Star Wars Invasion

Braeden and Lydia BEGGED me to get their Halloween costume this past weekend. It is the 1st time EVER that the kids want to be something similar, so I obliged. Braeden is currently obsessed with the Star Wars movies and PS2 games and Lydia was thrilled that he thought she should be Princess Leia. Well, she ended up picking out a Padme outfit and Braeden is Boba Fett. They were so excited to show their neighborhood friends their costumes and this is what ended up happening. Several of the kids came over with their costumes on as well. We had a full on Star Wars adventure.

KSU Wildcats

We took the big kids out to Manhattan for their 1st college football game. As a matter of fact, Lydia had to ask what tailgating meant. I guess they've never done that either. It was a beautiful day and the Wildcats were able to hold off Louisiana. The kids had a blast and got Willie the Wildcat's autograph. The most thrilling part of the day for them was getting their faces on the Jumbotron. Eden stayed behind with Uncle Marc and Aunt Tina in the morning and Grammy took over for the evening. She was there in spirit though. Check out her 1st Wildcat tee.

Braeden's Soccer Showdown

Braeden's soccer team had the opportunity to play his classmates during halftime of a high school soccer game. The only problem was that his classmates' team was a girls' soccer team called the Pink Ponies. Braeden and his teammates were pretty excited to beat the girls. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. It was a great performance by both teams, but neither team scored in the 10 minutes they got to play. It was still a fun experience for all.

First Time in a swing

Of course she loved it.

Chicago

Travis and I took the big kids on the train from KC to Chicago for a long weekend. Eden had to stay home this time, but I think she had a great time with Grammy. Eden's very attached to me, so I think it was the best thing for her. We had so much fun in Chicago. It definitely wasn't a relaxing trip. We were out of our hotel from 8:30am-10pm every night. The kids were real troopers and rarely complained about all of the walking. Braeden said his highlights were the train ride to Chicago, the Shedd Aquarium, and Legoland. Lydia liked the rides at the Navy Pier and the American Girl store the best. I think Travis liked the deep dish pizza and the architectural river cruise while I vote for the wonderful shopping on Michigan Ave and walking around Millennium Park. What a great city!

First Dip in the Pool

Our neighborhood pool was closing for the year, so we figured we should at least get Eden in the water once! She seemed to really enjoy getting her toes wet. She'll have alot more fun next year when she's a bit bigger. Hopefully, she love the water just like Braeden and Lydia. I've been trying to convince the two of them that they should join the swim team, but neither of them is interested at this point.

Look who's 7 months old!

Our sweet baby girl is growing up too fast. I can't believe how quickly each month goes by. Not too much has changed with Eden in the past month. She has cut her 2nd tooth and is still a wonderful eater. We're hoping she can teach her siblings how to enjoy a wide variety of foods. She's still not crawling which is just fine with us. Our house is far from babyproofed, so we're no where near ready for a mover. I think she's carried and held too much by all of us to even think about crawling. Eden gets so excited to see the kids after school and loves watching Nala, our cat play. She's been such a blessing to our family.