Josh Laughing/Talking

This little boy has been a real butthead lately. Last night he slept very few hours and was up for the day at 5am. But he has the BEST laugh in the world, seriously. I cannot stay mad at him!

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Halloween Photos

Saturday was a huge success...we had a blast going trick or treating and Maya got a ton of awesome candy! So glad she likes to share. Josh made a very cute horsey...




I love how they are holding hands here.










Visiting our sweet neighbor, Molly.



On Saturday morning we had to rake the leaves in our backyard. We have a huge tree so it took a few hours. We got some really cute pictures of Maya playing.

Preschool Party

Maya's Halloween Party for school was today. She was excited to dress up and show both of her teachers and all of her little friends her costume. I tried and tried to pin the ears so that they would resemble kittie's ears but I don't know how successful I was...I also tried to pin down the top of her head because it seriously poked out like a conehead. It looked a little better but as I was trying to fix it I realized what an un-crafty person I am. I wish I had it in me! Some of the things I see people make with their hands and creativity is bewildering to me. I am so jealous. Anyway, we got to school and Maya was in a so-so mood...kind of acting weird and unsure of the whole party thing. The teachers asked all of the kids to come together for a class picture and when Maya spotted a little boy dressed as Spiderman with painted spiders all over his face, things took a turn for the worse. She has been so scared of everything this year! It's crazy!! So, she didn't join them for the picture, which was kind of sad. It was fun to stay and help with some of the other moms. We love her school and teachers! Putting her in this school was probably one of the best decisions we've made! Maya's classroom Maya loves both of her teachers but I think she especially likes this one! Mrs. Hassinger is a really sweet lady. We painted Maya's nails a few weeks back and when we went into school M ran up to show her. The next day in class her teacher came running over to Maya to show her that she had painted her nails too. She told us that it was 11pm the night before and she said, "I have to paint my nails for Maya" so she stayed up really late to get it done. She is awesome! Mrs. Curmi, we love her too! She does so much for the kids and is a great teacher. Josh had fun too.

Fall Happenings

Last Saturday we headed over to a local pumpkin patch to pick out a few pumpkins. We pulled in and right as we parked the car Maya said, "I don't want to go to the pumpkin patch." I turned around to talk with her and realized why she had a sudden change of heart. There were scary guys, witches, spiders, etc. everywhere. So Nick went and picked a few for us while we watched through the window :)


Getting ready to go


Cuties






Pretty scary!

Sunday night we had our friends, Jake, Carla, & Luke, over for their "farewell dinner" before moving to North Carolina. We had to get some pictures of the boys before they left. It was pretty late and they weren't really in the mood but some of them turned out.





On Monday me and the kids tagged along with Jake and Carla to Greenfield Village. We had so much fun. Thanks for inviting us guys!










Carla gets a little crazy behind the wheel...



This week we have been busy with more Fall festivities but it has been great. Maya has a Halloween party at school on Thursday and I get to go help out in the class. Holidays do get more fun as your children get older. We are having a blast with our kids! Since Maya gets to wear her costume on Thursday I thought it would be fun to dress her in some Halloween clothes today for school.






Weirdo.

I think that's all for now!

I started a post on October 14th and didn't finish it until today...so if you want to read it scroll down. Thanks!

Haircut

Josh had his first official haircut on Saturday. He is such a little stud!


His "Before" picture. It's hard to see here but his hair was getting out of control!


What a big boy!




After



We'll see how long this cut lasts. His hair has been growing faster than weeds lately!

My husband, what a jerk!

Nick always has a way of making me laugh...even when he is teasing me and the kids. I have been searching for a kitty costume for Maya, this is a pretty difficult task seeing how Maya refuses to go into any store that has Halloween decor, she knows there is a scary guy hiding just around the next aisle. So today while she was at school I went to the store and found a cute one. It was soft and fuzzy on the outside and had a cute head piece that had little ears on the top. So I bought it and Maya has been wearing it all day. I took a picture with my phone and sent it to Nick. Our emails went a little something like this:

Tara: "She loves the costume! It says its 18 months/2 years ....no way dude!"

Nick: "Um...that is a kitty cat?"

Tara: "The ears are a little more floppy and not so much pointy but, YES, it is a kitty costume! She loves it and is not going to let us take it back now!"

Nick: Yeah, looks more like a mutated rabbit with a gerri curl. Maybe we can paint a nose and some wiskers on her. You know, so people don't mistake her for a...who knows what...

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So now you all be the judge. Here is the picture I sent him. (Sorry, the photo was taken with my phone.) Does it look ANYTHING like a cat?