October Decorations

Our family of ghosts dancing around the tree

graveyard

Ruby and Joe in the graveyard

The front porch

Our yard

Chad with his ghost buddy

Joslyn with the ghosts

Our front porch

Joslyn and Chad

Carving Pumpkins

Joslyn with her cleaned out pumpkin

Chad digging in with both hands

Ryan cutting out eyes

Courtney feeling the "guts"

Joslyn - soccer

Joslyn "The Rock" Ockerman, as her coach calls her, was the "best defender in the league". She scored 4 goals also.

It looks hot, but it was freezing cold!!!

Halloween

Chad is going as Wolverine from X-Men

Ryan had to dress up as a ghost, for Zoo Boo.

Joslyn is going as Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter

Courtney loves her velvet hooded cloak I found at Wal-mart and her crow, Captain.

Thank heaven for teachers!

September was a busy month and October is proving no different! Ryan got done with soccer. The varsity team beat Preston 4 - 0 to win a trip to state next week. Courtney is done with cross-country. She really improved her times. Joslyn is just starting soccer, their first game was cancelled for snow, but we're hoping to play this weekend. Chad is just Chad. He keeps himself and me BUSY!!! They had parent-teacher conferences this week and were out of school part of the week. They are all doing GREAT in school. Ryan's French teacher said with astonishment, "He does everything I ask of him." Courtney is getting moved to an honors Literature class, her teacher called her, "A diamond in a puddle of mud." Joslyn is doing well, not so much talking and is fantastic at math! Chad is progressing right along and learning his letters and their sounds. His handwriting is good and his counting is right on target. I do so admire teachers!!!