Jayne's surgery

Ever since Jayne was born, she has had a long belly button. We kept thinking that it would shrink down over time but it hasn't. I finally went to see a pediatric surgeon about it to make sure everything was ok. He said Jayne had an umbilical hernia and a lot of extra skin that would get in the way and bother her as she got older. So, yesterday Jayne had surgery to get her hernia fixed and she got a new belly button too!

Before surgery in her cute hospital pajamas

Jayne is clapping in this picture. She just learned a couple of days ago. It is so cute! She loved the crinkly paper.

Her belly button that literally hangs over her pants

The operating room was busy so we ended up having to wait for a few hours. Jayne was such a trooper. She hadn't eaten since 9:30 and didn't go into surgery until almost 3pm. She is so sweet! When the doctor finally came to take her, it was kind of sad. It is the weirdest thing seeing a man you don't really know walk off with your baby.

After her surgery, she was pretty upset. She was so hungry and tired.

Luckily, it is a simple surgery so we got to bring her home that night

Fall Family Pictures

Family pictures can be so much work but I love getting cute shots of the kids! They are getting too big!!!

Trick-or-Treat!

Halloween Night

We had our traditional chili in pumpkin bread bowls for dinner Halloween night and had Don's parents over. Elle was so cute trying to decorate the table with leaves that had fallen and her Halloween crafts she had made. She put a scary ghost under Easton's plate to suprise him and wanted to have Halloween music playing and the lights turned down low so it was scary ...So cute!

Ready to go trick-or-treating

Barbie "Thumbelina" and the transformer "Bumblebee"

Easton with his friend Drake "Wolverine" being tough

After trick-or-treating, Elle and Easton were eating some candy and we thought Jayne should get a taste too. We decided to give her her 1st sucker...She was so excited just to see it

Her first taste she was a little unsure

It didn't take long though before she grabbed it and loved it!

Every year, the kids get to pick out their 10 favorite pieces of candy and they leave the rest by their bedroom door that night. The next morning they find a prize from the "Great Pumpkin" in exchange for their candy. Easton says the great pumpkin probably has rotten teeth from eating so much candy! Elle got the "Barbie and Three Musketeers" book she wanted and Easton got the Transformers book he loves!

Pumpkins and Parties

The week before Halloween was filled with fun parties and Halloween activities. Our friends, The Knights, put on a great party with a festive scary dinner and activities for the kids-- musical chairs, cookie decorating, a donut eating contest, a pinata, digging for prizes in slimy spaghetti and a fun Halloween story! The kids loved it!

All the kids (Sarah, Elle, Easton, Annie, Rachel, Christian and Taylor)

Our little ladybug



Dinner served inside a stuffed man

A little cookie with Elle's candy

Donut eating contest (It was supposed to be hands free but Easton just wanted to eat it)

Digging for prizes in slimy spaghetti

Elle hitting the black cat pinata

Gathering the spoils of the pinata

Elle was so excited that she won musical chairs

Another fun party for the kids at Somer's new house ...

Elle with her friends Ellie, Aurora, Brooke and Ava

Ethan, Cooper and Easton

I got to help with Easton's Preschool Halloween Party. I love being in his class with him. It is so cute to see him interacting with other kids and his teachers.

Making Halloween Necklaces

Me and Easton at his party

Halloween Parades and programs

I love Halloween! Our kids get so excited to dress up and make it so fun. We loved going to Elle's school parade. She was the cutest little Barbie Thumbelina and was so happy to see Grandma and Grandpa with us when she walked by. She even got to show Grandma Diane her classroom and her desk. We went straight from Elle's parade to Easton's preschool program. He was so cute walking in his parade as the Transformer, "Bumblebee" and sang the cutest Halloween songs. (His favorite is "I'm a mean old witch with a hat..." He sings it all the time with the actions! It is adorable! ) He loved watching the funny show that his teachers put on too.

Elle as "Thumbelina" in her school parade

Easton and Jayne at Elle's school parade

Angie and me with our cute little ladybugs, Jayne and Izzie

Easton before his program

Waving to us

Singing his Halloween songs

Watching the teachers' show