Halloween!

What an event! What do you get when you cross a two year old, OCD, possesive, perfectionist with a band of older kids and a hyperactive sibling for Trick or Treating? MAYHEM!  It was my year to give out candy so I missed a lot of the excitement.  Apparently things started off well but then kind of went downhill from there...for Alan.  Halle running with the older kids, introducing them all to all the neighbors on the street (it eluded her that she might not be the only kid that all our neighbors know but that is beside the point) and commenting on all the candy.  Enter Ethan, 19 months younger and legs 6 inches shorter (he's all upper body) didn't fair so well especially when his 2 litre bucket filled with candy and he refused to empty it in the common bag and every time he moved a piece fell out and he had to place it back in in the exact spot it was before...Let's just say, we had one angry monkey on our hands

As usual, one of the highlights of the evening was giving out candy to other kids.  (Thank-you to everyone for your patience and tolerance! : P)  They were opening the front door, yelling at the top of their lungs "Trick or Treaters! Where are you??"

Halle's Gotcha Day!!

It is hard to believe that three years have passed since we first held Halle in our arms yet, it seems like she has been with us forever.  To celebrate, we had Chinese food and carved our pumpkins for Hallowe'en and then had a chips party and a movie. 

I remember this day like it was yesterday:http://doublecelebration.blogspot.com/2007/10/gotcha-day.html

You'll note how delicate 'the boy' is being with his pumpkin...he doesn't like to get his hands dirty and the pumpkin 'guts' were a little too much for his current OCD with cleanliness.  Next year, he'll probably be wearing it on his head dancing the flamenco. 

Boo at the Zoo

We got some free passes to Boo at the Zoo so we decided to go see what was happening this year. We went a bit early so it was still daylight.  Halle learned how to scare away skeletons by yelling 'boo' at them as loud as you can.  Ethan learned that sometimes the worst part about putting on a costume is actually just putting it on.

After the ladybug party....

...we went looking for lady bugs! That's for you Angi! Now you are up to speed! ha ha

The Ladybug Party

I love Halle's drawings.  Love them! She is getting more and more detailed.  One day I hope she draws me with hair that doesn't resemble my high school grad photo but whatever! 

This picture was entitled "The Ladybug Party".  You will find the lady bugs at the party on the leaf with the big, red Mommy ladybug on her way.  You will see Mommy and Halle in the picture (I'm the taller one)and we are both wearing shirts that reveal our navels apparently and Halle's hair is in her eyes because it is always in her eyes according to her!!!) and several bees all around. The bees have different colored wings because they were landing on many different colored flowers.  The sun is happy and so are Mommy and Halle.  There are also two rocks (orange, outline only) that are so excited about the ladybug party that they are rolling through the air to get there.

Hold the not yet invented phone!

So, you're telling me that back in the pioneer days, parents just left tools and sharp objects hanging on the walls fully accessible by this bench here for kids like me to use ???  Are you kidding? I am so going home this afternoon to start work on the time machine again. I was putting it off because I thought there might be a chance the flux capacitor couldn't handle travel to the future.  But the PAST! Oh, the possibilities! What is that stock Mom keeps muttering about? Pear? Is it banana? No, that's what I had for breakfast...

I wonder if the cordless drill is charged?!

Yellow.

In honour of the Emperor's birthday this blog is going yellow. Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!! xoxo

Ethan's Birthday Party!!

Ethan's birthday isn't until the 28th but we celebrated his birthday this past Sunday.  I can hardly believe the boy is 2 already!! Where has the time gone?

 It was like a four hour episode of cake boss making these cookies.

 Yup, he wanted to wear Halle's princess dress. He gave it a twirl and then it was taken off.

 Lovin' all the gifts!!

The FCC Corn Maze Kick-Off

 What a pair!!

 When it comes to riding horses either go big or stay home!!

 Mmmm...baby pumpkin

 Yeah, not so good...I think I prefer my pumpkin in a pie...

 I wonder if anyone wants to buy a slightly used pumpkin??

 This is the tiniest pumpkin ever!!

What can I say? The ladies love me!!

DJ Yu Yu In tha'House!!

First Day of Montessori!

Well, someone was a little excited to be going to school!!  Halle had a great first day and can't wait for regular classes to begin next week.  She loves her teacher already and had a blast in the art room and thought that snack was 'cool'.  As a special treat, we went to McDonalds for lunch but had to go through drive-thru because the line was out the door. We opted for a picnic in the front seat of Mommy's car.  She is so confidant and outgoing.  I wasn't worried a bit and in all her Halle-ness, neither was she!

A Photo Shoot

Well, now that summer has come to an end it seems, the kids put on their Fall sweaters and we headed out to get some new snapshots.

Love at first bite?!?!

I forgot to post this picture from a BBQ we attended back in June.  Ethan was immediately attracted to this little girl.  At first I thought it was because she was so cute or perhaps because they were close in age.  I was wrong on both accounts.  He wanted her for her fruit loop necklace.  Ladies, there is one way and one way only to this boy's heart...through his stomach. 

Berry Picking!

It was hot, hot, hot!  Halle was such a good little helper. She picked over a litre of CLEAN berries by herself!!! It's moments like that I am so proud! ha ha  She'll be a great help during the blueberry season.  Ethan on the other hand, as a friend of mine said, should have been weighed on the way into the U-Pick.  There was no concealing the fact that he sampled a few berries for quality whilst in the patch.