Busy Weekend

The second weekend in October proved to be a busy one!  There was football on Friday night...

Photos... trick-or-treating... and dinner with family on Saturday.

Followed by a trip to the hospital to see Brendan who had an emergency appendectomy on Sunday.

It was enough to wear an old man out!

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.

Grandpa Gerber's Gophers!

Once spring rolled around, our neighbor, "Grandpa Gerber",  started trapping gophers. You see... the pesky little critters like to dig tunnels in his yard.  The funny thing is that they only bother his yard and not ours??  It is as though they know where the lot line is. :-)  The boys were happily entertained during breakfast, lunch, and dinner as they watched a gopher now and then through the dining room window.   Grandpa Gerber successfully trapped three gophers and we thought the problem was taken care of.  Last weekend during breakfast Spencer said. "Look mom, a gopher."  Sure enough... there by the little tree on the lot line sat a rather plump gopher soaking up the morning sun.  Mason said with a chuckle, "Grandpa Gerber is not going to be happy about that." 

I thought to myself... how could you be unhappy about a cute little furry friend?

Then today we saw another...

A while later, we saw a few more!

Make that "7" total!! 

Now we know why Grandpa Gerber wouldn't be too happy about that!  :-)

Busy is not the word for it!!

I know, I know... I haven't blogged for a month and a half. Life has been pretty crazy around here! Here is a list of the things that have interfered with my blogging... work, school (twins are in preschool now), football, volleyball, cheerleading, photography, and last but not least PACKING. Did I ever tell you how much I hate packing/moving? It has taken over all of the free time I used to enjoy. :-( The good news is that the big moving day is tomorrow, and hopefully we can return to some type of normalcy in our lives. Here are a few scrapbook pages I have found time to complete in the last month. For credits, click here.

Unexpected visitors

Mowing came to a halt yesterday when this little fellow showed up.

He had been in his nest in our backyard along with his six siblings.

They were frightened by the mower and small curious children, and they all took off out of the nest.

This little fellow sought refuge under the warmth of the mower and didn't want to leave.

The boys wanted to keep him, but he was gently placed back where he belonged.

Alumni Game '09

Texture

I have been trying out some new texture techniques with some of my niece's recent basketball photos!

Scenes from the Backyard

So what does it look like when a Canadian cold front sweeps down into the Midwest? Well... it looks like this!


It is a cold, blustery day and I am glad to be stuck indoors!

Christmas Lights

The boys love Christmas lights, so we took them to see this amazing light show on Friday evening. All the proceeds go to Make-A-Wish foundation.

What a Week!

Things have been rolling pretty fast around here. I have a few projects going on, schoolwork is piling up on my desk, and not to mention the football team keeps interrupting my schedule. :-) Not that I mind heading to the dome for the State Championship!! It will be another busy weekend were my housework is neglected, but you know what... I am enjoying every minute of it! Good luck boys - let's bring home a win!

Here are some photos from last weeks semi-final game.