Kid Krazy

I love my kiddos!

End of story.

Okay, there's more to this story:

School eats up so much of my time that I don't get to see all my kids like I did this summer.

To say I've been missing them would be an understatement.

So far October has been wonderful.

Pumpkin Pie ice is back.

Ty came to visit.

Tsukasa came home.

I got to go to Gracie's volleyball game.

And I got to hang out with these kiddos.

Looks like October will continue to be great.

More time with kiddos.

5-mile race (hoping this falls in the "good things about October" category)

Piano concert

Church variety show

Gabe's birthday

Tali Rose's birthday

Cold weather? Okay, maybe that's asking too much.

Here's what I've been up to with my kids.

I totally kill at the Wii active game. Definitely pulled a new high score in the hurdle race. Wesley beats me at everything else. One of these days I'll master that log jumping game! Just you wait, Wes!

And yes, I still play princess. I'm seriously considering being one for Halloween.

Though, I must say that Emma pulls off the princess attitude a bit better than I do. :) Gotta love that girl's personality! Here Maggie is seen concentrating on a craft. She LOVES art! This picture doesn't, however, adequately show her fabulous personality. She and I had some hilarious bedtime conversations. Oh, the reasoning of a toddler!

"You can't have a sleepover with me because when you're your age you only get bigger, not smaller."

Emma and I also snagged some time to work on her piece for our upcoming Halloween recital at Ms. Williams'! Oh, that's going to be so fun!

Below, Gabe is working on a maze I drew for him at the park. Can you believe it's been almost a year since I made those beautiful cupcakes for his 5th birthday...you know, the ones my dog ate?! (Yes, still a bit sore about that.) He's getting so big!

Never too big for stories, though. After a park adventure (and a few falls and scrapes on Sophie's part), we headed back to the house. While waiting for their dad to come home, we sat in the front room and told "spooky" stories as the sun set. I told this great story about a tree who had a bad day and angrily shook off all his leaves during a thunderstorm and then cried about how bare his branches were in the sunlight. What did the kids and their baby sitter (in the story) do? After it stopped raining they went outside and cheered up the tree by taping all his leaves back on.
Anything is possible when you're a kid, especially a kid in a story.
And when you're a baby sitter.

I love it. :)