Halloween

Introducing................................our very own.........BATMAN!!!

He may just be the cutest Batman you've ever seen!!                

 LOVE that his mask is crooked and he can't see!

Introducing.............our very own............... Hula Girl!!!               

                                                                                                  

Still wouldn't wear her lei but she kept everything else on!           

 Cal (The Scream Guy), Devin & Gabby (Batman & Batgirl), Lexi (Hula Girl) and Lindsey (Poodle Skirt Girl)

The Cutest Batman/Batgirl Duo...Watch Out!!!

Getting ready for a hay ride around the neighborhood! The kids LOVED this!

Moms (Amanda and Kara) chaperoning a hay ride. My job was to make sure Lexi didn't jump off!

Check out Andy in the background with the sombrero and sunglasses...NICE!

Lindsey was our saving grace again this year.  She took the kids door to door (of course she gets candy too!) and kept a close eye on them the whole night.  We were so glad she came with us again...THANK YOU LINDSEY!

The neighborhood the Jarbo's live in has the nicest neighbors and they all enjoyed passing out candy and saying nice things to the kids. No Grinch's in their neighborhood...well none that we know of anyway!



 

         Lexi realizing what Halloween is all about!                            Her bucket is almost as big as she is!

Andy believes that it was the lollipops that kept Lexi in such great spirits and entertained all evening.

All she wanted was more lollipops and we didn't say no to her on this special night.  She was a perfect angel all night...or at least until we ran out of lollipops!

Andy & Eric...The two scariest dads in the neighborhood!

We all had such a fun Halloween night.  The kids were really into it this year and they had a blast! The pre-partying at the Jarbos, the hayrides, the actual trick or treating and of course the end of the night when the big kids showed Devin how to separate candy into piles and make candy trades...it was an awesome night!  It's a tradition now; we've terrorized the Jarbo's neighborhood two years in a row.  I hope we're invited back for years to come because we sure do enjoy it! :) 

Trick or Treat!

Birthday Parties, No Naps and Sugar Highs!

Where do I begin with describing our Saturday festivities?! The title just about sums it up.  We had a very FESTIVE weekend to say the least.  Saturday we were lucky to celebrate TWO friends' birthdays.  Brennan's 2nd birthday bash was held at The Vineyard's Community Park first thing in the morning.  I wasn't really able to talk or catch up with any adult friends because I had to keep my eye on Lexi the whole time.  The girl loves to climb!  She would run off to the tallest, scariest jungle gym and yell, "HI MAMA!" from the top!  All of the kids had a blast at the party and thoroughly enjoyed the ginormous pieces of cake that Brennan's mom Kelly was cutting. :)  Kelly even had pumpkins for all the kids to decorate and bring home with them.  I thought that was a very cute idea and wonderful activity for the kids, especially this time of year.

Here are some pictures from Brennan's Birthday Bash...

This is the pumpkin decorating table Kelly and her mom Hilda had all set up for the kids...so cute!

Lexi in her party hat. She loves her MoMo (Elmo)

Devin and Brennan with their party hats on.

 

 Gavin, Devin, Brennan and Lexi ready to dig in to that delicious cake!

The boys spending some quality time on the playground together!

We left Brennan's party and went home for a quick rest (very quick) and costume change.  Bridget's 3rd Birthday Party was a Halloween Dress-Up party so we had a practice run for Sunday/Halloween night.  Devin was so excited to wear his Batman costume and put it as soon as we got home.  Lexi on the other hand was supposed to be a hula girl but she wouldn't wear her lei, grass skirt or her floral bracelets.  So she was just a girl with flowers in her hair and on her shoes.  I'm hoping Halloween goes much better and she decides to keep her costume on.  Bridget's party was also a huge success.  Kids running around everywhere and they were all so very happy!  We got to trick or treat at Bridget's house and eat lots and lots and lots of candy and also drank lots and lots of chocolate milk!  Luckily Bridget's mom Jessica was prepared with a bounce house for the kids to jump off their sugar highs! (great idea!)

