Halloween

Clara is a vampire!
Drew and Brianna are pink and blue power rangers.
We went trick-or-treating at the nursing home on Thursday night and then on Saturday night we went into New Carlisle with our friends. It was cold Drew and Bri quit early but we still got lots of candy!!

Pumpkin Patch

I went with Drew's preschool to the pumpkin patch. We had fun riding in the haywagon and picking out a pumpkin. Drew grabbed the first one he could find. On the way home, all he could talk about was cutting his pumpkin. At home, he got out a table knife and was going to do it himself. When Mitch got home they craved the pumpkin. Drew is tasting raw pumpkin!

Clara's Birthday

Clara has always wanted an overhead projector. Mom and Dad found this one when they were moving. I asked if she knew what is was and she said "a smartboard"..... I told her it was an old-fashion one :) They have had so much fun with it. It is incentive to get all the homework and chores done at night.
Clara had a slumber party with friends. They had pizza, played games and giggled alot!!

Signs your kids are growing up

Sometimes we miss the little clues that our kids are growing older. I do dream of the day when they are all in school but fear I will miss the little things.
Signs:
Abi is going to her first dance and the football game and her parents are not
Clara is having a slumber party and wrote a book about what they would eat and play
Drew is refusing to take naps and prefers to be outside working with his dad and goes right into preschool without saying good-bye to mom
Brianna well she is showing signs the other way around so we won't talk about her :)

I guess you know that the time for kids to be indepedent is coming it just gets here so fast!

Drew's First Day @ Preschool

Drew didn't cry Mom cheered as she drove away. and he told me they played, ate snack and read a story. Not a bad first day!!

Firsts

Some exciting firsts in the Hooton household.....
Abigail got her ears pierced and Brianna lost both her top teeth!