Halloween 2014

Today we dressed up in our Halloween costumes and headed to Daddy's work. 

 The boys were excited to get a visitor badge. 

 

Halloween Costumes #1

Sterling wore the puppy outfit that each of the boys wore when they were babies.  Pierce was Dumbo (again!) and Beckett wore the pumpkin costume that was Daddy's when he was a little boy.  

 Halloween Costumes #2

We headed to Grandpa Frank and Grandma Naomi's for a little trick-or-treating.  Cousin Kane met us there.

 These two are quite the little buds.

 Monkey and Ninja Turtle took a little break to go for a quad ride.

 Grandpa Frank and Grandma Naomi gave the best treats!

 Halloween Costumes #3

 Batman and Robin

 Mario

 We did a little trick-or-treating around our neighborhood, when Daddy got home.

 Trick-or-Treat

 Halloween Costumes #4

We changed into our final costumes for our church's harvest party.  Beckett was King David, Pierce was King Josiah and Sterling was a turtle from the ark.

 King David and Goliath

 Once we got to the church, these two were off!

 Daddy and Sterling

 There were so many carnival games.

 It was non-stop fun!

 Fishing for Candy

 How often do you see Moses making balloon animals?!?

Whew, what a busy day!

Comparison Picture

Halloween 2010

 Halloween 2012

 Halloween 2014

Sterling Lou

Two Years Later

October 2012

 October 2014

Morning at the Zoo

This morning we bundled up

 and headed to the zoo with Uncle Neal and Cousin Mason.

 

The boys found an eagles nest to hang out in.

 They got  up close and personal with some of the animals.

 The zoo just added an area with condors.  One condor was sitting up on the branch, with its wings spread sunning itself.  The boys showed us that they could do it too!

 Ride Em' Cowboy

 The polar bears are always a favorite!

 After all that walking, we stopped for a snack break.

 Sterling was interest in the animals this time.

 Sweet Boy

 This picture cracks me up!  Sterling and I were busy looking at the elephants and taking pictures.  What were the three big boys doing?  Busy watching the diggers move dirt around.

What a great day with family!

Aquatic Center

Beckett has been asking to take Grandma to his favorite spot and this weekend he finally got to do it.  We went to the Big Surf Wave Pool.

 Pierce had a blast out in the deep water.

 Sterling kicked back with GG and watch all the swimmers.

 So Fun

 Beckett was freezing by the end but did not want to leave the pool!  His little teeth were chattering, so we decided to call it quits.

 Nice and Warm Again

Letter H

This week we worked on the letter H,

 

 the number 8, color white and shape rectangle. 

 At the start of the week, we took Halloween candy and practiced making patterns. 

 Pierce got the hang of it pretty quickly.

 We also took a white crayon and wrote on a white sheet of paper the boys' names.  Then they painted with watercolors over them.  The white crayon came through the paint. 

 This kid LOVES to paint!

 H is for Halloween

We painted Halloween masks.

 Pretty Cute

 

Beckett worked more on his workbooks

 and completed another one.

 

GG and Grandma came for the weekend and brought him more.  

 One night during the week when Daddy was away on business, we had a very special dinner...ABC Chicken Nuggets!

 H is for Hatching

The boys had these cool eggs that they put into water.  A few days later, a chick and a bird hatched from the egg.

 H is for Hide and Seek

Beckett made a bunch of H cards.  Then we took turns hiding them around the house and the others tried to find them.

 Our verse of the week was "He will rejoice over you with joy, He will rest in His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17.  Our story of the week was about the 10 Commandments.

 After reading the story, we danced around to the 10 Commandment Boogie.  If you have never heard the song, you have to check it out.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC9cXsaguYU  We listened to it SO many times and had quite the dance party!!

 After all the dancing, we played cars.  First we had no rules and drove however we wanted.  Then we put up stop signs and other traffic signals.  We talked about how the rules help make things better and safer for us, just like the 10 Commandments. 

 H is for Habitat

The boys sorted animals based on their habitats.

 H is for Hand prints

 We painted our hands

 and made Hand print Monsters.

 H is for Heart

The hearts are made with the boys' hand prints.

 Our devotion was H is for Helping.

The boys helped throughout the week with various things.  Beckett fed Sterling lunch.

 Sterling was not too sure about this!

 Pierce made Beckett a sandwich.

 H is for Halloween Costumes

When Grandma was here, she made crowns with the boys

 for their Halloween costumes.  Beckett is going to be King Josiah and Pierce just wanted to make a crown too!  Nana made these awesome king robes!

 

H is for Happy

The boys were very happy to have movie night with Grandma and Cousin Mason.

 H is for Hooray 

The boys enjoyed a fun game of cards with the grandmas.

 Here is Beckett's work sample for the week...