Halloween pics

I fell asleep on the couch right after putting the kids to bed and upon waking up at midnight I guess you could say I felt ready to get some things done....quite often I find myself working on things a little late. Anyway, here are some fun photos from Halloween.

Grandma and Grandpa Chipman with our little skunk, Caleb (Thanks to cousin Ben!)

Jessica, our little care bear (Thanks to Aunt Iva)

Alyson, our barbie princess with wings.....exactly what she said she wanted to be for halloween, we were lucky to find it! Alyson is posed with her awesome teacher, Snow White, I mean Mrs. Sewell.


Annalise, our Black Cat, who as you can tell by her picture, gives you the look, "You want me to wear my costume?" She always has fun on halloween, however in a crowd, especially at school, it takes her a while to warm up to the idea that she is NOT the only one wearing a costume!

Here is the whole crew...Dad with his 4 little trick or treaters

Thanks so much to Elisa & Coty with Simple Elegance Photography! We love the pictures!

These are just some fun candid pictures. This bottom one I couldn't resist with Jessica's sweet smile. It also shows how we chopped Annalise and Alysons hair. I have no more tears when it comes time to do hair.....it is the most amazing thing...where have I been this whole time? Short hair is definitely a good option for our family!! No hair works too! (We love our bald DAD!) Luckily Caleb has a little more hair than his Dad.

Hopefully I can stay on track and keep blogging. This is a great way for me to organize pictures, keep a written record of what's happening, and to share it all with our family and friends. Until next time, I hope you all enjoy our family photos!

Dad and Caleb, our September Birthday Boys!

Perfect Pictures

Caleb just had his 1st Birthday on September 21st. We got to celebrate with all of our Schmitt family in Idaho during the annual "Spud Day" Celebration! We had a blast even through the rain. We have lots of fun pictures that I will hopefully post soon...since I do that so often. We also celebrated Cody's big 33rd birthday. It was 2 happy birthdays for the boys in the family!

Fun New Pictures

Thanks to our good friends and neighbors, Elisa and Coty Chadburn, with Simple Elegance Photography, we have some great new family pictures. They caught our kids in moments that are so telling of their personalities.

Our 5 year old Alyson is just about ready to graduate from Joy School and gear up for kindergarten in the fall and boy is she ready! This is a picture of Alyson with all her joy school friends. All of them have been in joy school together for the past 2 years. Here is an example of how ready Alyson is for Kindergarten. She couldn't wait for her doctor appointment where she would get her kindergarten shots....yes she was excited for the shots. The assistant gave her the shot...she flinched and grunted just slightly and then said, "That felt good." The assistant looked up and said "What did you say?" I think that Alyson thought that the shots would get kindergarten started sooner. She deals with her fears in the cutest way. One time while watching Snow White and being a little scared of the evil queen she smiled, laughed, and said "The witch is so funny, Mom." Alyson is a very sweet and loving little girl.

Go Red Hawks!

Our 6 year old Annalise has found a new love for Soccer. This has been her first soccer season and she has loved it and so have we! She has learned a lot thanks to practices and games, but especially from her Aunt Julia....playing with her and watching her play! The last three games she has scored a goal. She even scored 2 goals on her last game this past weekend. She didn't always realize that she had scored. She would ask, "Did I really score a goal?" The games have been so fun to watch. The first couple of games the team had about 2 girls who new something about soccer and they pretty much dominated. By the end of the season all the girls were really trying. Something has seemed to really click for Annalise. The last game Annalise even tried to pass a couple of times...thanks Aunt Julia! Annalise is full of energy and has a great attitude. Soccer has been just great for her!

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