Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! We had a ninja turtle and a pinkalicious pig at our house. Leila was just cheering on those Hogs with her Halloween costume! Asher requested a bat pumpkin and Leila requested Minnie. When she saw Minnie, she started to sing Happy Birthday to herself since her birthday party was Minnie also. Ha! Mom and Dad took them trick or treating with us and they got lots of candy! Halloween was tons of fun again this year and we thank all of our family for the special goodie bags for A and L.

Blog trouble

If anyone knows why my posting is so spaced out lately, please comment and let me know and how I can fix it. It's driving me crazy!

Small group spook fest

We had our small group over for a spook fest Halloween party tonight. Asher and Leila picked the menu which included: chili, mummy hotdogs, monster fingers, monster teeth, and spider cupcakes. We had a bounce around and the kids had a blast! It was pretty cold outside so we skipped the pumpkin carving and headed inside for some food and fellowship. So, here are a few pics of what our small group does when we get together. We eat...yum! We sit down on the floor and feed our children or someone elses children......whichever child is closer and needs help. We laugh together.....I love our small group. The children get pretty wild.....including serious drum playing, blue cheetoh eating, and taunting the cat. We celebrate the friends and family that God has blessed us with and we thank him for fun nights like tonight!

Pippa and Minnie

Look what we found in Mountain View.......I know, I know, we are CRAZY! They are 5 week old Mini. Schnauzers. Aren't they adorable? The kids (and their parents....shhh!) were smitten with these little things and we just couldn't resist. So, meet the two newest members of the Wood family. Yes, the kids picked their names with a tiny bit of help from momma and daddy.

Minnie River Wood

Pippa Pumpkin Wood

Sweet sleeping sisters are keeping each other warm and cozy after their bath.

Mountain View

Oh what beautiful views, what a beautiful town, and what fun we had with our babies!

My kind of Monday

We started by hanging out watching television. Then, we ate lunch and baked cookies.

Then, we hung ghosts in our tree and put out our scarecrows. The kids helped raked leaves and Leila found some in her diaper....she wasn't happy.

It was so much fun jumping into the piles of leaves. What a glorious day!

This is the first Monday since we moved into this home that we have had a day like this.....a day like we used to have. A day where we do absolutely nothing. We went outside into the beautiful weather and enjoyed playing with each other. Now, the babies are sleeping and I'm watching a dvr'd tv show while I post on the blog and fold clothes. It is so good! Dinner is in the oven and we are enjoying simplicity. God is soooo good.

Surprise Tyler....It's an 80s skating party for your birthday

We celebrated Tyler's 30th birthday with an 80s party at the skating rink. It was so much fun! The cake was awesome (sorry the picture is turned wrong) and the outfits were better. Yes, I crimped my hair! Most of all, we just want to say thank you to all of our awesome family and friends who came to celebrate with us. Lots of you drove for miles, with no sleep, and brought friends from out of town.....but, you still came! Thank you so much! Also, the presents were unexpected and thoughtful. The S family surprised Tyler with a banjo.....needless to say, he was thrilled. It'll be noisy at our house! It was Asher's first time to skate.....we'll have to keep practicing but he liked it. Love you all. I love you Tyler....Happy Birthday tomorrow.