Gutting the pumpkins.  We started by cutting the top open.  Ben was so excited to start with, but he suggested that we just wear our underwear so that it doesn't get on our clothes.

Then he started to bawl.  It was so gross and he couldn't take gutting the pumpkin. Jayden was waiting patiently for his turn.  Ben gave up and we gutted it for him.

He was still very upset and didn't want to do it anymore.

All of us together.  FHE carving pumpkins and watching the debates.

Ben trying it out again for the 3rd time, and tried for about 5 minutes.  Then asked Dane to finish it for him.  Symi wasn't liking it at all.  She would daintilly pick out one seed at a time and cringe in she touched the slime.  Until she started gagging.  Then quietly asked to be done.

Jayden started to play Peek-A-Boo.

Laughing because he thinks he's funny!

It's "Red Ribbon" week at school.  Today was "Wear a Hat Day".  Ben wanted to wear his cowboy hat.  Symi wanted hers too.  Jayden doesn't have one and keeps stealing Symi's.

He just wants a hat, he doesn't care that it's pink or his sister's.  He's got it now and won't give it back!

Just the normal.  Unload tupperware drawer. Check.  Pose for Mom. Check. Say cheese. Check.

Today has been a movie day.  Symi woke up with a fever and a tummy ache.  So she's just vegging.

A few weeks ago, Jayden was woke up that morning at 5 am.  WOW.  I was not ready to be up that early, and he'd been up most of that night. Finally at 8:30 I couldn't take his whinny, clingy, sobbing stories anymore.  I set him up with a bunch of toys and took a shower.  He was too quiet so I looked out to find this.  He was so tired and slept for 3 hours.

Symi was right where I left her as I showered.  She loves to sit so close because we have 1/2 of a speaker that works.  So we always hear 1/2 of a show.  But the kids don't know that, they are just excited to watch TV.

Please forgive my photography skills.  Our original camera eats up batteries in less than 5 mins. (Not exaggerating)  And so my parents kindly sent one of their older cameras for us to use.  On the first day here Dane sat on the camera and the screen broke.  So we have no idea what kind of pictures we are getting other than most of them the kids are cut off or we get a partial picture.  At least we have some way of taking pictures for future generations to laugh at. :)