Halloween

Happy Halloween!!

Every year I struggle with what my kids should be for Halloween, and whether or not I should make their costumes or let them buy costumes. Well for the older two I let them both be vampires, Bear's second turn, and we purchased their costumes. Cooper's was also purchased since I did not think I could do a very good job of making a Batman costume. Now Decllan was a reused costume that I had made Barrett just after he turned two, he was a pirate. Now all three of my boys have worn the same costume and they each look so cute. I just love it.



The only downer for Halloween this year was that Isabelle did not get to go trick or treating since she did not finish all of her homework as previously stated that she had. Silly girl, does she not know there are consequences for her actions. Either way, she unfortunately still had fun, handing out candy to the neighbor kids, with Oma and Grandpa Don. I did let her still dress up for the day as well.


The other three had a blast, and even Decllan made it up to a few door steps to get his treat. It was kind of cute. I think next year will be his year to shine and he will be ready to go.

Fall Fun

Each year our Mom's group goes out to a little "farm" in the country for the kids to visit and play with the animals as well as have some fun, doing different activities. Cooper was only interested in the animals and the hayride, so we left after we completed those activities.



Decllan really enjoyed the animals and had fun walking around the pumpkin patch. It's so much fun to see how fast they grow up and become interesed in different things.

Bear's Lost Tooth

Ok so somehow in the craziness that is our life I missed blogging about Bear's lost tooth. He was so excited to be able to use his tooth fairy pillow and for the fact that he lost some teeth, "finally" that I can't believe I missed this. Either way, here he is in all his toothless glory. Now he has only lost two teeth and I for sure see braces in this poor kids future. Let's hope our dental insurance is better than our medical insurance.

This kid is all about pulling out his own teeth too, it's pretty funny. I hope it stays that way. He used a string and the door to get this one out.

California

So we went to California and it was a lot of fun. The kids got to spend some time with their cousins, and be wild and crazy little people for a whole week with no school. Disney was a blast, and they are already asking when can we go back. The beach was nice and the weather was pretty good for most of the time that we were there. We even hit the Safari Park, as it is now known. Family pictures did not turn out as well as I would have liked. I think we'll have to redo those later.

Gifts from Favs

The kids are all so excited about our upcoming trip to California and Disneyland. To kick our trip off each of the kids received a special package from their favorite character. The three older kids also received special Mouse pens for their autograph books.

The most exciting part were the t-shirts that their favorite character sent them to kick off their trip to Disney. Included with their t-shirt was a note especially penned for them by said character. It was great fun to see their little faces light up with delight when they opened their packages and read their notes.

Isabelle and Barrett even sent a special shout out to their favorite characters thanking them for their shirts, and pens. Cooper's shirt came from none other than Mickey Mouse. Isabelle's came from Princess Aurora (aka Sleeping Beauty.) Barrett's shirt came from none other than Phineas and Ferb. While Decllan's shirt came from Lighting McQueen.

They can hardly wait to wear their shirts to the park and see all of their Disney friends.