Carving Pumpkins

Tonight we carved our pumpkins! It is so much fun to see the kids' excitement! I just love doing things that bring back the joys of childhood! Tyson, however, had no interest. He cried the whole time and was "scared" (he tends to be our wimpy child!). So that he why he is no where to be found in these pictures! The kids are getting so excited for Halloween!

Spiderman Jaden

Jaden and Maria hung out with us today and Jaden was running around wearing this outfit. He is so stinking cute!!

Fun times at Daycare!

Today the at daycare the kids seemed to be hanging and moping around me acting super bored! So I wanted to come up with a new an exciting activity! I made some edible playdough (mix peanut butter, powdered sugar, and honey), and the kids had a riot! We used cookie cutters and made fun shapes, rolled the dough into balls, and ate it! It tasted really good! The kids thought it was cool that they could eat the playdough! Never a dull moment at Kate's Family Daycare! ;)

Off to the Pumpkin Patch we go!

Yesterday we made a really quick trip to Post Farms to get our pumpkins. The weather was doing crazy things like going from sun, to wind, to rain, to sleet, to hail! So we grabbed three pumpkins quickly as it sprinkled on us! Rylee had a playdate with her best buddy Kaylee, so Kaylee went along with us!

I really like this one!

Up to nothin' much!

Everyone has been telling me I need to post something new, but I have nothing to post! We haven't really been up to much lately! No new news to share (unlike EVERYONE else in Blogger world who is PREGNANT!!!)! I have been busy with daycare kids during the day, and it seems like I have a different activity each weeknight! I am a tutor, I teach dance, and I teach Rylee's 1st grade faith formation class. I will be starting some part-time/here-and-there work for my friend's mom's catering business! I'm always looking for ways to get some extra CASH! :) Here are a few pics of the daycare kids. Oh, and speaking of daycare.... one of my daycare moms just got laid-off, so I have 2 openings beginning November 10! If you know of anyone who needs daycare, send them my way!!

Happy 5th Birthday, Payton and Travis!

We had a little celebration for Payton and Travis' 5th birthday. They are 2 weeks apart! Travis is so lucky to have 2 cousins the same age as him (even born in the same month!). I cannot believe these 2 are five years old! This baby picture is from the say Payton was brought home from the hospital (she was in the hospital about a month due to a complication she had). We were so excited to put them next to each other! Happy Birthday Travis and Payton!!

A few more family pics....

Just act surprised when you get your Christmas card this year!! ;)

Isn't she adorable???

Travis' New HULK Room!

Today Travis finally got his room painted! I can't even count how many times we have moved Travis around in this house, but now he finally has a room of his own that he will STAY in! Rylee is doing really well in the basement bedroom, and Travis has been sleeping in her old purple room! Today Travis went out with Grandma Kathy and they picked out new paint and new bedding! He chose The Incredible Hulk bedding and a blueish-greenish-turquiose paint! It looks really nice... I am quite happy with it! Thanks so much to Grandma Kathy for such a NICE NEW ROOM FOR TRAV! When she was done painting, we brought Travis in to see if he liked it. He walks in, looks around, and goes, "Love it." It was so cute!

My cute little pregnant sister!

Look how adorable my sister Maria is looking these days! She found out last month that she is having a BOY! We are so excited to meet him. His name will be Daniel James, named after each of their dads! 16 more weeks!!!!!!

October Birthdays

Last night we celebrated all the October birthdays in our family-- Grandma Jean, Aaron, Travis, Charlie, and Uncle Paul. The boys (who are pretty much like twins!) got some really cool gifts! They got scooters, walkie talkies, nerf guns, cool jammies, and REAL cordless drills. The kids had a blast jumping outside on Aaron's trampoline. Happy Birthday to everyone!!!!! This is party 1 out of 3 for Travis (his birthday is not until the 30th), so stay tuned for more birthday blogs!

This is what happens when Bryan babysits 4 boys...

Parade with Dancing Plus

Kate and Rylee
Kassi (another dance teacher) and Kate

Rylee and I were in the Red Flannel Parade in Cedar Springs! We rode on the Dancing Plus float (the dance school I teach for and Rylee attends!). It was so cool to see the MANY people there, and they were ALL in red! We sure have been blessed with some gorgeous weekends this fall! We had a really fun time being in the parade!