Pumpkin Carving

We carved our pumpkins this morning.






Abby is making me add a disclaimer: Beware the following images may cause fright to those who are afraid of the wake-up look.




The final product!

Pumpkin Santa

Maxx's entry for the school's pumpkin decorating contest.

Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair Day at Abby's school!

Tournament

Abby had a Karate Tournament yesterday. She got 1st place in sparring for her division and age group. Yay Abby! We are very proud of her.

Maxx is a Red Belt!!!

Maxx earned his red belt yesterday! He was sick for the actual testing day, so excuse his uniform. It was sparring day, hence the sweaty hair! We are very proud of him.

Chef Abby

The other night at dinner Abby was "examining" and sniffing the new recipe I had tried. As I was a bit annoyed by her actions and had been on the other end of her food critiquing many times, I decided to give her a challenge. She was to find a new recipe, plan the meal, and cook it for us. After perusing the recipe book, she decided to have spaghetti squash with marinara sauce. She had canned beans and sliced fruit to go with it. It was actually pretty tasty. The "noodles" could have used a bit more cooking time, but it tasted good. Sofia loved the fruit. Maxx, well Maxx, hated it all. I did have to laugh a "now you know how I feel" laugh, when Abby told Maxx she didn't appreciate him making faces at the food she cooked.

The finished product.

Maxx's Birthday and Baptism

I am slowly catching up - only 3 weeks or so behind now.....

Happy Birthday, Maxx!



Our sweet 8 yr. old




Maxx had a Bionicle birthday. It seems to be a theme at our house lately.





Maxx was baptized and confirmed on August 29th by my brother Greg. Of course, picture taking was minimal. I can never seem to get that camera out!




Now that he is eight, he is in Cub Scouts. He had his first pack meeting last night.