Pics of the week

Chloe helping Luke with reading.

This is what happens when legos get boring.....and the VHS doesn't work. (Tower by Luke)

Joel's b-day party!

Here are some pics of Joel's b-day party from last weekend. Yes, Joel's b-day was last month, but due to a new baby, a family reunion and being sick, we talked both Chloe and Joel into having thier birthdays in Oct. Chloe at one table eating cake :)

Joel's table eating cake.

Blowing out 5 candles!

Pinata time!

Costume party! Conner is a Greek Philosopher.

Zach as a pumpkin :) So cute!

Scavenger hunt! I think most of the kids switched to the winning team! haha!

John forming the teams.

Halloween cupcakes!

Birthday party was a good time! It was a "Halloween" party complete with a pinata, scavenger hunt and costumes! We were so lucky to have the Martin cousins in town to celebrate!

fave pics of the week :)

Cereal....why is it just so darn good?!

Chloe loves Eva. Such a good big sister :)

Paul and Jackie's wedding!

Beautiful fall day in the Palouse (Colton, WA) at Red Barn Farms. Our first "girl's trip"! Chloe, Eva and I rode up together. John had reserve duty in Spokane and would meet us there, and the boys stayed with mom and dad. Love my Chloe girl!

Stopped by Colfax on the way and Genie and Bob met us there. It was their first time seeing Eva.

Lindsey and Tessa, in their fabulous wedding attire!

The beautiful bride.

Paul and Elianna. Loved seeing these two go down the isle.

Yea!!!

John, Wes and Shannon. We had a rather silly table :)

Fav pics of the week

Mom reading to Zach.

Eva at approx 3.5 weeks. I think she looks like she's playing her air guitar.

Eva boo :) Cute as can be!

Fall Fun Day

Pumpkins and cornstalks from the farm to flag our entryway :)

Joel, trying to be silly riding a pumpkin. John, Chloe and Luke with their pumpkins.

Zach riding a pumpkin....isn't he so cute!

Uncle Jim and Joel.

Riding home with cornstalks....the van is big, but it's not a pickup. I bribed Luke with an extra pumpkin bar to sit under the cornstalks and not break the tops :)

What a fun fall day! We went out to the farm, got apples, pumpkins and cornstalks. Had pumpkin bars and cream cheese with mom and dad, and then brought them home and decorated for Halloween. The kids had been asking me to do this for about a month and a half (probabaly Luke more than anyone, becuase he wanted to hang up spiderwebs) Luke even hung spiderwebs in his room! It was a very fun day!!!

The month of the flu!

So, what happens when there are 7 people in a house, 2 of which are adults, when everyone gets the flu?? Here are some VERY candid pics that John shot (ok, I took a couple) of life as we know it, when we all get the flu....keep in mind this flu lasted about 4-5 days/person and we are now starting week 3 of it in our house! Ugh!
Chloe, sleeping on the floor by the bathroom downstairs. The kid's just have to make do feeding themselves.

Here's the reality of how I flet that day!

This is what happens when you're 18mo old, sick and your bother is trying to make you feel better with toys. Though this pic was priceless!

John (before he got the flu) studying away. Really, most of his time he was cleaning up poop, throw-up or something else, and/or was fetching somebody something!

Eva boo has not got the flu yet, and hopefully will be the only one that doesn't! She's just been sleeping away :)

The kid's get some homeschool with word blaster and math blaster, instead of mom. Nice computer lab huh? :)

There's a little too much TV that gets watched.

We all sort of look like death warmed over!

and yes, John runs around taking pictures of everyone....including himself! Here's to health being close at bay!....I hope it's soon!

Eva at 2 weeks

Here's Eva's first swing ride. She's just about 2 weeks old here. I just had to throw this one in here cause I liked it :)

Eva introductions :)

Pics of the kid's and their first time holding Eva :)

Luke....super awesome big bro!

Chloe, the beaming big sis!

oh geez, what's Joel saying to her??

That top one was just to be funny. Really Joel seems to adore her. I know he just can't wait to make her laugh!

Even Zach seems to like her. He gets excited to see her and says "baby", which is his word for about 4 different things :)