RenFest last weekend

Ok, so these are actually pictures from last year but what can I say...I forgot the camera this year. They did all the same stuff this year. The only difference was that we had Jakob and Erin (friends from down the street) with us. The kids all had a blast and enjoyed riding the old fashioned rides. They even got to ride a camel. Personalities really came out when we let them get souveniers. Jakob, our knight protector, chose a shield, Erin, our princess, got flowers for her hair and a butterfly wand. Liam, the barbarian of the crew, got an axe and Ryan got a wizards staff.

Gina got some good pictures. I will see if she can email me some and I'll update this post.

Pumpkin Time

It's that time of year again. This is probably my favorite time of year. I love the food, the decorations, the parties and most of all...the kids. This year Liam has decided on a costume that reflects his personality...so he is going as a werewolf. The rest of us are doing a Star Wars theme (yes, I know, that is a big surprise, huh? <---sarcasm in case it doesn't come across in text). Owen is going as Yoda, I am Princess Leah (NOT the bikini costume Leah!) and Ryan is Jango Fett. I am working on convincing Paul to be Han Solo...it doesn't look promising.

Today we picked out pumpkins. Owen was totally enthralled. He loves to roll them around. He finds it especially funny to roll them off the front steps, so we have already had some pumpkin casualties.

Soccer 2008

We are over half way through the soccer season. Both boys seem to really like it and it is fun to watch them. Ryan still tends to get distracted. Liam can either be really focused and kick some booty or mentally on another planet. Watching him is like watching Mountaineer football...you never know which team will show up.