Go Pokes

Josh and Abigail went to an OSU game last Saturday and they had so much fun.  Abigail was a trooper they were gone all day and she enjoyed being the only child with Josh, Paw Paw, and Aunt Lindsey.  I feel like time is going so fast it won't be long before Abigail is attending school at OSU.  Sarah, Anna and I had fun with Lucas and Samuel preparing for Noah's baptism.  I told Sarah we could do something fun together and she decided we should buy some new shoes.  She is such a girl.

Sarah's Thoughts

The other day I was getting ready in my bathroom and Sarah started talking to me.  She said "Mommy I have two hands."  I said "Yes, Sarah you do."  She then went on and very casually "My thumb and my little finger are in the wrong spot on this hand."  I just smiled.  Sarah thinks and is very aware of much more than she lets on.  She thinks much differently than Josh and I and I love that about her.

Building and Planking

The nights are getting dark fast and we are now trying to find new ways to have fun indoors.  Tonight we are doing Anna's favorite thing building with blocks.  Abigail and Sarah added their own flair with dressing up while building.  Anna builds with blocks all day, she is pretty good at it too.  She carefully places a block on top of another and then says in a high pitch voice "woow!" "more?."  She sometimes laughs when it falls, but she is always very focused and determined.  I could not get her to look at me for a picture.

We are going to install wood floors soon so the girls decided to try out the samples tonight.

 

Anna has also been planking.  I am not sure why but she thinks it is funny to lay down anywhere say "night, night" and then lays flat down.  She does it in the house, outside, in a store, and at church. 

Halloween 2012

 We had a great Halloween with perfect weather. 

Abigail was a "good"witch.  (Her words not mine.)  I think she was a beautiful witch.  She was very independent and led the pack through the neighborhood.  She also informed me of all the safety precautions and rules of Halloween.

 

 Sarah chose to be Thumbelina.  She has no idea who Thumbelina is but it fits Sarah.  Sarah made it through most of the neighborhood but was the first to decided it was time to go home. 

Anna was Minnie Mouse since she loves Minnie.  She did not love putting her costume on or taking pictures but once she figured out there was candy involved she was all game.  She would knock very loudly on the neighbors door and wait for candy.  She would put the candy in the pumpkin say thank you and then waited looking up at the neighbor for more candy.

 

Here is a picture of the mob that went through the neighborhood.  We have grown so much in many ways and I cherish all the friendships. The first picture is 2012 the second is our first neighborhood Halloween picture from 2008.