More Pictures

So I've taken over 500 pictures on my phone since Elijah was born. Mostly of him. Since I don't have time to write about each picture (or even each set of pictures) and I also don't want to over load Facebook, I'm just going to put some of my favorites on here. Besides, who wouldn't want to see pictures of my adorable son?

Pathfinder

So, Jacob has been toying with the idea of introducing Rachel to Pathfinder (dungeons and dragons for those who may not know it by that). A while ago he helped her make a character. She chose the toughest looking thing in the book she could find. A Half-Orc Barbarian that she named Galopadon. Totally not what I expected her to choose. She talks about Galopadon all the time. Anyway, while Jacob was home for a few extra days this last week, he played through a few little scenarios with her, and she loved it. She came up and told me about how Galopadon fought some goblins and got to save some kids. 

I love that Jacob is wanting to spend time with our kids and that he is introducing them to things he has loved to do. 

It's fun to hear Rachel say, "Dad, will you play Pathfinder with me?"

Sunday

So I was getting Elijah dressed today and Kent ran off with his pants. They don't quite fit like they used to. Lol

They fit Elijah much better.

I told Rachel to go get dressed for church and this is what she came back looking like. I love this girl. This is the dress her uncle bright back from Panana and she calls it her "coronation day dress." And it's actaually on backwards. I also had her take off the shirt and pants she put on underneath.

Elijah and I just chilled at home while everyone else went to church. I'll be glad to go next week. I'm feeling quite a bit stir crazy. I haven't gone anywhere since we came home from the hospital and I can't wait to get out of the house again.

I actually feel good enough that I could have gone to church this week, but this time of year with a brand new baby with all of the sick germs going around can be scary so I opted to stay home an extra week for his sake. Jacob is so good to take the kids to church without me! I love that boy!

One week old

Just a few pictures of our Little pumpkin on Halloween. I can't believe he's already 1 week old!!

More pictures of our Halloween fun

Here's a few more pictures of our Halloween fun. It rained here. All day, and more significantly, all evening. The kids were still willing to go trick or treating in the rain, but mom and dad weren't really willing to take them out in it. Partly due to the fact that we don't even own an umbrella. Rachel said it wa okay because since she was Elsa she would just turn the rain to ice and she wouldn't even need a jacket because "the cold never bothered me anyway." The faith that girl had in her Halloween costume and the powers it gave her just made me laugh. So instead of trick or treating, we had a fun dinner and bobbed for donuts an played don't break the ice all evening. Rachel and Kent loved going to see the few trick or treaters that actually did brave the rain and Rachel kept sharing candy from her own bucket with them, lol. 

Rachel was trying to show me a grumpy face in this next one. She couldn't stop her eyes from smiling though.

So I feel like the next two pictures need a little explaination. I was giving Elijah tummy time. He was partially propped up on a pillow covered with a blanket. Elijah rolled over off the pillow and I cheered for him, soooooo Kent went and got his own pillow and blanket and rolled all over it seeking his own cheering. Rachel then saw it working for both of her brothers and proceeded to get her own pillow and blanket to put over the top so that she could pretend to be a baby and practice rolling over. These kids totally make me laugh.

Can you see how tire I look in this next picture? 

Elijah during our party. He's kind of a party pooper. j/k

Jacob went to the store to get some things to make our Halloween dinner more fun and while he was there he found these:

Yes, that is an octopus. I've had octopus before and really quite liked it, but it never looked so much like an octopus. I was a little hesitant to try it, but it was yummy. Rachel really really wanted to try it because she thought it was cute but decided she didn't want to eat the whole thing because it didn't "taste like pumpkin." We asked her why she thought it would taste like pumpkin and she said, "because it's Halloween!" Kent also had one and liked it at first, but because it was so chewy (and he put the whole thing in his little mouth) he ended up having to spit it out because he couldn't chew it up. 

Here they are in their costumes. Don't you love Rachel's pretend smiles? 

Bobbing for donuts.

It was a good Halloween, and I actually prefered having our own fun little party to going out and trick or treating. The kids had plenty of candy and treats anyway and it was fun to just spend the evening together. Now to convince the kids to do that next year even if it isn't raining. :D