Jeff, Ami, Kiran, Ellery and Olivia: December 2008

We have had lots of fun these past few months! The kids are really growing up, and Ellery is able to play with Kiran so well now! It's usually one big silly fest at our house!

As usual, I don't have these pics all in order, but they range from mid-October to just before Thanksgiving.

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch! We went with several families that live in our town and had a great time. Sunshine even got to go along. She was sick, so we didn't want to leave her at home alone, but we all wanted to go to the patch as a family. Sunshine got to lay in the back of the van and was able to get out and enjoy some good smells there! She had fun, and that is a special memory for us.

Kiran helped Ellery pick a pumpkin - it was really sweet!

Ellery's first big-girl painting session! She loves arts and crafts! They did a great job painting together.

Okay, before you judge too quickly, I do not let my son surf on the couch on a regular basis! :) I couldn't help but take this shot, though! He thought this up all on his own. Of course, it's the middle of November and cold outside. You could never convince him of this, though, after he watched a Scooby Doo movie about Hawaii. He took off his shirt, put on shorts, made Ellery's Rody a surfboard, and the rest is history! Quite an imagination! Amazingly, he balanced perfectly! I guess his experiences at his gym are really paying off!!!

Ellery outside ready to play in the leaves - well, not exactly! She had a few fun minutes, but this was a really cold day and she had had enough!

Helping Daddy put firewood in the wood pile

Kiran did like the leaves!

Our little artist - I have an update coming on the kids, and will explain more about this picture then.

Fall in our backyard this year!

As you can see, Kiran is always in uniform! It's awesome! This really is a huge part of his personality. I can't wait to see what he does someday and somehow try to relate it back to all of his worker and other outfits! In this photo, we decided to go outside after snack time one afternoon. I had Ellery and had told Kiran to put on his boots, which he did. But, since it takes Mommy a little longer to get Sister's shoes on, he had taken his off and had Daddy's on by the time we walked out the door. I didn't even notice until we were in Lois' backyard.

Kiran at his gym - he loves the balance beam!

Kiran is helping Ellery show off her new cowgirl boots from Ninny and Glenn and his new "worker" jacket. By the way, the yellow kitchen towel around his waste - yep, chaps for using his chainsaw, a creation following Daddy using York's chaps for cutting trees in our woods.

The day before Ellery got her boots from Ninny - yes, she put them on herself!

First fire this season

Kiran had a great time learning to measure using popcorn kernels for one of his activities.

This particular day, Kiran found his winter coat from last year. He put it on, then found a warm green coat and asked about it. I explained that Ma had bought it this summer for Ellery. So, even though it wasn't cold outside at that time, Kiran helped Ellery put the coat on. We decided to pretend it was snowing. I got all of the kids' white blankets and spread them on the ground. Soon, afterward, Daddy came home and he got a big hug to warm him up from the blizzard!

Fern, Baylan and Opal came over one day for a playdate! They had a blast in the backyard, then made their way over to Lois' porch. It's always hard to resist a chat with the girls on Lois' swing.

As you can see, I don't have to work very hard to show you Kiran's creative side! :) Kiran gets to play with princess stuff at the girls' house, but they jumped right in playing with his tools when they came over! Baylan (the aunt) and Kiran (the Dad) are measuring the slide to fix a big problem.