Ghost's, Goblin's, and Bob!

Andrew and I found this fun brownie kit walking through Meijer the other day.  It took everything in him to be patient enough to wait until Friday night to do it.

The kids waited while I got all of the toppings ready.

I don't need the kit at all to do this so we will probably make more later on before Halloween.  The kids had a lot of fun making them.  And Andrew (who doesn't like chocolate) enjoyed eating all the marshmallows. 

Bring a friend Night!

On an earlier post I got this comment...

"So happy that I found this blog! This is Katie Weipert's Mom. Katie was asking me today if I could find her best buddy Adeline. Katie said she will "never be happy again" if she doesn't see Adeline! Please give Adeline a BIG hug from her friend Katie!!! This blog is adorable and helped Katie tonight for sure! Perhaps we can get the girls together. So glad to see you are all well. Blessings to the Bean Family! Heidi (& Katie) Weipert "

Katie was one of Adeline's best friends she made at preschool.  I immediately contacted Heidi with hopes of setting something up.  Adeline was having her "bring a friend" night at Awana so I invited Katie.  It turned out that she could make it and we were going to have her come early so that the girls could reunite and play.
We showed up about five minutes later than I had told them we would be there and saw Katie being carried out in tears.  They went into the building and saw that we weren't there and Katie was afraid she had missed Adeline.  When Katie turned around and saw Adeline she wiped her tears away and ran to her.  They both gave each other the biggest hug and played the rest of the time.  It was so sweet to watch this special relationship.  A bond they made at such a young age.  
Katie had such a great time that she plans to start coming every week!  Adeline is so excited to see Katie again.  She just loves her :)

Fun Playdate

Today Andrew and I were blessed to spend our time with Miss. Sophie.  She came early in the morning and stayed through lunch.  I had to stop at the store for something....afterwards we had heard about some friends going to the mall play land so we decided to go.  

I haven't been to this play land in a long time.  They had a lot of new additions that replaced some old ones.

The kids loved these carts.  None of us actually paid for one to push around so the kids had to stay close.

We have Jude, Ales, Andrew and Connor.

Then Andrew and Sophie each got a slice of pizza for lunch.

At the end Jill took Sophie home up to North Muskegon so that Angela didn't have to drive all the way back down.  Thanks for the fun day Miss. Sophie!  We love you!

Painting with Nick

We basically covered the table with the boy's creative artwork.

Our last day with Angela

Today we went to church, came home, played outside again, had lunch.  The kids napped and so did Angela and I.  There was a church meeting that evening but I stayed back with Angela so that we could have more time together.  We took the kids to the park and spent awhile there.  Afterwards we came back and had dinner with Daddy.

This is Angela's last night with the kids.  I will be taking her to the airport early in the morning before they wake up.  They each had so much fun with her.

Thank you Angela for coming and visiting just us.  For being willing to just roll with the punches with all of our pre-planned activities.  We love you and had an amazing time.

"I'm Crabby"

Today after Adeline's game we came home and played in the backyard, had lunch outdoors, went to James' work picnic, and then spent the evening talking.

Angela brought the kids each a t-shirt from Maryland.  It was so thoughtful.  The shirts said "i'm crabby, leave me alone".  The kids loved the crabs :)  Thank you Angela!

Pictures after the game

I want to make sure that I get many pictures during this visit.

Adeline and Angela

Addy, Angela and I 

And of course we can't leave out Andrew.  I think this one is my favorite.

Adeline's Soccer Game 9/29/12

Adeline always enjoys having an audience.  With Angela here she played extra hard.  I had to apologize to Angela beforehand for my "loudness".  It was a beautiful day for a game.  There are many video's to follow, some are long, but each show how Adeline has really progressed through the year.

Angela Comes to Visit

I was so excited when my childhood girlfriend Angela called and said that she wanted to come and visit us for a weekend.  I picked her up late Thursday night and she stayed until Monday morning.  Friday she went to the gym with me and had lunch with Cindy and I.  We relaxed in the afternoon while she had to do some work, picked up Addy from school and went to see James at work.  Friday night James went down to Olivet so Angela and I were home with the kids.  We decided to have a movie night and rented The Lorax.  It was a super fun night with the kids and then once they were in bed Angela and I watched our own big screen movie.

I love friendships where you can just pick up where you left off.  Angela and I have known each other for over twenty years.  What!?!  Are we really that old?  I am so blessed to have her in my life and so thankful to have this weekend with her.

I love watching others love on my kids.

Andrew's Memory Verse

Very proud of this little guy.  He is so excited to be earning patches like everyone else. (like Sissy)  Good Job Buddy....We love you!

Adeline Soccer Game 9/22/12

Today Adeline played really hard.  She came out aggressive and was ready to play.  Unfortunately not too long into the game we saw lightning in the distance.  The game was then canceled.  I guess the rule is that after lightning you have to wait 30 minutes without seeing any more.  The game is rescheduled for Wednesday but we will miss it because of Awana.  God Job Addy!  Way to come out and play hard.

Time to decorate for Halloween

Tonight I had my two very helpful, excited little helpers, help me decorate the house.  Daddy turned the music up and we all had a really good time.

Now to start planning our costumes.....

Spirit Week 2012 Sailor Pride Day

Sporting her Lincoln Park Crew t-shirt she won last year.