Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween changed once we started having children, and a wonderful Halloween tradition started. We get together with two of our wonderful couple friends and their beautiful children and have a little Halloween party and then trick or treat a few houses in the neighborhood. It is always so much fun, and I was so sad to have to miss it this year. Corey was still able to go, and a great time was had by all. Thank you so much for hosting this year Celeste. I am asking for next year off 10 months to the date ahead of time! (the earliest they will let me, hehe)
The costumes this year were lots of fun. We had Francis the pirate, Gabby the kitty cat, Miss Snow White Bella, and my own little dinosaur Aubs and of course Lily decided to be a princess riding a horse! Aubs was running around roaring at everyone for weeks in preparation! Lily said she really like Francis but that pirates weren't nice, and his costume was scary!The little princesses.
Poor Aubs trick or treating was always steps behind. Daddy got some good exercise carrying her door to door.

My sweet dinosaur.
Relaxing afterwards and enjoying the loot!

Snap, I was put in my place

Pictures will soon follow, I just wanted to document a couple statements made by Lily while they were fresh in my head. We were playing recently and she just matter of fact told me that someday she would grow up and not need me anymore. Directly followed by her stating she would be getting a puppy for her next birthday. Ouch, the ego is still a little bruised!

It's oobleck time

Now that fall is in full gear, it is time to pull out the craft bins. One of my favorite things to play with is oobleck. It's so messy but also super easy to clean up. I just try to do it on days when I know the floor is going to get a bath anyways!
http://www.recipezaar.com/Dr-Seuss-Oobleck-289923

Story time with Auntie Jamie and "Grandpa Hardy. or Papa". Lily had her face painted earlier that day at the pumpkin patch (of which I forgot to take my camera to get pics of).

Disney On Ice

Lily and I had a special girls day out this last weekend, went to see Disney on Ice. Lily is such a little girly girl, she was in heaven the whole day. This will definitely be an event we attend next year, and by then Aubrey will be old enough to join us.

She hadn't worn this dress in awhile so when we put it on her it was actually a bit to snug. Kind of cutting into her armpit area. She was adament though that it was fine, and didn't want to take it off. I actually unzipped it a little bit when her coat was on so her arms wouldn't lose circulation. Waiting in line to get inside the Rose Garden.
So enthralled with the show.
Notice a different dress on Lily. That would be the extra dress I packed just incase. The first dress got dunked in the toilet prior to the show starting. I didn't bring extra clothes for myself though unfortunately, so had to sit through the show with wet clothes myself. Apparently my lap was a great place for another viewers large soda!

Carving pumpkins

Everyone hard at work.
Aubs helping me with my warty pumpkin. Funny to look at, but sadly impossible to carve, is hard as a rock. Took me forever just to get the top off of it, and there was no way one of those little carving knives was going to cut through it, and I so wasn't going to make a trip to the ER for stitches on my day off with a bigger knive!

Pumpkin Patch, take 2

Such a gorgeous fall day, we just had to go check out another pumpkin patch in town. Good times all around for sure.





Gosh I love their brilliant blue eyes!

Man this slide was so hard to climb up. Corey and I each had to take a turn getting up there with Aubs. Our feet just slid on the plastic so had to pull yourself up with one arm, and try to carry Aubs with the other. I looked so pitiful climbing up there I'm sure.






CHEESE!

Smile!

The girls got to see their beautiful pregnant Aunt Mendhy recently. Lily came home talking about her own bun cooking in the oven, apparently hers is a puppy!

How can you not smile?

Pumpkin Patch Trip One (with many trips to come...)

We have a local pumpkin patch in town here that we all just love. I lost count of how many times we went there last season, and I anticipate the same this year. As much as I don't like the cold fall is such a fun and beautiful season. Happy October everyone!