Not Again!

Some of you may remember a few months back when Kaia gave herself a trim. Well I'm afraid she has outdone herself this time! Mike and I were attending small group this evening, and when we left at 7:00, the girls were under Kellen's watchful eye (hmmm...) and near bedtime. When we got home at 8:45 and went in to kiss the girls (who were to be sleeping), I heard Mike exclaim "what happened to your hair?" which is when Kaia burst into tears. The long story short is that Jaelyn smuggled kiddie scissors into their room at some point in the evening, and after nightime prayers, Kaia snuck into the closet and cut away. I've seen kids cut their bangs before, or a chunk of hair like Kaia did previously, but this has to be the first time I have seen a kid REALLY cut their hair. I mean all of it! Between tears Kaia revealed that she wanted her hair to be like Jaelyn's, but after having her look in the mirror, she said she wants her hair long again.

Needless to say, Mike will be taking Kaia to get her hair straightened up tommorrow. That poor hairdresser has his/her job cut out (& I think we do too)!
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Left Overs:

Fall Festivities....

Here are various photos from many activities this October:
Grandma & Papa Visit & playing Wii...


Mom's birthday...

Josh's football (he's in the red socks)....

Kellen's cross country and homecoming dance....

and finally, my students had to sell a specific amount of magazines to cause me to dress like a cheerleader one day. Guess what? They went over and beyond their goal, so here was their reward....

Palin Rap...

So this was too funny to pass up....(pause the Maybe Later video below if you need to)

Dad, You're Two 4's...

That's right, Mike hit the big 4-4 yesterday. Kaia was impressed that he was two 4's and she was one 4! Of course, that was after asking him if he was now 16! That made his day:)


Today Josh, Kaia, Jaelyn and I took advantage of no rain and ventured off to the pumpkin patch. While there we went through the corn maze, took a hay ride, and picked out some pumpkins. The girls actually managed to find their way out in a reasonable time, without prompting by me. A good time was had by all.

Notice Anything Different???

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Maybe Later...

Are you putting your God-given gifts and talents to good use? Our assistant pastor showed this clip at church a couple weeks ago, and it's hysterical, but in a sad way, true. Just think what this world could accomplish if we all did what we are called to do. Watch it NOW, not later....

Back to school, Birthdays, and More...

This is always the most difficult time of year at the Crebbin household. Seems like we go from zero to sixty in no time flat. Complete flexibility to rigid schedule; if it's not on the calendar, it doesn't exist. Here's a rundown of the last three weeks:

The end of August brought volleyball for Toni, cross country for Kellen, and football for Josh. Squeeze Kellen's 17th birthday in there somewhere too! Of course, in most ways it's easier to plan a teenagers party than a 4 year olds. No themes to choose, no goodie bags to stuff, etc. The key is to just make sure you have lots of food around. Kellen actually had some buddies over for cake and then they all headed to the driveins. We are so fortunate to have some of the only driveins left in the state, Blue Fox Drive-in. It is quite the hopping place in the summer.

School started the day after Labor Day. I am still in shock realizing that Kellen is a senior. I couldn't resist taking a picture on his first day of his senior year. Everyone's school year is off to a good start. This is the first year where I am strictly teaching 6th grade all day long, and I am enjoying it. Mike is teaching full time math, which is a bit less hectic than setting up and breaking down labs all day for different sciences. Josh is a bmoc, at least that's what boys think when they are in eighth grade:) The girls were happy to get back into school and see all their friends.

Joshua's birthday took place the second week of school, and he celebrated with friends at our house today. I'm not sure which gift he enjoyed getting more, a cell phone, or a ticket from one of his friends to tomorrow's Seahawk game. He has become quite the football fan these days.

There's a funny story behind the cake. When Kellen was in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades, each year he won the school wide spelling bee and went on to the regional competition. We figured he was a shoe-in for his 8th grade year being all the experience he had behind him. Well the rule for the spelling bee is that you cannot correct a letter once you say it out loud, which is tough. At the school wide spelling bee that year, Kellen's first word was fourteen. So he quickly says "f-o-w," shakes his head, then turns around and sits down. Poor kid, he knew it as soon as he said it, but couldn't stop himself quickly enough. He was the first student out of the entire bee! Was a bit humbling for him, but now he can laugh about it. Josh got a kick out of his cake this year:)