Sleepover

Last weekend we had Marissa over for a sleepover. The kids "camped out" in the living room and watched a movie. It was pretty special. They had pancakes and bacon in the morning and even did a little dress up. (Camden will not appreciate that I'm posting a picture, but it was too cute!) I'm sure that there will be many more sleepovers in our future.

 Sleepover fun

 Enjoying breakfast

Dressing up

Swim Lessons

The kids started swim lessons again at the Civic Center a couple of weeks ago. It's great for them to learn to swim and be comfortable in the water, especially living near so many lakes. And it's a great thing for them to do in the colder months. They absolutely LOVE it!! Here are some shots of them in action.

Lauren getting ready to dive in

 Swimming with a noodle

 Underwater swimming with a kick board

 Swimming on her back

 Camden with his class

 Forward float

 Backward float

Swimming underwater with a kick board

Gymnastics

Lauren and Camden have started gymnastics again. They couldn't wait to get back into it. Lauren is getting much better with her cartwheel and has great balance on the beam. Camden has perfected his rolling and loves jumping on the trampoline. Carson goes to watch and has even started trying to do front rolls himself although he has never actually went over.

Camden doing a front roll

 Back roll still needs a little help

 Hands up!

 Lauren flipping on the bars

 Help doing a back bend

Preparing to jump off high beam

Carson getting in the ready position for a front roll

Halloween

We had lots of fun this Halloween! Last Friday the kids had Trunk or Treat at their school. They were so excited to see all their friends and get some candy. My mom made the kids costumes again this year. Lauren wanted to be a Panda Bear and Camden wanted to be an Angry Bird. Carson was a dinosaur which is a costume my mom had made for Camden a couple of years ago. All the costumes are warm and allow for warm clothing underneath which is a must! Then on Halloween night, we went Trick-or-Treating around our neighborhood. It was cold and rainy, but the kids still had a blast. We ended the night visiting Nana and Papa. Grandma and Grandpa were at our house at the beginning of the night and the kids had visited Great Grandma after Trunk or Treat. 

 Ready for Trunk or Treat

 Getting some candy

 Our family

 With some of their friends

Visiting Great Grandma

 Ready to go out on Halloween

 Dinosaur Carson

Angry Bird Camden

 Panda Bear Lauren

 Cheese

 Some of the neighborhood crew trick or treating

 Trick or Treat!

Our family