This little bird started dance class today.

She was so excited to put on her dancing clothes this morning.

Magerina absolutely loved the class, and I love how excited she was about it all.

It’s been all soccer, all the time here. Dave is one of the coaches on Adam’s team (which is why he insisted he needed a bright yellow shirt to match).

Luke’s team just happened to be the same color. It does make it pretty easy to find their jerseys in the laundry basket.

The kids have been all about cardboard boxes lately.

I don’t question it. If they’re happy, I’m happy.

“Look mom! It’s my name!”

Maggie is not afraid to wear white after Labor Day.

The boys got haircuts yesterday. We’ve got some nice looking kids, if I do say so myself.

Adam had another soccer game this afternoon, for the other team he’s on.  I haven’t been able to see him play much this year – I’m always with Luke and their games have been at the same times. I did see some of Saturday’s game and the game today. He’s improved so much since last year and it’s so fun to watch.

This was a really short trip back to NY (too short), but seeing these cousins running around and having fun together, made all the driving worth it.

The kids all got to go trick-or-treating together at the first Halloween event of the year.

I’ve always been a fan of a good theme, and the fact that all five of their costumes went together (even if they weren’t on the same team), made me so happy.

I loved seeing them all running around together and I know they had a blast trick-or-treating with each other.

Adam really, really wanted to pull out one of his three loose teeth while we were in New York this past weekend.  He was extra motivated after Uncle Steve told him the Tooth Fairy gives more money in New York than in Ohio.

So yesterday Uncle Rock helped him achieve his goal.

Don’t worry, the pliers were just a prop. Rob coached Adam through it, but Adam did pull the tooth out on his own.

Thankfully we had remembered to bring his tooth pillow with us.

The Tooth Fairy left Adam $1.51 and a new chapter book (that’s fifty-one cents more than the going rate in Ohio!).

“When I get a brain freeze, I do math problems in my head, and it helps to unfreeze my brain.”

She’s not really 6, but whenever anyone asks, that’s what she tells them.

She’s also not going to be a vampire, scary or otherwise, for Halloween.

But she sure is cute.

I signed Adam up for a painting class this afternoon.

It was a hippo, so it was perfect for Adam.

I really love how he changed up the colors of the birds and stars. I am so proud of my little artist!

I thought I’d share some pictures from the last few days.

Maggie was pouting after we took her “kids” to the bus on Monday. She wasn’t happy that she didn’t get to go too.

After school on Monday, I snapped a picture of them all wearing the Thomas the Train shirts Mabel got for them.

Bedtime has been a little rough this week. Getting into a back-to-school routine isn’t easy. Luke has been really good about sleeping in his bed though (as opposed to the guest room where he and Maggie used to crash).

Just another bus stop picture of my handsome boys.

And one of just Luke from yesterday. He insisted that he needed to wear his glasses to school yesterday (they’re just reading glasses from the dollar store with no lenses).

Maggie and I met some friends at the playground yesterday. She brought two of her babies (both named George, just like all her other dolls).

We turned the weird area in the top of the guest room closet into a reading nook for the boys. We put up a reading poster, added some blankets, a pillow, and an alarm clock. It’s the perfect spot for them to snuggle up and read (or in Luke’s case, look at pictures and pretend).

Today, Maggie and I are headed to story time. Then tonight, the boys both have soccer (though there’s a good chance they’ll be rained out).

So that’s what we’ve been up to here.

One of Adam’s birthday gifts was a Stomp Rocket. The  weather was perfect today and Adam (and Luke and Maggie) had a blast (pun intended) playing with it.