{halloween sneak peak}

I'm tired and I have a lot of pictures to go through from tonight, but I thought I'd post one of the kids in their costumes. Gerard was Spiderman and Morgan was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz:

{our little pumpkins}

Just thought I'd share two cute little videos of the kiddos....

{making ryan miller proud}

Gerard had hockey again on Saturday and Sunday. It is absolutely amazing how quickly he is learning. He's a pro at falling down and getting back up. (You think I'm joking, but that's an important skill to master!) He's also getting much better at skating without falling down and he's starting to work on stopping and changing directions. It's just too cute!

Here he is all suited up:



practicing falling down:

listening intently:




Morgan and Daddy watching with the other spectators:



Ka-boom:




at least he's not alone!

{debbie's dress}

Oh, my sister is so talented! She made this adorable dress for Morgan and I just had to take some pictures. The pictures aren't great (it was pretty dark in the living room) but the dress is perfect! Don't you think she should start selling her creations???

{funky shoes}

OK, random post.... Check out this funky shoe shop: FLUEVOG

...if only I had a couple hundred extra dollars laying around.... and a place to wear these shoes (other than to the bus stop!)

{every 6 weeks}

As most of you know, my parents go through withdrawal if they don't see the kids every six weeks or so. And, right on schedule, they came to visit this past week. Gerard and I got to go out one night while they babysat. There's nothing like a meal without yelling "Sit down," "Finish your chicken," or "Eat over your plate" eighty-seven times. I think I leaned over to cut Gerard's food once or twice. Then my parents watched the kids while we tried to clean and organize the garage. That was a big help and at least it was fun for the kids!

They left Sunday morning and Gerard started hockey. We actually saw some improvement in his skating during that first hour. He's almost ready for the NHL! Actually, he was about average compared to the other kids -- some kids were skating circles around him, while others never left the boards. It was really cute to watch. I'll try to get some video next time.

After hockey we went out to lunch and ran into some friends so we went to the park with them. Nothing like 80 degrees in the middle of October!

{who do you REALLY agree with?}

Gerard's mom sent this to me and I thought it was really interesting and worth sharing...

ABC has a test to see who's campaign statements, McCain's or Obama's, you most agree with. They don't tell you who made the statements, of course, but a statement made by each candidate on the same topic (economy, immigration, judiciary, etc.) will be side by side. You just pick which statement you agree with and, after selecting all 13, you'll find out which candidate's platform you most support.

(Click on the picture or click HERE to see which candidate you most agree with.)