Frozen Jedi roller skater

What do Elsa, Luke Skywalker, Anna, and a rollerskating 50's waitress have in common?  Good question.  They sure were a cute bunch for Halloween.

Somehow Teyah talked mom into making her Anna costume for her birthday. I agreed, but said it had to be her Halloween costume too!

This costume may have been one of the most time-consuming yet, because when I sewed it, a pattern hadn't been released yet, so I had to create it from scratch.

Ellie's costume was purchased from the Disney Store by the girls pooling their money.

Since Daddy loves to dress up, he always has to get in on the costume fun!

Aubrie decided with her best friend Alexa that a 50's waitress on rollerblades sounded like the coolest costume idea ever. After many attempts by me to talk her out of the roller blades, I finally had to bite my tongue and let her follow through on her plans.

Needless to say, a badly skinned knee and many falls later, Aubrie quickly learned that trick-or-treating on roller blades is not for amateurs. Mom also used the argument that roller blades actually weren't even invented in the 50's.  But, I did sew her costume too, so you can't say I wasn't trying to be supportive.

I enjoyed Kyler's cute Halloween concert at preschool.

The kids enjoyed carving pumpkins as always.

They are becoming quite skilled as they get older!

They scored more than ever this year!

Amazing fall colors

One of the rainiest spring and summer on record, has yielded to some of the most amazing fall colors.  The pictures don't quite do it justice, as the vibrant  reds, oranges, and yellows have been incredible over the past few weeks.  This is a tree in our front yard.

The view outside our top floor window.

Beautiful colors on a bike ride.

Savoring the colors on a nature walk,

and on rides through trees.

Autumn, please stay here a little longer.  Please.

School Success Stories

Although our kids have seen challenges with new schools its been thrilling to see them rise to the occasion and accomplish some amazing things,  Teyah was beaming to be awared a student of the month award.

Teyah was also recognized at her Achievement Center school.  She has worked so hard and has made amazing progress on her Occupational therapy and core strengthening,  It was unimaginable that she would be able to one day ditch her leg braces and run a 5K last year.

Kyler has amazed his pre-school teacher to quickly pick up new concepts and contribute to the class.  This is a picture of Kyler presenting to his teacher a little presentation on his family,

We have been proud of Ellie as she decided to join the school choir this year. Her choir did a mini concert as a school fundraiser at Barnes and Nobel.

Aubrie has also been dedicated to her school's choir and extra curricular choir "Rising Stars."