Camping/Halloween Weekend...

Kenna enjoying her clown costume...and makeup of course!

Caiden in his "atomic wedgie" costume which the underwear are over his head and the back of his costume is the wedgie, Kenna as a clown, and Peyton as the gorilla.

Picture of all of the cousins....

Well, it was a very chilly weekend (high 30's at night) in a tent, but we had a great time. The kids enjoyed their first crisp fall weekend at the campground as the leaves are on the ground and the halloween decor is out for them to enjoy. Kenna said again this weekend "Mommy I think I like Ohio much better" She has found things throughout our time here that she likes and things she says she enjoyed more in Florida, so apparently fall is one of her enjoyments here in Ohio. The boys filled their weekend with exploring and finding any type of ball to play with in the area around our campsite.

They had trick or treat and the kids walked from site to site collecting candy....they all three ended up with a bag full of sugar! I am not sure what we are going to do with it all considering trick or treat around our neighborhood is in another week! We are going to have candy until next halloween!!!

Trip to Brumbaugh Fruit Farm

The kids were able to visit an apple farm that actually had a pumpkin patch that we could pick our own pumpkin from....for those of you Floridians the church lawn was our pumpkin patch!

They had a great time going through the cornmaze, going on a hayride, picking apples from the trees (and of course eating them with all of the chemicals on them right there in the orchard), playing in the corn box (sort of like a sand box but with corn!), and seeing all of the pumpkins in the fields.

We ended our time at the farm with a visit to the bakery....the bees loved that place, so we stood swatting at bees just to have our sweet treat!

Up Up and Away!

My dad just recently went on a hot air balloon ride. The second picture is of the beautiful fall trees looking down...they look like little pieces of colored cauliflower!

Congratulations Caiden.....

Caiden won his first Ohio soccer tournament this weekend! They went all weekend without allowing another team to score against them...as you can see he was very happy with his accomplishment.

Our Baby Started Kindergarten

Well...she is exhausted, but she made it through her first day of kindergarten! She woke up this morning asking me a million questions, "mom does Mrs. Beam have your phone number?" "are you going to be home when I get off of the bus?" "does she have grandma's phone number since daddy will be working?" So, I was a little worried but she got right onto the bus and never turned back! I think it might have helped that Roman got her onto the bus and not me....and she was with her brothers so they were there for her too. I cant believe she is in Kindergarten......time flies!

Glad to be in Ohio

Moving to Ohio in January wasnt the brainiest thing Roman and I have ever done, but the cold weather doesnt compare to the Hurricane Season that Florida is going through now. I am so glad to NOT be down there right now! I can remember the anxiety of the season of hurricanes....boarding up windows, getting lots of grocerys and other necessities, and deciding which house (my parents or ours) would be safest to stay in through the storm. I feel for those of you who are experiencing the tropical storm and all of the rain right now.....its not fun sitting around waiting for it to pass! We miss our Florida friends....along with my brother and sister in law, but we are definitely glad to be in Ohio and missing the Hurricane season!!!!! The memories of rats flying through the air, toilet water slushing from side to side, and the sound of our windows and doors sounding as if they are going to break any minute are definitely memories we are glad to have in our past....

First Day of School

The boys started their first day back to school today. Peyton is in 5th grade and Caiden is in 3rd. They both seemed excited to start back and see their friends. Their Open House was last night so they met their teacher and checked out their new classrooms. Kenna goes for her Kindergarten testing today. She was screened in the spring, but today is a one on one test that they give all kindergarteners. She will start school on Monday! She asked me if I could stay home and wait for her instead of working....I guess she feels better knowing I am waiting at home for her? I think she is excited too, but a little nervous not knowing what to expect.