Playing with Scarlett

 Scarlett payed us a visit last week and all the kids couldn't  wait for a turn to hold her and play with her.

 Cade playing peekaboo with Scarlett while big cousin Carter hold her.

 Chase wanted in on the fun too.

Avery might be the older cousin but she may not be the bigger cousin for very long!

Grandpa takes us all to the Shrine Circus

My Dad decided to take my older sis, brother and I and our families to the Circus this year.  The kids were all very excited to go as they went last year and had a grand time. Avery was very excited for the elephant rides and after weeks of telling his sister how scary and mean elephants were Cade couldn't let his sister ride the elephants without him so he and Carter took a ride on the elephants with Grandpa and Avery.

 Grandpa Mike also bought all of the kids light up swords which Cade and Everett managed to drop under the bleachers.  Corrine helped recover them while the kids were riding the elephant, but then during the second half of the circus Avery and Cade both dropped their swords under the bleachers where they were run off with by some other kids, so Grandpa Mike was conned into buying two more light up swords by the heartbroken kids.  We had a great time, lots of popcorn, cotton candy etc!

Happy 80th Birthday to my Grandma Pat

 My Grandmother Pat turned 80 on the 13th of February and had a great party.  Here is a picture of her with her very eager to blow out the candles on the birthday cake great grandkids. I am pretty sure there was no way we were going to get a picture of all the kids looking at the camera at the same time and smiling so this was about as good as it got!

A likely looking bunch, Avery is too cool in those shades to even look at the camera.

Big helpers opening presents!

This girl is getting some cheeks, and chins!

 

Avery can't get enough of her cousin Scarlett!

Baby Scarlett

 Avery can't get enough of her newest cousin Scarlett June and is always asking when can she go hold her again.  We had Everett over one morning and Corinne came with Scarlett to pick up Everett so Avery was very happy to get to see Scarlett.

 Cade and Scarlett

 Carter and Scarlett

 An attempt at a group picture.  They were all bribed with chocolate chips but Chase was still not happy with the situation.

Halloween

Cade originally was going to be a robot. I even made his costume, but when he discovered it was hard to sit in it he decided to wear last years Spiderman costume. Avery went as a butterfly princess though you can't see her wings because she didn't want to wear them after all!

TRICK OR TREAT!

Grandma Debbie the witch!

Great Grandma Pat's house.

The haunted get up at Grosskoffs. The kids thought it was pretty scary even though they got the tamed down version.

Face Painting

Jami had a lot of face paint left over from Halloween so she sent it over with her kids one day and we had some fun with it.

Cade is being a rodeo clown here. He thought the clown at the last rodeo we went to was really funny.

Avery on her butterfly princess theme

Carter just liked this design. Looks pretty cute on her!

I had fun with Chase's!

Cade Turns 4!!

Make a wish!

So hard to believe Cade is 4 years old. He was so excited for his birthday this year and all he wanted was a Buzz Lightyear.
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Cade, Carter and Chase all had their birthday parties together again this year. We got about 30 helium balloons and the kids thought those were pretty great.

The pinata was also a big hit, everyone got to wack it quite a few times before it finally was cracked open.



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Chase however didn't want to give up the pinata so we could hang it up to swing at it. He was pretty sure it was just for him. He turned 2 years old this year.

We had some foam stickers to decorate little barn scenes to keep the kids busy for awhile.

We also had an easter egg type treasure hunt, and cupcake decorating.

Homesteader Days

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Cade was really getting into the ride.

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The carousal ride at homesteader days. We made it there half way through the parade, oops I was a little slow getting out of the house.


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Jami, Riley Jo, Chase and Carter on the train ride.

The kids and I riding on a little train ride, I think it was my favorite part, everyone was contained and entertained, and I could sit back and relax.

Avery's version of fishing at the fishpond was to grab the duck and put it on the hook, then present it for a prize.

Time for snowcones and a group photo, although on one was very interested in the group photo part.

Grandpa Mike's fathers day present to himself and the grandkids!

Not sure what Everett was doing but it was pretty cute uh err ferocious.


Cade and Carter splashing around

Climbing the ladder

Everyone of course loved the water cannon that could be adjusted by turning the flow of the water to the slide up or down.


Clint supervising the kids climbing, it can be soo hard to take turns!

The group picture no one wants to sit still for and look at a camera all and all though they did pretty good and I think it was unanimous they loved the fathers day present!