constructive minds at work

On Sunday morning the kids were playing in the other room,
I walked in and found this...

Connor was very proud of his "underware hats"!

Arrgh, Matey!

{the boy who loves pirates}

Pumpkin Hunting

Every year we look forward to pumpkin hunting
in Grandpa Packer's pumpkin patch.
This year we had quite a successful hunting.

Connor and Mabel each found one for themselves
and then found one for Cory and me.
We are now officially ready for Halloween!

what happens...

...when a 3-year-old finds an old pair of his great-grandma's glasses?

{how does he look?}

Adios soccer!

Connor had his last soccer game last night.
It was a good thing, since the weather has turned cold.
He had lots of fun and was getting better and better each game!
He loved playing for "Coach Brown".

{Here are some highlights of the soccer season}





{one of the best things was having Brigham on the team}


{He had his lucky number 5 for his jersey}

{bike-riding was his mode of transportation to his games}

{2-thumbs up for the soccer season}

Homework, oh homework!

They are starting them early with homework already!
Here is Connor's first homework assignment...

{it tells all about Connor and what he likes}

So long training wheels!

A week or so ago Connor wanted to take the training wheels off,
but hasn't wanted to ride his 2-wheeler after that.

Until yesterday...
He learned to ride in all of 5 minutes!
{Much credit due to his balance bike}

Here is our very talented 3-year-old!

Do you think the tongue helps him balance?

Watch out for the chain, it's dirty!


Sweet success!!

We celebrated by sitting on camp chairs in the front yard,
drinking IBC cream sodas.

Way to go, Connor!! You are awesome!