Soccer End of Season

Chloe's fall soccer season has come to an end. It's hard to believe the season is already over. They ended with a pretty easy Win. Now they will continue practicing and maybe play in a few tournaments until Spring Season starts up.

Newest Cousin Adalee

My sister Sandi had her baby. Chloe went with me to meet her. I think she looks a lot like Preslie.

Adalee May Bulow born October 8, 2016. 7lbs 1 oz. She's a cutie.

Neighborhood Halloween Party

We had our 2nd Annual Neighborhood Halloween Party. Complete with good food, pumpkins, and lots of good friends. We had chili, breadsticks, and homemade root beer. The kids painted pumpkins and everyone had a good time hanging out. After it was all over some of the crew watched 'The Watcher in the Woods'. Landon, Bryce, and I went home to bed, but Chloe stayed to watch. Tanner was doing his own thing. I think it was a fun night for all.

 Chloe painted her pumpkin to look like Alex Morgan's jersey. She also painted a little one to resemble a soccer ball.

 Bryce wanted Landon to paint this face on his pumpkin. Landon spent a long time doing so, and then Bryce grabbed a paint brush and added to it, leaving his mark in the form of a big blue streak down the center of it's face. HAHA! That's life with a three year old I guess.

The whole gang with their pumpkins.

I seriously love our neighbors.

Fall Carnival

GWA had their annual fall carnival once again this year. So that meant cake decorating time. Chloe has decorated a cake for the cake contest/cake walk every year since about 1st grade I think. She said we had to do one this year, since it would be her last year at GWA. Usually it has been a tradition for Brydee to make one with us as well, and so the tradition continued.

Chloe chose a monster and Brydee chose a spider web. Thankfully my sister Tiffanie usually helps out a little bit with making the icing, rolling out fondant, offering guidance, and letting us use her cake decorating supplies.

I think the cakes turned out great. Honesty I think they both should have won a prize, but neither one did :( Oh well. Chloe wanted to win her cake back in the cake walk, but someone else had already won it when she did it.

Although I didn't really get any pictures at the carnival Bryce had lots of fun playing all the carnival games, playing on the inflatables, riding ponies, etc. Chloe had fun running around with her friends. It was a fun day, for everyone except maybe Landon-he hates things like that with big crowds. Luckily he loves us enough that he went with us anyways.

Tomatoes

If there is one thing we can never have enough of around here it is bottled tomatoes. My kids love spaghetti, but they only want it if I make the sauce myself using bottled tomatoes. Seriously though, they want it at least once a week, which means there is forever a shortage of tomatoes around here. I try to bottle some every year to keep them in stock, but a few months ago I realized we were down to only a couple of bottles left. So I bought a few cases of tomatoes here and there and between my Grandma Marshall and I we got maybe 24 bottles done. It has been crazy trying to get any bottling in with my new work schedule, and crazy kid schedules, but we did it. A few of them I actually did at home all by myself. Usually I work with my Grandma at her house on them. I think I did a pretty good job, even though I forgot to add the salt and so I had to take them out of the boiling water and add it, but luckily I remembered right after I put them in. Live and learn. I hope the kids appreciate it!!!

Maybe we will make it through until next summer now ;)

Back on The Road

After hours and hours of hard labor and a little bit of creative maneuvering, Landon got Tanner's car put back together and on the road again. It isn't perfect, but it looks pretty good considering. There are still some things that will need to be taken care of down the road, but for now it works and he's happy to have wheels again. Thank heavens we have a handy guy around, otherwise Tanner wouldn't have a car right now. I hope one day Tanner will appreciate everything his Dad does for him.

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Love You Crocodile

I am always so grateful and happy that I have my Grandma Marshall as part of my life. Over the years she truly has become one of my best friends. I talk to her on a daily basis. This means that she has also been a huge part of my kids lives as well. She has been the number one fan for Tanner and Chloe as she has come to countless ball games, she has helped make cakes, and sewn things for them, made crepes for breakfast, and better yet just let them come and hang out. All of my kids love going to her house. So it is only fitting that her and Bryce have had a special bond from the day he was born. She has started watching him on Fridays for a couple of hours, and he looks forward to it every week. He calls it "Grandma Day" and cheers when I tell him that's what day it is. He is her best little buddy. Usually when we leave her house she tells him "See you Later Alligator". I usually prompt him to say "After awhile Crocodile". A few days ago as we were getting ready to head out the door he said to her "Love you Crocodile". Cutest thing ever!!! I love them both so much and their special bond.

#quotesbyB #BryceEE