Halloween

Trick or Treaters

Brittney

Courtney

Chelsey before going trick or treating

Chelsey when we got home (she is normally blonde!)

Brandon has light hair also!!!

We went trick or treating this year with the Tweetens again. The kids all had a good time and Chelsey (3) and Kendall (4) were really funny. They would go up and squeeze their way through all the big kids and say "Trick or Treat". We went to the nursing home and the residents out there really like seeing the kids and then we go to places in town that we know and a few that we don't but we live in a very small town. Brandon and his friends just "walk around town"--whatever that means. Chelsey was just black from the dye on her hair when we got home. It was pretty funny and took 1 time rinsing and 2 times washing to get out.

Fall Concert & Pumpkin carving

Dylan playing his trumpet & Brandon playing Saxophone

Pumpking carving

The finished products!!!

Courtney & Brittney dressed up for school

Brandon, Courtney & Brittney

The boys had a fall concert on Monday--this year they are not in choir only in band. Tonight we carved pumpkins. We decided to have a contest boys against girls and dad was the judge. Brandon & Dylan won for originality and the girls won also because theirs was just so cute!!!! This week at school was red ribbon week (keep drug free) and they were to dress up in their costumes for school on Friday. Courtney decided to go as a clown and Brittney decided to go as a dog. Middle schoolers were supposed to dress up as their favorite singer. We found this wig and I told Brandon he needed to be Cher, except he didn't know who Cher was!!! He wore the wig anyway. For Halloween tomorrow night the girls are going to go as....Courtney as a bride, Brittney as a cheerleader and Chelsey either a ladybug or snow white or dora....check in later for a post on Halloween night and find out which costume Chelsey chooses!!!!

Homecoming and the end of football

Dylan was a football player on their homecoming float
Brandon on his homecoming float

Dylan
Brandon
Brandon & Dylan's football team 8th grade football players-Brandon #5

Football is now over. The boys team traveled to Silver Creek and lost their game. They had 4 games this season and only won 1 game. I think they both liked playing football. The first pictures are of the homecoming parade and the boys on their floats. Dylan's float won. The last 2 pictures are of Chelsey's hair. I was given a blog by a friend of how to do different hairstyles. I have been experimenting (when Chelsey cooperates) and I think that they have turned out pretty cute.

Fall and More Football

Chelsey & Brittney playing in the leaves

Brandon #5

Dylan (far right) in for his only play of the game

Today we had another football game against a team that had already beat us once this year. Our team really looked good today and they ended up winning 20-12. It was a real boost for the kids on the team as it is their only win so far. The BEST part of the whole game was that Brandon caught a touchdown pass and guess what--I missed it!! I was looking for Chelsey under the bleachers and then there was cheering and so I looked up and kind of saw that it was him. It was so great for him as he hasn't played much this year and played in most of the game and to get a touchdown--that was GREAT! A proud moment for us! I asked Brittney if she saw it and of course had no idea and later asked if we are the red or the blue?! Courtney was under the bleachers and said she heard Brandon's name on the loudspeaker. Dylan again only played in one play of the game on defense and of course I took another picture!

Football

Brandon #5
Dylan #44
Team during halftime-Dylan is on far right
Brandon is on the left and Dylan on the far right


Brandon & Dylan are both out for middle school football this year (7th & 8th grades). They have played two games so far and have lost both games. They have 2 more to go and one is a team we have already played. Dylan is quarterback (7th grade) and so doesn't get any play time--he went in for one play on defense tonight at the end of the game and so I snapped this picture. Brandon plays some but not a lot. I think that they both like football.