Giving thanks...

So, we realized that there are just so many things we're thankful for!  We asked everyone in the family to brainstorm, and we came up with quite a list!  The most important ones come first:

and here's "just a few" more:

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We love you all and are certainly thankful for you, too!!!

HALLOWEEN!!!

We seriously have some cute kids...

 We pretty much had a 5 day Halloween this year! 

It started off with a carnival at the school for preschoolers and their families:

 Callie and Janey did the ring toss.

 Callie got her face painted like a butterfly!

 The girls also played around in the bounce house.

Taylor did play one game, but was too big for the bounce house and sat off to the side,

bored for most of the time...

Callie's class Fall Party was on Friday.

 We also threw a party on Friday night and had tons of fun with several friends, but didn't take any pictures because others we taking them... I'll have to get some of those!

Saturday was the Trunk or Treat at the church:

...and then the "BOOnanza" carnival at the RecPlex.

 (we went to this one with our friends, the Andersons, and also met up with

the Hills family when we got there.)

 the kiddos had lots of fun hanging out with their friends!

Finally, we went to the WalMart pumpkin patch to pick out some winners!

(Janey was already out by then)

Ok, so we did take a break from festivities on Sunday, but Monday we were right back on that train!

 Janey played so hard at school that she fell and got an owie (or 5).

look at her eyebrow, eye and nose...

She was getting into the ghoulish spirit of the day!

Janey and Mom got to clean all the pumpkins.

After dinner, we got ready and set off to do some trick or treating!

 We met up with some friends about half way through, and the kids had a blast running from house to house together!  Taylor sure was glad to have Alex along, because they were the only boys! 

 (Janey counted those ghosts several times.)

Mug shots:

 "Commando"

 Wonder Woman

 Janey witch

jack o lanterns!! 

 (Janey's, Taylor's, Callie's)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!