Jumping into the Leaves of Fall!

Jace
I remembered my new verse at church and got a prize and we learned a new song that I loved called the Lord's Army. Then after nap,  we went over to the Rogers house for dinner. Maren and  I played well together and ate all of our dinner so we could have apple crisp and ice cream:) Monday we went to workout and swim,  and I was the only one at swim lessons so I got to swim the entire time.  We played outside after nap.  We stayed home on Tuesday morning and played,  took an early nap and met our friends at the park for a picnic and lots of fun. Demian and I had so much fun on the bulldozer toy they had there and also went really high on the swings. When our sisters wanted a turn on the swings, we doubled up since there were leg holes on both sides.  Daddy took us to workout and swim on Wednesday while mama worked.  We were heading outside to rode my bike when she got home from work. I can ride my bike down the really step hill now.  I also helped mama pull all of the plants out of the garden and then she raked a pile of leaves for me to jump in. We had another fun day with daddy on Thursday and Friday while mama worked. We worked out and went to story time. One day we even went grocery shopping so we could make mama a yummy dinner when she got home. Daddy had to go back to work on Saturday and mama got the stomach bug so I helped around the house because she didn't feel good. We watched the movie Cars and we read a lot of books. Bella made big messes, but I helped her pick them up before nap. I did my school work on mama's Kindle when I woke up.

Bella
I had fun playing at church and loved playing with all of Maren's toys at the Rogers house. She has a shopping cart and a baby stroller that I pushed all over their house. I also played with necklaces with Maddox! I loved the soup and bread miss Tami made so I cleaned my bowl. She gave me applesauce with whipped cream and a graham cracker for dessert. It was delicious and I felt super special. I played ball at workout and hit it with a wooden paddle they had there. I also gave miss Corrie lots of snuggles.  I almost fell asleep at swim but waited until the drive home. I just took off and explored after our picnic at the park. I went down slides and climbed on the play structures. They had a bouncy boat and swings too! I am still quite the daddy's girl,  and wouldn't even give mama snuggles when she got home from work. I did fall asleep for him at swim on Wednesday. I stayed in the house while Jace and mama worked in the garden and played in the leaves. But Friday,  while Jace was riding his bike down the hill, I played in the pile of leaves. I had toys all over the living room on Saturday while mama was sick. I helped Jace pick them up, but got a couple of time outs for throwing toys and fits:(

Happy Halloween!

Jace
We had a photographer come over on Friday morning to take some fall family photos. I was very cooperative but Bella was a bit cranky. We took some by the creek and I helped by making Bella laugh. Mama finished our costumes during nap, then when I woke up mama and I got dressed up as ninja turtles and met miss Tami and Maren at the fall festival they had at church. We were one of the first ones there, so we didn't have to wait in line to ride the pony or go in the bounce house. We had lots of fun, and then went inside to dance to a band that was playing. We played a bean bag toss game then went out for Mexican food for dinner. Maren and I were super silly at dinner, but we did eat or dinners eventually. We all got dressed up as ninja turtles and went to uncle Nick's house for their annual Halloween party. We played lots of fun games there and there were lots of friends there to play with. My favorite game was trying to get a marshmallow that was hanging from a string with no hands. My opponent was Hayes and we both got our marshmallows. I had lots of sword fights and was a bit crazy there. We put our pjs on before heading home, but stayed awake all the way home. We went to church on Sunday and I remembered my memory verse and got another prize. I also got a new one to learn this month. We went to the video store and rented a couple of movies that I have been wanting to see, and after nap mama made popcorn and we all watched 101 Dalmatians. Mama worked Monday and Tuesday and daddy took us to workout, the park and baby story time so we could get new library books.We had lots of fun with daddy and met mama for lunch one of the days. On Wednesday we all went to Medford for Bella's preop appointment with her Dr. After that, we went to mucho gusto and got my favorite burrito. On Thursday we went to the dentist and I was a big boy and sat I the big chair all by myself without any tears. I got a bouncy ball for being a good boy. After we left the dentist, we went to aunt Lori and uncle Nick's house to play and help out because auntie Lori's mama is very sick. Mama made tacos for dinner then we drove home. Friday we went to workout and then did chores at home before papa and grandma came. We played and made dinner while daddy and mama went on one last hunt behind the house. They didn't have any luck though. The next morning, we took papa and grandma to the airport. There was a pile of snow that fell off of someone's car in front of the airport and we had a snowball fight:) we said goodbye, then went to home depot to build a fighter jet.

Bella
I ate a big breakfast before pictures on Friday, but I was still hungry and a bit tired so I didn't smile much. I stayed home with daddy on Friday evening because we both had the sniffles and needed the rest. I did go to the Halloween party at uncle Nick's and I loved my costume, especially my tutu. I played most of the games, but loved hitting the pinata the best. I almost hit some other people with the bat because I was so proud of myself that I spun around smiling. I used my foam weapon to play with the other kids while they were sword fighting. I was a good girl at church and kept wanting to put on my tutu from my costume when I got home. I didn't watch much of the movie, but I sure enjoyed the popcorn! I had a little separation anxiety at workout and called for daddy a lot while he was working out. I had lots of fun playing and getting wet at the park. On Tuesday, daddy took me to babies and wobblers at the library and we sang lots of songs and had a good time. When we went to the Dr on Wednesday, I didn't cry this time, but daddy was there to sit next to me while mama asked questions and sign papers. I had lots of fun playing with Shea and Kenzi's babies at uncle Nick's house. I ate a big dinner and slept on the way home. I got a few time outs for screaming and for throwing toys,  but I was excited to see papa and grandma when they got here. We played ring around the Rosie and I thought it was super silly. I stayed home with daddy and took a nap while mama and Jace took them to the airport.

Fall family photos 2015!