Saturday, October 25, 2008

7 kids and counting!!!


I can't believe it. My how times have changed. Gone are the days where each Halloween, I would look forward to the annual Lawrence Halloween party. What would J.P be dressed as? Would Jason be showing any private parts? How drunk would Jeff get? Who would be making out with who by the end of the night? Who would announce a wedding? And then who would annouce a baby? No longer are the adults dressing up, but now it is time for the kids to dress up. The 1st annual, little kids party was this year at the Wenger's and it was sureal to say the least. So many kids...7 to be exact and one more little Lawrence on the way, joining the chaos in December. Here are the kids, from left to right we have Charlie the golfer holding his little bro Alex on his first Halloween, then we have Ms. Betsy Estill as a pink butterfly/fairy holding her little sister Megan, the monkey, who is hiding in fright at the thought that THESE are her friends for life. Then we have little Ms. Molly as the pumpkin, following in her cousin Charlie's foot steps as he was the same pumpkin for his first Halloween. Then we have Emma "crazy Claire" Lawrence as a giraffe. And last but not least, we have Aidan. Don't let that cute face and those big blue eyes fool you....he can hold his own to a Betsy hug any day!

So that was our night. Lots of "Emma, NO!", and "Charlie, we do not play baseball in other people's houses" and "Betsy, that cake is not yours and you had 5 pieces already" and "Aidan, get our finger out of the baby's eye" and "Molly, please stop whining". It was music to my ears:)

P.S. Not pictured, but who most definetly deserve a shout out are the Bertrand children. Matt's friend John is married to Dana's cousin and Carrie's best friend, Shannon. Their three kids were there, Jake who is 14, Jordan who is 6 (who you can kind of see dressed as a witch in this picture and Max who was Thomas the Train).

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Pumpkin Picking with our "Pumpkin"





The last two days have been filled with fun fall activities! A trip over to Humboldt Park provided us with a beautiful backdrop for great fall foliage pictures. Then, on our annual "fall foliage"trip, Molly visited her first pumpkin patch and thought it was oh so cool! She loved the tractor and hay ride too, just like her daddy:) She spent more time trying to eat the dirt and pumkin stalks than pose for pictues, but we managed to snap a few good ones here. Enjoy!

Molly Enjoys the Fall!








Friday, October 10, 2008

Home with Mom



Having a few days off has reminded me how much I like staying home with Molly. But, I am sure by Sunday, I will be ready to go back to work:) Today, Molly and I went for a hike. It was a beautiful fall day and, despite being kind of tired, I think Molly had a great time. I borrowed Jeff and Dana's back pack carrier, threw Molly on my back and off we went. Here is a picture of how cute she looked as a little outdoor girl. The other picture is from the other night. I put Molly in her crib so she could stand and jump. She LOVES jumping therefore she LOVED standing in her crib like this. Thankfully, she doesn't know how to do this by herself yet....but once she does, I fear naptime is going to become very difficult!!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Hey Mom.....don't show everyone my privates!!!!
Eating the keys...getting ready to go to the Brewer's rally. Go Brew Crew!!!
Snuggling with my stuffed dog, Biscuit, whom mommy and daddy got for me from IKEA. They say it's a Christmas present, but I get to play with it now. I think daddy likes it more than me:)