Oh Christmas Tree

Henry decorating the Christmas tree.
The three kids and their stockings.
Even Super Girl decorates.

slumber party

A few weeks ago a major event occurred in the Dirks home, we had a slumber party with our pal Lucy. The girls dressed up, played games and attempted to sleep. The giggling lasted for quite awhile but died down around 10pm. One would have thought that the late night giggling would have lead to a late morning sleep in, but oh no, the giggling returned around 6am. But, who can blame them, after all it was a slumber party and one must give equal opportunity to both the slumber and the party.

5 Months Old!

This little cutie turned five months old today. I can't believe how quickly time goes by. She is so precious to us and is such a good baby. She is very content to watch her brother and sister play and even allows some rough handling from big brother. And she does it all with a smile on her face.

Play time is more fun on a Kansas State blanket, don't you think?She is quite the roly poly baby. I took this picture because she rolled herself right under the coffee table and it made me giggle (and her too).

Turkey Day

Thanksgiving was not so much about eating turkey as it was about playing with cousins at Grandma and Poppa's house this year. The kids had a ball, we barely saw them because they were so busy playing. However this bouncy house was a home base for most of the play time.
But, there was other forms of play as well.
Even "tractor" rides...pretend (pictured above) and real ones given by Poppa all over the yard and neighborhood. They were indeed thankful.

Girls Rule 2011

What do these three sweet baby girls have in common?
They were all born in 2011 and they belong to me and my college roommates! We planned it just right...only joking but isn't that cool?

Four Months!

Baby girl is four months old!

Oktoberfest

I must say that I do love October and will miss it. It has been such a fun month and we tried our best to teach our kids just how fun October can be.
We carved a pumpkin, Maggie designed the face we carved onto it. It looked strangely similiar to the french peas from Veggie Tales. The kids enjoyed sticking their hands inside the gooey innards.
Oh yeah Pumpkin time!Posing with the pumpkin.
I love Haven's look in this picture, I imagine that someone said "boo" behind her.
We tested out some different costumes before settling on our wardrobe for the big day. Haven tried out Maggie's old chick costume. It was a tad too large, but mighty cute and dare I say chic.
Halloween was a fun day for us. Maggie wore her Rapunzel costume to pre-school but changed into Jesse for the real trick or treating portion. Her favorite part was when she yodeled like Jesse and the fact that she got to "wear" freckles.
One of our favorite Halloween traditions is eating chili with the Dyer family before trick or treating. Yes, we have a Halloween tradition, don't you? This year proved to be another great year and the kids were pretty much professionals. I mean they've been doing this for years, so why not.
Jesse!
Henry dressed up like Superman for his visit to the YMCA in the morning. They were handing out candy and his first choice costume for the Halloween festivities was Superman. But, by the afternoon he was ready for a change, so he switched over to Thor. We made this sweet hammer a few hours before the big excursion and it added a nice touch to his fearsome look.
And then there is this little pumpkin...so sweet and cute enough to eat.
Our three trick or treaters... Love them!!! (And don't be fooled by Haven's look in this pic, she was having a great time)