Halloween

This year our families came over to our house and went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. I was pleasantly surprised at how many houses handed out candy!!!

Ava the Cowgirl

Acelynn the ROAAAAAR!!!
(a.k.a Tiger)

Cameron was Sparty

Carter was an MSU Football player!

He looks like he is practicing the Heisman pose!!!!

What a cute bunch!!!!

The girls all ready to go Trick-or-Treating!!!!

Pumpkin Carving

We carved pumpkins on Saturday!! Ava had fun scooping all the goop out. Acelynn was a little unsure of the gooey mess.

For some reason we did not take a picture of the final products.

Autumn Fun Night

Ava's Early Learning class hosted an Autumn Fun Night instead of having a Halloween party during class time. They played games, colored and ate treats!!!

Ava coloring Casper the Friendly Ghost

Ava playing musical pumpkins



Families were invited to attend. So, Ava invited her whole family. Acelynn & Carter playing musical pumpkins!!! I can't believe next fall Acelynn will be in preschool 2 days a week!!

Ava playing pumpkin bean bag toss

Swimming

We have been putting the girls in swim classes since they were 6 months old. It's amazing to see how well Ava is doing and we hope to see Acelynn become more comfortable in the water as well. We mostly do it so they don't forget their skills over the winter and are ready to swim in my mom's pool during the summer!!!

Ava practicing floating on her back. She has come a long ways with this. She use to hate doing it. When she wears her ear plugs and headband, she will actually put her ears in the water!!!

Ava moved up to the "Make A Splash" class. So, she is in the water with an instructor and not mom or dad. She has been doing very well and is getting more confident. Right now, she can swim with just a noodle under her arms. We will be working on jumping of the diving board next summer for sure!!!

Acelynn has fun in the water, but she gets cold so quickly that 15 minutes into class she wants to get out. She is doing a lot better with floating on her back, kicking her legs and scooping her hands!!! Now, if we can just get her to jump off the side of the pool!!!

blowing bubbles......

Layman Family Pictures

We decided to have family pictures done again, since it's been 2 years!!! We went back to Burchfield Park, but our friend Megan Kolberg took the pictures this time!!! They turned out great!!!

Mom & Steve

Jason, Alicia, Kyle, Acelynn, Brie, Ava & Marissa

Steve & Mom

Alicia & her boyfriend Jason

Grammie & her granddaughters

Two stinkin' cute girls!!!!

Our family!!!

Aunt Rissy with her two favorite nieces!!!

Hear no evil, See no evil & Speak no evil!!!

Our family picture tradition!

4 beautiful Layman girls

Peacock Tree Farm

On Sunday we headed to Laingsburg with Kyle's side of the family to The Peacock Tree Farm. The kids had a blast doing all the different activities and picking out their pumpkins!!!!

Acelynn, Ava, Cameron and Carter ready to go on the "Boo" train!

Kyle and Acelynn looking for the perfect pumpkin for Miss Ace!!

Ava checkin' out all the pumpkins!!

Acelynn with our pumpkins!!!

Carter (2), Laine (4), Acelynn (2), Cameron (3), & Ava (4)

What a cute bunch!!!

The kiddos waiting for the pig races to start!!!

Ava trying to figure out how to "milk" a cow!!

Laine & Acelynn

Ava on the beautiful horse

Acelynn loved the pony rides

Ava

Mason Firestation

The Mason Fire Department hosted a "Prevention Day" on Saturday. So, Kyle and I took the girls up there to do all the fun activities. They had firetruck rides, water hose wars, Mobile unit and Smoky the Bear. The girls enjoyed all the different activities.

Acelynn with "Uncle Kirk" putting out the flames with the water hose!!

Ava with "Uncle Kirk" trying to put out the flames.....

Our firefighters

Acelynn did great going through the house and learning about fire prevention at home. She was one of the first ones out of the window and down the ladder when the bedroom started filling with smoke!!!

Ava on the other hand, FREAKED out when the bedroom started filling with smoke that Mark Howe brought her back out the front door. So, the mean mom that I am, I made her go back through the house and climb out the window and down the ladder. She did fine, but was definitely a little scared. So, we will have to practice that at home!!!