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It's always good when the teacher gives you the toy that your daughter brought to school when you go to pick her up....it's not the fact that she brought it to school, but it fell out of her pants when the teacher was taking the kids to the bathroom and she didn't have any pockets :)

Airplanes...

Jack came home today with a backpack full of papers!  He must have had a stack of 20 airplane stencils that he did (he said he used up all of the paper and I believe him!).  First he told me that he made them to hand out when he goes trick or treating (I think he was planning on trading candy for an airplane picture).  Later he decided that he would rather give them ALL to his Dad, because Jack and Dad both love airplanes and Dad loves flying on planes when he goes to CA and NY....

More Halloween Fun...

Our realtor has a fun event every year (ponies, pumpkin decorating, petting zoo...) and this was our second time attending.  I forgot to take pictures of the pumpkin masterpieces....there was lots of glue involved :)

Halloween Party!

We went to some friends house for a Halloween party and brought a few treats along.... 

the little helpers assisted with the eye balls; however, they were more interested in sampling the broken pieces of chocolate than actually helping!

At the last minute Julia decided she wanted to be a pirate for Halloween...

and since we were on our way to Target Miss J was in luck and scored herself a pirate costume (that she modeled with Jack's sunglasses!)....

Jack stripped off his costume as soon as we were in the door...so we are going to have to wait for the reveal of his costume...

Soccer Fashionista

The little fashionista is ready for soccer...

Silly Spiders

There is something about a hat that Julia loves....even if it's a spider!  

Julia and her preschool friends...

What nap?

Julia decided to give up naps at the end of the summer (way earlier than Jack that lasted until he was about 4 1/2!), but somehow Miss J will sneak in a little nap when riding in the car!

Blackberry Farm

This afternoon we went to Blackberry Farm in Aurora with Ma & Pa!  Peddle tractors, train ride, wagon ride, merry go round....super fun!

Jack's New Seat

Jack and Julia both love riding in Daddy's car, but there has been only one seat in his car and it's usually Jack that makes trips about town with Dad, but now that he hit the 40 pound mark we thought we would get a booster seat for Jack and Julia would use Jack's seat in Daddy's car...

He is looking way too big!  Makes me a little sad how fast he is growing up!

Last Tennis Lesson of 2012

Jack absolutely didn't want his picture taken for the last tennis lesson of the year!  He's made a lot of progress....now if only he would listen for the entire lesson (maybe next year!)....

Happy 5th Birthday Jack!

Happy 5th Birthday little Buddy!

Skyping with Grandma & Grandpa...

Waiting for cake...

Showing G & G how old he is...

Here's the part Jack has been waiting for!  We always have to light the candles twice, so they can take turns blowing out the candles!

Presents....the doctor outfits from Aunt Anne were a big hit!

Little buddy is 42 1/4 inches tall and 40 pounds!  You love building with Legos, riding your bike, going to school, playing games, and you LOVE your little sister (most of the time!).  You love projects and are a great helper.  You love to do the laundry and you gather everything, sort it and put it in the machine (I add the soap and fold!).  You are always asking me,  "what project can we do next"!  You love to pretend to drive and keep asking us when you will be old enough to drive.  Thank goodness we have at least 10 years before that's going to happen!  

Happy 5th Birthday Jack!

PARTY!

Most of Jack & Julia's friends are brothers and sisters that are the same age as them so we decided to have their birthday party together.  This was their first birthday party with all of their friends!  The party was at My Gym and all 20 of their friends had a fantastic time!

They played....

and played (there was a super fun ball pit that a lot of the kids loved!)...

Everyone listening to directions for the next activity....

The zip line was a huge hit...

They played a game of hide and seek and Jack and Julia hid, but actually they were getting ready to ride out on a motorcycle...I think this was the highlight of the party for them....

I love this picture with all of their friends checking out the motorcycle....

They were swinging as everyone sang Happy Birthday!

Then it was time for cupcakes (I had to make them because of Julia's tree nut allergy)...

....and blowing out the candles!

Happy Birthday Jack & Julia!