Halloween

Halloween was an absolute blast this year! At 3, Will was totally into it.  He picked out his costume and he loved wearing it!  Here he is roaring! I didn’t do a costume for Kendall, but my mom did make a tutu for her to wear with her little pumpkin outfit.  I think she looked adorable!Love this pic of Will and his friends!  The three of them went trick or treating last year.  My how a year changes things!  Last year they were…slow.  Very slow.  This year they were running up to the houses and onto the next!  Here is Will, Bryce and Victoria right before they started off.  Think Will was excited?  Ha – love the heads below peeking into the windows.  Funny kids!  We had quite the entourage! Will’s grandparents came over to enjoy the festivities.  Our street had the block party again before dark. Always fun to see all the neighbors out and about. Here they are watching the kiddos in action. I had a hard time catching a picture.  They were fast and off before I could get an action shot.  Finally got this one! Sweet little pumpkin and her daddy! Man this girl is sweet! She LOVED playing with her tutu.  I guess she liked how it felt on her hands.  She played with it all night and it was a bit of a mess by the end.Mimi passed out candy at the house while we walked around the neighborhood.  We all came back and joined her.  Good pic of Kevin, Kendall and Ally! Like this one of me, my mom and my daughter.  :) Will absolutely loved passing out candy – almost as much as he did getting it.  He kept saying – I think I hear some kids the door.  He was so funny! Halloween 2012 was a good one!

So long Big Tex

Two weeks ago, Kevin took the day off and we had a family day.  We had family pics taken at the Arbortetum and then we went to the fair.  It was such a fun day! On our way there, Kevin got texts from 2 different people saying Big Tex was on fire! By the time we got there – he looked like this.  So sad. Will was definitely bummed, but he took it ok.  He had been earlier in the week and loved Big Tex.  He loved seeing the fire trucks leaving the fair.  Ha.  But we stopped, had a moment and moved on with the day.  Of course we had to have our corny dogs!  Yummy!! Will was tall enough to ride on some of the kid rights by himself and he did.  He loved it! Kendall had a great time, too!  It ended up being a warm day and her baby legs came off.  Fun family time, fun memory!

The Kendall Update

Well, it seems I have done a poor job of blogging lately and posting updates about Kendall.  She is 3 1/2 months old!  Holy moly time is flying.  She is still the sweetest, easiest baby ever. This girl smiles all of the time.  She rarely gets very fussy (mostly when tired, which I can appreciate). She sleeps pretty good.  Though, Will was definitely a better sleeper, but she isn’t bad. She is just a very happy girl.  She’s going to school now and it is going really well.  She is doing really well there.  She is napping better and seems to be very sweet for her teacher. Will continues to love her and be very proud of her. She’s just an absolute joy and fits so perfectly into our family. Dressing her is so much fun!  I could buy and buy and buy clothes for her.  Unfortunately the budget doesn’t allow for that. Here are some recent pictures of our precious little girl! Sibling tummy time!  And she is rolling both ways now.  Tummy to back and back to tummy.  Slow down sister!

She really does smile…a lot!Just pure sweetness.  Yep – mommy’s girl! What a sweet girl to keep me company while I get ready. I love her in jeggings and corduroy! Her hair is really falling out! There isn’t much left!

Western Day

Recently at Will’s school they had western day. He was very excited about this and he told me he needed a cowboy hat and boots.  So – we did the best we could!  We borrowed Dylan’s boots that he has outgrown, borrowed this cute vest that my mom had actually made for my brothers when they were little toots, and borrowed this funny straw hat from Mimi’s play room.  And – here is our little cowboy!  I tried to snap a few pics before school and this is the best I got. He wasn’t wearing much of this when I picked him up, so I am not sure how long it lasted. But it was fun for a bit!

Grandparent’s Day

A few weeks ago was Grandparent’s Day at Will’s school.  It is really a fun day for the kids to have their grandparent’s come up to the school and show off a little performance.  I love this day.  I think it is such a good time to stop and realize how lucky Will and Kendall are.  They have some amazing grandparents.  These 4 love my kids so much and I am so thrilled that they are spoiled the way they are.  They were all able to make it for the event and Will was thrilled.You might recall last year was Will’s first performance.  He cried…the whole way through.  He saw Kevin and Jeff and cried their names the entire performance.  Fast forward a year and my how things have changed!  This kid (who is a little hard to see but is smack in the middle of the first row) did amazingly well!  He sang and did the motions and even danced when it was time.  I am such a dork and got all teary eyed because it just showed how far we’ve come in a year.  I am proud of him and love seeing him mature.  He is such a good kid (most of the time) and it was neat to see him in a good mood enjoying the moment.  After they were able to come and see Will’s class.  Mimi had gone to have lunch with Dylan but Neille, Ally, and G.J. came by and Will ate that up.  He was very proud to have them there and show off his seat, etc. Thank you Will’s grandparents for loving him so well!!

Scary Dino!

Does this guy look scary to you! Well he thinks he is! I am so amused by this year's costume pick. Out of the blue Will declared at dinner last week that he wanted to be a T Rex dinosaur. Not the other kinds he informed me - a T Rex. It seemed so random so I didn't think much if it. Then Sunday I decided to get serious as he has a costume party to attend this Sat. Again I asked him and he said, Mommy I told you, I want to be a T Rex! Like I was so silly for forgetting. So okay - a T Rex it is! Apparently they have talked about dinosaurs at school and one of his friends is also going to be one, but a different kind.

I picked up the costume Tues on my day off. He was pumped when I picked him up from school. He couldn't wait to put it on! We got him all dressed and Kendall got kind of fussy. Will says (and I quote) Don't worry Kendall, I am not a real dinosaur, I am just dressed up like one! Ha! He thinks he looks pretty scary in this outfit. I am so amused that he came up with this all on his own and he thinks he's a legit Dino! He is getting quite the imagination and so, so funny! It is fun to watch what comes next from this kid!!

DIY Success

If you know me, you know I am not crafty. I am a CPA for a reason. But deep down I want to be crafty. I see cute stuff other people do and I think - wish I could do that! This time I actually did something crafty and it actually turned out cute! I can take no credit for the idea - I straight up stole it from Tricia. She made the cutest bulletin board for her play room and I immediately knew I wanted to try it. I haven't finished decorating Kendall's room and this would be perfect! Luckily I found this old (ugly) picture in our attic. It was actually my Mom's and I asked to have it. She said sure. So I spray painted the frame pink, cut cork board to size, stapled cute fabric on it and that was it! Here is the before and after! Now I am wondering what I can try next!