We went to the science factory last week during our winter break. Grace had fun playing astronaut, and loved learning about recycling, and conserving water and energy. She is now likely to ask you if you turn off the facet while brushing your teeth. She also had fun playing with shaving cream and food coloring in their project room. Lastly she and Whitney looked pretty cozy hugging so I couldn't help but add it in also.
Paige was ecstatic about all the great things she got, even her new hat which looks super cute on her. 
Paige was gracious enough to take a family picture of all of us without her, we were to lazy to set the timer. Whitney loved Christmas enough to smile for pictures the whole day. And Paige and Grace decided hugs were a really great thing especially when they just gave you a present.
We are gearing up for Thanksgiving in Sunriver (our annual tradition). We were trying to figure out what we have and what we need to go sledding, and snowshoeing with the kids. Whitney is excited....really. We are excited because these snow boots have now made it through 3 kids. We are going to go over the hot pink (which you can see in the picture) with a black sharpe when Whitney grows out of them so that they will actually go through 4 kids. Yippie. And if you were wondering those are the hardwood floors Whitney is standing on. Although unfinished the entire downstairs (well except for the kitchen and entry which we still can't decide what we are doing with) now have barnwood floors. We still don't have furniture in the downstairs (its been 8 weeks) but I am hopeful to have it back in before the Christmas dinner I am hosting on Dec. 6th (no pressure Rob) (really no pressure). 
This is a picture of Crew from this past August. We were at a "Dude Ranch" in Virginia for a McFarlane family reunion. Isn't he so cute! I put it on my computer today as my backdrop and everytime I see it, it makes me smile. He is a happy little guy. 
For the long weekend I took the kids up to Albany to stay at my sisters house and then to the Veteran's day parade to watch Jordan (their cousin) in his middle school band. It was a really nice day and we went for a walk along the river afterwards. 
We caught Whitney eating this huge, like as big as her head huge, piece of beef jerky. At least she is getting her weekly serving of protein taken care of in one sitting.
OK so Whitney stayed a little bit sour through the pumpkin patch field trip until we bought doughnuts. It was extremely muddy from a week of heavy rain. So we literally had two inches of mud stuck to the bottom of our boots. It is still stuck to the floor mats in "blueberry". Back to the doughtnuts however, we went to Lee's doughnuts. Seriously the best doughnuts I may have ever had. It was a proud day for me to only 4 out of the dozen I bought. I shared with Rob, Whitney had one, then I gave the rest to Cheer. She probably thinks it was me saying thanks for watching Crew for me, however, it was really so I wouldn't eat the rest of the box. Which of course I would have. 
Paige is really not a scary witch. She is a really cute witch. We really don't know how this girl got to be so photogenic, its perplexing, and really quite amazing, but hey as a parent of course we think shes talented, smart, and beautiful. She wanted to be a vampire bat for Halloween (I don't know where that came from), but we stumbled upon the witch costume and she loved it.
Thats our girl. Well at least one of them. Gracie is such a ham. We were looking at the goats. I guess she is practicing her sign language. I am not sure exactly which sign was for us and which was for the goats. 
We have always believed Whitney has the most convincing pout. Here is the proof. I went with her on her school fieldtrip to the Pumpkin Patch. You'd think she was getting shots or something. She really did have a great time. This is just her picture face. She is so funny. 
This was how Crew spent his time at the pumpkin patch. He loved it!!!! Isn't he adorable though really. Seriously he is so darn cute it is really hard just to let him sleep sometimes.
