Who needs toys?

Who needs toys when there are empty boxes are to be found?

She Sleeps

The girl is quite the talker, but sometimes she wears herself out and she sleeps.

For some reason this happens most often when it is Ryan's day at home with the kids and he ends up taking the pictures.

The Power of Playdough

I have a moral opposition to playdough. I do not like it because it always seems to be such a mess. In fact, the kids have never played with playdough at our house (only at daycare). That is until they brought some home from a Halloween party. Now they ask to play with it all the time. I didn't realize what a gift I was denying myself. The playdough kept them entertained the whole time I was mopping the kitchen floor (and the mess really wasn't that big!)

Now that is the power of playdough!

Worth the effort?

About a month ago, we were offered as many free apples as we could pick (can't beat the price!). We ate a ton and I decided to make applesauce with the rest. It was my first time and now, a whole month later, I'm still deciding if it was worth the effort! :)

I do have to admit, the jars do look nice on the shelf and I'm pretty proud of myself for doing it. Jury's out on if I will ever do it again (even if the apples are free!)

Carnival Games Video Overload

Remember when I promised Halloween Carnival videos? Well, your wait is over. This is your lucky day. You are about to be OVERLOADED!!!

First off is the worm eating contest:

Makayla wanted no part of it.

I thought Corbin would be a better competitor:

I was wrong!

The only way either one of them would eat the gummy worm with whipped cream was if I picked it up and fed them.

Next we tried the pumpkin roll. There was only one rule: You can only use your nose!

Makayla did her best for about 2 seconds:

Corbin disregarded the "Rule" but crossed the finish line first:


Finally we tried the ball toss.
This time Corbin went first and had no problem following the rule of "Stand at this line."

Makayla went next, learning from Corbin's "mistake" and had some success:


We had a great time at the carnival. I hope you had a fun time reliving it with us. :)