Bits. . .

Wheezie!

Crazy sideways Luke!

Crazy sideways momma!

Happy!

Sad.

Ryan, caught again. . .

How does he fall asleep like this?!?!

Gotcha!

Long time, no blog. . . .

Grandpa Lee was Luke's "Mystery Guest" at his school.

Mae helping us unpack.

Luke with friends Chayce and Olivia

Luke and Mae with friends Kate and Jane

Luke and Mae enjoyed their time living with Grandpa Lee

We just got moved into our new/old home a few weeks back. I finally found some time to update our blog. Bits of randomness (as Lauren likes to say) . . . .

A few of my favorite clients. . .


Mae loves her cheerleading outfit. Thanks, Miss Lauren!

Our little Rock Chalkers!

Santa at The Henry Ford

Luke with the Batmobile

Daddy, who is this weird guy, and why am I sitting on his lap?

All is ok. . . I found my thumb and have my blankie

We took the kiddos to The Henry Ford (a fabulous museum if I do say so myself), to let Santa know that we would be back in Kansas for Christmas. Luke was very concerned that he wouldn't know where to leave his presents. Mae could have cared less. They were displaying costumes from famous movies that we all grew up with. We saw the Wicked Witch of the West's hat, The Terminator's black leather jacket with bullet holes, the Batman costume George Clooney wore in one of the remakes AND last but not least, Darth Vader!

Happy Post Halloween!

Halloween turned out to be one heck of an event. Luke and Mae started the evening a little sluggish but perked up a bit during the Halloween festivities. Luke made out well, while Mae rode with her good friend Finn in the wagon (a nice workout for dad). The evening ended with a post trick-or-treating party across the street. The kids stayed up late playing and eating candy. Luke wrapped up the party by throwing up on Amy and David's couch. Thanks for the cleaning bill, son. Anyway, here are some photos from the weekend.

Mae and Finn enjoying the ride. Mae went as our princess as she finally melted down so dad would pick her up and carry her the rest of the way.

Luke as the Dark Knight (you had to be very specific when referring to his costume). Luke brought home a bucket full of large candy bars.

Dad got to unwind after trick-or-treating with friends Kevin and Kevin. Kevin is the one on the right. Okay, horrible joke.


Mom and Luke after trick-or-treating rest on the back patio. Luke was extremely tired and didn't want to keep playing with the other kids. We thought something was wrong....

....and this is moments before Luke shut down the party by throwing up on the couch. At one point, Luke laid on the floor asleep while the other kids climbed over the top of him. He was sick most of the weekend, throwing up during dinner on Saturday night. Thankfully Mae didn't come down with anything.

That's it for now. We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween.

And How the Pumpkins Turned Out...

By request, here's one more photo from pumpkin night showing the final results. Not so bad for a bunch of rookies.