Halloween 2010!!!

Scooby and Daphne!!!


H was Hercules - or just a roman guy - like everyone thought ;)


Brady at the Halloween parade with his cute aide!


Little K at the parade :)


Jack o Lantern Pizza!!!!


Carving Pumpkins!!!














The finished products :)





Scooby and Shaggy - with a scooby pumpkin too!!!











Trick or Treat!!!! Brady LOVES LOVES LOVES trick or treating :) He won't eat the candy - but he sure loves to go knock on people's doors and chat with them :)


Pumpkin bread bowls!!!


filled with yummy stew to end our Halloween weekend!!!



I so loved having Halloween on Sunday this year - it was such a great weekend! We got to spread everything out - so things were more relaxed. We weren't rushed for anything - from costumes and parades to parties to trick or treating at dad's work, to carving pumpkins and trick or treating on Saturday night. It was so great!!!!

Big K's 20th Birthday!!!!!

Happy Happy Birthday to my firstborn!!! I can't believe that she is 20 years old already - no longer a teen!!! That means I'm back down to 3 ;) I can still remember that awesome Halloween morning when she made her arrival - it was beautiful outside, the air was crisp and clean, and the leaves were falling and crunchy on the hospital sidewalk as we went in to prep for surgery :) My first baby, my first c-section (with five more to come ;) - it was scary and exciting all at the same time. I couldn't wait to meet her and become a mom :) She was so tiny and perfect and cute - and she has stayed that way - well - except for the tiny - she is taller than I am now :) Soooo - Happy Happy Birthday Big K!!! I hope 20 is an amazing year for you!!!













Brady was so excited to sing Happy Birthday to Big K. They must have a new version in 2nd grade - cuz his add-ons were not - cha cha cha and eat more chicken :) I will have to listen more closely next time :) Don't mind the undies - ever since potty training - Brady has an aversion to pants at home :) We are hoping to overcome that very soon - he makes sure he is dressed for company though :) I guess cyber company doesn't count - lol!!!

Fall Break!!!!

For fall break we headed to sunnier and warmer climes ;) The hubs, with boyhood memories of the Grand Canyon, thought a day trip was in order :) So - off we went........


View from the North Rim!


Brave Little K and J :)


Scaredy cat mom, Brady and H :)





They had the most amazing pizza at the Deli at the lodge - soooooo YUM!!!!!


The kids weren't quite as thrilled as the hubs would have liked - but it was beautiful - and I found out that Arizona does indeed have forests and trees :) I would love to go back sometime w/o kids - especially one that might think it was funny to take a jump off a cliff ;) We all made it home alive and in one piece - so I'm counting this as a successful trip :) ha ha ha