2 Snow Days In A Row!!!!

Yesterday we were expected to get a big storm, but luckily for us it turned South and we didn't get anything.   They still canceled school and made it a Snow Day.  I took the kids and some friends to see Big Hero 6 and we had a fun day. 


This morning they had another Snow Day.  This time it was snowing and we got maybe 3 inches.  The kids went outside in the morning and played for a long time. 

Enjoy the pictures!

Halloween 2014

This year we had a dalmation, a witch, James Bond (with a horse head,) and Princess Bubblegum.  There was also the occasional Cruela DeVil and Finn from Adventure Time. 
 

 



On Halloween night we went to my friend Karen's house and she invited us in for cider, doughnuts, and gave the kids a big treat! 

On the Tuesday before Halloween we went to "The Great Pumpkin Farm" 

The week before that Grandma Damstedt came to visit us!!!  We loved having her here AND she got to celebrate James' birthday with us. 


Our Door:

After all the celebrating this month, James was Tired!

(and I think he's still super cute while he's sleeping.)

Praxair Family Fest 2014 & More..

Yesterday afternoon we went to our dad's Family Fest.  We got to see a cryogenic demonstration, eat lunch (including liquid nitrogen ice cream,) watch a welding robot demo, high speed camera demo, gas visualization demo, make giant soap bubbles, sit in the truck, participate in a separation principle demo, make slime, participate in fire department activities, and we each got a pumpkin.

 On Friday Kate got to go on a Fall Walk with her class:

 Jane and I got to go to the "Women's Conference" last Saturday:

 For General Conference B's mom sent us a puzzle to work on and things to make a cake:






Bruce got his Bear in scouts:

 Kate went to "Build A Bear" with a friend and got this to go with her Halloween Costume.

 Jane spent an afternoon helping with her favorite nursing home buddies:

 James got to be "Star of the Week"

 and bring home "Ziggy" pig for the weekend.

 Jane caught this walking stick at Bruce's soccer game:

 We went to a UB football game.  Kate got to be a cheerleader :) and Jane got this cool airbrush:

1st Day of School 2014..

The day has now come when all the kids are going to school- all day......

Everyone was very excited for their first day back.

Except me :(  I spent my morning with friends at a "Boo Hoo" Breakfast for Kindergarten parents, and then the rest of the day I just didn't know what to do with myself.  

Luckily it got better as the week went by~ especially when my friend Amy called asked me to meet her for lunch :) 

The happy thing is that by 3:30 everyone is home and the house is noisy again!