Trick or Treating

Halloween wears a guy out.

Sooooo Happy!

Trick Or Treat!

John was Darth Vader and Josie was a Butterfly.

Heading Out!

Handing out candy to the kids

We went over to Amanda and Steve's in North St. Paul to Trick or Treat in their neighborhood. David had a blast...he was dragging his bucket by the end of the block because he said it was too heavy from all the candy!

We stopped to visit Bobby and Greta on Saturday

Bobby was a fantastic pirate and Greta was Snow White

ROAR

Uncle Charles painted on David's whiskers.

Daycare Halloween Party

Here is a picture of the kids at daycare in their Halloween costumes holding the cute pumpkins they made.

Boo Blast at Lund's

Could they be any cuter?

Mikko trick-or-treated too! He looks like a pretty fierce Tiger.

Tonight we went to Lund's for Boo Blast. David got lots of nummies - milk, carrots, cheetos, rice crispy bars!

Thanks for the suggestion Christine!

Another Fabulous Fall Trip to the Shack

Carving Pumpkins

Mikko Amongst the Pumpkins

The final result!

Shack Boys

Mikko and Lucia - they are just 9 days apart!

Grandma Marlene - the Mikko Whisperer

David walked with me to check out how my aim was with the deer rifle...it was pretty good!

4-Wheeler Ride

Fuzzy Booties

Here is a picture of Mikko wearing the funny fuzzy booties that Great Aunt Ginny made for David when he was a baby!

Fall Festival at Church

David got to go on a Pony Ride. What a big smile!


Ride 'Em Cowboy!

Showing off his pumpkin face painting!

David feeding ducks at the petting zoo.

Today we attended Richfield Lutheran Church's Fall Festival. It was lots of fun. David played some games, got his face painted, rode a pony and play w/ animals at the petting zoo.

Halloween PJS and costumes

Grandma Mary bought all the kids adorable Halloween PJs with their names embroidered on them. We got together for a photo shoot. I hope that Mandy, Mary or Christine got some good pictures. However, the ones we got are quite entertaining. Here Mikko fell forward during the photo shoot. I love that David is laughing at him.

Our attempt to get a picture of all the kids in the Halloween costumes.

Mass chaos.

Look at cute little Leah and little Mikko. They were the easiest to photograph. David kept running off and Sophia was "done" after the PJ photo shoot. Priceless pictures if you ask me!

Mikko is 5 months old

Our beautiful Mikko is now 5 months old. He started eating cereal and fruits and veggies this month and he absolutely LOVES them. He slurps them up like you wouldn't believe. He is flipping over both ways and he moves all over his crib. He is very smiley and his fun personality continues to charm us. Time is flying by!

Weekend at the Shack

Grandma Marlene reading books to the boys.

Mikko in his Halloween jammies.

David painting a Dog from a kit Amanda bought for him.

Does Mikko remind you of a scene from A Christmas Story???

Cutie Pie!

David helping Grandpa carry firewood.

Bundled up on a chilly fall day.

All Boy!

Pa Pa and David

The Real Housewives of Loman

Steve with Lola and some birds they got.

Shooting Clay pidgeons

Steve let David drive!

We spent 4 days at the Shack! David had been talking about going for about a month. It is so wonderful that it is becoming a place that he remembers and wants to go to because he has so much fun there. He didn't take a nap any of the days we were there and didn't even get whiny. He just didn't want to nap with all the things to do and explore.

Our friends Amanda and Steve came along, as they have the past 3 years. It is now

an official "yearly" event which we anticipate every year! Steve and Damon love to hunt together. This year Steve brought his new hunting dog, Lola. Surprisingly, Jimmy and Foxy adapted to having another dog along quite well. There were a few growls, but they generally got along perfectly. Amanda and Steve didn't bring their kids this year because they are in school. Amanda was like having the perfect nanny along to help me out with our little ones. She changed diapers, fed babies, and played with both of them so well. It was wonderful to have the help.

We've decided that Grandma Marlene is Mikko's baby whisperer. He is never as calm as when he is in her arms. There is something about the 2 of them! Must be their Finnish connection!

Go Twins!

David and Mikko dressed in their Twins Gear!

Mikko is even grabbing himself like a real Big Leaguer!

"There's no Thumb Sucking in Baseball"

Damon was packing his hunting gear last night and David must have liked the blaze orange because he wanted to try it all on.

Babysitting Gretzky

Sitting nice for a picture.

Two seconds later...

After reading books, I thought I'd put them down together. All was well until Greta started screaming that David was scaring her.

Greta eating her ice cream like a lady.


David eating his ice cream, messy as always.


Greta came over on Saturday night so Carrie and Bobby could go and see Charles' new show.