Festive!

 Kate and Jack enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with both families and are now well into Christmas activities!

Kate giving Jack some "subtle" encouragement to smile

 This was the best we could do for a Thanksgiving picture!

 Tree time!

 Frosting anyone?

 Kensington School Christmas Program

 Brave Jack

A quick, chilly ride on the Choo Choo

Snow is Fun!

Snow is fun until you remember it's cold and wet :) 

 The first few minutes of snow were fun!

Kate loves a snow angel

 Dress-up, anyone?

A perfect weekend to snuggle and read lots of books!

Leaf Love

Two people in this house love leaves and two do not!

Halloween 2015

Kate was Dorothy this year.  And, we are sure Jack would have been a really cute golfer if we could have talked him into putting his costume on without screaming :)

Saturday morning snuggles

 Kate loves to rake!  

Crazy driver, Jack

Thank you, Christopher Columbus

We love long weekends!

 Busted.

 Strike a pose

 Fun at the pumpkin patch

Fall Fun

Kate and Jack have had an action-packed few weeks!  Here are some highlights.

 4 happy kids and 4 frightened fish!  Sadly, our 2 fish quickly succumbed to what we suspect was traumatic brain injury after being dropped multiple times on the walk home.  The Sands' fish are still alive!  It was quite tragic for Kate when the fish she had for approximately 11 hours died.  See below for the replacement...

 

 Drew ran the Harvest Days 5k and Jack was happy to ride along!

 Kate was selected to bring Scooter, the classroom bear, home for the weekend.  We spent lots of time documenting Scooter's adventures.  One was going down the roller coaster at Grandma and Grandpa's.

 Scooter also rode a carnival ride!

And, Scooter was introduced to the replacement fish.  Kate has named the fish Emily and is still genuinely surprised when we come home/wake up and Emily is still alive :)

Catch Up!

Kate and Jack have had a busy last few weeks!  We tried to squeeze every last ounce of summer fun in before we all transitioned back to "real life". 

 Following in his sisters footsteps (but at a much quicker pace), Jack got ear tubes.  He was an adorable and agreeable patient and we are all excited for no more ear infections!

 Last day of summer lunch at the park

 As ready as she can be for a new school year!

 "Hey Kate, have fun at school all day.  I'm just going to hang here and play on the iPad." :)

 Kate discovered chocolate fondue and it was love at first taste.

Dr. Cowboy

Sibling Bonding

It's been fun watching Kate and Jack play, negotiate, fight, hug and enjoy each other this summer!

Mr. & Mrs. Serious

 Morning snuggles :)

 Water fun

Getaway

We enjoyed our Wisconsin trip with the whole Sand Family so much we decided to extend it a day!

 We started our trip at a train restaurant we were sure Jack would love.  Certainly he would have enjoyed it if he didn't have a yet-to-be-diagnosed double ear infection.  Thank you, Sheboygan Urgent Care!

 Motely Crue

 Fun at the beach

 Jack & Quinn

 Ride 'em Cowboy

More, chilly beach fun

Summertime

 Writing words like the big kids 

 Cupcake decorating class at Sweet Mandy B's

 Trips to the park!

 A trip to Grandma and Grandpa Eders

 I'll give you one guess as to who thought Jack needed a headband...

Future LT Lion after swimming lessons