cutest little butterfly

I tried Sophie's costumes on, and couldn't resist snapping a few! Will need to break out a wider lens and get better shots, but she's too cute not to share!!



and just in her sweetness

this & that

Forgot to post that this sweetie is 4 months old (13.8 pounds and 25 inches... still a little peanut)

and this girl is still over the top in love with her

Thomas *loves* dancing around the the Mario Party 8 Wii game. Just the start screen. Yes, the start screen.



Kids were off school on Friday so we headed off to pick pumpkins. Thomas took this job very seriously. He thought it was his job to pick up EVERY pumpkin. Every one. And carry it to the wagon. He was only convinced he could leave the rest of the pumpkins by being distracted by the playground.








Abigail definitely picked the very best pumpkin

Our humorous attempt at a pumpkin patch group photo. Resembles the Sea World photo in the header, no? Full of Gracie-tude for sure!

Costume Success!

So Thomas pretty much hated his *adorable* monkey costume last year. The hood specifically. I had him look at costumes with me, in hopes he'd find something he loved. Froggy? Penguin? Tiger? Every cute animal imaginable. None measured up to the Diego costume he spotted. ::::groan:::: Was really hoping to NOT do the character thing for a while (if ever). It's a super cheesey cheaply made thing too, I just know it! I also fear that after paying a stupid amount for something so cheap, that he will just refuse to wear it. But I buy the thing, as Thomas claps for his Diego costume, complete with Rescue Pack. Earning my Good Mommy points!

So it arrives today. My boys FLIPS! "Diego on, now. pweeeease." Has not taken it off yet. Right over his jeans and T-shirt. Including going to pick the kids up from school. Yes, Diego was waiting for them at the curb today.. hehe!
I said, "I'd like to get your picture sometime soon in that." And he said "Okay! 'wets go!" And ran to get his picture taken. He's not usually (ever!) that cooperative with pictures.
I don't think I'll get it off him for his bath tonight. I guess that was money well spent.



Grace had to run and get her costume on too!

Dontcha love the navy polo under? She did her hair herself!

showing off her mad Belle skillz!

Round 2

Washington DC Part One

So Bill, Sophie, and I took a little trip to the Washington DC area. Bill went to some huge deal World Motocross race to watch. Sophie and I just tagged along. It was a nice little getaway, but glad to be home! We decided to check out DC and see if it is something the kids would enjoy. We found parking is a bit of a challenge, but we've got it figured out now. We also realized our kids would probably prefer a trolley or a bus tour since it's a lot of walking. We enjoyed it, even though it was a bit warm... but we could almost already hear our kids with "my legs are tired." "how much farther." "I'm tired." and on. So we'd definitely do a motorized tour. We also didn't get to see as much as we would have liked since we got a late start and then traffic getting into DC was heavy. But oh so neat to see all the monuments!
Here are the first round of photos! (click to see larger version)