Sleepy girl

Playing ninja turtles

Making a craft, or big mess?

Tysen's girl

Tysen just loves his baby sister. He asks all the time if he can hold her. 

So sweet!

Selfie!

Busy weekend

The kids are all so excited to go swimming!

He looks scared here, but he's not! He just didn't want to stop playing long enough for me to take a picture. 

Daddy gave Alexa a swimming lesson. She really wants to compete in a kids triathlon, but needs to improve her swim first. 

Silly boys!

I got all five of them together for a picture. Too bad Tysen wouldn't look at the camera. (Alexa had just gotten done riding her bike for 13 miles while Daddy was running with her. She's gotten to be quite the biker!)

Such a beauty!

Gavin wanted a picture with just him and Erika. Then all the boys wanted their picture taken with Baby Erika. 

Erika looks really big next to Bowen. 

We were invited out to my friend Sarah's farm on Saturday morning. The kids had so much fun. 

Climbing on the hay is always fun. 

The cats and kittens were a big hit. 

I bet you can guess what she's asking me right now. 

Feeding the sheep

Tysen's bottle-feeding the baby calf, Mr. T. 

The horse, Jay, followed Alexa around the pasture. Too cute!

He was a very sweet horse. 

Tysen was very brave to ride by himself. 

Bowen liked it, too. He was laughing. 

My little cowgirl

Got all of us together for a picture (Erika did not go for a ride, just a quick picture.)

Tractor ride!

This little girl is worn out!

We had a great day at the farm. Can't wait to go back. 

Popcorn and Tysen's ouchie

The kids love having a snack in the clubhouse and I love not having a mess to clean up. 

After our snack, we played soccer until it got dark. We were all having fun and getting a little rambunctious when Tysen started saying, "Mommy, my fingers coming off!" He never did cry or scream so I was shocked when I saw that he'd ripped his whole fingernail off. He's a tough little boy. 

I hope that it grows back. 

Zoo

I took the 3 younger kids to the zoo today after Alexa and Gavin were off to school. It was a gorgeous fall day. It seemed so strange not to have all 5 kids. We all enjoyed getting some exercise and fresh air. 

It was a little chilly so Erika got to wear one of her new hats. 

These two look more alike everyday. 

Erika's first train ride!  She was not a fan of the loud whistle.