Big Sisters are the Best!

Lilly is 3 years younger than maddie and so often times she really really gets on her nerves. Lilly adores maddie and wants to be like her and look like her at all times. She follows her everywhere and imitates what she does and Maddie at times just wants to be alone with her deep thoughts. At times Maddie can be a bit harsh to Lilly and the sisterly love is just not there. But then... she goes and surprises me.

The other day I noticed it was much too calm at bedtime and I walked in Maddies room to find her teaching Lilly how to brush her teeth and telling her that the cavity creeps would get her if she didn't brush really good. Lilly was taking all this information very seriously and was doing everything Maddie told her to do. It was one of those really sweet moments that makes a mom's heart all warm and mushy.

First Annual Wehrheim Halloween Bash

Lilly my sweet fairy

Did we mention Greyson likes cupcakes?

A very tired steve with a very tired and grumpy Greyson

Playing a competitive game of pass the pumpkin

Our spooky witches brew

The wicked witch of the west roasting hot dogs over the open fire

David checking out the ginormous pumpkin

Maddie and her best school buddy Mackenzie

We had so much fun having our first Halloween party for the kids. I am a Halloween fanatic and with my friend Therese's help we transformed the house into a haunted but not to scary wonderland. We had about 12 kids and their parents and had most of the festivities outside. The kiddos roasted hotdogs and then played lots of fun games and got to trick or treat around the yard. I was the Wicked Witch of the West and had a lot of fun playing that part including making a big witches brew made up of about 6 boxes of spaghetti stuffed with fake bats, worms and lots of other creepy crawlies that the kids got to pick out. Everyone had a great time and we are looking forward to making it bigger and better next year.

And Their Off...

Mom and I had some good girltime last week at one of my favorite places, Keeneland. This has become a girl tradition for the Crabtree family gals but this year my sister could not come because she is in nursing school hell right now. We missed you and love you sherry! After nursing school we are Big Apple bound so get your suitcase ready sister!

Mom and I won no money but we had a great time!!!

Fall Break and many pumpkins

I cannot get enough of fall. I love this season especially when the leaves actually change. But I am happy even if they don't. The kids and I love visiting pumpkin patches and doing everything that fall has to offer. We certainly got our fill of pumpkins last week as we visited Hubers as a family (steve was off- yeah) and then Biwater farms with my parents in Georgetown.

We managed to get by without any major mishaps on all these trips except for Lilly getting her finger bitten by a horse she was feeding.

We capped off the week by visiting Shannon, Kylie and Isabella in Shelbyville on Friday and then going to the zoo trick or treating. Oh yes and I forgot! We had two cool parties to attend on Saturday- a birthday party for Parker and a halloween party for Maddie's school friend Mason.

It was exhausting but oh so fun!