Happy Birthday Kayda!

Yesterday was Kayda's SEVENTH birthday.  I can't believe how big this girl is!  Tuesday we celebrated an early Thanksgiving/Kayda's birthday with Grandma and Papa G, Uncle Justin and Ayana.  Unfortunately those pictures are all on Grandma G's camera.  Wednesday was a great day for her.  We had lunch at McD's, then went and saw Frozen at the big movie theater.  After that we ran home and got tacos and rice going for dinner with Grandma and Papa H.  Kayda said it was the best birthday ever!  (I think she said that last year too!)

Happy birthday my sweet girl we love you!

A Little Early But We're Happy!

We were more than a little excited to decorate the new house for Christmas for the very first time!  Usually we decorate the weekend of Thanksgiving but with Kayda's birthday and Mommy and Daddy's 10 year anniversary on either side of Thanksgiving we were planning to do it a week early.  Well... we ended up two weeks early, for the inside at least.  The outside can wait until next weekend!

 It's blurry but it's the only one we've got of Daddy!  He had headphones on one ear so he could listen to the football game while we decorated.

 Mingo even got to hang with us while we decorated!

We've got little bits of Christmas all over inside now and it makes me all warm and tingly!  I LOVE Christmas!  It's such a fun time of year with little kiddos and mine are the BEST.

Happy Halloween!

It's Halloween!  The kids have been looking forward to this for months!  They got to wear costumes to school for their school parties and had a blast at those!  

 Kayda is the pink power ranger mega force (yes power rangers... I know), Carson is bumblebee from transformers, Dillon is robo knight (a power ranger ally).  It's heroes all around here!

 Power Ranger poses!

 Carson's getting in on the action!

Getting Ready for Halloween!

We live conveniently close to Spooner farms now and they happen to have a pretty good pumpkin patch!  So we went there after Daddy got home from work on evening.  

Pumpkin launching!

Can you see the pumpkin?

See it?

Duck racing!

"Take a picture mom!"

 Carson didn't understand that you weren't supposed to go under the ropes in the rope maze.  He went everywhere he wanted with just the tiniest duck of the head!

 This morning we carved pumpkins!  Carson and Dillon don't like the goo.  They both say "eww".  Kayda still loves it.

 "Show me your pumpkin Carson!"  He picked out the shape eyes, nose and mouth he wanted (I drew options on a piece of paper and he pointed to what he wanted).

 Drawing the face for Daddy to carve for her!

 Carrying out Carson's pumpkin!

 Left to right: Mommy, Carson, Daddy, Dillon, Kayda

Happy Halloween!