Happy Halloween!

Dale Earnhardt Jr, Batman, and the 3 Blind Mice all stopped by for a visit today...




Oh, that poor little mouse just ate too much candy and was all tuckered out!

How to entertain your kids for just $1

Go to Michael's Craft Store.
Buy a $1 container of glow sticks.
Turn off all the lights and let them run.

Gymnastics Fun

Look what the cat dragged in

Ok, the cat didn't drag it in.
We don't own a cat.
It wasn't dragged in, but it was kinda heavy.
Jason and I happened to spot it laying in someone's garbage.
So, we took it home.
It sat in our garage for a few days, but thanks to Uncle Tom, it finally emerged healthy and healed.
It only cost us about $40 to take care of it.
And we've already grown quite attached....
I think we may keep it.




So what, you ask, could it possibly be?



Why, it's the BATMOBILE of course!!


Fixed by Uncle Tom (a new fuse and a repaired wire) and a new charger purchased by mom and dad. It is truly amazing the treasures you can find in someone else's garbage. Oh, and I will also point out the bike that Jason happens to be riding - that was all picked up out of the same garbage as the Batmobile. Andrew, Jason, Tessa, Noah and I cleaned it all up and we've now added the glow-in-the-dark green bike (Jason has claimed it as his own) to our ever growing collection in our garage.






Followed, always in hot pursuit, by Jason

Leaves!

Do you remember those days from your youth, where just about anything was fun? What happens when we get older that the simple things are no longer fun? Everything has to be planned, prepared for, scheduled, and executed. We often get so caught up in worrying and fretting about tomorrow, we forget to stop and enjoy life as it happens.

A few days ago, the kids gave us a lesson in how to enjoy life as it comes, and not worry about all the other things going on in the world today. It didn't cost us a dime. We didn't have to plan for it. There was no whining and crying. We just had to sit back, relax, and enjoy the beauty of it.

(I think they would have stayed out there all night if we had let them!)