Congrats HC Football Team!

Yesterday we packed up in my dads truck and headed to the Ford Stadium where the Lions play to cheer on Holland Christian, who played Detroit Country Day for the State Championship. The stadium is downtown Detroit, and I have to say that downtown Detroit was really pretty. I've never been there, so I didn't know what to expect. When we arrived to the stadium, Logan got really excited. We was even more excited when we walked in. I think that was one of my favorite parts of the night. He loves sports-so to be able to take him to the game was so much fun. Emma had fun to, Nana taught her to yell! We didn't get back home until 2am...luckily the kids slept on the way home...so they should be good for a few hours!!

And so, Holland Christian Maroons won their first ever Football State Championship. They went the whole season undefeated!

This picture Emma took, its us the HC team.

Thanksgiving fun

We started our Thanksgiving celebrating at 1 on thursday. We went to my parents house for the Meiste gathering. A few weeks ago, the ladies got together and we had a drawing for who would bring what. It was fun way to divy the dishes up. I got to make mashed taters, corn & a dutch apple pie. All the food was great and the kids had a blast running around playing with other cousins. After we finished there, we headed to Jasons parents house for dinner. Emma was pooped, she slept the whole way over, and continued sleeping once we got there. Once she woke up she was good to go. Logan loves all the deer heads on the walls at Grandpa OConnors house. Grandpa even let Logan pet some. Logan enjoyed it very much. I brought my camera to this dinner-most of the pics are of Logan because Emma was still sleeping. :)


Emma taking a nap on daddy

Grandpa even let Logan play with his collector truck! Jason and I were pretty nervous that something would get broken. Thankfully what fell off could be glued back on!

Breadstick with that Garlic??

Tonight we got a 'hot n ready' pizza for supper with some crazy bread. I had to take some pictures of Logan as he just licked the bread sticks clean. :) And didn't eat the breadstick.

Fun in the Leaves!!

Since the weather has been so awesome this week, we thought we'd take advantage and get some raking done in the back yard. Seeing as we now have a back yard! :) The kids loved helping and playing in the leaves! This afternoon they helped me take the leaves by the wagon load to the road. There is no where for our leaves to go when the wind blows as our neighbors have fences up!! Don't they know a good neighbor doesn't do that??!! (just kidding :))

Trick or Treat?!

Last night we took the kids out trick or treating...for the first time. I'm not really big into halloween-so in previous years we just did something special. Plus I figured the kids were young enough that they wouldn't remember not trick or treating. But Emma was determined to dress up like a princess. So it was Logans costume I had some trouble coming up with. Until we went to Nana & Papa's house and picked up some of Papa's football equipment. A couple of helmets and some shoulder pad that he wore when he was little. The next battle was finding a jersey of some sorts that might fit Logan. Uncle Jake still had his jersey from high school football-so he let Logan borrow it. I have to say, the jersey was longer than Logan was tall, but we made it work. And it made me proud to see my son in a HC jersey!! Someday Logan! Once we battled getting the shoulder pads on-we were good to go. The kids had a blast-and ended up with some good candy.


This was pretty much the extent of Logan's facial expressions for the night. Ticked off. :)

Emma couldn't stand still she was so excited!

Pretty princess :)

Once he figured out he was getting candy-all he wanted to do was eat it.
And his mood lightened up a bit. :)

The only picture I could get of the 2 of them together!