Guess who?

I'll give you two guesses?

And...the 2007 Costume of the year goes to...

LUCY!!!!!! She turned out a pretty darn cute princess this year!!! The runner-ups are: Anders; as monkey boy, Gunnar; the legend Superman, Katherine; the angel and Audra; what is Audra? oh yes she is a bride turned Olivia Newton John?

Who you callin' a monkey?

Could you think of a more fitting costume for our third child? He kept saying to everyone "i a monkey!"

Good times in Boston...

Last weekend Chris and Gunnar made their way to Boston. They had a memorable weekend with Uncle Dana/Aunt Elise and cousins Oskar and Ilsa. Gunnar has NOT stopped talking about his time and came home to exclaim "MOM, did you know the REAL island of SODOR is in Boston?" Their dads had taken them to the big train station and to
Gunnar, he had just found the Mecca for all train lovers!! He sure loves his cousins and had a great time!

The (now) Famous Pumpkin Patch annual outing..

Wednesday the weather was beautiful here in Houston. I mild afternoon, with little humidity. FINALLY! I loaded the kids up when Audra got home and we headed to our annual pumpkin patch outing. They run, pick up pumkins, take pictures and finally pick out their own. This year there was a pile of hay that the three are running head long into, in this photo! All this mother could think was ......ugh.....allergies!!

Time with Friends....

I had some precious stolen moments with my friend and (college roommate...need I say more?) Suzanne and her husband Christopher. What a relaxing time! Reading, hiking and talking. OH Yeah.. and a little snow!!!!!

Caring Party!

Audra celebrated with her cousins (Lucy & Katherine) and the rest of the Whitlock/CArlson gang to say "happy student of the month". We had to call the restaraunt that was providing the "special meal" so they would get balloons ready and have our table set. After I hung up my smart sister-in-law reminded me "do you know they have peanuts everywhere at this restaraunt?" WHAT!! Yes.....barrels of them, the entire floor covered in peanut shells!!

Guess who's 2!

Did I hear someone say....birthday cake?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS CARLSON!!

(Ok...so I am a little late. I've just returned from Colorado)

Happy Birthday Chris Carlson!
We celebrated Chris' birthday with a breakfast with his whole family. Chris' parents surprised him and we enjoyed having a birthday breakfast with the entire Carlson clan. IN the evening we got to be with our dear friends who know us so well...the Jenkins. Tom and Amanda celebrated with us. First dinner then the theater. IT was a good birthday (as quoated by Chris himself). Thank you everyone for making my husband, who is beloved, feel special on his birthday.

Gunnar's funny

This is what Audra looks like after a long day at school... tossled hair, a toothy grin, and wants to play outside. The other afternoon I was "over it". 3:30-5:30 as most moms would agree is a tough time. End of the day before dad gets home, making dinner, tired school kids. All three had been on me like "white on rice". Finally, exasperated I said in a firm voice "ENOUGH! No more mommy, mommy, mommy. I want five minutes of NO mommy do this!!" The result was stunned silence. Gunnar was walking down the stairs at the time of my "outburst", he had been mid "MOMMY" when I lost it. He stopped, full stop on the stairs and after a weighty pause, he said in a hushed voice "Amy, can you help me put on my costume?" Aaahhhh Gunnar! Gotta love ya!

A long hot day...

This weekend we drove to Bastrop State Park to join our "preschoolers ministry" in a camping weekend. Are we nuts? Yes. "Uncle Lee" signed us up, and then they had to cancel. We drove a long way but it was worth it. We got to do a little hiking, the kids got see "puttin up a tent in the dark!", and there were NO mosquitoes! Anders was a mess with sleeping but other than that we had a pretty good go of it.....

In every young man's life...

You must become the superhero....
Gunnar has chosen for now to be Superman. Able to leap playgrounds in a single bound! He is FEARLESS......it's it's GUNNARMAN!

And the Award goes to....

This week Audra was selected out of five first grade classes for "Student of the Month". She was selected as most representing the character quality that the school is focusing on "CARING". Her teacher said "Audra has "been kind and tried to befriend lots of students in her class". She gets to have a special dinner at a resturant here in Clear Lake and gets a trophy. She has a tender heart and it's nice to see it encouraged by the school!!!!