Happy Halloween

Savannah and Sarah trying to warm up on the way to Auntie Denises house

Sarah was exhausted after a long hard day

This year we had the kids with us for Halloween which is a really rare treat. They normally spend this holiday with their mother. We took the kids trick or treating and gathered WAY too much candy between the three of them. Frankie decided to go with a few friends. We decided to get together with Frank's sister Denise and their kids for a little visit. She had made some food for dinner and they had a mini bon fire in the driveway where we roasted marshmallows for smores. Savannah had a great time playing with her cousins and getting into all their toys.

Halloween Party

We attended the annual chili cookoff at the ward Halloween Party . This year was much more memorable. She has learned at a very young age what candy looks like and wants it whenever possible. She dressed up as an angel although she refused to wear the wings that came with the piece. She was a real hit at the party and everyone kept giving her lots of candy and tons of attention. They had coloring and puzzles for the younger children and had other games for the older kids to do such as a ring toss and bozo buckets. Afterwards they had a parade with all the kids in it and than they handed out Halloween buckets for all of the kids. We finished up the night with a haunted house and trick or treating. I had to collect the candy for Savannah and she kept pulling out the candy and trying to eat the candy through the wrappers. She even tried snatching a few pieces of candy out of other kids buckets. Overall it was a good night!

Costume Time

Sarah dressed up as a NERD this year

High Heel Diva

This was Savannah first attempt walking in high heels.

Sonny Acres Farm

A day of family fun

Brotherly Love

The kids

Frankie getting in on the action

Frankie posing with the llama

Savannah feeding the sheep

Savannah amongst the pumpkins

Look mommy I'm growing

Few for the Week

1. Frank and I are in the process of purchasing our first home. We outbid eight other people for our house in Elgin. We were very lucky to come away with the win!!! We are in the process of taking out a 203k loan. We are hoping to borrow some money to fix up the house. My parents have agreed to come up when we close on the house and help us move in and do some of the repairs on the house. We received a great deal on the house and the home inspection passed with flying colors.

2. I will be happy when we sign the final papers and get the house remodeled. It will be nice to be settled. The house has four bedrooms and two full bathrooms. I love the fact that the kids will all have their own seperate rooms. Yeah!!! It has over 3000 sq feet including a full basement downstairs and a yard for the kids to play outside including a swing set. We have large rooms throughout the house. It includes a kitchen and dinette area, formal dining room, living room, laundry room and a one car garage. The kids will live a mile from the High School and we will be moving back into our old ward. I'm not looking forward to moving out of our current ward in Schaumburg. Our goal is to live in this house until the older children graduate from High School than move closer to my family.

3. Frank went down to Atlanta for the annual WFG retreat. He was gone all week long attending seminars and meetings.

4. I recently had to find a new babysitter for Savannah. The girl was watching her just had too many kids to watch all by herself. Savannah is still trying to adjust to the new sitter and loves playing with her three girls.

5. We practiced the Primary program last Sunday. We have another rehearsal tomorrow night.

6. The weather started getting cooler outside recently.

My Big Girl

Savannah loves to play on the computer

BEWARE Student Driver

Azoosement Park

Savannah loved this ride

Sarah got stuck on the kiddie ride with Savannah. She looks like a giant!

Mommy playing keep away from the goats

Sarah was feeding the goats since Savannah wasn't participating

Savannah visiting the baby cow

Mommy and Savannah getting up close with the animals

This was Sarah's favorite sheep to feed

Savannah admiring the baby sheep

Savannah was scared to ride on the pony

Play Time

Mommy called into work today to get the brakes repaired on her car. Savannah and I had a great time together at the park.

My Naughty Girl

Savannah thought it would be fun to play in the DVD's and relive life as a baby.