Halloween Fun 2012 Part 1

                                          This year at our pumpkin patch at Sacred Heart we had a turkey visit.

                                        Miles and his classmate Harrison start the search for the perfect pumpkin

                                           Is this a good one?

                                                   Perfect pumpkins

                                                 Miles with his big pumpkin

Miles' 4th Grade Picture

What a good looking kid. Can't believe how big he's become.

Miles' 10th Birthday

On Monday October 29th, our little Miles turned 10 years old.  We had just a small celebration here at the house with family and friends.  Can't believe he has been a part of our lives for a whole decade, it when so fast.   He's such a big boy, and starting to look more and more like his Uncle Andy.  

Helen's 1st Day of Preschool

                                           Helen finds her name tag

                                                 Signing into her class

                                      First day of school photos Sonshine Preschool Monday August 27,2012

                                                Outside her classroom the Hummingbirds with Teacher Maria

                              Choosing her job of the day(light helper) and placing it next to her name

                                           Checking out all the fun activities in the classroom

                                              Playing telephone with Teacher Maria

                                           The classroom growth chart.  Helen is taller and weighs a little more than Miles did when he started preschool. 
As sit here and type this blog, I realize I am way behind in posting pictures.  The next blog will be from our summer adventures, and then I will do Miles at his first day of school, and then I will post about Helen and Miles and their pumpkin patch adventures, after that will be Miles' 10th birthday and then Halloween.  Hoping to get caught up this week. 

Helen's Hansen shirt

Thanks Aunt Barbara for my new nightshirt, I really love it. 

Big brothers and Daddy's arms are the best

Big brothers are the best.....Helen had trouble settling down last night, and it wasn't until Miles came in and cuddled with her that she finally went to sleep.  Apparently Daddy's arms are the best thing to sleep on and cuddle with.     She looked so peaceful, I hated to move her, but common sense won out when it was time for me to go to bed.  Still, what an angel.

We love you Aunt Julie

We love you Aunt Julie!!!

 Tom and Julie 1975, notice the similarities in this photo and the one above with Miles and Julie in 2010.  It's easy to see where Miles gets his cuddliness from.

Rest in peace Julie Glauser June 23, 1958-July4,2012.   Heaven received a very special angel today her name was Julie Glauser, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Never wake a sleeping nine year old

 Unless of course you want to end up with a black eye.
In a weird turn of events Wed night 6/6, Miles accidentally gave his Mom a nice shiner.  We went to his school's pizza dinner slide show and about half way through the show, Miles had fallen a sleep on his arms resting on the back of the chair.  Unbeknownst to me, when the slide show ended I told Miles to finish his drink up so we could go.  I must have startled him, because as I was finishing telling him about his drink, he suddenly bolted up right and wham, my eye and cheek caught the brunt force of his skull.  I must say I don't sport a shiner very well. 
Lesson learned never wake a nine year old who has fallen a sleep at a school function. 

Miniature Golf

Yesterday on Memorial Day we took the kids to Golf N Stuff in Venutra where Helen got to play her first game of miniature golf.   The boys got to have fun with bumper boats, indy cars, bumper cars,and lazer tag.   It was fun day out for all of us.  Tom beat all of us at golf, but it was fun to watch little 4 yr Helen putt her way through 18 holes.