Cousins!

We love when our cousins come to play!

Grandpa Mike comes to babysit...

need I say more?

Evelyn's 2 Loves

Boat Making

Owen and Evelyn have been having lots of fun making boats and pirate ships in the basement. These are only two of the many versions of the past few days. Despite Evelyn's frightened look, she loves anything Owen creates for her to be a part of.

Pumpkins!

We had lots of fun carving pumpkins today. I will have to post the results later-Owen made a pirate and Nora a witch brewing her potions. Ken had a hand in the fancy pumpkins. I'm lucky to carve a face! Evelyn has been having lots of fun scaring the other two lately. This is her "roar" face. Nora and Owen find she comes in handy for all sorts of games (this week she has been deemed the wolf).

Trip to Council Bluffs without Mom

The kids and Ken got to take a trip to see family in Council Bluffs last weekend. They were SO happy to ride in the same van as their cousins. Owen had the task of caring for the preschool "share bear" (aka 'germ bear') for the weekend. They did get to take a nice hike with the Bear. Nora got to sleep over with her cousin Mary and had a blast. I hear they were dressed up all weekend. Evelyn seemed to have a great time to, especially climbing out of her fake crib during nap time to jump on an unsuspecting sleeping Dad.

Pajama Switch

Nora was really into this last week - "okay, Owen, how about you where my pajamas and I wear yours?" Owen liked it for awhile too, but after a few nights he seemed to get a bit self conscious of the lacy nightgown.