Halloween!

We hosted our 2nd Annual Halloween Party this year.

Tons of people came and we had a great time!

There was lots of trampoline jumping.

Craft time.

Fun friends.

Or should I say LOTS of fun friends. A few were even missing from this picture.

Costume parade.

Trick or treating.
We did break off into smaller groups,
otherwise I think our neighbors would not have known what to do.

FYI: 3 functional trick or treaters results in TONS of candy.

Movie and popcorn in the backyard. This lasted longer than expected and some of us moms were actually able to chat without interruption. Great time was had by all!

Yee Haw!

We were a cowboy/cowgirl family this year!

We had a fantastic Halloween (except for the fact that I do not have a family picture, I SWEAR I was present and dressed up this year but there are no pictures to prove it).

We started the weekend with our Ward trunk or treat.

Mason and Ashlyn will start the therapy group Candy Addicts Anonymous!
They are crazy addicts!

My cute cowboys.

Do you think someone was a little happy about all the candy she was getting?????
The next 3 pictures will help you answer that question.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.............

why THIS happens every. SINGLE. DAY!!!!!!!!
Andy has successfully destroyed another crib tent. I would love to buy another one but we are getting ready for the transition to a big boy bed. After all the kid is almost 3, its probably about time. Although I would really like to keep Andy and Ashlyn in a crib with the tent securely zippered until they are 10, but that may be grounds for CPS to make a visit to our home so....let the transition begin. Back to the mess.........for some reason, a reason that makes my head hurt to try and figure out, he climbs out of his bed in the morning and during nap time and takes every piece of clothing out of the drawers and laundry basket and throws them on the floor. Seriously???????? Why?????? Come get me! Go play in the playroom! Go downstairs! Why the clothes? Why EVERYday? Why after punishments have been handed out EACH time? WHY????
As if coming in a pair didn't add enough stress to my life, they enjoy doing things like this too!
If he didn't look so dang cute in this picture, this may have been a for sale ad.

Off to the Pumpkin Patch!

I LOVE going to the Pumpkin Patch. As the month of October rolls around, I get very excited to visit the place where all the pumpkins are. This year we had our very own pumpkin patch in our front yard thanks to not cleaning up last years pumpkin seeds as well as we should have. I did not however love having my own pumpkin patch as the crazy pumpkin vines took over our front porch on both sides. For those of you without a green thumb, pumpkins you can do! They take no care whatsoever and will literally attack your home. Said pumpkin patch is now gone and we have 4 remaining pumpkins from that but WE had to have just 1 more huge cool one. So off to Irvine Park we went.

The kids just HAD to stand in every single one of these things and have their pictures taken.

Sorry for the overkill of those but some of them are funny!

Can't get enough of this little man!!! He melts my heart everyday. On this day though, he successfully led me out of the hay maze. Good job Buddy!

The most boring and slow train ride EVER! I almost went crazy.

Perfect family picture except ................ANDY!!!!

Looking forward to a great Halloween and holiday season.

Apple Day!

Friday was Apple Day in Taylor's class. I was lucky enough to be able to help out. There were lots of Apple related crafts and activities.

Kind of a creepy face Taylor has going on in the picture but you can tell she was enjoying herself.

The day would not have been complete without Apple pie and Apple Cider.

The Stars Align.....

I was at Target today in search, among other things, Take 5 candy bars. Thanks to my friend Sara, I am hooked! If you have not tried them, you are seriously missing out but beware you will not be able to stop at 1. As I was searching through the millions of bags of candy, I passed Rolos.... Love Rolos and then Milk Duds...another personal Fav. My mind started getting clouded.....which candy do I really want????? Oh but wait!!!! What do I see at the end of the aisle....a bag way too big for my personal home stash and a little pricey but has Take 5, Rolos, and Milk Duds. Could it be the bad luck our family has faced recently has finally turned a corner??? Could it be that there is a genius at the candy company??? He/She should win the Nobel Prize (after all they are just handing them out, why not give them to a person who just made a pregnant lady's day).

Dear Paci:

You have kept our boy comforted and safe while he soundly slept both day and night. You would have been in his mouth ALL DAY LONG had I not been so mean. You have been a faithful companion for the last 2 1/2 years and you were nicknamed "My Bed." He has had more than one at a time and has clung to one while sucking on the other. He has looked forward to going to bed so he could see your sparkling green. Before giving you up each morning he had to give you 1 last suck. However, little boys with teeth are dangerous to you and puncture your beauty. Alas, the last Paci took its beating and we just haven't been able to make it to the store to replace you. So farewell dear Paci, it has been a week and I am sorry to say Andy does not miss you. But you did your job, a job well done. I'm sure we will see you again in April when a new little person enters our world. Until then, farewell dear friend!

Getting rid of the Pacifier was seriously THAT easy! Does that mean my boy is all grown up???