Monster Update #2, coming soon!!

I don't know how to upload photos on our new computer... so I'll get around to learning it soon! I've got a lot of catching up to do!! xoxo!

Christmas Card 2009

Here's our card. It took about 3 hours to make... we were fighting kids, editing photos, trying to get a good set of digital papers... (long story short) Plus, we aren't that good at our PSE skills anymore. Anyway, hope you like! We took a bunch of other pics as well, but those will have to come another day, for some reason I can't get them to upload. xoxo, Chelle

Monster of all monster updates!! Part 1

We're are in need of a major update, so I'll just post a bunch of random pics and get to it soon... I hope!!! Enjoy!Not in any order, these events happened in October. Punky Boy FINALLY got a bike! Both he and lil' C were thrilled, him b/c he got the bike he's waited over a year to get, her b/c she got his old trike!!
Sorry, tilt your head!
So there's this FREE children's outdoor theatre that shows a show at least once a week, usually twice! They were showing Alice in Wonderland so we skipped school on a Friday and went to the theatre!! FUN! This is Jace's BEST little friend and his fam, who we met over the summer, and also we go to church together and the boys have team teachers at school! So great!

JACE CAN READ!!!!! He earns Daddy Dollars to spend in the Mommy-Mart when he reads to Campbell! Camper earns dd's when she sits through a book!
Carving punkins for FHE before Halloween. They were rotten after 2 days sitting on the counter so we put them outside and then tossed them the next night when they were completely black and furry on the inside. We had no punkins for Halloween... next year we'll learn to wait till the night before like everyone else! It's so darn humid here!
Playing in the backyard on Halloween morning. Still so nice outside!!!
Jace had a school Boo Blast/Fundraiser. It was so much fun! All the kids were dressed up, There was a rock climbing wall Jace got to do for free!
Completed Costumes! We ended up going to party city and having the boypunk just pick the first one he liked, then we bought it and took it out of the packaging so he couldn't change his mind... next year we'll do the same thing, only sooner than later!
E. Frakes (next to Cameron) served in our area for a few weeks. We stayed at his house in Wyoming when we were first married and got snowed in on the roads one Christmas. His Dad changed Cameron's diapers when he was little!!! FUN! He got transfered as soon as he got here so we only spent a little time with him...
Another one of the free shows at the theatre. This was TapKids. They perform on broadway, they're all in HS, and the kids really loved it!





These last pics came in a little wonky... Poor Gepetto finally kicked the bucket. We really thought he'd live forever, but alas, he died over Halloween. He survived two bowls breaking on him, never had clean water to swim in, hardly ever got fed, was left for weeks at a time in a cold house while we were out of town, and somehow he survived! We loved him as much as you can love a fish. The kids were pretty sad until we got a new fish! (Beta fish really do last f.o.r.e.v.e.r.) our new fish, pictured at the top is named Mr. Stinky Pants (MSP for short) I'll get around to November in a little bit!

Costumes

I LovelOveloVelovELOVE Halloween!!! I have tried to do a theme for our costumes each year but this year, Jace wasn't having it! Which helped, cause I'm a little out of ideas (well, not really... I just don't want to do all the work involved in most of my ideas!) SO: Campbell is going as Rainbow Brite this year, complete with boots and a White Sprite. Jace is undecided still, but is shifting mostly between BumbleBee and Spiderman. I think I'd make Spidey, but order BB.

So we went from this ^^^ to this vvv in a matter of hours! It's also a family tradition of ours to have our costumes done close to the beginning of October, so I usually bust them out between GC sessions on Sat. and Sun. This year was a bit harder to get them done, which is why I only have Camp's done! Anyway, I'll get to finishing up the rest soon so you can see!! xoxo, Chelle
(As a side note, that brown rug {above} is covering our big paint spill, and the mess below is a GC tradition, we get out all the Geotracs for the kids and build and rebuild amazing set-ups!)
PS: The rainbow/star is appliqued on. I love the look but it's so darn time-consuming... oh, and I realize this costume is missing some key details, but I'm too lazy to add the rest!! Enjoy!

Community Helper

At Cam's work they had a 'meet the doctor' on a Saturday that the office was closed. Free hot dogs and hamburgers, sodas, and chips! He got about 20 new patients so the day was worthwhile. Mostly it was fun to get to know the staff on a non-professional basis. Every time I go in on a work-day, everyone is busy and running around. These are a few of the people Cameron works with.
Jace had a week at school where they learned all about different types of community helpers. His teacher asked Cameron to come in and talk to the kids about being a dentist and how he helps out in the community. Cameron did a great job! The kids were so interested and funny to listen to. Cameron taught them how to brush correctly and had everyone smile at him. Then a few kids got to come up and practice their skills on Barry the Bee. Jace showed everyone how to floss! He *loves* to floss his teeth! ^^^ Sorry for the blurry pic. I was in the back trying to control a little wiggle-worm named Campbell!

Notice the two clips on Jace's shirt? In his class they start out with 3 clips and lose them for not following rules, talking or being disrespectful. By the end of day, if you've lost all your clips, you lose out on playcenters. By 8:30a, Jace had already lost one for talking!! Nice...