Rub a Dub Dub...

...3 kids in the tub, and who do you think that they would be...

...the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker???

Go Huskies!

We went and enjoyed a Michigan Tech basketball game at the Breslin Center this week. The Huskies fell short to the Spartans but we had a great time. Maddy was such a trooper, especially since she was coming down with a really bad cold, probably the same one I had. She enjoyed watching the game and all the fans. The "Izzone" and "Sparty" both keep her entertained, but they still fell short to the marching band. She just loved the music and would dance to the music during every time out. It was a lot of fun!

Weekend with the Spindlers

Last weekend we went and spent the weekend in Indiana with the Spindlers. Jason and Brad went with a group of friends to Ohio for the Ohio State vs. Wisconsin game. Brooke and I stayed home with the girls. It was a nice relaxing weekend. It was nice having an extra hour of sleep with the daylight savings too. Who am I kidding right? We are parents now there is no such thing as extra sleep. I ended up with a real bad cold too and am still fighting it. We managed to neglect the camera for some reason so we only have a few pictures of the kids.

Rylee and Maddy playing together
(I love this picture of Rylee)

Beau, Rylee, and Maddy

"Keep on Keeping On"
(Team Dustion)

What a Character!

Maddy has been such a character these last few weeks! Here are a few examples:

Helping mom load the washing machine...



Playing peek-a-boo in the bathtub...

(I didn't tell her that I could see her)

Just being cute in the bathtub...

She loves to help feed the dogs and give them treats. The other day I was working on the computer and she drug Makinac's bag of food out into the living room. I looked into the the bag and this is what I found.


New favorite word...BUBBLE!

Trick-or-Treating

Happy Late Halloween! What a great time! This year we had so much fun trick-or-treating with Maddy. She couldn't say trick-or-treat (although one guy swears she did), but she had no problem walking up to the doors and holding her hand out for candy. She just loved it! Her favorite part was walking around with her bag on her arm and putting the candy in it.


We went around the neighborhood with the Abbotts and Schmidts. The kids really did great. The guys went back to hand out candy after about a half an hour, but the kids wanted to keep going so us women took them for another half an hour. I was really shocked by how quickly the kids understood what to do. Here's a few pictures of the kids in action...

From the Back

From the Front

We joined the guys back at the Schmidts for the last hour of trick-or-treating to help pass out candy. The kids played and ate a lot of candy. They were on a sugar buzz the whole night.


Kendal tried stealing Maddy's candy, but Maddy wouldn't have it.

"Get your hands off my candy!"

Maddy was very protective of her trick-or-treat bag all of the night. When we got home (mind you it was 10 pm), she was still playing with her bag pretending she was trick-or-treating. Too bad Halloween comes around only once a year!

Walking up to the front door

"Trick-or-Treat!"

"Thanks, I'll just put this in my bag"

"Now, what piece of candy do I want???"