A Museum Just For Kids

This weekend is Stake Conference, and sorry, but we are not going. It is just tooo much with five kids for two hours. So, because we won't be going out tomorrow we decided to go out and have fun today. Because it was raining, we decided to go to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. The kids had a blast. Even Rachel had a little area where she could crawl around and enjoy herself. The camera soon died, so the only pictures we have are the following three.


Gracie, Morgan and Joshua



Rachel



Morgan and Jaxen

Church Halloween Party

Our church had it's Halloween party this weekend with trick or treating, dancing, desserts and games. The kids were so cute going from room to room asking for candy. None of them wanted help with their bags or to hold hands. Even Joshua walked around all by himself and held his bag up for everyone to dump a treat in. They also had fun eating the candy and desserts. All of them loved the cupcakes with whip cream frosting. Here they are in their costumes.


Rachel the Butterfly


Joshua the Horse (He was very upset that he had to take off the costume at bedtime. He would have slept in it and worn it all day if he could. He loved it because it makes a horsy sound when you push down on the nose. If asked, he would push the nose himself and giggle.)



Morgan the Unicorn.


Gracie the Pink Poodle


Jaxen the Penguin (He did not like his costume. He screamed to get it off and absolutely refused to wear the hood. I was very lucky to get this picture.)

Doing Chores at 2 years old

The other day, the boys helped Ryan mow the lawn, while the girls played on the swings and playhouse. They were so proud of themselves and had a great time. I had to get pictures and video, because in 5 or 10 years they may not be so willing to help out with yard work.


Ryan and Joshua


Ryan and Jaxen



Gracie and Joshua. Morgan is in the Castle playing.

Chocolate Pudding

About once or twice a week the kids get pudding for dessert if they have eaten enough of their dinner. Here are pictures of them after having such a treat. I'm not sure, but I think Jaxen didn't eat his dinner this night, so he didn't get any.

Waiting to go for a Walk

Ryan was taking the kids for a walk and they decided to sit on the bottom step and wait patiently for him to get the stroller out. It was so cute, Ryan tried to get pictures of them being quiet and good.

Pumpkin Carving

This weekend we carved the pumpkins that we picked out for family home evening. It was fun to watch the kids be grossed out when we started to take the seeds and pulp out. Joshua wanted to put his back in after Ryan had cleaned it all out. They were all happy with their pumpkins when we were done. Morgan drew the face on her pumpkin and I cut it out for her. She had more fun drawing on it than she did carving it.


The kids waiting for daddy to bring in their pumpkins.


We were trying to get them to take out the innards, but they would have nothing to do with it.



Morgan watching mommy take out the innards.


Morgan and Daddy carving Gracie's pumpkin. Mommy and Jaxen taking out the seeds and pulp from his pumpkin.



Morgan with her pumpkin.


Jaxen (He fell off his chair and hit his head and was not happy to have his picture taken when all he wanted was to cudle with daddy.)


Joshua


Gracie


All the pumpkins together. As you can see we did not carve Rachels. Trying to get four pumpkins carved and gutted was enough. I made the comment to Ryan that these are the times when you need Grandparents nearby who can help carve the pumpkins to make it go by faster. We love you Grandma Jean Ann, Grandpa Chris, Grandma MacPherson, and Grandpa MacPherson. We miss you all!!!!!!!!

Computer Problems continue

I'm sorry to say, but my postings might be limited for a little while. Our computer at home continues to have issues with letting me log on and post pictures. Not sure what it's problem is, but until we figure it out, I have to use Ryan's work computer when he brings it home. So, hopefully I can get back to posting once a week, but it might be a little longer. For now, there are three new posts after this that are of the kids doing some fun and cute things.

Pumpkin Shopping

For family home evening, we went and picked out one pumpkin for each child. We decided to find a country farm and buy the pumpkins there. We found one down in Fennville that had some nice size ones. The kids had fun climbing around them and picking out their favorites. They were so busy they didn't want to stop for pictures, but I was able to get a few. All in all, except for all the bug bites, I have to say it was worth it.


Gracie posing with her pumpkin


Joshua posing with his pumpkin.


Morgan with her pumpkin


Jaxen posing with his pumpkin. FYI: The sour face is because he tried to hold it like Morgan did, but it was too heavy. Therefore, he did not want his picture taken and kept running and hiding from the camera.


Ryan trying to get the kids to pose together.


Morgan picking out pumpkins.


Everyone looking for their favorite one.


Rachel posing with her pumpkin. She was upset that her dad put her down and moved her away from the big patch of pumpkins.


Rachel a little bit happier.


More of the same.

Nighttime Routine

Here are some pictures when we were getting the kids ready to go to bed. They have had their bath, their teeth brushed and are now sitting down for story and sing time. We sing a song, read a book, read a verse of scripture, say prayer and then put them in their beds. Gracie and Morgan now share a bed and usually stay in bed. Joshua and Jaxen are now in toddler beds and tend to cry and fight going to bed. In fact, tonight Jaxen has fallen asleep in front of his door where he was crying to come out and play. I don't like hearing him cry, but if I let him stay up then they all want to stay up and I need that nighttime quiet time.

Swim Goggles aren't just for Swimming

We have two pair of goggles that we have found and someone might have left behind? Actually, I'm not sure how we got them. Ryan probably does. Anyway, they love to wear them around the house and are always fighting over them. Here are pictures of the kids showing off their wonderful goggles.


Jaxen, Gracie, Joshua


Jaxen, Joshua


Gracie upset because it's not her turn yet.


Joshua showing us his biggest smile.

Computer Problems again.

I have been trying to update our blog for a couple of weeks, but for some reason my computer will not let me log on to upload pictures. So I gave up and used Ryan's laptop computer from work. Here are some pictures of the kids cheesing it up for the camera. Whenever the camera comes out, they all want their picture taken.


Jaxen


Gracie


Morgan


Joshua


Rachel

Kids in Quadruplicate

Here are some pictures of Morgan, Jaxen Joshua and Gracie. Quadruple the trouble.


The kids playing in Rachel's room. Jaxen and Gracie thought it would be fun to sit on the little end table that usually holds diapers and wipes.


The triplets sitting in timeout after coloring on a few items around the house.


Here is a picture of the garbage can they decided to color on.


The kids love to look out the window when it is open and see what is going on outside.