Halloween for me was always about the candy... I didn't even like dressing up. Then I got too old to trick or treat and now I just don't want all the junk in my house! Nevertheless, the boys were excited to dress up (because they do it all the time!) and we set out on our inagural trick or treating venture. We ended up having a blast! I am not sure if I had more fun or the boys! Here are some pics...
then my birthday was yesterday... 
now Luke's is coming up in 2 weeks, so more to come...Here are some pictures from summer days... I have to say I'm super excited about the fall weather, football, my boys' (and my) birthday coming up, but I'm surprisingly sad to see summer officially go. We had so much fun swimming this year as the boys really learned to "get it." We celebrated lots of friend's birthdays, did slip-n-slides, took trips & played with friends we don't see as much during the school year.
Michael & I just celebrated our 10th anniversary and we were fortunate enough to have a week in Hawaii without the kids! The grandparents stepped in & took care of the kids which we are SO thankful for! It was the only time we have gone somewehre for a week by ourselves since our honeymoon, so not being distracted by kids, dishes, laundry, schedules, work, etc was amazing! Definitely not reality, but was nice for a time.
I can't believe we fit this many kids at this table for 4. It was hilarious to hear them initiate their own conversations. It was mostly about spitting & poo poo unfortunately, but the whole table was giggling until mean mamma (aka... me) requested an end to the "potty talk"!
