sneak peak

there are many more pictures to be had of our first birthday extravaganza. but here is just one to quench your thirst!more to come, maybe tomorrow when I am also rejoicing over a big win tomorrow! ;)

Have you recovered?

We're slowing but surely getting in the groove of Saturday, the day after Halloween. The kids are gorging on candy, the baby is gorging on Cheerios and I'm, well, resting. Of course, that is short lived because today is a new day. We have 2 soccer games and a big party to get ready for!

Yesterday was crazy. There is no other way to describe a day like yesterday. It started early with a field trip for Sawyer to the pumpkin patch, a Halloween parade for Cam at school, a birthday party and 4 hours of trick or treating with 2 seperate groups of friends. Whew.

Adorable costumes were everywhere, including the baby who was dressed as Mickey Mouse!

The field trip to Peltzer Farms:

{Sawyer's first time on a school bus!}

{Sawyer and his best friend Alex}

Cam's Parade at school:

Lili's birthday party:

Trick or treating, round 1:

{leaving the first house}

{he's a cute little rodent, isn't he?}

Just because he's cute...

HAPPY SATURDAY!

and on and on and on

fun abounds in these parts. we've got halloween parties under our belts, grandparents visiting and pumpkin carving. Tomorrow we're talking field trip (pumpkin patch), a birthday party, trick or treating and lots and lots of fun!

a few fun photos for your enjoyment. there will be more over the weekend with the afore mentioned activities plus HARRISON'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY! (wah!)

October fun!

October is a great month. What's odd about it to me is that the whole month is exciting and that all of the fun climaxes on the last day! How fun to enjoy warm, autumnal goodness until you get to dress up like someone else and then gorge yourself on sweet treats!

The great weekend started on Friday night when I had bunko. It was hosted by my friend Katrina and everyone came in costume. I couldn't beleive that every single person dressed up!

Saturday was typical fun with 2 overlapping soccer games, afternoon relaxation and dinner with friends. Very fun!

Yesterday we finished some things that needed to get finished and then headed to Temecula to the pumpkin patch. Here in my neck of the woods, "pumpkin patch" is a loosely described term. "Pumpkin Patches" crop up at exits off of the freeway, full of pumpkins, hay bales, jumpy's, snow cones and carnies. Not exactly what I have in mind.

This year, we at least came close to visiting a farm. It was an idyllic setting in the middle of Temecula's wine country. Very lovely. We all had loads of fun!

Harrison loved the goat that you see above and he had fun imitating the roosters in the petting zoo. There was also a "scary" corn maze that the kids could have spent hours in. Fun times!

The above pictured child, Sawyer, fell asleep during dinner. At the table, head on his arms. Completely, 100% asleep. What's especially odd about this is that we were at a restaurant. With our friends.

Because I'm equal opportunity, a picture of my other two sweeties. These were all taken while having some fun outside Friday afternoon.

A trip down memory lane

Let's take a trip into my past, shall we? Just for a moment, okay?

This is my cousin, Anthea. Except, I don't really call her Anthea. I call her Beav. Or Beaver. Or B. Whatever I feel like in the moment. The other thing is that she's really not my cousin, she's more like a sister. (For the record, she *is* my cousin. Her mother is my mother's sister. She's just like a sister)

We're 2 years and 4 months apart in age, she's older. Okay, I lied. I'm older. And in 2 months, she's celebrating her 30th birthday. I'll be there.

She and I are a lot alike and alot different. We fit together. Like Gumby and Pokey. Like peanut butter and jelly. Like Paris and Sport Club (Maurices in the early 90's anyone?) or puke and the middle of the night.

She's been my friend since we were little girls and she'll be my friend when we're old ladies. We're good like that.

In other news: my baby is not going to be a dalmation for Halloween. But, wouldn't he be cute if he were?

a share

I've been scrapping again. After taking more than a year off, for all practical purposes, I'm back in the saddle. It makes me really happy but my pocketbook, not so much. But, I digress...

I'll share the layouts that I completed yesterday and today. there are 3 plus one that I didn't take a photo of. The halloween layouts are from 2006, YES I'm 2 years behind. The one the baby is from a week or so ag0. I did a little pink on the page, baby boys can have pink on their pages.

Next, come the Christmas cards. (waiting for the cardstock and photos) Then, an ambitious December album. A page for the first 25 days in December. Actually, it'll be more than that. probably the whole month due to our Iowa trip. Until my card making begins, I'll be pumping out the layouts. YAY!

Sawyerism part 652

"I've got more problems than you!" -- Sawyer to Cam this morning before breakfast.

Our new Vons opened Friday. Some member of our family has been there 4 times already. We're in love. So is everyone else we know.

{our new VONS!}

{The activity that they wrangled anyone remotely resembling a child into}

{the organic produce spot}

{one of the prizes given for the afore mentioned activity. sawyer calls him "cowee".}

{the back part of the store. andy thought i was a freak for taking pictures. so did i}