Halloween 2006

As many of you know, I was Sheriff Woody for the third year in a row. Cameron changed costumes from the lion last year, to being Thomas the Tank Engine this year. Check out the monster Pixie Sticks the lady behind us gave out.



When we got back from trick or treating, we started to mess around with Daddy's costume (the nail through the head gag). I also had my first ever (regular sized) Pixie Stick.



Cameron starting sorting his candy on his own, for fun. Here, you can see that he has all of his Nerds lined up and is working on his Kit Kats.



Another funny part of Daddy's costume was this fake mustache that he let me try on.



Then Cameron got a hold of it and tried it on too, but everyone thought he looked like a bad movie star from the 70s.

Either way, we had lots of fun.

Love,
Ben

Halloween 2006: Our House

Here is our house decorated for Halloween. It was really cold this year, so we only put up half of our decorations.



Here's the same look with the flash off.



The spooky archway was a new addition this year.

Love,
Ben and Cameron

School Project: Pipe Cleaner Spider

Here is the spider I made out of pipe cleaners during my pumpkin party at school. I had an awesome time at the party. If you call us, don't ask me about it unless you have a solid 20-30 minutes to hear about it all. It was really, really neat!

Love,
Ben

Two and a Half!

On Saturday, I turned two and a half.



I am much bigger than Max now.



In fact, I am gaining rapidly on my big brother as well.



Here is a cute picture of me hugging Max.



Then Mommy got in on the action and hugged me and Max.



Here is another cute picture of us together.

Love,
Cameron

A Sneak Preview of Our Pumpkins

Here is a sneak preview of our pumpkins. We carved them last night with Daddy.



This is my pumpkin. It is a happy pumpkin.



This is Ben's pumpkin. It is a little scary.


Here is my pumpkin and Ben's pumpkin together. Spooky!


This is daddy's pumpkin. He made it with the Michigan cookie cutter. Go Blue!

Love,
Cameron

School Projects: Kitty Mask and Spooky Picture

I made this cute little kitty mask in school on Friday.



I also made this spooky drawing of two pumpkins, a tree, lots of grass and the moon.

Love,
Ben

Cameron's School Projects: My Orange Pumpkin Painting

Here is my pumpkin painting from school yesterday.

Love,
Cameron

I Slept Where I Fell

On Thursday, I was so tired from playing at the maze that I just layed down in the middle of the house and fell asleep. I was so tired, I didn't even notice that my face was half on the tile and half of the carpet.

Love,
Cameron

Samuel and my Quilt

At Wednesday night church, we are learning about Samuel. We made this quilt, which is like the quilt that Samuel was sleeping under when God was trying to speak to him.



Here is a funny picture of me sleeping under the quilt.



When I was showing the quilt to Daddy this morning, my brother wanted to show us his blanket.



And here he is laying under his blanket too.

Love,
Ben

My School Field Trip

We went on a field trip to Oliver Kelly Farm at my school yesterday.



Here is the bus that we rode on.



Here I am, ready to go. We learned all about different kinds of animals and how farming used to occur in the days before combines and electricity.

Love,
Ben

School Project: A Pumpkin and the Letter G

On Monday, we made this pumpkin in school. It is clear plastic in the middle, so it looks really cool.



We are also focusing on the letter G this week, so here is my letter that I made with paint dobbers.

Love,
Ben

Cars PJs

We went shopping at Kohl's on Friday and saw these great Cars PJs. Here is a picture of both of us in them last night.

Love,
Ben and Cameron

School Projects: It's MEA Weekend

Neither of us have any school projects to share today, as it is MEA weekend. That's when parents scramble to find a way to have someone watch their kids every October as the teachers all take the weekend off, or something like that.

Love,
Ben and Cameron

The Halloween Parade

We went to a Halloween Parade on Thursday. It was a lot of fun. We got all dressed up and then paraded by a lot of people in a place that was for older people who couldn't remember things so well.



I was Sheriff Woody again. Cameron wouldn't wear his costume, so you'll just have to wait to see what he is going to be.



At the end of the parade, they served us punch and cookies. It was fun.

Love,
Ben

School Project: Pet Rock

Today in school, I made a pet rock. Really it's just a rock that I painted brown, but I pretended that it is a puppy dog.

Love,
Ben

School Project: Moon Rock

This week in school, we are learning about hunting for rocks.



We made these really cool moon rocks today. My teacher said it's not really a keep sake, but I really like it.

Love,
Ben

On the Farm, In the Combine

We went down to Uncle Jayson's farm and Aunt Michelle's house this weekend.



I got to ride in the combine with Uncle Jayson for an hour. We finished a field together. It was awesome.

Love,
Cameron

Cameron's School Projects: Apple Paintings

Today in my school, we learned about apples.



I painted this big apple green.



And I made this painting using apples as paint brushes.

Love,
Cameron

School Project: Food That is Healthy

We finished up nutrition week by cutting pictures out of magazines of food we like that is healthy and gluing it to a plate. I had some raisins and some peanut butter and some fruit and some animal crackers.

Love,
Ben

School Project: The Fruit Loop Necklace

Continuing with food week, we made necklaces out of fruit loops and I drew a picture of myself. That's me in the blue shorts.

Love,
Ben

In need of a haircut

I can finally go get a haircut tomorrow, as my last stitch came out of my head the other day. As you can see, I really need one.

As you can also see, I got a black eye on my face when "my cheek fell down the stairs" last weekend.

Love,
Cameron

School Project: Place setting

This week in school, we are learning about eating healthy. I made the place setting during craft time.

Love,
Ben

Go Fly a Kite!

It was a beautiful day yesterday, so we went to the park to fly kites.



Here is a picture of me flying my kite.



Here is a picture of me, Mommy and Ben flying our kites.



Here is a picture of the kite that Mommy and Daddy were flying. It was the space shuttle. It went really high in the sky.

Love,
Cameron

Cameron's School Projects: Leaves!

Today at school, we learned about leaves.



I made this leaf sun catcher.



And I also painted this big leaf for Daddy's office

Love,
Cameron

School Project: Baseball Cap

Finishing up sports week, I painted this baseball cap. Pretty cool, eh?

Love,
Ben

School Project: My Pennant

For my school project on Wednesday, we continued with the sports theme and I made this pennant. It is just like the one that Daddy brought back from Michigan.

Love,
Ben

My Pizza and Cookie Dough Fundraiser

As many of you now know, my school, Joyful Noise, is having a fund raiser for field trips, equipment and guest speakers. We are selling pizza kits and cookie dough tubs. You can see all of the great stuff you can buy by clicking here. Please send my Mommy or Daddy an email and let them know how much of what kind of stuff you want. We'll order it for you and then when you come visit us next, we can make the pizzas or the cookies together.

I need your orders by October 27. Thanks for your support.

Love,
Ben

School Project: A Ball Made by a Ball

It's sports week at school, so I made this ball by rolling a golf ball around in paint and then onto this paper. Tomorrow, I am wearing my Johan Santana jersey to school, even though he gave up two runs in the Twins playoff operning loss today.

Love,
Ben