Christmas Card Pictures

It's that time of year...time to take the dreaded, I mean wonderful, Christmas card pictures!  Ben was a pretty good subject this year, but we had to do several "mini-sessions" to get a few good pictures.  There were definitely a lot more bloopers than keepers, but I think we did a pretty good job.

 

 

Here are a few bloopers...

 

 

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The end of the Halloween celebrations!

This weekend marked the end of Halloween 2012!  Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Jim had a Halloween party at their house for the grandkids.  My brother, Matt, was finishing up in the field, so unfortunately his kiddos weren't able to make it.  We still had a lot of fun dressing up and enjoying each others company!

 Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Jim with three of the seven grandkids.

 

 The scary witch, busy bumble bee, and friendly lion :)

 

 Grandma Debbie made a snake sandwich...

 

and put worms in the dirt! :)

 

 She also decorated the entire garage (this was just a small portion).  The kids loved the spider...every time they walked by it, it moved up and down.

 

 Uncle Eric and Aunt Tai came over for dinner...they were pretty scared by our little witch, lion, and bumble bee :)

Trick or Treat!

Last night, we went took Ben down to the state park to trick or treat with our friends and Andy's sister's kids.  This was the first time, Ben had been trick or treating in the park...what an experience!  Almost every campsite had candy (a little boy's paradise)!

Ben had a great time with his buddy, Blake, going around to all of the sites.  We adults enjoyed a nice hot fire (it was VERY cold) after the trick or treating was done!

The ninja and the lion!

 

 I guess this is a "scary" lion :)

 

 We were heavily protected during trick or treating.

 

 

 The whole gang!

 

 Grabbing the loot!

 

Taking a break with Daddy :)

Pumpkin Carving, Take Two!

Last night, Katie and Addie came over to carve pumpkins with Ben.  All of the kids had such a good time!  It was a little colder than last weekend, but we bundled up and made the best of it :)  It had been quite a while since we'd seen my sister and her family...we had a nice night catching up!

 

 

It's Punkin' Carving Time!

This afternoon, the weather was absolutely beautiful, so we decided it would be fun to carve pumpkins with Ben.  He had a great time scooping out all of the "goop"...he wasn't much for carving with the knife, but he helped as much as he could.  He's pretty excited to put a candle in it tonight and see it glow!

Workin' late

Ben and Grandpa Jim were workin' late tonight cutting beans.  Ben finally called it quits after about an hour in the combine.  I'm sure he was good help (or at the very least, offered Grandpa Jim constant conversation...I don't think Ben can keep quiet for more than a minute)!

The picture isn't the best quality, but I wanted to be sure and get one :)