School picture and 3 days until surgery!

Mikayla's school pictures came back and they turned out SUPER cute! She was really nervous and we thought we didn't get a good one because they said she cried. But in the end she did a great job! Kayla loves school and I think that is going to be the hardest part of the upcoming surgery, she won't be going to school for over a month. She is already asking about school and going to school. So we are hoping we have enough tricks up our sleeve to keep her busy, yet allow her to heal correctly.

Well we are in the count down...3 days until surgery. We are getting admitted on Monday around 10 so Mikayla can be put on IV fluids and anitibiotics to prevent infections. Please pray for a safe surgery and a quick recovery. We will be in the hospital anywhere from 5-10 days. Mikayla will be in the ICU for a day or two after surgery and then we will be back on a normal floor. She doesn't really understand what is going on and it is hard for us to explain it. We just hope everything goes well. We will update here and on facebook as soon as we can after surgery. Thanks for keeping up with us!

Fall fun in the leaves!

So we got up early and started tackling our huge piles of leaves. Kayla has been asking to jump in the leaves...but it has been so wet. So we let her today, they were still a little wet, but she had fun! Here are a few pictures from our fun in the leaves!

Buried in the leaves...and waving HI!

Helping dad...push down the leaves so they will fit! It is going to take a few weeks of yard waste to get rid of all our leaves!

Halloween!

We had a wonderful time this Halloween! Mikayla actually understood the concept of dressing up and going trick or treating! Before this year, it was something she did...because we told her to! But this year she was very excited to get in her costume and go trick or treating. She decided to be Minnie Mouse-which was perfect because she already had the costume from her dress up clothes. Minnie all ready to go trick or treating! Sitting by our pumpkins that we never carved!!

Our 2nd stop-our neighbors house, every year we stop at our neighbors house to take the kids pictures together. Our street is a cul-de-sac so we go trick or treating at my mom's house because it is closer to walk to each house, but we always stop by our neighbors house before we go. Cole and Kayla ready for candy!

Helping Grandpa pass out candy. Kayla had more fun passing out candy, then going to get candy.

Eating her first 3 muskteers...she wasn't sure about it at first, but then ate the whole thing and said it was yummy when she was finished.

A FUN FALL WEEKEND!

Ever since Mikayla started school...she has been constantly singing. She will sing everything. On the night of James birthday we set up a stage (her toy box), she dressed up and then put on a concert. Here is one of her songs! We even had a spot light on her (a flashlight) to make it even more star like. I think she might be the next American Idol in a few years!

Here is a picture of Mikayla after we finished decorating a pumpkin for our October family project. She was so proud of her work. We ripped the orange paper and she glued it onto the paper. Then she decided what shapes she wanted on it to make it a jack-o-lantern. Then I helped her cut them out as she needs to work on cutting out shapes. This was the finished product. She is very proud of it.

For the past 3 years we have joined our friends Rachel and Tom at a pumpkin patch/cider mill in St. Johns-just north of Lansing. This year my mom and Brian and our friends Andrea and Pat met us there too. It was a chilly day, but we still had a lot of fun. Here a just a few of the pictures from the day-I didn't do a great job taking picture because it was so cold, my hands were freezing!

Mikayla driving the truck with Grandma!

Picking out her pumpkin!

Riding in the wheelbarrow with our pumkins!

In the pile of pumpkins!

September fun!

WOW! I am sorry no updates. Life is so busy with school! We are getting in the swing of things slowly. I can't believe that we have been back to school for a month now. Mikayla is loving school too. This is a picture of her last week when I got to take her. She is standing by her locker!

We have had a very busy month. Mikayla is now sleeping in a big girl bed.

We also took a trip to Illinois for our nephews 2nd birthday. We stayed at a the hotel that James mom works at and went to the indoor water park. Mikayla loved the water slides once she tried them.

So we have had lots of fun in the month of September. Mikayla is loving school...her class has 10 boys and then her and 1 other girl. She doesn't seem to mind. I am posting a few more pictures of her from the month. We also enjoyed going down to the Art Prize in downtown GR. This weekend we are headed to the pumpkin patch...we are looking forward to it...and hoping for good weather. Down at the Art Prize in front of the GRAM water fall! One of the top ten-the Nessie-on the Grand River! VERY COOL!

Mikayla's family homework for school. She had to decorate a pumpkin! We ripped paper and glued it to the pumpkin.