Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! Stay healthy and safe!!
Today also marks Nora's "Crossover Day". She came home on her 8 month birthday. She turned 16 months yesterday. Today she has been home with us longer than she has been with anyone else. We are very thankful for her and our 2 great boys!
(Will update with pics later. We are going to dinner at Uncles house!)
Nora woke up with a teething fever thus her face is really flushed in the pics. Her meds kicked in quickly though but by then none of the kids would sit for pictures.

First snow

Nora loves the snow! She didnt like that her boots kept getting icy though and she had a hard time standing. Evan thinks sledding is great. Nora was happy just laying there. Evan hopes the snow stays now so he can build lots of snowmen and do more snow angels!

Nora's first haircut

We got Nora's hair trimmed just a bit this week by our stylist Jilayne. She sat quietly in Jims lap and didnt fuss at all. It still looks the same but just cleaned up a bit.
The cake was Ry's addition to his Scout's sport/Olympic themed bake sale. Its our Michael Phelps cake with his 8 gold medals.

Cute kids

Had to pull out the winter coats, hats and gloves this week. The 70 degree weather from last week is long gone.
Finally got Ry's school pictures back. He has a bit of a goofy smile in it but its better than usual at least. Evans preschool did a professional photo shoot so we got those too. He's getting so big. Nora had her 15 month appt. Shes just under 31 inches tall (50% for age) and 21.4 lbs (25% for age). She only got 1 shot and didnt take it too bad. Shes trying to talk more which is cute.
Jim and I went to a costume party as knights. The boys thought us dressed up was pretty funny.

Trick or Treat

The kids get to go to 3 trick or treats. Grandparents time two then our own. We only do a few houses at the grandparents as 3 kids accumulate a ton of candy.
We did get to the pumpkin patch last week with Evan and Nora at least. They loved exploring and Evan was so intent on picking out a good pumpkin. We carved them this weekend. Jim did a good job.

October is almost over

We have yet to buy pumpkins. Ryan hates cleaning them out so mom and dad get all the dirty work. The joys of parenting. :) They are looking forward to Trick or Treat in their new costumes though.
Heres Evan in a borrowed costume and Nora in Evan's old Stitch outfit from when he was a babe (yes its Stitch the alien NOT Eeyore).
Ry is excited he has his big Cub Scout bonfire at county park tonite. He brought home the praying mantis he took to school for their insect science project. I guess if you keep them inside for the winter they can live longer. We bought some crickets from the pet store as the mantis has to hunt and eat live bugs. So now we have a new "pet" for the winter they call Master Mantis. Joy.

Howdy

Cool weather is here. Nora is cutting 6 teeth at once now. Shes snotty and wheezy.
Ibuprofen is mommy and daddys friend (and Noras too). We went to Cirque de Soleil on Sunday with my parents. They bought us tickets for our birthdays and we brought the boys. It was a great show. I highly recommend seeing a show if you ever can.