My little buddy

The other day we were watching family videos and Samuel said, "How come Kaitlen is always being filmed?", and on another tape "why is Savannah on here so much?" I decided it was because they were then 3 years old.  Undoubtedly the cutest age their is.  They are potty trained, much more independent, still learning to say some of their letters (for Isabelle it is her "f's"), happy and so full of love for everyone and everything.  This little girl is all of that and so much more.  She loves nature, she loves people, she loves Jesus and is adamant that she says all the prayers, Blouwers (flowers), colors (mostly purple) and loves her family like crazy! This is why I love this age so much they don't seem to have a mean or malicious bone in their little bodies. (Don't get me wrong she is far from perfect and is known to scratch her sisters, break Savannah's glasses, accidentally pee her pants, crawls in my bed every night around 3 am, and is quite certain a quick show of Dora must put her to bed at night)  Life is an experience though and this little girl enjoys every moment of it.  She does so many funny things in a day I had to write a post dedicated to her. 

 She continues to fall asleep in the most random ways.  This one is at Friday night movie night, dead asleep on my bed just like this.

 Asleep in the hallway again.....

 Is that not the cutest little Ariel you've ever seen.  I've never seen anyone so excited for "happy Halloween" she dressed up as mermaid for an entire month prior to the actual day.

 Isabelle loves to make snow angels and loves the snow.  We got 17 inches in the middle of October and this little lady couldn't get enough of it.  Sometimes I would look out the window and there she would be just sitting looking around and eating a handful of snow. 

Isabelle loves to play and has a great imagination.  If ever she had disappeared for a long time it usually means she has started an intense game of barbies or dolls or (she is hiding under my bed playing the Ipad).  One night we couldn't find her and she was in Kelsies room making beds for all of her little dolls out of Kelsies wipes.  She even made them little pillows.  Oh I'm going to miss this little 3 year old and her cute little "polly pocket wipe beds." Don't grow up!!!

Fall

We were able to go pick grapes as a family so I could make the grape juice that we all love so much.  It was a gorgeous fall day and the kids loved picking.  It reminded me of my childhood harvesting the fall crops and made me miss that part of my life.

 We went on one last trip to the cabin in Fairview with my dad, it was a little chilly but fun to take the kids out for one last 4 wheeler ride.  These kids love spending time with their grandpa, he is always so much fun and up for just about anything as long as it involves these little ones. 

Samuel played tackle football this year, which I wasn't that thrilled about, as a worried parent I wasn't to keen on the idea of suiting my baby boy up to be knocked around on the football Field.  But Samuel isn't my baby anymore and certainly can handle it.  He score their first touchdown, caught a pass and ran it in 40 yards.  His team acted as if he had won the state title for them, it was priceless 

Labor day weekend was so great this year! All my siblings were in town and we took the kids to all the Onion day festivities.  They loved riding in this monster truck, watching fireworks, riding the carnival rides, watching the parade and getting to spend 4 days with all their cousins.  I loved sharing a piece of my childhood with them and loved watching them enjoy it as much as I did when I was their age.

 Anthony broke out the little tin boat we have an took it up to a local reservoir near our house after school a few times this fall, it was so great.  I loved to soak up the last remaining warm days that we had and the kids loved fishing with their dad.  Don't worry dad all 7 of us didn't pile in that thing, we went on different trips,  Kelsie would never make it on one of those fishing trips, she certainly would have jumped ship!