Kids in a tree...how can it be?

So, I went outside one day and saw this nutty view.  Yes, all three kids are perched in a tree reading:)

This is what I saw when I looked out the window at 6:30 a.m.

I have three kids that will occasionally shut doors after they get out of the car.  I have to say that I have NEVER had a problem with forgetting to shut a car door, so, it's hard for me to remember to check to see if THE DOOR IS SHUT when they get out of the car.  Luckily, I also have a car that has a battery that is robust enough to last rhough the night and still start when we got in the car to drive to school:)

Don't you just love a good pumpkin patch?

I am always charmed by a field full of orange pumpkins!  We left with several great pumpkins--but not without examining almost every pumpkin in the field. 

Hanging Flowers

We were in Leavenworth this summer and I found these fantastic hanging plants.  The pictures just don't do them justice-- I was stunned by their beauty.  Someday, I am going to have a substantial enough front porch to have hanging plants like these hanging by my front door!

Life is a maze

There must be some life analogy in here somewhere.  Several cousins went through the maze, some got through it in minutes, others wandered around until they were "found" by their helpful cousins.  I stood on a platform above it and watched them all wander at different paces and try different routes until they were all safely out. 

Seth's baptism

Seth got baptized just after we got home from England.  He had to wait a month, but he really wanted to get baptiszed at home so that he could have his cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents there.  Seth's friend Keaton waited until Seth got home to be baptized so that they could get baptized together.  Between the Johannesen and Skiles families, it was a large group!

The Johannesen Family Annual Caroling Event

We visited a few rest homes and caroled our hearts out.  Dad was the tenor and base section this year. 

Caroling for Dad

We went caroling tonight-- our annual event-- we go to 2 Nursing Homes at their dinner time.  It's a fun tradition and we sure missed our lead tenor tonight!!!

So, we decided to virtually knock on Alan's door and carole for him when we got home:)

We are not great but our hearts are in it:)