The pictures always get the kid's attention.
Today, Callie asked me why I take so many pictures.
I remember my life in pictures. If I didn't take a picture of it, it pretty much might as well have never happened. I am able to write this post because I can go back into my picture files and see what we've been up to. Hummmmmm, lets see......
When we were up at the cabin, Trent wanted to make a torch. Marshall made some pretty impressive ones, Man Vs. Wild style. We brought them home and lit them, one clear August night. Trent was maybe a little too into it.
The kids started school at a new school here in our home town. Not just any school, public school! Huge. HUGE. Step for me. During homecomming they had Crazy Hair Day. I was just gonna skip it, but last minute Trent wanted something, so I took a marker and colored stripes into his entire hair, and a chunk of pink into Callie's. Later that evening Callie got a-hold of the marker.
This school has been a whole new world for us, but so far so good. I am offically NOT SMARTER THAN A THIRD GRADER! Sometimes Trent gets his homework wrong even after I check it! His teacher is a bit strict in her grading. I was very nervous about conferences, but she laughed the whole time, telling me stories about how nice it is to have Trent, and some of the negative, yet entertaining things he does, like try to "sneak" up to the front of the classroom while she's in the middle of teaching to whisper in her ear, asking if he can go to the bathroom.
End of October we went to LaCrosse for the annual hunting trip. My Dad, cousins and Marshall with the dogs had a great hunt. Marshall has found love all over again. 
Kids, Gran and I were in our usual spots. The pool, the stores, the old fashioned IceCream parlor for a blast from my past, Black Licorice IceCream! And of course a visit to the Kids Coulee. I am on a quest to get a framer of the kids at this park, but mostly they want to have nothing to do with a photoshoot.
Happy "Hallaween"
Loved Trent's costume this year! He didn't really ask to be anything, so I made the decision to turn last years remote into a Lego Brick. I know my strengths and creativity is one of them. Again, the effort was spent on Trent's costume, but Callie got exactly what she wanted, a butterfly.
We carved our pumpkins on Halloween this year. It was a nice way to round out the evening. We're one pumpkin short, Marshall picked a rotten one! Ooops!
This is the chaos that is our lives! Yes, its a One Adult, Two Kid and Two Dog wrestle mania
NEVER a Dull Moment!
