Gonna Keep On Bloggin'....

http://morefreebird.blogspot.com/

.....but we've moved to a new page.

Blogger has cut me off from posting any more pics to my blog....I guess after 4 years I've maxed out my storage space.  Rather than take the time to figure out if there's a way to get around it, I thought the easiest route for me would be to start from scratch at a new site.  So, please update our blog address to morefreebird.blogspot.com, I kicked it off with pics from our fun Thanksgiving week.

Vada & Isla's house

 

 The boys & I drove to Raleigh Sunday & spent the afternoon playing in the backyard & creek with the Cunningham's.  After this dirty crew had a nice group bath, they all were ready for a pizza party.  We always have a blast with these guys and are fortunate to live so close. 

 Ian's expression may not show it (this pic was taken before 6am), but the boys love playing in Vada & Isla's fun toy room.

 

 

 Nothing like a bright & early Monday morning game of Cootie ; )

 Her shirt says it all!!

 I.J. & BooG getting some cuddle time with Patrick.

 

This is so adorable, unfortunately my lens was steamed over & it didn't come out clear.   They are certainly best buddies when they get together : )

 

Anna Leigh took us to a neat nature trail & park.  The weather was amazing for a November day.  The kids had fun hiking, playing at the playground, checking out the pond, and even seeing a snake on the trail.

 

The top layer of his hair will fly up when he runs & it was cracking me up as he ran down the trail!

 

That dark spot near the sky is our oldest monkey.  These boys climb up everything, I know the broken bones are just around the corner.  I would say they inherited this gene from their dad....although I seem to remember some very similar stories from their Papa/Great-Uncle as well.  We're probably doubly-doomed!

 

Concentrating hard while on the toy digger in the sandbox.

 More cheese for the camera this morning.

A stop at Barnes & Noble is always a good way to pass the time while Filson is at school.

Boys

 Grant playing outside on a nice fall day.

 Filson before school Thursday, excited to be going on his first class field trip to the Children's Museum.

 BooG loves playing with my car keys & thought if he "hid" under the coffee table he wouldn't get them taken away from him : )

The 2 little guys hard at work in their "office" one morning last week.

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Ready to hit the 'hood

The 'Ghost Tunne' inside Starr & Jen's house.  The dry ice made it SPOOKY!

Loading up the hayride to make the rounds

A full load

This was Elmo's position all night...chillin' with 1 arm up on the trailer.  He'd watch all the others rush off into the yards & just sit back & relax until they loaded back up.  Enjoying the show, with no interest in trick or treating himself!

Spiderman on the move.  He was all about filling up his bag this year!

Fall pictures

 

 The boys at Wrightsville Beach Park on a nice afternoon last week.

 

Our little snacker.  You can tell he's the youngest (as in....spoiled!), as his eating habits are not nearly as good as his big brothers!

 Toilet paper pumpkins

 Science experiment to watch the "s" on the skittle float to the top of the water....you learn something new every day ; )

  Yesterday I went to Filson's classroom to hang out during their Fall Party.  They had a great time & loaded up on lots of sugar : )

 

The little guys dressed up this morning for Mom's Morning Out.

Trick or Treat Under the Sea

 We trick or treated at the Fort Fisher Aquarium Wednesday night.  The boys love getting to see the animals, decorations, watching the magic show, and most of all, filling their bags up with candy...of course : )

Elmo & 2 Spidermen

 Not too scared of the spooky hands sticking up out of the water tank

 Up close with the crocodiles

 Watching the little fish swim around the pumpkin

 The treats come from local businesses who decorate booths & dress up for the event.

 Up close with the mummy diver.

 Don't mess with Elmo when he's busy with a sucker!

 Spidermen doing the cake walk.

Elmo fishing for treasures.

Oyster Roast

 We spent Friday cleaning up & getting things ready for Saturday's oyster roast.  John brought home pumpkins for the boys & they had fun carving them that evening.

Love that little baby face ; )

 Oyster season opened Monday, so Saturday night we steamed up 4 bushels for our annual party.  This is our friend's adorable little guy, Garrett, rocking out with the band.  We had amazing weather & lots of fun with our friends & neighbors. 

 Possum Creek w/Big Al Hall.....so good!!!

 You don't see many of them in the picture, as they were all off running wild, but we had close to 50 kids here.  When we first started having these, I think we had about 3 kids at them, so we definitely have multiplied in the past few years!  Our boys love it, they spend all night running hard until they finally just crash out for a good night's sleep.  Nobody stirred at our house til after 7am, and that definitely NEVER happens here!

 Today was a pajama day at our house : )  Worked out well since Ian & Filson took almost 4 hr naps this afternoon!

 John worked hard this weekend, starting off by laying sod & putting in a small bed at the side entrance to our house.  The boys are disappointed that their digging spot is gone, but I absolutely love that we now have grass here!!

 And for all of you who have been to our house, you know that this car port usually resembles the home of Sanford & Son ; ), so I had to post this to show how it looks all cleaned up.  It seems so spacious!

 Grant loved all his alone time with his Dad while his brothers were snoozing.

Our littlest monster