More Parties and a Pumpkin Patch...

 Hannah had a rolling party for like 5 days.  It began with her 1st gift on the Friday beforehand.

 Excitement about the camera...

 Checking the pictures out...1 by 1.

 For the 2nd year in a row, we went to Vala's Pumpkin patch.  Ran to the horse ride first...

 Next storybook land - Peekaboo!

Once upon a princess...

The little old woman's shoe!

Trick or treat princess...

 John Deere tractor ride...

Hayrack ride...

 Pickin' out our pumpkin amid the hayrack ride...

 Playing in the corn...

 Hannah said that she wanted cake, flowers and princess toys for her birthday - 

Grandma Kathy brought her a Mr. Lincoln from her garden...

Mommy frosted a cake....

Daddy's 35th B-day Party!

 Daddy turned 35 on Halloween - he doesn't look a day over 25 except for some of the grey hairs

...one for Sarah, another for Hannah and a few more for Eli!

Reading cards with dad...still a little tired.

Helpin' open presents - it is fun to rip the paper even if they aren't our presents...

Daddy's bike - AKA fluid resistence rider...you can put your bike on this apparatus inside and it is like riding up and down hills outside - our new treadmill??  Hannah told Derek that we had bought him a bike...difficult for 3 yo to keep secrets...good luck at Christmas unless I shop alone...

Daddy's princess helping to blow out candles...

Blowing out candles!

Halloween Picts

 Baby Punk Rocker...long live the 80s!

 The Mo-Hawk!

 Every year CSI has a trick or treat party.  Here are Eli's friends...

Chase(elephant), Jacxson (Woody), and Carson (dog).

 The young observer...

 And poor Maddie - the only girl in the group...

 Hannah's Class - Spiderman I (Gavin), Buzz (Blake), Pirate (Jordyn), 

Spiderman II (Elijah), Minnie Mouse (Miss Becky), and candy-eating princess...

 Halloween night - our Punk Rocker and Princess...it was chilly - thus the pants...

Hannah trick or treating with Papa...

 Our pumpkins for Halloween night - (flash)

(No flash)

Happy Halloween - Happy 35 Daddy!

She's Almost 3!

Can't believe the baby girl is already 3 years old.  Due to some grandparent scheduling, 

Hannah gets 3 cakes for her 3 birthday parties!  She started on Saturday with 

Grandma Kathy, Josh and Shelli by Skype (by the way this pict is by 

Hannah with her new Fisher Price camera) - 

not bad for a 2 yo!  First the castle cake!

Next party - Sunday night with Grandma Karen, Papa, 

Grandma Miller, and Uncle Rol.  We had a princess cake.

And last but not least, the cupcakes for the real birthday at school.  

Pink princess cupcakes - someone might be a bit excited.  

More family b-day picts to follow...  

Silly

 Eli loves food...plain and simple.  The little dude eats as much or more than his sister.  

This is a glimpse of what happens at the dinner table nightly...silly kids...

 Tssss....

Big ham...

Cheese...

The happy baby boy!

Tired Babes...

Same look...just a year older...

No nap=couch naps...