Some catch-up photos-Halloween/Thanksgiving

Courtney and Halle enjoying each other.

Cheese!

Grandpa Pow- Did he just tell a corny joke about round bales of hay.

David and Carl, Trevor and Dad in a mean card game:)

Something was funny!

The puzzle queens. We decided that Mom was the queen, Halle the princess, and Grandpa the court jester.

Trevor catching up with Aunt Net and Uncle Al.

Trevor and Halle about to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Connor the Transformer

Dillon the Stick Figure (glow in the dark too)

Halle and I were the Pirate and the Princess for the Preschool party.

Enjoying Gage

Kim and Gage came to see us a few weeks ago. It was so nice to chat with Kim again in the big blue chair. Gage proved to have a super strong immune system and withstood two of our kids coming down with the flu during his visit. Thanks for coming to see us! Come back soon!

We survived soccer season

Here is super soccer player, a.k.a. Connor, with some of the other "red oceans". Try yelling that 10 times. He was one of the youngest players but he did a great job defending the goal. Go Connor! Go Red Oceans!:)

Happy Birthday Connor!

8/09 Dear Connor, You looked at me today with a big grin and shining eyes and said, "I can't believe I'm seven already!". Neither can we. You have brought us joy every single day of your life. You have the sweetest nature that I have ever seen in a human being. From the time you were big enough to open the refrigerator, you have never gotten a snack without getting one for your brother too. When Dillon would get put in time out for picking on you, you would go sit with him. I love to watch your tenderness with Halle. You are her source of comfort....when she gets tired she tells me...."Need to hug Connor". Your teachers love you, the boys want to be your buddy and yes it's true, you have already had some marriage proposals from the girls. Happy Seventh sweet son. We love you so much! Love, Mom and Dad

Trevor feeding the hungry kids some pizza.

Seven candles!

Connor opening his presents. Which reminds me that the thank you's are still not written. Yikes!

Twelve kids in the pool plus Trevor the lifeguard. We had a great time. Lots of friends, too much food, plenty of laughter and good weather.

Bryan and Arianna

We went to Arianna and Bryan's wedding . It was absolutely beautiful. It was really nice to have some time with all the Enge relatives.

Going away in style:)

Bubbles

Halle being spoiled by her cousins, Ainsley and Kylie. Thank you for the fun gift pack!

Dillon and Connor made a new friend. They obviously share the same sense of humor.

The happy couple

Ainsley.......I can't believe she is going to college! It seems like she should be Halle's age.

I love this picture of Jan. She was cracking up over the ring bearer who would not lift his face off the pillow.

Halle loved Crazy Cammy. (We all do!) Life is always a little more exciting with Cammy around.

NYC

We stayed at Broadway and Times Square.

The boys in the M&M store

We walked around and scoped out the city a little at night.

Popsicle break- It was 95 degrees the whole time we were there.

12 more hours until the Nintendo World Store opens and Connor gets his DS.

Pikachu! One happy boy

I loved the contrast of this beautiful old church with the modern buildings around it.

Halle and Daddy in FAO Schwartz making a Barbie fashion show.

Hagrid Lego

Flags at the Plaza

Picnic in Central Park- I loved the delis!

The boathouse

We loved New York. We were surprised by the friendliness of the people, and the courtesy of the drivers...we loved the constant stimulation, the ease of getting around and the million sights to see. The smell of the hot dog stands we could live without...Connor wanted to take the Lysol bottle from the bathroom into the street with him....We met an aspiring rapper, MuchMore...in Central Park , who performed for us....and had fun giving him marketing advice....It was a great first experience and we will definitely be back, we really didn't realize how close it is to us. The boys wanted to move there:)

Virginia Beach

A spectacular sunrise

Sleepy morning face

Connor has been desperately wanting a Nintendo DS. We told him that if he read a whole Junie B. Jones book, we would buy him one at the Nintendo World Store in NYC. Here he is, trying to finish it on the beach.

Prowlers on the boardwalk.

Dillon had a great time boogie boarding.

Trevor and the kids built this lovely castle.

Halle and Daddy

We rented one of these fun contraptions and cruised the boardwalk one night. It was a blast! And a great workout!

My beautiful babies all cuddled up

The view from our room. There was always something going on. There was the constant entertainment of near crashes on the boardwalk and every evening there was a volleyball contest.

Dillon, Connor, and Halle in a brief moment of sitting still.