Poppe Family

We got to spend Thanksgiving break at my mom and dad's with ALL of my immediate family! My mom took the opportunity to schedule a family photo shoot. Take a peek at my crazy, wonderful, fun-loving, amazing family...

Just waiting patiently (at least that's what it looks like!)
Here are all of the cousins. From left to right; Kailer, Rylee, Madison, Lilly and Eli.
My wonderful parents.
My brother Dan, his wife Brynn and their daughter Rylee.
My sister Sara, her husband Luke and their daughter Madison.
Posing for photos can be perilous...Luke and Sara accidentally dropped Maddy (hence the muddy knee.) Luckily all involved thought it was hilarious!
Shane, Eli and me and baby hiding under the sweater.
My sister Heather, her husband Andy and their kids Lilly and Kailer.

Halloween!

Eli's costume that I sewed while he was napping on Halloween day. (I like last minute, apparently.) Unfortunately my rough measurements were, well rough, and I had to cut a big hole in the neck and waist for it to fit him! Oh, well, he still looked adorable!
We had A's and T's over for dinner on Halloween night. Tessa was a disco witch (I think.), Trevon was a Ninja, Kaylee made for an adorable cat, Eli was Eli Daniel "Boone" Kitchen for the night, and Braden was a cute little monkey. After dinner, we took the kids out for just a little trick-or-treating. Eli wasn't sure about the whole process, but quickly figured out that there would be candy waiting for him at every door (and it helped to have Tessa and Kaylee holding his hands!). When I tried to remind him to say "thank you" for his treat by asking him "what do you say?" he happily replied, "Mo, peas?" (more, please!) Yep, we're big on manners around here-ha!

Catching Up!

Eli's latest favorite is anything pumpkin. Here he is licking off the last of the pumpkin bars!
My uncle hand carved this rocking horse for Shane and I as a wedding gift. In the last few months, Eli has really been paying a lot more attention to it. Unfortunately, he thinks he is a trick rider and I often find him standing on the horse's back while rocking!
Eli's loves helping! He insists on assisting with loading and unloading the dishwasher, feeding Bailey, loading the clothes in the dryer, and just about every other job he sees us doing. He especially loves helping Shane. Here he is helping "wash" the kitchen!
And the now famous haircut! Shane decided to give Eli his first haircut at home last Saturday. Everything was going well until the clippers slipped. The only left to do was give him a buzz cut! Don't get me wrong...it's not a bad haircut. I just can't get used to seeing my baby in such a big boy haircut. He looks so much older!