BOO!

We had a great Halloween! I went to the Halloween parade at Cody's school & stayed to help out for their party afterwards. It was a lot of fun to see what they actually do in the classroom everyday. -Plus the party was fun!







The weather coldn't have been more perfect for trick-or-treating! It was so nice to be able to trick-or-treat in our own neighborhood this year. Our kids were actually into it for the first time - Finally! Lindsey was the super trooper - she could have gone around the whole block, but Cody was finished after hitting a couple of the closest houses. Our cow, pig, & calf - had a great night!

Halloweenies!

With Steve being the HOT DOG king of Grand Rapids, we have dressed all of our kids up as a hot dog for Halloween - some enjoyed it more than others... Today was Charlie's turn & I thought I'd post one of each of our weenies!

Cody - 2.5 months old


Lindsey- 8 months old


Charlie- 9 months old


Happy Halloweenie to everyone!

Almost Halloween!

The kids are buzing - thanks in part to the bags of candy Mimi & PopPop brought over last night for the kids. Somehow Cody & Lindsey seem to have found a way to reach them & chose candy for breakfast today... It should be a fun (& cold) morning for us as we leave for Gymco- Wish me luck!

Brothers...

Junior League

I rarely post without it being kid-based. I guess that has more than a little something to do with my focus these days! I just got home from another Junior League New Member meeting (that is my committee for this year)& had a ton of fun with the new girls & the pumpkin competition. It has been a pretty busy fall & on more than one occasion I have been tempted to "call in" for my JL duties, but every time I pry myself out of the house I am glad I did. It has been great meeting 13 new women that I look foward to volunteering with & probably grabbing a drink with too!

* Beneath the Wreath is next weekend - to all of my local readers: See you at the show!

Nov. 7,8,9
@ the St. Nichloas Cultural Center / 2250 East Paris Ave.


the fall new member class


the winning pumpkin



& I'll never tell what pumpkin I helped out on!

A good day to be GREEN!

Go GREEN!

With the upcoming MSU / UM game this weekend, Cody's school had Sports Day today with a little emphasis on the battle between good & evil, or green & blue. Of course I dressed Cody in some of his Spartan finest & he brought his MSU football for show & tell. I left thinking that Big Daddy would be so proud of his little green grandson... When I came back for pick-up, I could hear Cody & his classmates chanting "Go Hoosiers!" down the hallway. Apparently Steve has really brainwashed Cody into Hoosier Happiness - It does help Steve's cause that Cody loves anything red, but we really need to draw the line somewhere! I'll keep working on him - - - GO State!



Here is a picture of Cody & his classmates at the Children's Museum on Wed.'s fieldtrip. They had tons of fun & really wore me out!!!