Minion Halloween

Halloween was super fun this year.  Marlee was the cutest minion ever!  We carved/painted pumpkins and did a trunk or treat.  

We also had black gloves as part of the costume, but Marlee vetoed them! 

Marlee's favorite treats were the Cheetos followed closely by tootsie rolls and smarties.  She does not like Reeses pieces, which is fine with mom and dad :)

Sam vs Boards Round 1

We are so proud of Sam!  He worked so hard and studied for hours for his first section of the National Board tests.  We just found out that he passed all six parts!  He is on his way to becoming Dr. Sam!  We celebrated with ice cream from Dairy Queen.  Victory tastes sweet! 

Hot Air Balloon Festival

On Oct. 4th we went to the hot air balloon festival in Moline, Ill.  

It was only a 15 minute drive, but Marlee fell asleep on the way.  She spent most of evening snoozing away with the remains of a chocolate chip cookie on her cheek.  

 It was so fun to watch the balloons fill up and take off. 

We woke Marlee up so she could see the balloons and she was NOT happy about that! 








More balloon pictures :)