The Stucki's: November 2009

Family Home Evening (Thanksgiving lesson) ... Nov. 16, 2009

For Family Home Evening we went through the history of the first Thanksgiving.

Ryan's Lipstick ... Nov. 2, 2009

Ryan got a hold of Heather's lipstick and enjoyed it a little too much.

Halloween ... Oct. 31, 2009

Ryan was Yoda, Katie was Cleopatra, and Ashley was Cinderella for Halloween. The girls had the most fun in years since they could go to actual houses to trick or treat and not just "trunk or treat" like we have done the past few years. Katie was especially excited and Ryan quickly caught on, pushing himself up to the front to get the candy.

Halloween Morning ... Oct. 31, 2009

For Halloween morning we enjoyed Count Chocula, BooBerry, and Frankenberry Cereal. Ryan, of course, enjoyed it the most, since cereal with marshmallows is his food of choice. Fortunately we are not still in Budapest where Lucky Charms cost $15 a box!

Pumpkin Carving ... Oct. 30, 2009

We took the deformed pumpkins we found in the dregs of the patch and carved them. We are not that creative and I prefer to just get it over with as quickly as possible without the kids knowing that is my intent. I prefer to spend time together playing games or doing less messy activities. But the kids seemed to enjoy it.

Ashley's Acolyte ... Oct. 29, 2009

Once a week at Ashley's pre-school the school has a small religious ceremony of some sort. As part of this, the kids have the opportunity to bring the candles up to the front of the chapel. I am not sure I really get it, but Ashley enjoyed it. And she looked very cute with her candle and in her robe.

Wisconsin Dells Family Reunion (Part 2) ... Oct. 28, 2009

For the second part of the reunion we spent a few days at the Kalihari Resort at the Wisconsin Dells. We had the same rooms and hospitality suite that we had a couple of years ago, which allowed us to have a big common room to eat and hang out together. We had a great time and enjoyed the water park.

St. Louis Family Reunion (Part 1) ... Oct. 25, 2009

For the annual Stucki Family Reunion, we first all met in St. Louis to attend the sealing of my sister and her family to their 2 newly adopted boys, Reagan and Chase. It was a very nice experience for us. We spent the night in St. Louis, went to church the next morning, and then all caravanned to Wisconsin Dells for part 2 of the reunion.

Paul's Birthday/Halloween Party ... Oct. 24, 2009

We went to Paul Blackwell's birthday party at the Blackwell barn. Lisa had the barn all made up for both a birthday party and Halloween. The kids all wore their Halloween costumes. This year Katie was Cleopatra, Ashley was Cinderella, and Ryan went as a cute Yoda. Ryan had a blast playing with the "bobbing for apples" tub. It was a fun evening with great food and great friends.

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"