Well we did it! We got our kids pictures taken for our Christmas card! Thanks to our good friend Stephanie.
Mason for some reason did not want to sit there for the photos again. So when he is 14 and asks me why we have an 8x10 of his sisters and brother I can tell him because you kept running away.
The one picutre with Brody and Mason looks like they are wrestling!!
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Beggars night
So some lady in the 40's (I think) in her infinite wisdom decided that there would be less tricks if Halloween was celebrated on a day rather than October 31. So now here in Des Moines either the day before or afterwards the kids have "Beggars Night". The home owners open the door and expect you to tell them a joke, sing a song, or do some type of trick. I don't get it! The kids who want to ruin pumpkins or soap your car can still do so on either night.
Anyway, comparing the loot and separating the candy into piles is something I remember from my youth.
Here are Brody and our neighbor (his buddy) Seth checking out their loot. This is the first year we made it to every house on the block with the light on. How old do you think he will be when we won't get to sneak some of his candy anymore?? :O)
Anyway, comparing the loot and separating the candy into piles is something I remember from my youth.
Here are Brody and our neighbor (his buddy) Seth checking out their loot. This is the first year we made it to every house on the block with the light on. How old do you think he will be when we won't get to sneak some of his candy anymore?? :O)
Trick or Trunk
Our church hosts a trick or trunk every year as an outreach activity to the community. The weather that night was horrible, cold, and raining. Luckily we purchased a building to the East of our church that we were able to open up and move the "trunks" inside. This was also a great opportunity to see the updates to the building since we took it over. It is super nice inside. 
Then we went back over to the church to play games. They had a bounce house that even the triplets got to enjoy. Brody went in there with them to show them how to do it and he was very gentle with them. When he went with kids his own age he was jumping much higher and crazy so I was really impressed that he was so nice to his brother and sisters.
Mason loved the bags game (it is a tailgating game where you throw a bean bag into a hole in a "football" field made out of wood). He would get mad whenever he had to let someone else have a turn. Thanks to Grandpa Z for his help on this night. We really needed all hands on deck!
Happy Halloween
We had a Butterfly (Katherine), a Flower (Audrey), and a Bee (Mason). Brody chose to be Buzz Lightyear. 
Is this the biggest pumpkin you've ever seen?
We all had a blast!
Is this the biggest pumpkin you've ever seen?We all had a blast!
Thank you to the Gulbronson's who went trick-or-treating with us at Living History Farms with Joey. Brody had someone to play with and Mommy and Daddy had adults to talk to and extra hands when needed.
(Check out the moon in the background - Hollywood couldn't have staged anything better then that!)
How old do you think the triplets will have to be before they all will look at the camera at the same time? The only cool thing about this picture is the fact that you can see the wings on the bee and the butterfly.
Monday, October 25, 2010
MiMi's Visit in Late September Early October
Brody and MiMi with all the decorations.
The babies spent about a half an hour in the corn crib while Brody did big boy things.
You can't tell but Brody's feet are completely covered with corn.
Mason liked crawling around in the corn.
Katherine liked the take it out and put it in game.
Brody is almost 4 feet tall now. I think he had a spurt this summer. He usually waits until December after I've already bought his back to school clothes so I have to do it twice!
They LOVED it when MiMi sprinkled corn into the cake pan and it made a cool noise.
More playing.
Howell Tree and Pumpkin Farm. We got a beautiful purple mum!
The babies spent about a half an hour in the corn crib while Brody did big boy things.
You can't tell but Brody's feet are completely covered with corn.
Mason liked crawling around in the corn.
Katherine liked the take it out and put it in game.
Brody is almost 4 feet tall now. I think he had a spurt this summer. He usually waits until December after I've already bought his back to school clothes so I have to do it twice!
They LOVED it when MiMi sprinkled corn into the cake pan and it made a cool noise. More playing. Triplets Carving a Pumpkin - sensory activity
Danie the nanny, Katherine, Mason digging out the inside of the pumpkin.
Audrey, Danie the Nanny, Katherine, Mason it feels weird - look at their faces.
The trips and Danie the nanny.
Audrey and Mason with Danie the Nanny.
Audrey, Danie the Nanny, Katherine, Mason it feels weird - look at their faces.
The trips and Danie the nanny.
Audrey and Mason with Danie the Nanny.
Timeless Prairie Orchard
So far the best Apple Pie I've made in my 15 years or so of baking them.
Lucky Carson it was for his birthday. It was made with Honey Crisp Apples from TPO owned and operated by my cousins Susie and David Differding. They are at the DSM farmers Market every Saturday. They are by the parking garage closest to the river on the East side of the road.
Floyd and Debbie's tombstone.
John and Julia's Fairchild tombstone.
Lucky Carson it was for his birthday. It was made with Honey Crisp Apples from TPO owned and operated by my cousins Susie and David Differding. They are at the DSM farmers Market every Saturday. They are by the parking garage closest to the river on the East side of the road.
Floyd and Debbie's tombstone.
John and Julia's Fairchild tombstone.
Labor Day in Omaha
Miss Katherine.
Cousin Kodi and Mason sticking out his belly.
Cousin Kodi - her bikini was so cute!
Cousin Kodi and Mason sticking out his belly.
Cousin Kodi - her bikini was so cute!
Audrey in the sprayer.
Brody shooting the water out of the elephant.
Mason loved this part of the water play and ran around it the whole time we were there.
More of Audster.
Brody and Audrey.
It was a little cold that day but you wouldn't have known it with all the fun that the kids had. I sure hope the girl cousins grow up close since they are similar in age and don't live that far away.
Brody shooting the water out of the elephant.
Mason loved this part of the water play and ran around it the whole time we were there.
More of Audster.
Brody and Audrey.
It was a little cold that day but you wouldn't have known it with all the fun that the kids had. I sure hope the girl cousins grow up close since they are similar in age and don't live that far away.
Brody's first day of school
Brody and his kindergarten teacher Ms. Heemstra.
On our way to school.
Heading out the door.
Hanawalt Elementary School.
Dad and Brody on the first day.
On our way to school.
Heading out the door.
Hanawalt Elementary School.
Dad and Brody on the first day.Fun Times at the Templeman's
Can this even be called a slip and slide??
The trips playing in the swimming pool next to the slip and slide on steroids.
The trips playing in the swimming pool next to the slip and slide on steroids.
Cousin Dylan and Mason on for a ride.
Cousin Carrie and Audrey - the child has no fear!
Cousin Carrie and Audrey - the child has no fear!
Thanks to Dan and Kim for hosting a blast of a time!!
More California pics
Papa Don, Nanny Kaye, and the trips. I can't believe how good this picture turned out. Ever try and get 6 people to look at the camera at the same time and smile. Especially if three of them are 14 months old!
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