Halloween 2013....

 

I promised the girls that they could chose their own costumes this year.  Both my girls picked boy costumes, but hey....we roll with it around here!

 

Halloween was moved from Thursday to Friday in our town this year, due to the inclement weather.  It was quite the controversy around here but,  I couldn't have been more excited!  This allowed us more time to trick or treat without having to get home and prep for school the next day.  I vote that every year Halloween be celebrated on the Friday after!! 

 

I will let the pictures tell the story....

 

 

 

Alexis was so in love with her Spider-Man costume!!

 

Our pumpkins!

 

Spidey & Sulley

 

Love them!!

 

Spidey VS. Sulley

 

So cute!! But totally posed!

 

Daddy's creepy pumpkin!

 

The girls, especially Addison, were totally into checking out how everyone else had carved their pumpkins.

 

We always take a picture against one of our neighbors ivy.  It's way more beautiful, than captured in this photo!

 

The girls seriously had a great time!! 

Pumpkin Night At School....

On Wednesday evening of this week, the girls pre-school hosted a pumpkin carving night.  The girls were so excited to carve their pumpkins.

Alexis decided that she was going to work with me and that she wanted to carve a kitty into her pumpkin.  This was the original idea she wanted:

 

 

It didn't quite turn out the way we had hoped but still looks cute!

 

 

 

Addison decided she was going to work with Terry and that she wanted to do a Caillou pumpkin.  Not sure where the idea came from?  We couldn't find any Caillou stencils, so Terry decided to wing it.  You can see in the above (and below) photos what the original Caillou looked like.

 

After we got home Terry continued to "sculpt" his masterpiece.  Caillou somehow transitioned into a Shrek pumpkin.....a REALLY CREEPY looking Shrek!  :-)

 

It seriously looks so creepy.  Although, I can not wait to see it lit up at night!!

HALLOWEEN REWIND....

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

Stay tuned for photos from 2013!!! 

Reading...

Apparently, our kitchen island is as good of place as any to practice reading your sight word book for school. 

 

 

Parachute....

I know I've mentioned on multiple occasions that I love our library.  Story time this past Saturday was no exception.  After reading their "spooky" stories they played with a parachute.  The girls had a blast.  I love that they love going to the library.  They absolutely love to read and all the fun activities our local library provides.

 

 

Diving...

The girls had their last swim lesson of the Fall Session last week.  (Winter Session starts after Halloween)  The girls were super stoked to get to "dive" off the block in the deep pool.  Alexis tells everyone that it was nine feet deep.  She's pretty close at 9.2 feet.

My pictures are kinda crappy but you get the idea.  Alexis has no fear and climbed right up onto the block and jumped off.  Addison needed a little extra convincing.

NEW JAMMIES...

I think I've mentioned before that Alexis has become infatuated with Spider-Man.  She has been begging for Spider-Man clothing.  She has asked for a back-pack, a jacket, a shirt, socks, and jammies....all of these items we have recently seen at the store. 

 

Last night on the way home from work I had to stop at Target to grab something.  I happened to walk past a rack of pj's.  I couldn't resist.  I knew Alexis would be so excited.  I chose Sophia jammies for Addison knowing she would also be excited but not nearly as excited as Alexis.

 

When I got home, later than usual, I told the girls I had a surprise for them.  Alexis went crazy.  She actually got mad when she had to take them off for school today.  Addison was also in love with her Sophia jammies. 

 

After dinner, Alexis came up to me a gave me a gigantic unprompted hug.  She looked at me and said "You are the bestest mommy in the world.  I love my new jammies!  Thank you Mommy!"

 

That made every penny I spent on those jammies 100% worth it!!

 

Not the best photos but here are their new pj's:

 

 

Friendly Feast Boo-Fet....

This past Saturday (October 19th, 2013), We attended a "Friendly Feast" lunch "boo-fet" with the friendly witches a the children's museum. 

 

The girls weren't quite sure what to expect at first but ended up having a spectacular time!  I will let the pictures do the talking......

 

 

Photo op while waiting in line....

 

Two of the many, friendly witches!

 

Addison was beyond excited to have a witch paint her nails.

 

They loved this witch's broom

 

Love them!

 

Getting painted!

 

Spider painting and showing off her nails!

 

After lunch there was a "lights on--haunted house" for the kids to walk through. 

The 3-d glasses were supposed to help give you the full effect.  We ended up taking them off almost instantly.  The girls were having issues balancing and not running into the walls with the glasses on.  Terry and I did the same.  It was rather difficult to keep an eye on the girls when things seemed to be jumping out at you.

 

Addison made me take a photo of this potty.

 

Love!

 

And at the children's museum right now they have a transformers display.  The girls thought these were pretty neat!

Lazy...

 

I hate carving pumpkins.  It makes me very happy that the girls love their "cheater" decorative pumpkins!  I'm sure we will actually end up carving real ones anyway....but for now, they couldn't be more excited about these.

Feelings....

I've gone back and forth for quite some time as to whether or not I actually wanted to write this post.  Today, I have decided that it is actually time.

After a recent post where I mentioned that I had a moment where I teared up thinking about how I should be at the fair with three children instead of two.....And after my recent NICU reunion post, I have received some very hateful and just flat out rude comments and emails.  All of which, have now been blocked and/or deleted.  I've received these types of comments off and on for several years now, but today I decided it was time to compose a rebuttal.

Losing a child(ren) or having a preemie child in the NICU for several months is not something you just get over!!  It becomes part of who you are and will always be something that you carry with you for the rest of your life.  If you lost a child would you be able to "GET OVER IT"?

My children are the most important things in my life.  I don't take one day for granted.  I know that I am extremely blessed that they are here with me today.  Being told your child will never walk, talk or use the left side of their body isn't something you just forget about.  And YOUR comment that I should "JUST GET OVER IT ALREADY" and I need to quit "BEING UPSET WHEN PEOPLE CALL MY GIRLS TWINS" is asinine!

Please know, that your harassing comments have been reported.  Trackers on my website are being real helpful!  Think before you post! 

I ask you to just take a quick look at your life.  How would you feel if you lost one of your children?  How would you feel if one of your children was issued a potentially terminal diagnosis?  I'm guessing you wouldn't be real happy about it.  Would you be able to just "GET OVER IT"?   I doubt it.