HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Better late than never.....better never late.

But nevertheless here are pics from various Halloween activities last week.

The kids all had parties at their dance/tumbling classes:

One tired butterfly/princess/fairy.





Kyle's the little monkey:



The annual bi-ward Trunk or Treat:



Ooey Gooey Jack 'o Lantern:









And sitting with "Jose"



Ready to hit the streets and get some treats are our monkey, kangaroo, and butterfly:

Waiting for pics to upload..........

While I'm waiting, I'll take a moment to update the happenings in our life. As you all know, we moved into our own place in the middle of October. I don't know if it is because we have accumulated a bit more stuff (aka the kids' toys) or if it because I am older (creek, creek) but this move has really taken it out of me and we aren't even done. We have quite a few things to still get out of my parents' house but between getting loads of wood and the kids' activities, there just doesn't seem to be any extra time or energy for that matter. Kyle is still loving preschool and I love to see the new things he learns everyday. He is also enjoying tumbling. The girls continue to do well in dance although Olivia is getting more and more grouchy during that time. I tried to blame it on PMS (on her part, not mine) but since it's every week, guess that blows that theory out of the water! They are enjoying our home and seem to love to play together. Not a lot of fighting but there is some biting. Olivia has also developed these vampire-type tendencies and poor Aubrey and Kyle have been the victims on many occasions. Boy that girl has some chompers!!

I continue to be as forgetful as ever. Forgot the girls' tap shoes and ballet slippers for their class today. I sped like a mad woman home to get them and the teacher was late so it worked out just fine. Then after I dropped Kyle off at preschool I decided to do a quick grocery run only to forget my purse in the cart which luckily an employee found and so I have to pick that up from the store....if I remember that is!

MIA MIA MIA!

And no, I am not talking about mutual or girls camp of yesteryear or Mamma Mia. I have truly been missing in action. Only because we have been swallowed up in unpacking and getting settled. Oh, and we don't have internet set up for the time being. But I do live and we are doing well. I hope to get Halloween pics up soon. We made pancakes that looked like pumpkins this morning, gutted our pumpkin and cut out his facial features and Kyle has a costume parade and little program at his school this afternoon that I will leave to go to soon! Just wanted to check in and hope to be back to my blogging obession soon!

Drifting Away

Yesterday when we went out to the house, not only was the driveway drifted in but there was a GINORMOUS drift on our back porch. Sage and I and the kids went over today to clear some snow and I just had to shoot some pics of the kiddos playing in the snow.










(like the bright white gum?)

And who can resist a bite into the cold winter treat?

Oh, The snow came down and the e-elk came out...

The snow came down and the e-elk came out, the snow came down and the e-elk came out, and all of us stood in awe!

On Friday, Sage and I were going out to the house to do somethings and about a mile from our house, all of a sudden this huge herd of elk (3-400 head) crossed right in front of us. It was such an amazing sight and we could hardly believe our eyes. My camera on my phone wouldn't show a things so luckily, a friend of our friend, took these pictures.











And my favorite (not too clear because of the falling snow)..."Da Da":

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like..............

CHRISTMAS?!?!!!! Look at the beautiful sight we woke up to this morning....the temperature is another story but the snow is so pretty!







And my favorite---my little stair steps!



Kyle immediately said we needed to get our snow things on and go play. But with a 14 degree windchill, I don't think so today! They were excited and I just loved how they all "lined up" to look out!

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

I Crack Myself Up (Literally)

** Sing with me now....."Cuz I'm FREEEEE! Free falling!"**

So this post is a bit embarrassing for me because it shows how NOT graceful I can be but nevertheless, it is yet another humorous part of my life.

So a week ago, I was going downstairs to go to bed. As a last thought, I grabbed the camera that was a couple of feet above me on the banister. I guess that caused me to lose my balance because the camera went crashing down the stairs and so did I. And it wasn't a nice *clean* fall. I twisted this way and that, crashed into the wall, and miraculously stopped before I dove head first down the rest of the staircase.

My mom called from her bedroom, "Kimberly is that you?" **pause, pause** "Yes." "Did you fall down the stairs?" **pause, pause** "Are you okay?" **pause, pause** "Yes." After which I promptly went to my room and bawled in pain. Those pauses were trying to catch my composure so as to not bawl like a baby. I just saved that for the privacy of my room. So, as you might imagine, I was pretty sore the next day and even more sore the day after that. There was a spot on my foot that hurt worse than any part so on Thursday, I put a call into my orthopaedic surgeon's office. They sent me for xrays the the soonest I could get in was Monday (today). So apparently I have a small fracture on the outside of my left foot. Because nothing was displaced, not casting was required. Instead, I have this metal insert that will go with me (in my shoes) for the next 4-6 weeks. This also means I can't do physical therapy on my knee--which took a pretty good beating from the fall as well--and it didn't ANY help hurting.

So, yes....TOTAL clutz at that moment and one I am glad to not have on video tape. Just adds to my resume of doctors' office visits. If only those could qualify me for a high paying position. At least it's high entertainment!