Happy Halloween!

All ready for Trunk or Treat!

 Kate is excited to have another girl, Baby Audrey, in the family!

Jaren's school had a fall party.  They had all kinds of fun activities.  He spent most of his time with the pumpkins!  What a fun idea!

 It is a small world.  Just the week before, I found out that one of my friends from growing up, Tasha, has a daughter, Zion, in Jaren's class!  Too cool!

Adults can have fun too!

Cowgirl and Nurse

The Grimm Reaper

Took some talking, but I finally got him to smile with his teeth!

 Darth Vader

Pretty Pirate

The cutest little skeleton (Thanks Grandma!)

 Not sure how we missed Corbin's personal shot but he made a pretty fierce Dragon Ninja!

Nick even got in on the fun, Coach Whisenhunt was a big hit!

What are we up to???

This is what our house looks like when we turn the TV on after having a week with NO TV!

Nick's little sister had her beautiful baby girl September 14th and named her Audrey Luella.  She is sure sweet we are excited that Carson has a cousin so close to his age!

 Carson has been doing good.

Our latest project has been getting him to smile more regularly, and when he is awake!

I love how chubby his little tummy looks in this picture!

 I knew it would happen one day.  Kate got into my makeup and tried putting mascara on!  It could have been a lot worse!

We also put Kate in a big girl bed!  She has loved the extra freedom and loves arranging her toys on the selves.  Each toy, book and basket has a special spot.  I'm afraid that she might be a little OC when they aren't put back in the right place!

 Jaren has gained a love of puzzles this summer.  This one he has always requested help on.  He finally was able to finish it all by himself!  He was so excited!

 Owen turned 10 this summer and worked hard to get his Bear.  He is very excited to move up to Webelos. 

 I love how careful he was pinning his bear to my necklace.  I can't believe how grown up he is getting! 

Four Generations of Fun!!

My Grandparents came to visit and to meet Carson for the first time!

Grandpa Hopkins and Carson

Grandma Hopkins and Carson

Grandma Faler making Carson smile!

We decided to get a couple four generation pictures.

Here is our "fake" four generation picture.  

(I love how my brother is in the mirror trying to get everyone to smile.  I guess he is used to taking pictures of smaller kids!)

 It was fun to have my Grandparents in town and for them to be able to participate in Carson's blessing.

Back to School!

The 2012-2013 School year is underway!

The kids had Back to School Night and Meet the Teacher.

Owen, Corbin, and Jaren had fun meeting their teachers and showing off their classrooms to their siblings.

Jaren is in the same pre-school that he was in last year to help him with his speech.  He was very excited to see Ms. Carin again.

Kate was so excited that she wanted a picture with the teacher too!

 Owen's birthday was the first week in school, so I took him his favorite lunch, Panda Express.  He and his friend Ryker tried to talk me into taking them back home for the rest of the day!  I wish!