Visiting Grandparents ...

Grandma Judy and Grandpa Eric drove all the way down for a visit this weekend and here is what we all did ...

Played Frisbee for hours and hours ...

... did arts and crafts projects for hours and hours ...

... went to a car show for hours and hours ...

... and even got to ride in a car just our size, with a tiger!!!

Of course we had to go show-off Sparky to them ... 

... and then celebrate our great riding skills 

with a huge fancy dinner!!!

We took a long trip down to a pumpkin patch ...

... and ran through a hay maze for hours and hours ...

... really, we were stuck in that maze forever!!!

We fed lots of farm animals ...

... took lots of funny selfies ...

... searched for just the right size of pumpkins ...

... we searched forever for the most perfect pumpkins ...

 

... and finally found a bunch of them!!!

 We went to Avery's school to meet her teacher ...

... and then to watch Emery's swim class!!!

During our relaxing down time, 

we played card games for hours and hours ...

... Avery got really into every game ...

... and even beat Grandma Judy a few times!!!

But best of all was ending their trip with long bedtime

stories from Grandma Judy!!!

Searching for Clues ...

Emery and Avery testing out 
new clue searching tools!!!

Sometimes we have to upgrade our clue searching equipment. The really fun part is testing it all out! Here we are at the butterfly exhibit testing new magnifying glasses that can see right through all the cluttered leaves and bushes, straight to what hides deep within ...

Emery spying something interesting from afar ...

... and then a closer look reveals ...

... beautiful butterflies!!!

Tons and tons of beautiful butterflies right up close!!!

Sure Girls Can Play Football!!!

Emery, Avery, and 'The Boys' playing football

Last weekend while on campus tailgating for the big game we got into a huge debate with some friends (a bunch of boys) about how girls can't really play football. Our position was "what a load of poop" where the boys just laughed and laughed and laughed, so Avery and I had to pull out a pigskin and settle this out on the field ...

QB Avery hands off to Emery ...

... who takes off down the field ...

... very far down the field ...

... where Mathew then starts to tackle her, 

but not before pitching the ball back to Avery ...

 

... who then takes off and Emery circles around back  ...

... to throw a block on Mathew for Avery ...

... as Avery runs it in for the final touchdown!!!

!!!The Girls Win!!!

Happy Halloween Y'all!!!

 Happy Halloween!!!

One of the best holidays of the year hands down is Halloween! Kids get to dress-up as anything they want, eat all the candy they want, and just be as plain crazy as they want!!! Here are some pictures from our Halloween this year ...

First off, you start with plain ol' boring pumpkins ...

... and they you get a great artist (such as Avery) 

to draw all sorts of details on the pumpkins ...

... and then you get out sharp knives and scoopers and 

bowls for all the pumpkins guts and then ...

... voila, super cool/scary jack-o-lanterns!!!

Notice that this little guy looks a lot like a famous Mouse!!!

Try and take a wild guess of who we dressed up like this year ...

Super crime fighting web-slinger Spiderman/woman ...

... and crazy-haired wild Pippi Longstocking herself!!!

Getting everything ready for a super long night 

full of tons of tricks and treats!!!

This is how scary they looked in complete darkness!!!

First, we were off to a private party at our good friends 

Mathew and Andrew's house, were we had lots of fun,

especially with our good friend Sophie ...

... we played tons of games ...

... and had tons of exciting fun with everyone!!

Next we were off to a school party ...

Chira "The Ghost-buster" and Pippi

playing tug-of-war with Emery ...

... Avery battling it out during the great Cake-Walk!!!

Finally, it was time for some real Trick-or-Treating!!!

There were tons of interesting costumes ...

... Emery did great her first "real time" out

Plus, Daddy pulling us from house to house made more time for ...

... tons and tons of candy eating!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Halloween, everybody!!!