Happy Halloween!

Halloween was yesterday - what an AWESOME night we had for trick-or-treating! The weather was just perfect, around 55 degrees. The kids could wear their costumes with no coats, and be comfortable. Kelsea was a hippy this year, and looked so cute! Kolton was a crypt master, and was truly frightful...yikes! We headed downtown Grand Haven for the merchant treats from 4 to 6 and then headed home to do neighborhood treats. As usual, the kids have more candy than they know what to do with! I will have to have some serious willpower to stay away from the leftovers! We bought 3 bags to pass out, and only had 5 or 6 kids so we have candy coming out of our eyeballs! Don is planning to bring some to work for his employees, and I'll plan to bring some to my office as well...we'll fatten everyone else up! Here are the pics from Halloween...

Ready to head out...With McCain/Palin!!

Kelsea w/ Madie Somers...Kolton w/ Tyler Somers

The clan...Kathryn w/ boyfriend Jeff, Eric, Kelsea, Jakob, Kolton, Christine and Karen!!

Grandma's Birthday!

Wednesday was Grandma's 74th birthday - October 29, 2008. We took Grandma to Texas Roadhouse for a birthday dinner, then went back to her house for cake and ice cream! At dinner, one of the kids told our waitress that it was Grandma's birthday and so she came out with a saddle for Grandma to sit on! Grandma opted out of that, but the kids each happily took a turn on the saddle. The waitress LOUDLY screamed to the ENTIRE Texas Roadhouse that it was Gladys' birthday at at the count of three to yell "YEE-HAW" which the ENTIRE Texas Roadhouse did! What a night... Then, to Grandma's for chocolate cake and pumpkin cake - YUM! Here are some pics from Grandma's birthday...

Spring Lake Aquatic Center

The aquatic center is open at Spring Lake High School, and the Intermediate school kids were offered a free night to go check it out with their families. We were so impressed! It was like a mini-Great Wolf Lodge! They also had a lap pool, diving area, and workout facilities - both cardio and weight areas. The kids had a great time...here are some pics of the night...

There is a water slide and lazy river...water bucket and lily pad crossing area...

Kolton's trip down the slide...

Kelsea's trip down the slide...

The kids get ready to dive in for their big race...two laps of freestyle, two laps of backstroke!