Vacuuming is fun!

Liam and Simon love to vacuum. Me, being the sly mom I am, decided to use this to my advantage. The boys room was a mess yesterday and I am sick of being the one to clean it all the time. So... why not get the boys to do it.

Our vacuum cleaner has a handle that can raise and lower. When it is in it's lower position it is the perfect size for my little boys.

Once I got them to pick up all their stuff. After a lot of complaining that it wasn't their mess (yeah right!) The fun began.

They took turns and I think that carpet got vacuumed about 3 time by each of them. Oh, well they had fun and their room is FINALLY clean. Now maybe it will stay that way since they were the ones to do the work!

Cleaning is great!!!

The Living Room Part ???

I keep talking about our house to anyone who will listen and they keep saying I need to post pics. So here you go. Sorry I don't have before pictures of the dining room. We weren't sure if we were going to have enough tiles but were pleasantly surprised that we did!

In the hallway we took out a big cabinet. All of you are invited to come and see it. I am conducting tours!! When we get carpet it will be even better! I will try to be better and post our progress!

Halloween Costumes

Here are our costumes this year!

Grace was a evil fairy

Liam was a ghost,

So was Simon.

Patrick was a baby Elvis!

Sean wore a Halloween T-Shirt and got a mustache painted on at the Halloween party.

When people asked what I was I said, "comfortable"!

Hope you all had a great Halloween and are now sick from all the candy!

Pumpkin Carving

Last night for family night we decided to go to the Pumpkin Walk. We got there and there was a line through the walk, out the door, down the sidewalk, and to the street. We decided to pick up pumpkins, hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls instead.

Simon fell asleep on the way home so he missed out on the party last night so he missed out on the fun.

Liam thought it was the most disgusting thing to reach into a pumpkin and pull out the "guts".

Grace did a lot of planning for her pumpkin. She was quiet most of the time looking at the side of the pumpkin wondering what to choose and waiting her turn with Dad and the knife. That of course didn't stop her from posing for a picture...guts and all!

Patrick did his own thing. He is old enough to wield a knife. He did manage to poke himself in the thigh but it was just a prick and blood and Halloween go together so no real harm done! (He is OK, it was just a little poke)

This morning after we took Liam to school it was Simon's turn to carve. I don't have any pictures of the process since I was the master carver but we lined them all up on the porch. He looks so proud of himself!!

From left to right the pumpkins go, Liam's, Grace's, Patrick's, Simon's and the man himself!!

It was a fun family night and everyone is now ready to light the way into Halloween!