Pumpkin Carving

I have never carved anything but your typical triangle eyes and nose with a toothy smile. This year Dilan wanted me to try a little something different. My pumpkin was big enough that I did a cat and a castle. Dilan carved his very first pumpkin by himself and did a coyote. Addie also colored hers today.

Pumpkin Guts

As a kid I loved scooping out the pumpkin guts and getting all that gooey stuff up to my elbows. Remember how it would dry on your arms and then your arm would be all stiff from it? Well my kids, not so much. Andre did one pumpkin, Dilan scooped a few and I did the rest. Oh, it was so much fun. I got all gooey and loved every minute of it. Haylee colored her tiny pumpkin that she picked out. Addie is still sleepy as I am typing. Dilan started his carve but had to leave with Andre to go to his very first High School Football game. I need to still carve my pumpkin but will do that later because for some reason Andre decided to rinse my pumpkin out and it is a bit wet inside. He had no idea how to do any of this. Poor Andre.

Halloween Parade at Stepping Stones Preschool

Every year Stepping Stones has a Halloween Parade through the classrooms and into the "backyard". All the kids get to wear their costumes and then have a party in their classroom. It is so cute and the kids love it. Haylee wore her Fancy Nancy Costume and looked adorable.

Lucky #7 and Dilan Pulled it Himself

Dilan is so my child. He has had this loose tooth for a little bit. He asked me last night to pull it but I told him it wasn't quite ready. We tried again tonight but again I couldn't get it. I left the bathroom for about 5 minutes where he apparently worked on it by twisting and pulling it until it finally came out. This was the first one he did by himself. I am impressed. I was the type of kid who had to get it out too even it it wasn't quite ready. Let's see what the tooth fairy brings tonight.

MOMS Club Halloween Party

We just had our annual MOMS Club Halloween party with all the kids. It is always so much fun. The kids have a ball. They dress up, eat lots of yummy food that the mommy's make and even got to do a pinata this year.

Pickin' Punkins'

Andre and I took the kids to pick out their pumpkins. Haylee and Addisen each found theirs very quickly but Dilan took quite awhile. Each one he looked at was just not the one. After about 20 minutes he finally yelled out, "I found it!" It is a very nice one I will have to admit. I also found one that I had to have. We had a fun time and it was quick and easy.

Miette is Getting BIG!

On Saturday, Na was babysitting Miette. The cousins thought they should pay her a little visit since we haven't seen her in awhile. Addie had been sick with a cold for two weeks and then it turned into a sinus infection. It is amazing how big she has gotten so quickly. She has become quite the little chunk. Paul had her all dressed up in a jean dress and black little shoes. He is doing such a great job. When she pooped I went to change her and he swooped down and took over, WOW!

Addie Poops on the Potty!

Wahoo Addie, she pooped on the potty for the first time! She started crying right away so I told her to watch and then she started laughing until it started happening and then it was all out screams. I think it hurt because she was constipated from having a fever for a few days. In all, she wanted to call Nanny (what she calls Na now) right away to share the good news. Since then, she has peed once on the potty. It is a slow start but hey I haven't even started potty training yet.

Haylee & Henry

Haylee listening to Henry's every word :)

Well Joanna and I were finally able to get H & H together for an afternoon play date. These two kids talk about each other all the time but rarely get to see each other anymore since they don't have the same school schedule this year. They made pizza's together and played and had a great time. When it was time to leave Haylee was not happy and you can definitely see that in her face.

Fall Festival

Every year Sunset Ridge PTA puts on the school Fall Festival. They have food, games, bouncy houses and face painting. Andre always takes Dilan and they have so much fun together. The girls and I stay at the house and we have fun together. I watched my friends daughter Kendall this year so us girls had a blast together eating Mac n' Cheese and having bath time fun.