Pumpkin Carving!

We FINALLY got around to carving pumpkins tonight! Well, Aaron carved one, and the girls painted the others. Claire painted a face, and a spider (that I traced for her) and Carlie painted a face, and a zombie. I painted the bat! Pumpkin carving is one of my favorite traditions, and Im glad we were able to do it this year!

Carlie lost a tooth!

Carlie finally lost her top tooth! It has been blowing in the wind for the last week or so! I've tried several times to pull it out, but it just hasn't been totally ready. Finally at school yesterday, Carlie got it to come out! She was so excited! She looks so much older with her missing tooth!

October

I just love when the kids play together so well! The other night the twins were 'wrestling' in the playroom. They were laughing so hard and having a great time, I had to get a picture of this. They do fight sometimes, but they really are each others best friends.

 

We have had some great weather these last few weeks. I've let the kids play outside more, and I even let Colton play in the courtyard. He sure loves his sisters!

The twins got to wear regular school clothes for picture day (rather than uniforms). They each wanted their hair down with a braid, and did NOT want it curled! My little girls are growing up so fast!

Colton Boy!

This little boy just melts my heart!! I take a LOT of pictures of him, usually while we are in the car waiting to pick the girls up for school. Here are a few things he is up to!

- He still loves his binkie and blankie. He smells his blankie every time he picks it up. When he's just chillin in the car, he will tuck his blankie on the top of his binkie, so he can smell it with out holding it up. Its pretty much the cutest thing ever.
- He loves airplanes! We have a small airport by our house, and anytime he hears a plane, he stops, looks up, finds the airplane and says "wow"! 
- He has started playing the harmonica. He has been watching his sisters do it for months, and finally picked it up the other day and started blowing in it the right way. He loves that he can do it all on his own!
- He knows when his food is hot! He will say "Hot!" and start blowing. He also says Mom. Hi. Bye. Trixie.
He says Mom for almost anything. Mainly just to get my attention, and then he will point to something and call it Mom. Funny boy.
- He still sleeps from 6:30pm-7am. I dont know what I did to deserve such a good sleeper! He still takes a morning nap, and sometimes an afternoon nap if we are home.
- He is getting another bottom tooth. He has been a little fussy, but nothing too horrible. This will be his 7th tooth.
- He loves his juice. (1 part apple juice 7 parts water) He drinks a TON of liquid each day. I have to remember to give him milk at least once a day. He isnt a huge fan of milk, but will drink it.
- He loves to snack. He would eat all day long if I let him. If we are at a store, I usually have a snack for him so he is happy. He still really enjoys the pouches of food. And I just found some Target brand pouches at Target, for .87 cents!! Thats so cheap! Considering all other brands start at $1.29 !
- He has started to watch TV. Like actually sit and pay attention. He really likes Little Einsteins on Disney. I think he likes it because of the music.
- He shakes his head Yes or No when I ask him a question. Most of the time he answers me correctly!
- He knows how to drink out of a straw. I drink everything from a straw, and he always wants what I have, so I have let him learn how to use a straw. Not such a great idea, when im drinking Coke!

He is SUCH an easy going baby, but is starting to throw fits when he doesnt get what he wants. I try not to give in to his fits, but he is just so dang cute. He has me wrapped around his chubby little fingers for sure!

Fall Festival 2011

Last weekend we took the girls to the Family Fun Festival that their school puts on each year! The girls got their faces painted, played all of the fun games, and got to hang out with friends! It was fun seeing the girls interact with friends from school! Their favorite games were the Roller Races, and the giant Bowling game!

REBEL Basketball

Its no secret that we LOVE Rebel Basketball around our house. This weekend was the official start of the practice season. (Games start in 24 days!)

Aaron and I went to the Rebel Scrimmage last night, and had a blast! It was exciting to see the new players, see the new team dynamic, see the new coach, and watch them play against eachother. Afterwards we got all the players autographs! I even got a few pictures with some of my favorite players. (Anthony Marshall, and Kendall Wallace) It was a lot of fun and I cant wait for this season to get started!

California

A few months ago, we found out that Disneyland does a 'Mickeys Halloween Party' for the month of October. You buy special tickets (for super cheap) and you can enter the park a few hours before the park closes to regular customers, they had special Trick or Treating stations, so the girls wore their costumes, and  we were able to stay till 11pm! The park was a little crowded, but we still got to ride all of the rides we wanted!
Keri and Joey were able to come down with us, and they were a huge help! Claire and Carlie were SO excited to ride the big kid rides. Well, Carlie didnt love the Matterhorn. In fact, she cried. Then I made her go on Splash Mountain, and she cried again, and said those rides gave her a tummy ache! Colton was a little crazy while waiting in line for a few rides, but we knew he would be. He ended up falling asleep around 8pm. The firework show was amazing as always! Right before we left, we let the girls pick out their toy. They both picked out a Minnie Mouse stuffed animal.
Wednesday morning we got up, checked out of our hotel, and headed to the beach. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! Keri and Joey rented boogie boards, and we all took turns. The water was FREEZING, but it was fun. Colton was super cute in the sand, Carlie and Claire had a blast looking for shells, and playing in the water.
It was a super quick trip, but we had a great time, and look forward to going again soon!

Back in June, I found out my FAVORITE band, Blink 182, was coming to Las Vegas! I knew I had to buy tickets! I went to their concert on my 21st Birthday, 7 years ago and loved it! Aaron and I got tickets, got to the venue nice and early, and got a pretty decent standing area! I bought General Admission tickets for super cheap, so I wasnt thinking we would even have great seats, but we were actually pretty close to the stage! We waited about 45 minutes before the first band came on. While waiting, the girl behind me, THREW UP. It was gross. It smelled. I was NOT amused.  Anyway, Matt and Kim, the first band, was pretty good! I enjoyed their music, Matt played the keyboard, Kim played the drums. Very entertaining. Next up was My Chemical Romance. I've heard them on the radio plenty of times and never really liked them much, but I REALLY enjoyed them in concert! I liked the songs that werent played on the radio, better than the ones that were played. The lead singer, (i dont know his name) was great!  Then came Blink. They did not disappoint! The crowd at this point was a bit rowdy. We were close to many mosh-pits.  There were more drunk people who puked... I think im a little too old for those kinds of crowds! And I dont remember the crowd being so rowdy when I saw them the last time!  Either way, we had fun!

FHE

Last Monday for FHE we went to Hemmingway Park in Boulder City, to see the Big Horn Sheep. Except, when we went, there were no sheep to be found. NONE. We were bummed! We still had fun though. We took a little nature walk and saw a cute little family of Quail. The girls enjoyed playing on the swings and playground, and even made a new friend! I love these little outings with the family!

This and That

I feel like I haven't posted much lately. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last few weeks.
Colton LOVES his sisters! He loves to be right where they are, playing with them. It just melts my heart. And they love him too. We have been busy with school, work, soccer practice and soccer games. The kids are just growing up so fast!