Pumpkin Carving and Halloween! Booooooooo!

The boys had fun carving pumpkins while my family was here, with the exception of Sterling. He decided not to carve his and instead he played in his room (for those of you who know him, it shouldn't be a surprise.)

I would just like to say that Zachary started out with the knife, I believe. In this picture, the right person has it :) Actually, I think Zach did a pretty good job with some supervision by his grandpa Virtue. His expression says it all!

A little pumkin for a little boy. This is his fake smile. Gotta love it!

Tomy and Grandma make a great team. Grandma looks a bit intense. Pumpkin surgery is serious.

Halloween this year was so fun because my boys, for the most part were very creative in choosing their costumes. Left to right: Hippie (Tomy), Ninja (Zach), Frodo (Sterling), and Santa (Damian). Zach was going to be an army soldier and I think that would have made it an even more interesting mix. I had some fun pulling costumes together this year, even though it is slightly stressful. Hopefully next Halloween we can live up to the standard of last.

The Virtues visit New England (sounds like a book title)

It is always joyous when I get to see my family because I do not get to see them very often now that we are Easterners (bleh). This visit was especially exciting because Michelle and my mom and dad came over my birthday in October (still playing catch up. Remember?) Anyway, we had such a good time and they got to see the house and stay with us. I thought it was fun to have them stay in our home. Not sure how they felt about it deep down, but they at least seemed like they enjoyed staying:)

You know the song in Mary Poppins that goes:
It's a jolly holiday with Mary?

Well, when Mickey comes, it's a jolly holiday with Mickey! She is magical with not only the kids, but with me:) I love her.


Mary and I posing for a close up. We look alike, huh? I love her sooooo much!

My mom says that she knew Damian in the preexistence. I believe her. He is so blessed to have such good grandmas.

I think my boys love my dad (I think he loves them too) and I am grateful that they do because he is such a good man and good example for them. He sure knows how to have a good time with them too! He took each of them on walks and hiked a bit near our house (I think he took the hike to see a nearby monster of a house.) He also rolled around in the leaves and carved pumpkins. What a guy!

Damian's First Day of School with his brothers

*Just so you all know, I am playing catch up and when I tried to do one big long post earlier today, I lost all of it. I worked hard on it too. Tears are falling down my cheek as I type this.

This is Damian's first day of kindergarten. He loved to get on the bus with his brothers! Doesn't he look sharp?

Lewis Family Pictures

Relocated

I was frightened to go through a summer with just me and four boys. It would be a first for me. And now I miss summer. We had a good time. Not to say there wasn't rough times, but we conquered summer and had fun doing so. Here are some highlights.

Aaron's Parents came and we went to the beach with Kathy and Pete. And yes, my children like to give me bunny ears.

We went to the Springfield Museum for the Art of Brick. The boys loved it! I think Aaron's mom and dad loved it too:)

We also went peach picking with our friends the Yeagers.

Oh, and did I forgot to mention that we bought a home and moved? We love our new home. We have been very busy furnishing it and painting and working on a table that I got a great deal on at a antique fair. It arrived at our house with some help from some of our friends, the Ackermans. We have been blessed with great friends. Look for some before and after pics of this project. Aaron and I should make our own show.