La Caille

Russ and I went to La Caille for the first time tonight. It was fun to get all dressed up and leave the kids at home with a babysitter and go out on a date. La Caille is not just a fancy restaurant, it's a destination. As we drove up on the cobble stone drive there were

colorful lights wound around the trees. When I saw the 17th century chateau I felt like we were in another world. I snapped a picture with my cell phone because it was so pretty.

I had Pate for the first time. (Not Bad!) We bid on a few of the items that were being auctioned off. We stepped outside and walked around the grounds and saw a swan on the pond. We even had our picture taken in a photo booth. We sat by a really nice couple and had nice conversation. It was a really nice evening.

Little Sailor

I couldn't resist buying this sailor outfit! Lincoln wore this to the Veteran's day program at Longview and he looked adorable. I had to get pictures of him in this timeless outfit.

Veteran's Day

The 5th and 6th grade put together an amazing program to thank our veterans. Hannah invited GPa to the assembly and it was so special to see her sing for her great grandpa. Link wore his sailor suit and looked adorable. It was a really neat program. My favorite part was when I the kids sang Sing a Song of Peace and This is My Country. I loved it!

Halloween Eve

Before Halloween begins my kids participated in a number of Halloween festivities. There is the dance Halloween party and exchange of treats, the soccer Halloween game and treats, the school party and parade, trick or treating at Nana Char's work, and the Butterfield family party. I barely survived all the fun. (Bella had swine flu the week leading up to Halloween and I had a double ear infection.)

• Dance party - Hannah dressed up as a soccer player and then had to leave for her game before the treats were passed out. (Luckily her friend collected all of her loot and brought it to her.) Bella missed her party because she was sick with a fever.
• Soccer Game and party - Halloween day was beautiful the sun was shining and the girls were happy to be there however they were killed in their last game. (Darn)
• School Parade - Hannah had a blast receiving an "owl" at school. She took Lincoln around during the parade. Everyone got a kick out of his costume. I was surprised to find a friend who had also dressed her daughter as an owl. It was so cute we had to take a picture.
• School Party - I helped with Bella's class party and I made a witch's brew with the kids. I had each of them bring a can of soda to add to the brew. I also had root beer, orange soda and a blue cream soda that they could add to the brew. As they added the soda it would hit the dry ice and then they would watch the fog form and flow over the cauldron. It was also fun to see if they liked the potion they concocted.
• Trick or Treating with Nana Char- Every year Nana's work has trick or treating through the office. We love to go see Nana and show off our costumes. We went to lunch afterwards and had a nice visit with Nana.
• Family Party - It was so fun to have cousin Avery arrive from TN to visit the family. She had been traveling all day and was still able to make an appearance. What a cute little lady bug. Lincoln loved playing with her wings and grabbing her antenna. We had the yummiest soup and rolls (thank you Jodie), decorated yummy sugar cookies (thank you Jenn) and played in the basement and hit a pinata. We made a spider hand print tee shirt and Lincoln got paint everywhere including his forehead. It was so fun to see all the cousins together in their costumes.

Black Friday?

Here's a picture I snapped of the girls as we waited in line. I know it looks to you if we are waiting to go shopping on Black Friday but alas we are waiting in line for the H1N1 flu shot. We waited in line for about an hour and a half and the we were told that they were out of the vaccine. Grr! I wouldn't have been so frustrated if they were able to tell me that prior to the 2 hour wait in line with my kids and baby. Oh well at least I tried.

Bathing Lincoln

Link has so much fun taking a bath.

He splashes, laughs and swims around.

He is part fish.

We love you Lincoln!

Murray Cheer