It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas.......

We were able to get all of our Christmas decorations out this past weekend. The kids were so cute! They kept running around the house yelling "Mom - I'm so excited!!" We had a lot of fun!

Just For Fun

I just had to add this picture for fun. Linsey was at our house one evening, and the kids decided to play dress up. Landon was the prince and Kelsey and Linsey were the princesses. This is a good thing because Landon usually wants to be Cinderella! We keep telling ourselves that next year Kelsey will go to school and then Landon and Maddox can play boy stuff:-)

Transition to Food

We are trying to get Maddox going with baby food. Some days he likes it and some days he doesn't. I was hoping he wouldn't be picky like the other two were, but oh well!! He really likes green beans, carrots, bananas, and pears. We'll keep working on the rest!!

Watch Out Everyone......

Well, Maddox can finally crawl! It is so cute! He doesn't go very fast, but he can definitely get to where he wants to go. I can't believe how fast he is growing up!

A Visit to See Paetyn

A while back we went to Lafayette to see my nephew (my brother's baby), Paetyn. He is 5 weeks younger than Maddox. It is so cute to see them interact with each other. He is so cute!!

Such Beautiful Weather........

Today we decided to rake some leaves. The kids had so much fun! They helped rake (very little), but they spent more time jumping and playing in them. It was a lot of fun!! Mom had a pumpkin leaf bag that we put the leaves in when they were done playing. This was definitely easy entertainment!!

What Happened To My Girly-Girl??

Kelsey and Lance went fishing yesterday. Landon probably would have gone too, but he fell asleep. This was the excitement of the trip. They didn't catch any fish, but they thought is was pretty funny to pretend to eat worms!!

Trick or Treat!!!

Here they are right before leaving to go trick-or-treating. They had so much fun!! Even Maddox was having a good time!

Kelsey doing some cheerleader moves.

Our tough little football player

Gymnastics at Home

This is why Kelsey is the way she is with gymnastics. We do this A LOT!! We are constantly doing handstands, somersaults, cartwheels, etc.

Kelsey doing a handstand.
Landon doing a somersault.

Both of them doing bridges.

Kelsey attempting the splits.

Here is Landon's version of a cartwheel!

Annual Weenie Roast

So, I realized when we got home that I didn't take hardly any pictures at our weenie roast!!! Here are a few of what I did take.

Landon sure loves his Aunt Heather!
Ava and Landon being silly with the pinata.

Kelsey is ready to get some candy!!

Karter swinging at the pinata - how cute!!

A Night With the Metzgers

Austin and Stacy came over Saturday night. It has been a while since we have been able to hang out with them. Everyone had a great time!!! The kids all played so nicely together! Here are Colten and Kelsey wrestling - I'm not quite sure who won!

Here are all 4 kids wrestling with Austin. Poor guy!!

Here are Kelsey, Landon, and Colton hugging good-bye. Colten was bound and determined he was going to spend the night at our house! I'm glad he likes us:-)

One Final Celebration!!

Lance, Kelsey, Landon, and I went to Chuck E Cheese's last night for Landon's birthday. The kids had SO MUCH FUN! It was pretty crazy and busy. It amazes me how people don't watch their kids! Kelsey and Landon would be on one of their rides and a little kid would just come up and jump on with them!! We had a really good time, though! When we go for Kelsey's birthday, hopefully we will be able to go during the week!

Here is Kelsey and Landon playing basketball. You can imagine how much fun Landon had with that!! It was really cute to watch him - he actually has really good form!

Here they are riding a big monster truck that moved around and tipped. When we asked them later what their favorite part was, Landon said the truck!

Here is a random kiddy ride - fun fun!

Kelsey and Landon played air hockey - looks like Landon just scored!

Landon riding a Bob the Builder ride.

Playing with daddy while waiting for our food.

Gymnastics

Kelsey had gymnastics tonight. We go every Thursday, and for that past month or so, they have only been doing the balance beam and the bars. The older girls are there at the same time, and they always take the whole floor. So, Kelsey was so excited when she got to do the floor tonight.

Birthday Boy

Landon and Kelsey insisted that Landon needed a picture with all of his presents.

Landon got a new Chicago Bears football helmet - he was so excited!!
Here is Landon after he opened his presents. He wanted to change into his new pajamas. While he was drinking from his basketball cup, he spilled his milk all over himself! He was pretty upset:-(
Landon got to lick the spatula full of frosting after making his cake - yum, yum!!
We went to Winamac and had lunch with grandma. Landon chose Pizza Hut!

Here is Landon riding in the combine with daddy - one of his favorite things to do!
Opening presents from Nanny and Papa!
When daddy got home, we got to have cake - basketball cake!!! It was delicious!
Nanny and Papa got Landon a computer for his birthday. He and Kelsey played it last night until we made them put it away and go to bed!

Happy 3rd Birthday Landon!! We love you!

Happy Birthday Landon!!

Wow....Landon is 3 years old!! I can't believe it! We have had such a busy day - I've finally found time to post a picture of him. He is so cute - he loves the fact that this is his day! He was really excited to see his picture on Heather's blog with Seth this morning! He thinks it's pretty cool that he and Seth have the same birthday!
We love you so much, Landon! Happy Birthday!