Halloween 2011

 Halloween isn't just one day at our house.  We went to 2 trunk or treats, trick or treats at the Chief's stadium, a party at Mommy Moments, trick or treating at a nursing home, and trick or treating at Grandma's house.

Becca was a bit scared of Homer, but she warmed up quickly.


Daddy did a great job with the pumpkins this year.

 My third little bumblebee loves his uncle!  The big kids changed went through several costume changes....Becca was Rapunzel and Belle, Nathan was a ghost, Native American, an Astronaut, and Buzz Lightyear.

 The MOTM annual trunk or treat was a big success....Nathan was a ghost that night.  We decorated our trunk to be a one eyed, one horned, flying purple people eater (eating a Lego person!)  The big kids both got their faces painted too.

Lincoln Museum

Mark's parents asked us to meet them at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield.  Mark and I went when Nathan was a baby, but we hadn't been there since.  The museum is really neat...the kids even enjoyed it.  

Here's Nicholas with his Grandpa.  

We even walked around Lincoln's neighborhood.  It was a beautiful fall day.

I found an old book at a garage sale.... If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln , we started reading it tonight.  The kids both enjoyed it and *I think* are understanding about Lincoln's childhood.  What amazes me is that he was completely self-educated....less than 1 year of formal schooling...not even Law School..yet he was such an amazing writer and orator.