Roaring 20's....

Our sweet little (not so little anymore) niece turned 18 (uggh, when did that happen?) We had a big celebration with a Roaring 20's theme! It was a perfect theme and party! Everyone was dressed up in their fancy flapper dresses, suspenders, fedora and cabby hats, feather hair pieces and pearls. Even the kids looked so adorable and they had the best time playing pool and dancing the night away. It was a perfect night celebrating. Desire you have turned into such a beautiful lady inside and out who has a whole life ahead of herself. You make us proud for who you are. Auntie and Uncle love you so much and your little cousins adore you more then you will ever know. Keep dreaming big dreams my sweet niece and know that you are loved by so many people. Thank you for letting us celebrate you! I hope you remember this night forever!

Halloween....Rapunzel and her Knight

Halloween was filled with candy, a few trick or treating outings, candy, cousins, laughter and more candy. Taelor was Rapunzel and Ethan was a Knight with the BEST Knight "helmet" my little sis made for him! As always Halloween at my parents was a great night, grandma had the candy table filled for the kids to get sugared up on before they even headed out to trick or treat. The laughter of the 4 cousins is always such a delight and it makes my smile all the time. It was a fun filled day and night and the candy bowl somehow seemed to mysteriously "disappear" a few days later (at least my co-workers were able to enjoy the "left overs". At work mommy and her friends went as Despicable Me and I was Margo the oldest daughter. We won 2nd place!

This year we opted out of carving pumpkins and painted them instead. Less messy, yet I missed the baked pumpkin seeds. I think next year we will do at least one carved pumpkin. Halloween marks the beginning of Fall to come. I am looking forward to crisp air, pumpkin everything, Thanksgiving, boots and scarves (but who am I kidding it will probably never be cold enough to wear them for very long). For now I will enjoy the cold nights and look forward to November!

Ethan lost his first tooth...

The day finally came...Ethan lost his first tooth! Such a big deal in a kids life, seriously! He is so excited for the tooth fairy to come! He was eating his granola bar and out it came. Big boy now! Good bye baby teeth...so sad but oh so cute! Hope the tooth fairy is good to you buddy! XO

A little surgery

The little princess had hernia surgery. She was such a trooper, the nurse said she was the BEST patient ever, no tears from her. On the other hand mommy and daddy were patiently waiting, nervous and praying. These kind of moment are just no fun for parents. Taelor you are such an amazing strong little girl. You took the pain like a big girl, and never complained once. If only adults could bounce back as fast as children do. Our weekend was mellow and I enjoyed all the snuggles I got from her.

Staycation vacation...

One great thing about year round school is the 3 weeks of Fall break late September early October. We decided to have a staycation vacation and it was the best week. We had a fun filled week and it was great to have some family time. We spent a day at the California Science Center and saw the Endeavor shuttle (which Ethan thought was SO cool). I am pretty sure they were the only kids in the museum which made it that much better since that museum is very hands on and we didn't have to fight any crowds. We spent a day at the beach, yes the beach in September, it was around 80 degrees so it was perfect. Then we headed to San Diego one day to see the USS Midway, well let's just say the cramped spaces and creepy ship was not on Taelor's list of things to do and needless to say the first step into the tiny corridor and we had a meltdown. Bless her little heart, we only made it through one area and had to make our way up to the aircraft carriers and even that she was not to fond of. Ethan on the other hand was in his element and sat in all the planes, listened so intently on the headphones learning about the ship, he truly enjoyed himself. So I don't think we will be making our way EVER again to the USS Midway with Taelor, I am pretty sure she is quite ok with that. All in all it was a great week, a relaxing week, a time to spend with family and a time to not think of work all week. Sometimes the staycations are the best "vacations".