Halloween 2010

Well, I thought for sure AJ would be walking in time for Halloween, but he's a stubborn boy and decided that since he's so good at crawling - why walk?? I got him this awesome monkey costume that he hated since it was super puffy and made it hard for him to crawl around in.

For Halloween, a few of us decided to take the kids to the mall since it would be indoors and therefore be warm. Here we are waiting in Starbucks to meet up with everyone.

Here's the pretty fairy Nevaeh and her daddy Carlos


Here's the grumpy monkey AJ and his mommy...


Nevaeh kept wanting to get to all the goodies in her bucket


The only thing that would keep AJ remotely quiet was chewing on the end of Nevaeh's fairy wand...


Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!! (aka: Damien)

AJ still chewing on the wand....

About halfway through the mall, Nevaeh decided that she would cop a squat on the ground in the middle of the mall to check out all her goodies...

Isn't she so pretty?

I let AJ out of captivity (his stroller) so he could check out the treats with Nevaeh.

Sweet girl sharing her treats...

AJ putting the treat back in the bucket....

This was the best picture we could get of all the kids together.

Halloween Pictures

Starr and I decided to take the kids to get their pictures taken in their Halloween costumes. The pictures turned out great!

AJ the monkey

Nevaeh the pretty fairy

Good Dental Hygiene is Important

I've always said that boys are stinky, which is usually true, so I'm trying to get AJ off to a good start by teaching him proper hygiene. He LOVES to brush his teeth so maybe **fingers crossed** he won't be as stinky as other boys. :) Below are a couple of pictures and a video...

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the pumpkin patch out at Lattin's Cider Mill in Olympia. Though the actual pumpkin patch isn't all that nice to look at, they have tons of animals, a cute little carousel for the kids and the most amazing apple fritters you've ever tasted in your life. Those bad boys alone are worth trucking through the cold and mud for.

Here we are waiting in line for a delicious fritter


Carlos and his daughter Nevaeh


Damien and his cool sunglasses


Renee and her boys Jake (younger) and Nick (older)


After eating our fritters, the kids hopped

on the carousel for a little ride...

AJ just loves Damien and was talking to him

and laughing during the ride.


Here's Nevaeh petting a minature horse...


Nevaeh on a pony ride...

Next, we made our way to the pumpkin patch

Nevaeh joined AJ in his little patch o'pumpkins...




What a great day!!

Musical AJ

After a long day at the pumkin patch, we went back to Carlos, Starr and Nevaeh's house to hang out and AJ was having a blast with some maracas!

Swirly Anyone??

AJ has this perfect swirl in the back of his head. He has no other calics anywhere, just the one. Anyhoo, one day Antonio was holding him and I happened to walk behind them. I instantly started cracking up.....they have the EXACT SAME SWIRL on their heads!! Too funny!