Baby Blessing for Carter

Our family got together at my brother's in-law's to celebrate the life of Carter, my nephew.  Our entire family minus Jared was there and so we had to take a picture.  I also had to take a few pictures of my kids.  Riley was done with pictures and I had to give her cheese to keep her interested.  As you can see, Eli was willing to force her.  He was ready to be done too and that is why his picture is blurry, but so cute and worth sharing. 

Flooded Out

Eli and Riley's room flooded from the washer hose coming unconnected. At first, we just had wet carpet and I when we told Eli about it, he had a great solution. "I know, you could get me rocket boots so that I could get across the wet carpet!"

Unfortunately, he won't be getting rocket boots and unfortunately, we had to rip out the carpet. We tried to make it fun for the kids, even though, their entire room is upside down. Eli got to sleep in a tent and Riley slept right next to him on her mattress. They took awhile to settle down because of the change, but eventually, they did settle down, right before Mommy and Daddy collapsed.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Koyle's!  Eli is a knight and Riley is a sheep.  She loves to watch a show called Shaun the Sheep and so we decided to make her a sheep for Halloween.  She learned to bleat pretty quick and when it was time to take it off, she didn't want to.  Of course, Eli adamantly refused to take his costume off, but we eventually did pry it off him.  The last picture below is the kids making faces and Eli laughing at Riley for her funny face.

Pigtails!

This is Riley wearing pigtails for the first time.  As you can see, she doesn't like it too much, therefore, we don't wear it too often.  I am slightly disappointed because I have a great selection of bows for them, but at the same time, I think she acts slightly naughtier when she wears them.  That could be the power of suggestion.

Just Woke Up

I think it is so funny when Riley just wakes up because she looks so much like her daddy.  They both have the pale blue eyes, with a bit of red with an expression that says "lights on, but nobody's home." 
Lately, she has had her own bed for awhile now and she can now get out of bed when she wants, especially after she has been put to bed.  She usually comes to us and then says hi in a high-pitched cute voice.  A lot of times, she goes upstairs to Grandma and Grandpa and they certainly enjoy her when she is supposed to be in bed.  Sometimes, she goes upstairs rides the play horse as if we wouldn't notice. 

Back Blog

Life has been pretty busy with work, canning and two kids, especially with all the fun things we did this summer.  I will continue to update as much as I can, but here are a few that are new:
Love
Nae Nae Came to Town
One Thing Led to Another
Zoo Trip
Mom and Dad's Trip
Easter!

October's Here!

October is my favorite month!  I love everything about it, to the smell of the season, to the sights of the orange leaves and all the cute crafts and kids costumes.  This Halloween, I have a few goals before the season is over.  I want to go to Gardner Historic Village, go to Thanksgiving Point, finish one Halloween craft, go to the Halloween isle in the store at least three times.  Well, we went to Gardner Historic Village with the cub scouts for the witch hunt and a cookie.  We loved it!