Brooke's 5th birthday

Brooke had a Fancy Nancy party so all of her guests dressed in their fanciest clothes. They were too cute!

Halloween

This year Brooke was a cheerleader, Luke was an army guy, and Drew was a S.W.A.T. team guy. We had a beautiful night for trick or treating and they loaded up on the candy, of course!

New nieces and nephew

We went to St. Louis Matt's 20th high school reunion in mid October. He had fun reconnecting but we were most excited about meeting our new niece, Anne Marie and our twin niece and nephew, Ainsley and Grant. They are very cute! We will get to see them again at Thanksgiving.

Andrew's birthday

Andrew is now 9 years old! We celebrated by going to Cedar Point Amusement Park (with Mom and Dad, who went on the scariest ride there!). My dad got him a fishing pole and a tackle box which he loves. He won't be a BAIT fisherman for long though.

Kids' Duathlon

The boys competed in their first duathlon in early September. They had a great time doing it and we were so proud of them! Luke got first place out of the seven year olds. They both say they are ready for the triathlon next year. Of course I am so excited about that.

First day of school

Here are the kids on their first day of school. We had a great summer but they were somewhat excited to go back. Actually the boys were hesitant and Brooke was thrilled.

Anneke's visit

We had a great time with Anneke and Lauren. Anneke enjoyed spending time in Macy's dog crate. The kids loved having her around.