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the withers family four

the withers family four
....the withers family four...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

birthday and halloween fun...

on sunday we drove to waconia for some birthday fun and to meet new baby ethan...my (gulp!) great nephew. Can you believe it? Well, we already knew I was pretty great before the title, right? Anyway, we had a lovely time making crafts at the DeCann Family get together, eating cake, and snuggling with adorable baby Ethan.
 sophia, me, and baby ethan...too cute!
 baby ethan with great grandma nancy...she is great, too!

 great nephew caleb & trevor, sophia, and livia with their pumpkin creations
 the decann/withers crew

 happy birthday, bobby!
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craft hour at the withers household
livia had been asking me all weekend, "mom, do we have any crafts that we could make?" well, she knows me so well! i pulled out a family fun project and we went to town.
 isn't it cute? the owls aren't too bad either...

 all it took was paper towel rolls, cupcake liners, glue, and some paper. pretty easy and pretty adorable!
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preschool family fun night
 the family was invited to a family halloween night for the preschoolers at st. a's. we all had a spook-tacular time!

 sophia with her buddy, emelia



 all full of candy and vampire teeth!
this is what my girls look like on a regular basis ;)

Saturday, October 20, 2012

nick u and the mordorskis, too...

can you believe it? no, this is not a mirage...we actually have a new post on our blog! YAY! I have to say that our fall has been busy and relaxing. How can that be? Well, we have been quite busy with school- me moving to 4th grade-, livia in second grade, and sophia in preschool. But we have enjoyed our relaxing family time on the weekends. 
Today we were fortunate to get together with our friends and godson for some indoor fun at the Mall of America. We rode some rides at Nickelodeon Universe and had a "wild" lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. I promise I will try and post soon...and anyways, Halloween is right around the corner!
it is easy to "Think Happy" when you are at Nickelodeon Universe!



 owen's first ride didn't go so well, but i am happy to report the rest of the rides went pretty smooth...i don't think we scarred him too bad - sorry, Paul and Laurie ;)
 livia went on the "rock bottom plunge" with bobby and paul - the thrill seekers of the bunch!
 happy little guy at lunch!
what a great day with our friends!