Happy 40th Birthday Chris/Daddy!!!

Daddy turned 40 this year, so we had a family get together at our house the Sunday after Cookie Day. It was a busy weekend but we go to see most of our family! All the Toussaint's were here!

Ivy & Oscar had their pic taken with Santa.  This is a pretty good pic next year Oscar might not be so willing.

We had our Toussaint Christmas on the Sunday before Christmas.  Oliver made out pretty good with some Lego Chima Hero Factory guys, a black Easy Bake Oven & and Crayola Melt & Mold!  He was melting crayons and making cookies at the same time when we got home that night.

Cookie Day 2013

There was about  6-7 inches of snow on the ground when we woke up cookie day morning.  I went out around 6:15am and shoveled the driveway and walkway.  Good thing too because all of our family still came despite the snow!  Little did they know they would be stuck here until the snow plow came.  But it came around 3pm so all was well :)

We wore Oscar out with the baking & decorating!

 Looks like all the guys were wore out!

Pics from November

Oliver had a great time playing in the leaves this month!

 

We have begun a new tradition on our street...Firepit Friday!  The kids run around like crazy people and the adults enjoy each other's company!

Bowling with the Cub Scouts on a dreary Sunday afternoon!

 More leaves...where's Oliver?

 Oscar bonding with Papa Stu.

Two Saturdays were spent Scouting for Food.  First Saturday we put the bags out then the second Saturday we collected the bags, sorted all the food and sent them to the local food pantry!

 SIUE had a kids activity day with bounce houses and painted tattoos and crafts for the kids.  Perfect for a very cold Saturday afternoon.

Happy Halloween!!!

 
Even Bella got to dress up this year!  Oscar is very excited for his first Halloween!

 Don't they look so happy?

 Trick or treating!

Oliver or Indiana Jones was whipping the tree!

Check out the loot!

Halloween Parade & Pumpkin Carving

On Saturday morning we went to the Wood River parade. The parade goes in front of Charla's (Grandma Pati's sister) house!

Monday evening we carved our pumpkins.  Oliver wanted a vampire pumpkin with two fangs and scary eyes.  Ivy got a Cinderella carriage.

Uncle Chris used his drill to help make her carriage!

Here's the finished produce minus the carriage.