Happy Halloween 2014!

Happy Halloween from our little ninjas!

These two enjoyed watching the TV Show, "American Ninja Warrior" so much that Josiah decided to be a ninja for Halloween.  Ethan of course said, "I be ninja, too!"

I love that they want to dress alike.  I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Every year, we meet up with our neighbors & spend the evening trick-or-treating together.  It's so nice to spend time getting to know others in your neighborhood.  For our family, that's what this night is all about...Community!

These kids are so fun together.  I think they had a blast!

We didn't do too shabby in the candy department, either.  After we finished trick-or-treating, it was time to come home & make our Jack-O-Lantern Pizza!

As usual, we ate pizza, salad & fruit while watching "Clifford's Halloween!"

What a fun night of family & friends!  Happy Halloween 2014!

Character Book Report Day!

Josiah has been working on his very first book report, which was due today.  Josiah was to read a chapter book of his choice & then to take an AR test on that book.  He must receive an 80% or higher on that AR test to use that book for his report.  His teacher gave them the body parts of a scarecrow & a piece of yellow poster board.  They were to fill each body part with descriptions of the book (title, author, genre, rating, plot, character names & traits, problem/solutions, setting & time).  On the due date, they were to come to school dressed as the main character from their book & present their scarecrow to the class by reading each part.

Today was the day!  Josiah chose "Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Hunt for Grievous" as his book.  He tested on this book a couple of weeks ago & was given permission to complete his scarecrow.  He worked diligently on this at home each afternoon.  He colored each part & wrote the descriptions himself.  We pasted his scarecrow to the poster board & he was done.  He dressed up as Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Clone Wars.  He was so excited to go to school all dressed up on Halloween as one of his favorite characters.

He presented his book report in class today & ended with "This book takes place in space & it happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."  He said his class erupted in laughter because that was such a cool way to end his presentation.  Josiah got a 100% on his report!  In the comments section of his grading sheet, the teacher said, "Great Presentation!"  Congratulations, Josiah!  We are so glad you did great on Character Book Report Day!

Fall Festival 2014!

Tonight was our church's annual Fall Festival.

Superman & Super Mickey!

Last year, their costumes got torn up, so they came in their superhero play clothes this year!

They had a blast on the big bouncy houses &

on the smaller bouncy houses!

This was Ethan's first year actually wanting to play & he was not afraid at all!

They loved the cotton candy break.  Yum! Yum!

This year, they had a petting zoo.

I think Ethan would have brought these animals home if we had let him.

Look at him hugging that goat.  It was so sweet!

Both boys rode on a pony for their very first time!

They enjoyed it very much!

We had a great time playing, eating & hanging out with our church family & community at the Fall Festival 2014!

Floodline Fall Retreat 2014!

Dustin returned today from his 4th Fall Retreat as the High School Pastor of Floodline.  For Dustin, this was the greatest Fall Retreat he's ever had as a Youth Pastor.  I'm so thankful for all of these students who went & opened their hearts to what God had for them.

Josiah's 7th Soccer Game!

Daddy may be out of town on Fall Retreat, but these two boys are excited to play soccer!

No, Ethan doesn't play on a team, but he doesn't know that, so don't tell him!

Josiah's team played so hard today, even though neither team scored.  It's hard for me to witness a game where no one scores.  I don't think they should let them stop until at least someone scores.  Oh well...at least it was a tie.  Soccer can be hard sometimes.  We did, however, enjoy Josiah's 7th Soccer game!

His New Toy!

Thanks Ken & Kim Miller.  Ethan LOVES his new toy!

Josiah's 6th Soccer Game!

Today was Josiah's 6th Soccer Game!

And yes...these are pictures of him Power Kicking that ball!

Whenever Josiah is kicking the ball, you can be assured that Ethan is somewhere nearby kicking his ball, too.  So funny & cute!

Josiah has got an amazing kick & they ask him to use it a lot!

Josiah's team played really hard & tied 1 to 1 today! Good job, Holy Guacamole!

We had a great time at Josiah's 6th Soccer Game!

Ethan Got His Cast Off!

Today is the day Ethan gets his cast off!

Here Ethan is playing with the train in the waiting room at the doctor's office.

He was so sweet while he was waiting for the nurse to come in!

Ethan did amazing while she was taking his cast off.  He only got upset once he saw lines & red marks on his arm from where the cast was on so tight.  Once I told him those lines would come off in a few days, he was fine.

What a brave patient he has been.  He really never complained & he stopped sucking his thumb in the process!  Yay!  We are all so happy Ethan got his cast off!