Ana's First Fingernail Polish

Ana was so excited to paint her fingernails for the first time, she almost hyperventilated in anticipation. It was pink with sparkles or "swarkles" as Ana calls them. We painted them as part of her princess costume for Halloween.

Halloween with our Friends

We have been having lots of fun with the kids that I babysit during the week. From trips to the pumpkin patch to a fun-filled Halloween party. We've had an action packed October.

Slightly Out of Character

Rob and I went to an adult Halloween party with a bunch of our friends. It was a blast - we had so much fun planning our costumes. It's pretty scary what parents will do when they are away from their kids...

Caramel Apples... Yummmm!!

For Family Home Evening treats this week, we attempted to make caramel apples. The kids loved it and they tasted awesome - I especially liked the ones with nuts - Yum! We were all a mess by the time that we were done, but it sure was fun!

The Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday, we took the kids to pick out pumpkins at the patch and had such a great time! They had a big sand box full of corn kernals for the kids to play in - they were having so much fun that they didn't want to come out when it was time to pick the pumpkins.



















They had pumpkin mountains for the kids to climb on and pumpkins to pick and take home. The weather was awesome, just cool enough for long sleeves - it was the perfect autumn day!

Decorating for Halloween

Hayden is so totally stoked for Halloween this year, it's been fun to find out the things that make him the most excited. We made a list of all of the fun things that we wanted to do to decorate our house and we've been doing one each day. First was the paper chain to count down the days, next were the pumpkins on the cupboards, then the clothespin bats and the footprint ghosts, and tomorrow is a table top haunted house. We'll definitely be in the spirit by the time Halloween rolls around!

Everyday a Princess Day...

At our house, everyday is a princess day. Ana and the two other 2 year-old girls that I take care of dress up in our "pwincess dwesses" every single day. Here is just one of the occasions. Poor Hayden gets stuck playing with these princesses until he goes to preschool at noon, so he often plays the handsome knight who either saves them from dragons or he is the dragon and chases them until they cry. Here he is just being his sweet self and leads them all in a game of ring-around-the-rosie.