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December was quite a busy month for the Ver Meer household.  It seems as though it came and went in a flash!! The month started with Carter's 5th birthday on the 8th, and next on the list was the church Christmas program.

We celebrated all the boys' birthdays on Saturday the 18th, and the house was filled with 13 wild boys aged 4-6.  It doesn't help when three of the are our own.  :-)

We ended the month visiting family, opening presents, and swimming at the motel.

What a way to end 2010!!!  Looking forward to a joyous 2011!

Happy Halloween!

What gorgeous weather we have had lately!  It was a perfect night for trick-or-treating.   The boys were ready to go!!  Carter was dressed as Wolverine,

 Mason was a GI Joe commander Snake Eyes,

 and Spencer went as Iron Man.

 All of my little Super Heroes!

 There were plenty creepy and scary sights lurking around every corner.  Carter being the cautious one always had to assess the situation before heading in for the candy.

 Why, here he is now... assessing the situation from the back row.  Something tells him to proceed with caution!

 He's not so sure about this place and the strange growls coming from the front porch.

 Yep... I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to go up there.

 This is where he turns around and decides that the candy is DEFINITELY not worth it!

Fall Fun!

We have been thoroughly enjoying the weather lately and getting outside every chance we get. Last weekend we made a trip to the Pumpkin Patch.  A great time was had by all picking pumpkins in the patch and apples in the orchard.

Hooray, Hooray for our 1st Day!

Wednesday was a big day for the Ver Meer household.  It was the first day that all 5 kids headed off to school together. 

Carter had his first day of preschool...

... and the twins had their first day of Kindergarten.

Everything went very well, and I think the boys enjoyed their day.  One thing is definitely certain... school completely wears them out!  They are hungry and tired by the end of the day.  Fortunately they are ready for bed much sooner than they use to be.  I finally get a few hours of quiet time before I go to bed.

Tuesday was the big kids and my first day of school.  One of my paras brought me the cutest homemade gift I have ever seen!

I love all of the minute details and time put into it.  Thanks so much to Cathy for brightening my day and making my school year start off with a smile.

As it turns out...

... I ended up with some decent pics after all.  :-)

One normal pic...

... that's all I've ever asked for!  Do you think I could get my own boys to cooperate??  No, instead all I get is this!  Well, now that I think of it... this is close to normal for us!

Brotherly Love

Preparing for Christmas

The boys were busy this weekend getting ready for Christmas! They helped decorate the tree and helped make their first gingerbread house.

Here they are in front of their "beautiful" tree as Carter called it.



The house didn't turn out too bad... of course, they had lots of help from us. If you ask the boys what their favorite part of decorating the gingerbread house was they will tell you "the frosting"!

Puppy Charlie

We had a visitor for Thanksgiving. Charlie is staying for a few days while Ty and Jenna are down in Arkansas. Doesn't he look thrilled? Poor little guy is tired from the boys chasing him around the house all day!


Now who wouldn't love this face??