Joshua turns 5!

We had a birthday party for Joshua this past Saturday. It was fish themed and he had a blast. 

There was some serious limbo action going on. 

Halloween Costumes

Webby

We had a visitor in our house this past week. Webby, the Chilean Rose Tarantula was welcomed into the family. The kids really took to her. They watched her cage endlessly. Levi even put a piece of his Hubba Bubba bumblegum in her cage to "share" with the spider. Luke was very affectionate towards Webby and would wave and blow kisses while continually saying, "Hi! Hi!" Candace and Levi kept their distance most of the time. 

Becky and James each took Webby out once for the kids to get some hands on experience. Joshua is very comfortable with the spider, while the rest of us are not so comfortable. 

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The Living Cuteness

Luke and Levi have moved up into the next clothing sizes. They fit these shirts that I used to dress Joshua and Levi in. Matching boys! They are also both wearing their "Newsie" hats I made last summer. 

Carving Pumpkins

Tonight we carved pumpkins as a family. They were pumpkins grown in our very own garden!!!!! That is very exciting to me. 

Brothers

This is the boys yesterday. They had a great time playing in the empty boxes as Candace and I organized the clothes in the storage room. 

Someone Else Got Glasses

Becky and I found the best Smee glasses for Luke at Build-A-Bear. 

Update on the Sign Situation

I thought Bryan would particularly appreciate this slogan. 

Someone's Learned How To Give Kisses

...if it has love.

Candace wrote a poem and wanted to share it.

A days a rhyme

A times a line

A heart is great

if it has love.

Black Eye Documentation

Poor Levi ran into a wall. A black eye was the result and here are the first few days after the accident. 

Lego Temple

Legos continue to be a big hit at our house. This is one of Joshua's recent creations. He brought it out from the room and was very excited to tell me that he'd built the temple. Sweet boy. Oh I wish I had written this post right after it happened, because he said something really cute. It was something like, "Can you guess what this is, mom? A building with beautiful flowers outside it? - The temple!"

Conference Weekend

In between conference sessions on Saturday Marie took us to a fun park to have the kids burn off some energy. What ended up happening was the parents doing all the energy burning and the kids were left with more than ever. 

Luke had a great time. He didn't even take it too personally when his mother dropped him out of the swing onto his head. 

The kids really loved this old-fashioned merry-go-round. Joshua took great pride in his ability to push it.