Halloween Recap....

So for some reason my Halloween post disappeared.. *Boo!*

Anyways, The kids had a blast trick or treating and got 5lbs of candy each.. Yeah that is a lot for a 3 & 4 year old...

While the kids were still in school, my sister, allen and myself went to the pumpkin patch to get a few more pumpkins.. A lot of them were getting bad spots and we only found 2 to my sisters liking.. lol Allen had fun walking around and had to touch every.single.pumpkin. in arms reach.

When the kids got home from school, they got to gut their pumpkins.. They were all for it till they touched the insides.. hahaha I told them that they had to do at least half of it, then I would do the rest.

After that, they got to help auntie make chocolate chip cookies! They love helping anyone who is willing to let them. Then it was nap time!! Auntie can get them to sleep faster than I can.. hahaha

While they napped, my sister and I carved the pumpkins and ran to the store to get a few things. I decided to get some blue hair spray stuff to put in Allens hair. haha At about 5:30 we decided to wake the kids up and get them dressed and ready for trick or treating. They were so excited and were asking "is it time yet?" anout five dozen times in a 20 minute time span..

Finally it was time!!!

The kids, dave and myself headed out and we got to about 2 houses and allen starts to freak out. So dave took allen back to the house to feed him and I took the kids. My sister met up about an hour later and was surprised at how much candy the kids already had.. hahaha

After about two hours of trick or treating, the kids were wiped out! We always trick or treat my dads house last :)

Hope everyone had a great night!!!

Writing your name..

So Dave and I were talking about how fast Christmas is approaching.. I told him it's only four paychecks away and that I better get my shopping done. He looked at me and shook his head. Haha

I love this time of year, but I also have to be savvy when shopping for gifts. I read that walmart is doing the holiday layaway, which is pretty neat. You only have to pay 10% of your purchases + $5 processing fee. You can only use it for Toys, Electronics & Jewelry.. I really want to get DJ & Reagan Leap Pads! I'm sure they would love them! I really want to focus on learning toys since DJ will be in kindergarten next year and Reagan will be going into her 2nd year of preschool.

I started to write her name out and her trace it last night. We really need to work on her name. I want her to be able to write it by summer. DJ learned how to write his name last year at school. I was shocked and so very proud when he showed me the very first time :)

She is trying but gets side tracked easily!

I cant believe how big the kids are getting. It truly amazes me at how much they know and absorbed since starting school. 

They are not babies anymore *le sigh*

I have a lot of fun blogs lined up for next week!

So, Stay Tuned!!

Field Trip to the Fire Station!!

Last Wednesday, the kids had their first big field trip of the year! We went to the Fire Station!! DJ was on cloud nine while we were there. When we got there, the fire chief split the class up in two groups.. Boys & Girls. I left DJ with the boys and his teacher, and I followed Reagan. The girls were having so much fun and got so excited when they actually got to sit in the fire truck!! I took lots of pics and then it was the boys turn to come out and the girls went back inside to learn more stuff!

The very first thing I hear when the boys are walking in is "I want to drive the fire truck!" Wanna guess whose child that was??? If you guessed mine, you are absolutely correct... Sheesh! While the boys were being shown around the trucks, one of the moms came up and said "You will never guess what DJ did!" I'm thinking, oh my god what did he break?? {hey, I'm being honest!} She said the fireman asked the boys "What number should you dial in an emergency?"

{Well, let me tell you how proud this momma right here is!!}

She told me that DJ raised his hand and said "991" Everyone kept asking him again, to see if he would switch one of those nines to a one.. So finally, they gave him a marker and told him to write it on the board... He walked up and wrote:

9-1-1

He knew what was up, just a little confused..

I don't remember ever teaching him that, total bad mommy moment, right?! After everyone got to sit in the fire truck and got to look in them, the girls came in and everyone got fire hats and stickers!

We wanted to show the kids that if they were ever in an emergency situation, they shouldn't be afraid of them. So one of the fire fighters started putting on the pants and then the jacket. The chief asked the kids if they thought he was scary, and of course they said no. Once he got the oxygen tank and mask on, some of the kids started scooting back and also looking for a parent. The guy then got on his hands and knees and went to every child and gave them knuckles! Some were hesitant and just smiled and the others were so excited. When he got to Allen, oh boy did he freak out! I had to actually get him out of his stroller and calm him down haha

All of the kids are still talking about how they saw a fire truck and got to sit in them! It's the little things that make children so happy!

This Friday we have a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch!! We are going to the same one we go to every year and the one that I have been going to since I was a baby!!

Just a few pictures!!!

Enjoy!!!!

Sunday Funday!!

These past few weekends have been pretty busy with birthdays, baby showers and lunch dates.. And there is no end in sight for at least 3 more weeks. We went to one of the kids preschool friends birthday yesterday at Bounce U! Everyone had a blast, even the parents.. It's a workout for the parents trying to go through all of the obstacles while the kids were racing up them with ease.. That's when you know you're getting old..

Here are some fun pics from the party!

 {DJ & Logan playing with the air gun things..}

{Allen not too sure of all the commotion...}

 {Autumn & Reagan.. Besties!!}

 {Allen wasn't sure of the bounce house..}

 {All of the dads trying to climb this.. The middle was stretchy so it was hard to climb..}

{DJ helping out his buddy!}

{Allen would not let go of that ball.. hahaha}

{Of course, my husband has to act like the biggest kid there..!}

 {Allen Momma & DJ in the background..}

 {Eating cupcakes.. These two were attached at the hip..}

{Birthday Fun!}

 

{He got to try a little frosting... Wasn't a big fan..}

I am so debating on having DJ & Reagan's party here next year! No clean up and everyone else does the work!! But, we will see ;)

Shutterfly Holiday Cards!!!

Yay!! Its that time of year again!!

I love making {Christmas Cards} with Shutterfly! They have such an amazing variety and you are definitely able to find something. I know I had such a hard time deciding on which one to use, cause I liked so many of them! Here is the card I used last year:

We use {Shutterfly} for all of our occasions :) I made Allen's Birth announcements with it earlier this year and everyone loved them. I was amazed by how great they came out!

I am planning on using Shutterfly again this year and picking out one of their adorable {Holiday Photo Cards}... There are so many to choose from. Here are a few of the ones that I have been looking at...

I am also thinking about making the grandparents some Photo Gifts. I love the totes, aprons and coffee mugs! Shutterfly has so many great photo gifts for everyone in your family!

I am currently working on the kids Photo Books for every year since birth! I have four done so far! I cant wait to get them all done and they will be great keepsakes for when they get older!

So.. Go check out {Shutterfly} and send some beautiful holiday cards out this season!!!

If you are a blogger, Go {HERE} and you too can get 25 FREE Holiday Cards!!! Hurry. Like, Right Now!!!

Also, a big thanks to Shutterfly!!!