Party Hosts: The birthday girl, Snow White, and her brother, one of the dwarfs.  So cute!
 

 Batman and 1/2 of a hula girl with chocolate on her face!

Snow White, and her mommy, making a special birthday wish!



Bridget and Lexi having a snack together.

 

The kids bouncing their sugar highs off!

We had a fun filled Saturday to say the least.  That was the most fun they have had in a very long time.  Sunday we got to celebrate ANOTHER birthday.  We went to Grandma and Grandpa O'Dean's house to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.  We also enjoyed more SUGAR and had brownies and ice cream for dessert!!  I don't want to see another cake for quite awhile.  That being said; Halloween is Sunday and I have a feeling that will bring more sugar highs and an obsessed mommy scrubbing teeth. 

We are very excited to be spending Halloween with the Jarbo's again this year going to door to door in their wonderful, kid friendly, neighborhood.  Hopefully I'll get some good pictures of all the kiddos dressed up.  I also am hoping our kids keep their costumes on.  I'll try to post pictures early next week.  Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Painting Pumpkins

Last Wednesday Joanne welcomed our family over to her house for a delicious home cooked meal (thank you Sue!) and a festive arts and craft activity.  It was finally time we painted and decorated our pumpkins!  It began well and the kids were having fun but the two smallest ones quickly got sidetracked and bored. Miah Jane loved the feeling of paint on her hands and had fun making a mess.  Lexi had fun sticking the paint brush in her mouth and leaving evidence on her lips!  Devin actually wanted to paint his pumpkin and he completed 75% of the pumpkin before he decided he was all done too.  It was a fun and festive activity and its something our kids can do together year after year.  Hopefully each passing year will bring longer attention spans and less paint consumed by the artists!! :)

This was the set up...MJ in her high chair, Lexi and Devin sitting on towel layered chairs with grocery bags protecting Joanne's dining room table.

Miah Jane getting the hang of a paint brush.  She later opted for her fingers instead.

After trying to eat paint, I once again forced a binky in her mouth!  It's the only thing that I know works!

Ah yes, this is how a real artist works.  You have to FEEL your art to create it!

Devin's finished product! A very colorful pumpkin.

Taaadaaa...Martha Stewart ain't got nothing on us! 

Pumpkin Patch Take Two

I was going through last year's pictures of when we went to the same pumpkin patch.  I couldn't believe how the kids have grown in ONE year.  Miah Jane was just a month old and Lexi was 10 months.  I had to post some pictures from last year and compare them with some from this year's visit.  It was so much fun looking through last year's photos.  I can't believe how little the kids were.

  Lexi - 10 months - October 2009                                              Lexi - 22 months - October 2010

                    

  Devin - 26 months - October 2009                                        Devin - 38 months - October 2010

 Miah Jane - 1 month old - Oct. 2009                                      Miah Jane - 13 months old - Oct. 2010

Joanne's brother-in-law Jordan took great pictures at the pumpkin patch last weekend.  I know I already posted some of mine but his are really good.  So I'm posting some more...Thank you Jordan!!

 Devin helping Miah Jane and Joanne pick the perfect pumpkin!

 Devin is always so sweet with his Miah James; it just warms my heart.

 That's our Devin Man...Curls on a non-humid day...so cute!

 A beautiful picture of Joey-Anne and Miah James (that's what Devin calls them both)

                                           How can you ever get mad at this little angel?! LOL

                                                                 Love the pig tails!

These next few shots are of Lexi sharing her water with Miah Jane.  Lexi doesn't share a lot these days and she was a little hesitant to share with MJ at first. But who can say no to their best friend?!

                                  Lexi had enough of that sharing...it was her turn now!

Miah Jane loved this little scarecrow girl.

 She even gave her kisses...so cute!