We love Babies!

We love visiting new babies!  

Here are the girls falling in love with CallaMae Elise VandenBerg at the hospital...

Then only 3 days later, Emmett David Koeman was born.  

We were able to visit him at 11 days old....

Halloween 2012

This past Saturday, I took the big girls to the Monster Mash at the Elementary School.  The gym was all decorated and the kids were allowed to wear their costumes since they don't during the school parties.  They can dance, get a fun picture taken, eat snacks, win prizes, and hang out.  

That night we carved pumpkins and baked pumpkin seeds....YUM.

We had to quickly get ready after school on Halloween because trick or treating starts at 4pm in Colon, which is nice since it's still light out then.  Taylie wasn't feel so well, but with a little Motrin, she was able to make it around the block with us to get some candy.  Of course, trick or treating is always a hit and the girls love it.  Then they have just as much fun as we sit in the driveway to pass out candy.  Since it's so busy, our candy didn't last too long.

Taylie has been wearing her bunny costume almost everyday now for about two weeks. 

Macey picked to be a black cat this year.

I am so glad Kels decided to be a clown.  My mom made this costume for Brenda and I when we were little.  I am on the hunt for pictures of us in it.

It was a bit misty and cold out trick or treating, but still fun.  I got a huge hug from Kels before heading to bed, "Thanks mom, today was the BEST!"

I Love...

I love Fall and everything that comes with it....

Our simple old blue house with white fence on a colorful tree-lined street.

There's just something about a tire swing...

Girls that love getting their pictures taken just as much as I LOVE taking them...

The colors, colors, and more colors....

The sound of horse and buggy trotting by....

Bringing schoolwork outside...

Seeing bald eagles fly on over...

Having Kelsey bake us cheesecake pumpkin muffins...

Oh I love days like this....