Pumpkins 2015

This morning we carved our pumpkins. Kate and Wade jumped right in! They were all about getting dirty.

Luke and Rachel were less enthusiastic about carving pumpkins this year. It makes me sad for them to grow out of this tradition.

Ariel view of the carving mess.

Wade wanted to pick the seeds out one by one. We will try to roast some tomorrow.

Daddy even got involved in the carving. Not his favorite thing, but he is getting quite good.

Kate carved hers by herself. She is getting too big!

Rachel settled on a Minion.

Luke and Daddy did good on their Colts football helmet. Luke carved most of it but Chris did the face mask.

Out completed pumpkins. A Minion, Colts Football Helmet, Owl, and Star Wars Storm Trooper.

So proud of the final results!! They did great and we received several complements tonight. I used scented candles because I was out of the tea light candles. Several people complemented me on how nice our porch smelled too. Haha

Birthdays 2015

We all had birthdays this year....funny how that works. Our birthday season always starts with Luke around here.

Luke turned 11 years old this year. He is growing and changing too fast. Next year he starts junior high. Ugh!!! This year for his birthday he had a few friends over to spend the night and go to Fun Friday at the gym. Talk about an easy party!! I fed the boys pizza and cake then dropped them off at the gym to burn it all off.  I was hoping they would be tired when they got home but not much slumbering happened that night.

Chris's is next in the line up. He had a BIG birthday this year!! The BIG 4-0!! We celebrated with family at the pizza parlor in C City. 

Chris requests a German Chocolate cake every year from Tony's Bakery. It is delicious!! I am so glad we had lots of help eating it this year. Aunt Johnnie also made ice cream to go with it. So good!!

Look at Mac helping blow out the candles.

Grandpa and his birthday boy.

Granny with her birthday boy.

Next comes Rachel. Rachel turned 14 this year.  We actually got to celebrate her birthday with her at home this year. Usually she is away at church camp. She picked a cookie cake and swimming with friends. The friends picture is on my phone.

I love how happy they all look.

Plenty of help blowing out the candles.

She wanted a new bedspread for her birthday.

And a guitar. She is trying to teach herself to play. She has learned a few songs and chords. She just needs more time in the day.

My birthday is next in the line up. There were no pictures taken. We will have to do better next year. Chris did cook me dinner and made a chocolate coke cake. It was yummy.

Katybug was next. My baby girl turned 8 years old. She is still sweet and smiley as ever. We had a swimming party planned with her cousin Caroline, but we had to cancel it due to rain. She had to settle for a party at home and a trip to Cinergy to do the ropes course. Those pictures are on my phone too.

Kate always asks for an ice cream cake for her birthday. She makes it easy on me.

So sweet!

Kate asked for a Barbie car.

And a pedal car.

To round out the birthday season, Wade turned 5 years old this year!! My baby is 5!!! Wade started with presents. He got some Batman bedding. He wanted it on his new bed in Luke's room right away. He has slept in there pretty much ever since. That was easy!

 He wanted a pedal car too.

Quite a pair.

I made his cake. He loved it!!

On Wade's birthday we met his cousins in Big Spring at the waterpark. He had a great day!! He still asks to go back to the waterpark. It is a little cold now.

Last Year's Pumpkins

We have had to buy a new computer. This has allowed me to download some pictures, finally. Now I can share some things I haven't been able to.

As always, we had a good time carving our pumpkins last year. Wade helped with more of the cleaning out and Kate did some more of the actual carving.

 The cleaning out is always the worst part.

Four happy pumpkin carvers.

You have to hold your face just right.

The finished product. Kate's is a silly face, Luke's is a Minecraft Creeper, Rachel's has musical notes, and Wade's was Batman.

The kids were proud of their pumpkins.

The Jack-O-Lanterns lighting up the front of the house.

It is already time for us to start thinking about our pumpkins this year. We always have a fun time with our pumpkins. I can't wait to see how they all turn out this time.