Miller Family

Monday, November 17, 2014

Happy Birthday

Dad came home right after class today so that we could celebrate Heidi's birthday. They built a snowman, then we went to dinner at Waffle House, saw the Christmas lights at the zoo, and opened presents. It was a fun birthday. :)

FYI... It's 20 degrees outside right now. Ug.

(Oh yeah, and Santa was there.)

First Snow

Last night we got our first real snow of the season. We had a few flurries last week, but last night was the first time anything stuck. The girls were excited... Mommy and Daddy were not. (We are SO not looking forward to another winter after last year.)

Do you wanna build a snowman?

Friday, October 31, 2014

Trick or Treating

Trick or treating in Ohio is seriously the worst. Last year we didn't even go, and the year before it was raining. This year, it was 40 degrees with wind and rain. We just went to a couple houses so we could say "been there, done that."

Kinda funny story: Every time someone tried to give Lizzie chocolate, she said: "Um... I'm sorry, but I'm allergic to chocolate." (Embarrassing!) I should have prepped her better--to just say "thank you" and not make a big deal about it.

Carving Our Jack-O-Lantern

Cleaning out the guts

Scott has been extra busy lately, so we had to carve our jack-o-lantern without him. This was Emily's first time doing it on her own. It turned okay (no cuts or missing appendages!), but I probably should have used pen instead of marker.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Halloween Party

Last night we hosted a Halloween party for all the youth from the ward. We had eleven youth show up, plus four adult leaders and a few others--two dozen people total. We had yummy food, Hotel Transylvania, and the YW leader brought a bunch of fun games. It was a good time. :)

(Liz was too busy watching the movie to actually smile for the camera.)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Fleitz Pumpkin Farm - Take 2

We went back today--this time with Daddy--to pick out our pumpkin to carve.

Owen loved seeing the animals.

Hayride

Corn maze -- Isn't Owen looking so big?

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

More of Lizzie's Artwork

Liz produces a lot of artwork. I feel guilty about throwing it away, but the clutter drives me nuts. Taking pictures of her artwork relieves some of the guilt. So here you go... (As you can probably tell, Ms. Liz currently favors ink over crayon, colored pencils, and markers.)

This is a schematic for the Halloween party that Liz is planning. There's lights, music and people singing on a stage, a food table with people eating in their Halloween costumes, a present, the basement (with a mirror, clock, tree, and toybox), and trick-or-treating.

For some reason, I can't get this picture to rotate. It is Lizzie's Christmas list. There's a trowel, a chef's hat, a Princess Wii game, a whistle/bullhorn, a doll house, a rake, a piano, an alarm clock, a CTR ring, paint, another scooter (for Heidi), an airplane, a bulldozer that she can sit in, a storybook, a marble machine, a guitar, a trumpet for Heidi, a skateboard, and a kitchen with kitchen toys.