...  her own pose was the cutest picture of them all.

All-Star Jake

Jake played his first All-Star games this week.  They played on Nov. 2 against Western Boone and won 30-0.  They played again on Thursday and lost to Noblesville 0-6.  Today they had the first game in the official tournament and faced Westfield.  We won 6-0!  We will now play again on Wednesday evening but we don't know yet who we will face.  Here are some pictures of the exciting season!

BOO! Did I Scare You?

Yes, it is Halloween again and the kids just set off on their adventure with Daddy.  I haven't had one trick or treater yet so I thought I would work on this before they all arrive.  Olivia decided that she really wanted to wear her Snow White dress that she got for Christmas last year.  We bought her a red pair of shoes and a red headband with a flower since a bow was no where to be found--it was close enough.  Jake decided that he wanted to be a vampire so he could 'continue the family tradition' which means that he really believes that Papa's family was vampires from Transylvania. He wanted fake teeth and blood--his two requirements.  It was harder than we thought to find that costume but we ended up with a pretty good one and even found a kit with wig, teeth and blood--the wig was a bonus.  Unfortunately, the teeth which were 'glue in' type I-teeth wouldn't stay glued in-a little disappointment there.  The wig though made the outfit I thought. 

We also had fun carving pumpkins today.  Olivia wanted a cat which turned out pretty cute.  Jake's bat on the other hand sort of fell apart.  He handled it well though and we had fun just carving them and getting dirty--well Chris and I did.  Neither of the kids like touching the guts of the pumpkin and give up in about 20 minutes or so.  Oh well, it's the memories I guess.

And lastly, the Halloween boxes.  Nana and Papa bought these boxes for the kids--Jake got his when he will little and Olivia got hers a year or two ago.  They LOVE these boxes because when you lift the lids, there is a spooky voice that talks. Anyway, we called Nana today and left her a message that it must be Halloween--and then we played the voices inside!  I knew she would like it!

He must be scared that there is no candy in it yet! :)  Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin season

We took the clan to the pumpkin patch last weekend to enjoy the beautiful fall weather.  

We went through the corn maze and took a hay ride to the pumpkin patch.  

We had a great time!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

The Jets continued their great season by winning their final game for the Minor League Championship!  The had a perfect season winning all 10 games!  Leading up to the big championship game, the parents had a Spirit week for the kids!  Each day a parent or a few parents did something nice for the kids.  A couple parents worked together and made these yard signs! 

 

On Friday night, the coach hosted a get together at his house for all the families.  Here is Jake playing football with the boys.

 Jake having a good time at the party.

Decorations for the big game!

 A sign that a parent made.... it says "Play Like a Jet!"

The kick-off!

The proud Lil' Sis!

Having fun during the game!

WE WON!!!!!

 The champions!

Winner!

So exciting to have such a great season!  They outscored their opponents 224-12 in a 10 game season.  They were pretty impressive all season and we were happy that we were part of it.  Now, we are in All-Stars!  Now we will be cheering for purple!