Christmas with the Jokisch's

We did Christmas with the Jokisch's the weekend before Christmas and had a great time. Janis made a yummy dinner and the kids loved playing all afternoon and evening with their toys and each other.

Toys, toys, toys! All the kids are loving their toys:)

The boy playing with their toys:)

Jack, Serenity, and Alex reading together. Serenity is always such a sweety to them.

Serenity got a tea set that Alex absolutely loved! She pushed it around serving tea all day.

Christmas Pics on my New Camera

Jeremy and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary last weekend in St. Louis, but our official day was this weekend. We can a nice weekend at home with the kids and Jeremy gave me a new camera, so I spent the weekend fiddling with it and taking pictures of the kids. Here are some of the cute ones:)

Thanksgiving Weekend

Even though we've changed locations I still hosted Thanksgiving:) This is one of my favorite holidays and I love having everyone (my family and Jeremy's family) all together. Here's everyone enjoying the food.

The kids playing after dinner:)

Snuggling with Papa.

The day after Thanksgiving we took a trip over to Grandma and Papa's house to decorate cookies. All the cousins were there and they had a great time decorating cookies and playing. Janis set the kitchen up perfect and had all the trimmings for making great cookies. There were so many cute pics I had to post a bunch:)

Playing music with Papa!

Helping me put the tree together. We couldn't quite get it together enough to put up a real tree this year as we (or I mean I) had hoped. The one in the basement just seemed easier and faster, but I will get my real tree eventually!

The kids had so much fun decorating the tree, I loved it! (Much better than last year when Jeremy and I did it and they climbed in and out of the plastic tubs.) Alex had a blast and kept running back and forth from the table to the tree like the ornaments were going to disappear. She would hang about 3 or 4 on the same branch! Jack was more serious about it, having to get the ornaments just so.

Ta-da! Here's the finished product.

Sibling Love:)

Visiting Santa

This weekend Grandma and Papa can to visit for the day so Jeremy and I could have a date night:) We went to an awesome restaurant in Effingham called Firefly Grill, it was one of the best dinners I have ever had!

While we were out Janis and Johnny took Jack and Alex to the opening of the Festival of Lights in town. They got to have dinner, visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, and see all the lights lit up!

Alex was not a fan of Santa and would only go near him from the safety of Grandma's arms:)

Some Cute Moments

Jack got the Super Student award in tumbling class! So proud:)

Playing doctor:)

Leaves, Leaves Everywhere!!

We spent a day this fall working on the leaves that accumulated ALL OVER our yard.

Helping with the leaves.

Playing in the leaves.

Jack practicing with his fishing pole:)

Fall Fun Update

We went pumpkin picking one afternoon at Buxton's Garden. The kids had a good time playing in the pumpkin patch and finding their pumpkins. Of course Alex wasn't very cooperative about a cute fall picture, maybe next year:)

Our church had a fun night planned for the kids the weekend before Halloween. We all lined up our cars and decorated our trunks and the kids went from trunk to trunk trick or treating! It was so cute and another chance for them to wear their costumes.

Jeremy handing out the candy. Alex got the hang of trick or treating very quickly:)

Hayrides at Turnk or Treating:) The kids were waving to the farmers.

Jack got to wear his costume to tumbling class. It stayed on for about 3 minutes:)

Happy Halloween

Here are some pic for Halloween. The kids had a great time trick or treating and playing with Nonna and Papa. It was a fun weekend:)

Trick or Treating

After our trick or treating we came home to see the trick or treaters at our house. Jack and Alex really enjoyed passing out the candy! It was fun to have so many trick or treaters since in the past years I think we've maybe had 3 or 4 in the whole night.