Happy Birthday Nana!

Dave and I helped Darci celebrate her 30th in Vegas, but the girls really wanted to be with their Nana on her birthday as well so we went to her house for a birthday dinner last weekend! My mom and I made a yummy dinner and enjoyed a very low key evening filled with lots of laughter! Happy Birthday Nana! We love you!

The girls waiting for dessert...don't worry, the beer isn't theirs :)

Everyone blowing out the candles! 30 is a lot you know....

Halloween!

We had a very fun Halloween! It almost reminded me a little of the anticipation of Christmas coming. The girls were up early on Halloween morning and they asked Dave and I every 20 minutes how much longer it was until they could go trick or treating. They had a long wait but I think that in the end it was definately worth it!

Hannah Montana and Cinderella!

I love this picture! They crack me up!

Vegas!

Dave and I went on a quick 3 day weekend trip to Vegas to celebrate Darci and Katie's 30th birthdays with them this past month. We had a blast! It was especially fun for me because I was with my sister and my cousins- something that rarely happens it seems like these days. Oh, did I mention that we had no kids as well? Some of our group hadn't been to Vegas before so it was fun to do the "touristy" stuff again as well- the pirate show, the water show, etc. On Friday night we got to go to the top of Mandalay Bay to this really fun bar thanks to Mike and his cousin. It happened to be where Justin Timberlake was going to be hanging out at that evening because he was going to be performing the next day for a benefit concert....we ended up leaving before he got to the bar but we did see his locker full of alcohol :) On Saturday we went to a show. Let's just say it was interesting. It was one of the Cirque De Soliel (sp?) shows and I have officially decided that I really enjoy shows that have a plot, characters and an ending! The weekend was over too quickly but it was so fun to be in the sun (85 degrees), lounging by the pool and hanging with the family!

These pictures were taken with our cell phone- not good at all but the view was AMAZING from the top of Mandalay Bay!

Another shot from Manadalay Bay!

The Bellagio Water Show!

Pictures that made us laugh this week!

The girls had just gotten out of the tub and were being their usual crazy selves, running around everywhere with no clothes on when they came across Dave's cowboy hats. They were pretty cute in them and it was hard not to laugh out loud! Thought I'd share them with you- We sure do love these girls!

Pumpkin Carving!

Look at all these pumpkins! Our porch will surely be lit up nicely on Saturday night!

On Sunday we spent the majority of our day carving pumpkins! In the past, Dave and I have always done pretty much everything....the scooping, the faces, the carving, etc. However, this year, Taylor got very into the carving and she carved and she carved and she carved some more- we looked up at the clock and she had been carving pumpkins for over 3 hours!

Maddie "helped" Dave do a few pumpkins but quickly found that doing puzzles was much more her speed!

The girls worked together to scoop out the pumpkins...they were very excited by Maddie's HUGE pumpkin!

Halloween Party!

This past weekend the girls and I (Dave was home sick with a cold and pink eye) went to a Halloween Party hosted by Dave's Aunt Sandy who lives in our neighborhood. She threw a fun party for the kids! The girls wore their costumes, although, Maddie ended up not wearing her costume that she plans on trick-or-treating in as she wanted to save it and it apparently was too scratchy! They played musical pumpkins, had a parade in their costumes and Taylor even had a few of her classmates at the party which was fun for her. It was nice having the party the weekend before Halloween because we didn't have to try and fit it in this coming weekend and it gave the kids a chance to get excited before the big day! We will have more pictures to come of Halloween night. We are planning on having homemade pizza and walking the neighborhood with the Glock family. One of Taylor's good friends from school asked her if they could walk together while trick-or-treating and Taylor informed me that she told her no because "I always walk with Ellie every year". It made me smile because kids Taylor's age just don't get it that they can have more then one friend at a time!

Maddie minus her costume, looking very worried that the music has stopped while playing musical pumpkins!

Taylor collecting her prize after the costume parade!

Taylor and her friend from school!

Introducing HANNAH MONTANA!!

Cinderella!

Has anyone else noticed that Maddie is going through her cute yet funky smile phase?? :)

Maddie's Field Trip!

Maddie got to go on her first Preschool field trip on Friday to the local pumpkin patch. I took a half day to go with her and the two of us had the best time! Mind you, it was pouring down rain but I think that really only bothered the adults; the kids were jumping in the mud with their boots! Maddie rarely gets to do anything just for herself (she usually is tagging along to Taylor's events) and you could tell she was so proud to be on her field trip- and with her mom. She was pretty funny with her teacher (who she adores!). Miss Sandy was wanted by all the kid- "Miss Sandy, sit by me" "Miss Sandy, hold my hand". At one point she had done something with all the kids except for Maddie. She came up to Maddie and asked her if she wanted to hold her hand as they walked to the barn and Maddie replied: "No thank you, I am going to hold my Mommy's hand". Miss Sandy told me later on that sometimes she has to ask Maddie to stop telling stories so that other kids can share with her so she almost felt faint by Maddie's reply. Made my heart feel full though!

Maddie loved all the animals she got to pet. Her favorite were the pigs!

Maddie and Kaylin. You would think I was hurting them while taking this picture by the looks on their faces :)

Maddie and Mom!

Look how tall Maddie girl is!