Poor Man's Ice Skating

JJ has been asking to go ice skating ever since it got cold, instead of taking them to an ice rink we decided to be creative and make our own. JJ loved it, Alli not so much, but, hey, it was free!! And in 20 degree weather it should last for weeks!

Happy Halloween

We had a great halloween yesterday! JJ was batman and Allison was a clown and they both had a great time trick or treating. We got enough candy that we'll probably still be eating it next halloween!

Pumpkin Painting and the Flu

I have been sick with the flu for the last 2 days. Today, after having my fill of Dora and Scooby Doo reruns we decided to paint some of the pumpkins the kids picked. In hindsight this probably wasn't the best idea since I was heavily medicated and not thinking quite straight. Let's just say Alli thought it was much more fun to paint her hands and her pajamas than it was to paint her pumpkin. Good times!

Couch diving

I went out for a little while this evening and when I got home this is what I found that my children had been doing all night (sorry for the poor quality).

It's all fun and games until someone breaks their neck!:)

Bunk Beds

A few weeks ago my nephews came and stayed with us for a week. We thought that would be the perfect opportunity for Ryan to build JJ some bunk beds. They turned out great, here are the boys on the first night. Ryan told me not to post this until he finished the railing but it's been weeks and the railing still isn't finished, I got tired of waiting!:)

And here are the kids and all their cousins enjoying the bunk beds.

Bike Riding

We decided to take off JJ's training wheels tonight and see what happened. He did great, after an initial fall he got back up and within minutes was riding up and down the street, who knew it would be that easy!! He was pretty proud of himself.

And just a sidenote, JJ had his CT scan today on his head, it turned out normal. Thank you for all the prayers!

Hope's Way

Today we went to Bainbridge, IN to a retreat center called Hope's Way. It is a campground for special needs kids and their families. We were really impressed, they fed us lunch and then they had games, a playground, horses, bounce houses, hayrides, and a ton of other stuff.........and the best part was it was all free!! Here are some pics from the day.

Checkin' out the chickens and goats.

Alli refused to get on a horse by herself so I took one for the team and rode with her. That helmet rocked.:)


JJ had no problem riding by himself.

The horse riding must have tired her out because this was about 5 minutes later.

While Alli slept JJ panned for gold in the Old Western Town. He used his finds to buy a root beer and popcorn at the saloon.

Ryan's just happy he didn't have to get on that horse!