halloween 2013

ben picked our theme this year. i asked right after we had gone to the renaissance fair with the coopers. i guess i should have known that he would have picked knights and princesses.

ignore nick's crazy arm. it's the best one.

the princesses.

family photo.

the edited, instagram version.

our cute knight. he picked the costume. not sure where his breast plate was. i believe it got left at school. oh well. he's still cute. the problem was taking both swords that the costume came with and the shield and the arm guard.

miss amelia. she insisted on pulling her skirt up. i think we're in trouble. ;)

beans and bug.

my mom stayed home with amelia and my dad. dad passed out candy and mom was in charge of melie!

the weather wasn't too bad. maybe in the 50s and the rain started after we had been out for a while. really glad that our town didn't cancel and reschedule like a neighboring town did.

ben was a champ this year. was super good about saying trick or treat and thank you. and was very independent. unless he couldn't reach a doorbell! at one point he even told me that he wasn't going home until his bag was full!

look. we found a wynnie. ran into her big sister braiden too. just don't have photographic evidence.

yum. one of my favorites.

came home and enjoyed the reubens that i had in the crock pot all day. so good. nick's request. happy to oblige.

wip 10.26.13

friday:
had a busy morning. yay for retired grandmas! went to a derm appointment. then had an oil change. then did my grocery shopping. (i think this crazy day rekindled my love for peapod.)

headed to dinner at a local sushi restaurant. i ate sushi. tried a bunch. that's major for me! no pictures. wasn't the most appetizing plate of food. oh well!

laughed a lot at dinner. poo-pourri and dubstep cat.  {they are both youtube videos.}

saturday:
boo at the zoo with the roldans. steph always has brunch for us and the kidlets before we go. so cool that they're so close to the zoo. 

only missing a few photographers! and bill and the girls who came later.

the kids were all really good. ben loves dolphins. {even the football team!}

a dolphin penny.

miss amelia just chilled in the stroller.

love that he's up for taking these silly pictures now. i believe he even asked for this one!

not sure who decided to hold hands but so cute that they did it.

monkey house.

steph snapped this while they hung back with the babies.

we couldn't get ben to use the stroller when he was the only child. of course, now he's obsessed with the darn thing. so grateful for girl friends who share theirs with us. not sure why we didn't think to take it with us. oh wait, because ben hates strollers. that's why!

family photo. someone was so thirsty that the lemonade couldn't wait one second!

got home at a decent hour. we were all pretty tired. ben wanted to snuggle and requested i take this picture of him and his sister.

sunday:
nick went frisbee golfing with the boys. i stayed home with ben and amelia. 
attacked little miss amelia's closet. i didn't want to see another hanger after that morning. 

she kept me company while i organized. so did this cute little giraffe that john, bill, and the girls bought her when she was born.

we did lots of coloring. and learning. and fighting bad guys.

she did lots of tummy time. still not her favorite. she's getting better though!

wip 10.19.13

friday:
ran errands during the day while my mom stayed with amelia.
we watched nick's sister's kids that evening. made our own pizzas. they got to pick the toppings of their choice.

someone was falling asleep watching us. i guess we are pretty entertaining. poor thing. don't worry. i took her out immediately after taking this picture.

the kids were great. couldn't believe that noah ate like four pieces of pizza. they had a fun time playing after dinner. coloring and watching the croods is a perfect way to spend the evening, right?

yum. was a long week. this helped a bit.

nick took amelia upstairs and i stayed downstairs with the kids. didn't take too long for them to fall asleep. just had to each have their own pillow and own blanket. sharing wasn't happening!

saturday:
lazy morning.

nick had to go to work in the afternoon and the kids and i just took it easy.  so easy that i took like no photos!

sunday:
another rest day. i think we forgot to do with ourselves when nick is available. had been so crazy for so long!  it's nice to just chill.

someone helped me pass a level on candy crush. (he's helped twice. and i'm thinking of enlisting him for this *#&$% level that i've been stuck on forever. 305 sucks.)

trying to help hold her bottle. she's such a big girl!

so cute when she sleeps. on the side with that thumb in her mouth.

wip 10.12.13

friday:
ran out and got a massage. was at the lady's house. was nice. except that she talked the entire time. dude, it's my quiet time. how do you tell them to stop talking? i had my eyes closed. only mumbled responses...

decided to do a last minute lunch at cooper's hawk. nick was off. might as well enjoy some grown up time. my mom watched amelia!
 

yes, that's candy crush next to our cheese plate!

that evening, we spent some time decorating for halloween. well, this one just watched. ;)

chalk art. 

our scary ghost. 

and a monster in the bush. he's really excited, not scared, i swear. 

nick got called out while we were outside, so the kids and i had a lazy evening of disney jr.!

saturday:
nick had to go back to work.
the afternoon was just time to relax. watched despicable me 2. 

sunday:
i got to sleep in! first time in ages. and i think i only made it to 8am. what is the world coming to?!

quick target trip. ben loved his new hat. couldn't wait to wear it. 

had a bit of time to spare before we had to head out for gigi's birthday. 
these two used it to snuggle.

uncle julio's. was chaos. just opened a new location. the kinks were not worked out. oh well, good company.

gigi and her grandchildren.

loving on his baby sister.

they will give the kids dough samples. it was a hit with all the kids. 

ben blew out gigi's candle!

 

such a cute picture.

headed home right after that. would usually have gone back to nick's aunt and uncle's house but it was a school night! :)