Pumpkin Carving

We didn't get a chance to carve our pumpkins before our trip, so we did it last night.  Better late than never, right?  Joe carved while the kids and I cleaned the pumpkins out and drew faces.

They thought it felt so gross!  The pumpkins were dried out, so there was not much inside.  They have no idea!

Brainstorming what their face was going to look like.

Joe carving my pumpkin.

Little Miss Artist.

Aren't they cute?!

Showing off our work :)

 

Trick-or-Treat!

We had such a busy weekend.  We were in Nebraska visiting family and arrived home in time to eat dinner and go trick-or-treating!  The kids had a lot of fun and we had great weather!  We had Belle, Batman, Amelia Earhart and a Lumberjack.

We had a meltdown towards the end of the evening, but lack of sleep does that to you!  And not to mention being in a car for 8 hours!  They did good.  Lexi said Halloween is now her favorite holiday :)

Nebraska vs. Missouri

Saturday was a big game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Joe is a very big fan!  He and his Dad had tickets to see the game.  One of his sisters does a big tail-gating party for every home game.  While Joe and Bob were at the game, the kids and I were outside tail-gating.  Here are some pics of the fun!

Taren, Laray and I dressed up as Nebraska coaches for Halloween.

Joe and I.  It was a very nice set up.  2 tents, chairs, beer, lots of food, TV's and even a porta potty just for us! 

Joe and Bob

Inside the stadium.  See how close they were?  2 rows back.  Lucky guys!

Look at that grin!  Joe got a bit of a sun burn, but he didn't mind.  Nebraska won!!!

Family in Nebraska

Joe and Lexi both had a 4 day weekend, so we decided to take a trip to Nebraska to visit family.  We had not been able to get there in about a year and a half, so it was time.  We were able to make it to Hastings and Lincoln and see everyone.  We got a bunch of great family photos. 

Everyone with Great Grandma Hoffman 

Everyone with Great Grandma Harms

The Great Grand Kids

The Grand Kids

Mom and Daughter

The Cousins

The Cousins with Grandma

It was so nice to see everyone!  Hopefully, it won't be so long next time.

A Family Project ~ Bird Feeders

Last weekend we decided to do a family project.  We did some research online for woodworking with kids.  Bird feeders is what we came up with.  We started out Saturday at Michaels getting supplies to decorate our bird feeders.  The kids picked out their own theme.  They loved it!  Then we went to Lowe's to get the wood.  They both decorated their bird feeder however they wanted.  We can't wait to complete them and start feeding the birds!  We haven't picked out where to put them yet, but I am sure we will find the perfect spot.  Joe and I did one together and we are quite happy with it.

Chris added an airplane to one side...

So proud!

 And a rocket with a star on the other side.  Do you like the flower pots?  Lexi put some on hers, so Chris needed some too.

Lexi put a picket fence boarder, flower pots, a tulip and a heart...

And a sun.

Daddy painted the American Flag for her.

               We made ours rustic.  We added moss to the roof and cut pieces of Aspen around it.

Don't you love their hand prints on the roof?  We are already thinking about our next family project!

Balloon Classic 2010

Jen came up from Pueblo West with Jackson, Avery and Ruby.  We had a nice dinner here and then headed downtown to see the balloons light up.  Last year the kids LOVED it!  This year Lexi was still into it, but Chris was scared the balloons were going to fall on him :(  Lexi got into a balloon basket and the local newspaper was there.  The guy took a picture of her and told us it would be online and then he got all our names.  We found the picture online and you can see it here: http://gazettephoto.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=31371153&event=1070550&CategoryID=47303&picnum=7&move=B#Image

A friend called me and told me the picture was in the actual newspaper, too!  On the front page of the Local section.  We have a great momento for Lexi!

Here are a few pictures I took:

This is similar to the one in the paper...

Aren't Ruby and Avery so cute in the NE Husker cheerleader outfits?!

My boys!

The Swanson's.

It was a fun night!  I am disappointed I didn't have my good camera with me, but there is always next year!

Lexi Breaks Her Wrist

We have our first broken bone!  Lexi was playing on the playground after school with her friend Samantha, while the moms were talking, of course.  Lexi was trying to get down from the money bars and she scratched her wrist and twisted it at the same time.  She didn't cry or anything.  She just didn't want anyone to touch her wrist.  It didn't bruise or swell, so I was not concerned about it.  She complained a little and I gave her some Children's Advil and she was fine.  She woke up that night complaining that it hurt, so I gave her some more medicine.  All this happened on Tuesday.  She was still complaining on Thursday and we decided we needed to get an x-ray.  Boy is that a long process!  We finally got in to get an x-ray just before 5 pm on Thursday, 48 hrs after the incident.  We went to Daddy's office, so we got to see one of the places he works.  After the x-ray, I asked the tech if she could see anything.  She said she couldn't tell me anything other than we needed to stick around.  Finally, we got the results and there is a small fracture in her wrist.  We went to see our GP the next day, Friday, and they couldn't do anything.  They sent us to an Orthopaedic office.  Daddy was not happy!  After another long wait, Lexi got a bright pink cast!  We tried to talk to dr out of a cast, but she insisted.  There has been mild complaining about itching, only if she is not busy doing something.  It has been an adventure!  4 weeks to go!

Waiting to get her x-ray...

She is surprised at how fast the x-rays are taken!

Ms. Karen did an excellent job!

You can see her tiny fracture.

She picked pink, of course.  She already has a ton to names on it!

Daddy drawing a heart on it since Lexi can't write with her left hand.