Almost done...

Can I just say how excited I am that this semester is almost over... and that I am NEVER taking 12 credits in one semester again and trying to be a Mom at the same time!! A big thank you goes out to this guy...

For entertaining these guys...

Without him I wouldn't have been able to do it!

By the way... Jack asked me the other day if we could go to Playhousedisney.com. A sure sign that he has watched WAY TOO MUCH Mickey Mouse Clubhouse this month.

Christmas 2010

Can you believe it is almost going to be here?
I can't!
Sooner than you know it will be time to start getting ready to send these out

(I know these aren't my kids adorable faces... but they just might be soon!)


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The only problem I may have is deciding which design to choose because there are way too many adorable choices!
I love this one...

Oh... and this one too!!


Of course my next big decision will be which pictures of the munchkins to use... good thing I have gotten an early start! And I guarantee that these are going to be so adorable you are going to hope you are lucky enough to receive one of these Christmas Cards from us courtesy of Shutterfly!

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It's never to early to start getting ready for Christmas...
43 days until it's here...
And if you are a real planner....
408 days until Christmas 2011.. and
774 days until Christmas 2012... Okay you get the hint... just go to Shutterfly.com and order some fabulous holiday cards!

That's it....

I am pretty much caught up! Instead of doing homework... I did my blog instead today.... Someday I will be thankful I did! Make sure you get through all of the posts so you don't miss Jack's great Macaroni adventure!

Halloween 2010

By the time Halloween night actually got here we were all pretty much partied out. Not to mention that it was raining cats and dogs and cold! At this point I was pretty much not even caring about Halloween but felt guilty that I didn't want to take them to at least a couple of houses. We threw on our costumes. Jack wore his pajama pants and rainboots with his costume (quite the sight!)... no whiskers drawn on either of them... umbrellas in hand and out we went. Luckily it stopped raining after a bit so the kids did actually have a lot of fun and I never thought I would ever hear myself say this but.... I am glad Halloween is over.... Bring on Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then DISNEYLAND!!! We officially bought our plane tickets so it's a go for sure!!! WAHOOO!

Listen Halloween Party

Every year Ryan's company has a great Halloween get together and Jack looks forward to it ALL YEAR. As our luck would have it he woke up early that morning and puked in his bed. He was devastated that he was going to miss the party. By afternoon he was feeling better and I though we could just run by the party real quick snap his picture and be on our way. That was not in his plans and he didn't even really want to go to the party he just wanted to ship things out in the warehouse with his Uncle Cory! He spent a good hour out in the warehouse shipping things and had a fantastic time! It actually worked out great because then I didn't have to worry about him spreading germs and he had a fantastic time!
Grandma Nette worked so hard and made a fabulous backdrop for pictures but my camera wouldn't cooperate and didn't like the lighting so we didn't get any cute ones! Hint Hint honey.... I want a new camera!!


Working away out in the warehouse... I think he could have a future at Listen Technologies!

And this was Jack on his way to his party at preschool the day before! What a party animal he was!

Some Favorites

No great stories behind these ones.... Just some of my favorite pictures from last month!

Copy Cat...

Monkey see....

Monkey Do....

Wrong move monkey!!


Jack is Ella's Idol... Good and Bad... She has picked up some not so nice habits including spitting and hitting... but sometimes it is so cute to watch them play nicely.... It's rare... VERY rare... So I try to capture it on film when it is happening!

Halloween Bash 2010

This year the Halloween party was a great time as usual and it is always fun to see the costumes everyone comes up with! Some of us plan for months while some of us fly by the seat of our pants! I had gathered items for my costume all year long including my $2 leopard coat I found at my neighbors yard sale and my clearanced $1 pleather pants from Wal-Mart! Ryan didn't have a costume so at the last minute we dug in my mom's costume bin and this is what we came up with!

That day I had also whipped up a "booty bop" for Ainslee because she was being Kim Kardashian and needed some extra booty. It turned out so great I decided to whip one up for Ryan to wear too! He was a good sport and it was definitely a memorable costume. Next year he may plan ahead so he doesn't get stuck with another costume like this!
This was the booty... although it did need some fluffing by this point in the evening!

Of course Ella was the one who couldn't stay out of the candy basket. No matter what anybody else was doing this is where you could find her!






We are so lucky to have such an amazingly crazy fun family....although we may look just plain crazy to many people!



It was a great time and I can't wait for next year!

Little Piggies

The other day I thought I would give some piggies a try! They were there... Miniature for sure... crooked? Definitely!....And she was not one bit happy about them!
Maybe someday we will have enough for some bigger pigs!

Halloween Costume Rehearsal

So I apologize for all the posts of the kids in their costumes but I swear Halloween lasted for three weeks! When Jack's costume came in the mail he couldn't wait to try it on. He did get shy though after he saw himself in the mirror wearing it and I wondered if he would really actually want to wear it when it came time. I worried for nothing though because we definitely put great use to the costume and definitely got our money's worth!

And don't worry... even though she didn't have her costume on Ella made sure she posed a few times for the camera!

Amazing

Sometimes I really do have to wonder how we have managed to keep her alive this long? She is going to be one tough little cookie thanks to the boot camp on survival her brother has put her through in her first two years of life!