PJ Party at School

The kid's MDO has a pajama party instead of doing a Halloween Party. I bought cupcakes for Eli's class but didn't go in to help with the party. He would think it was time to go home and I didn't want to upset him. He's been doing great when he goes to school. Walks right in and wave bye-bye to me!

In Haley's class, they decorated pumpkin sugar cookies (yes, more cookie decorating!!) I did go in and help with her party. She loves school and her friends so much and it was nice to see her having a great time. Here's a few pics I got and some of Eli and Blake outside this afternoon!

I had to have my friend sneak a picture of Eli! His teachers got some great pictures and a really funny video of him falling asleep in his highchair. I'll have to see if I can get it from them!


Here's Haley at her party!





Looking out the fence, longing for freedom! ;)


Hello little face!


His favorite thing, sliding!!!



And sweet Blake in his new Baby Legs! (They are like socks that go all the way up to his thighs!)

Carving Pumpkins

I decided that today was the day to carve our pumpkins. Now, we did this last year for the first time. I had forgotten, until I started to do it again today, how much I hate carving pumpkins!! I mean, the thought is nice. You and your child(ren) spending time together, carving out cute little faces in cute little pumpkins. But, first, Haley is still to young to really help. I'm not handing her a knife to go for it and she's too weak to really be able to scrape out the insides. She spent most of the day planting pumpkin seeds in the back yard. (I'll keep you posted if anything grows!) And second, I'm way too anal. I want to have really cool, perfect pumpkins. I want to have beautiful designs in them (without using the "cheat sheets" out now). I would normally not consider myself a perfectionist. But when it comes to pumpkin carving, I am.

But all in all, they turned out pretty well. I still have one more to go and then we will have our nice pumpkin family! Just remind me next year how much of a pain this was, because I know, I'll forget and be counting down the days until I can do it again!

Getting ready to start!


Deep in concentration!




Eli was trying to get in on the action.


A few of the finished products.




With the scarecrows...





Happy Halloween!!!

Decorating Cookies!

Friday we had a playdate at our house to decorate Halloween cookies! Haley had been looking forward to this since, like, forever! We were suppose to do it the week before but everyone got sick in my house. So Friday finally came. Almost all of our regular playgroup friends were there and some new friends too. Haley took dance with a little girl this summer who lives a couple of miles away. She and her mom came to the cookie playdate as well. The girls had a blast! Haley only has a couple of girl friends, so she was in heaven. And since it was Student Appreciation at the dance studio they go to, we got to see them again about an hour after they left! Here are some pictures from the day!

Baking Cookies!


Haley and Ashlyn concentrating really hard! Those cookies have to be right! ;)


Haley waiting for the cake walk again!


Haley and Ashlyn looking very cool!


Ashlyn waiting patiently for the cake walk! She didn't want to lose her number!



Trying to sweet talk one of the teachers into starting the cake walk! These girls were obsessed with cake! (Well, who could blame them. They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...)


Ashlyn bobbing for apples


Haley's turn!!


Yea, we had to leave right after this! In case you can't tell, she is SOAKED!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids out the the pumpkin patch yesterday. We go to "a" pumpkin patch every year, but this is the one I like the best. I have a hard time convincing James to go though because it's about 45 minutes from us. But it's worth it. Haley loved it, of course. But this was Eli's first time feeding the animals. He wasn't quite sure what to do at first and tried to eat the food himself! Once he saw what you were really suppose to do with it, he was all for it!

Here's a few pics!













All in all it was a great day. Beautiful weather and lots of fun. Until Haley's meltdown on the way home and James "just having" to stop by the PGA Superstore and leaving me in the car for 20 minutes with 3 screaming kids! But that's a story for another blog! ;)

Getting started

I always enjoy reading other people's blogs, so I thought I'd start my own. I'm not sure it will go anywhere, but hopefully it will be a great way to remember all the amazing things my kids do as they grow!