Happy Halloween

The weather was perfect and the kids had lots of fun. Nicholas, Clara, and Monica went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood while John passed out candy and invitations for Bible Club.

Mickey and Minnie were quite the hit...cute costumes=lots of candy!

Happy Birthday Nicholas!

Nicholas wakes up and sees all his presents, but before he can open them we have to go to church, eat lunch, and take a nap...what a long wait for a little boy!

Here he is struggling with the paper.

In case you didn't know, Nicholas LOVES cars and trucks. He really liked the Disney movie Cars on the airplane...here's Lightning McQueen.

Blowing out the candles

Look who's 2

OSU Game

Okay, it wasn't a win but we still had fun...GO BUCKS!

You're probably wondering why we posted this picture. It's really for Daniel...we see famous athletes around here too =) Well, if you click to enlarge (a lot) you'll see a guy in a white jacket standing at the corner of the field with people in dark clothes next to him. Guess who?

The marching band half-time show was pretty cool...with fireworks!

Script Ohio

Clara's School Day

Here's to give you an idea of the things we do.
Clara starts out with reading (before Nicholas gets up)

Clara putting a sticker on her reading chart

Then we get Nicholas up and have breakfast

Next it's time for some note writing

Piano practice - harmonization

Violin practice (recorded yesterday)

Math flashcards

Cake

Here's a cake I made for a baby shower.

Wii

We've joined the Wii era. Here we are having some fun with the Wii Fit.

John boxing!

Monica ski jumping

Monica doing some aerobic exercise

John and Clara running

Violin 101

Clara practicing how to hold the violin.

Clara practicing her bowing technique.

Fall Fun

Yesterday, we went to pick apples and pumpkins. The apples are yummy!

A New Friend

Clara is so happy to now have Samantha (an American Girl Doll) living with us. BFF.

Violin

Here's Clara holding her new violin. She starts lessons on Monday.

Clara's Birthday, Sept.25th

What a fabulous party. Thank you Mimi and Pappy for making it such a special day!