Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!

sorry

Just a quick note to say sorryabout my recent posts - I am afraid some of the pictures have gotten mixed up on my phone and I posted a few incorrectly.  I will work on getting this (and everything else...) updated :)

Renfair 2012

My loves :)

Pretty butterfly

Ren Fair 2012

We all went to Ren Fair!  Here is a picture of us nearing the end of the day - there are a few grouchy pants here - but that is to be expected when you have been running all over the place eating candy, getting face painting, riding rides, playing games, and eating allegator.  I hope to have a few more pictures to add at a later date... :)

Sleeping princesses

On the way home from a party. All pooped out.

Brendon's real halloween costume...

LOOK!  IT IS A HEAD IN A JAR!!!!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIIIIIIIIIIFE!

Brendon loved his home made costume this year.  Composed of Craig's nice coat, a pretzel jar, my kitchen gloves, a diaper box, and more yarn, dowl rods, glue, and tape than you want to know.

Zoo Boo!

ZOO BOO 2012!

the big three all dressed up - even the turtles and the fishes are getting into the Halloween spirit with their very own jack-o-lantern!

In the first 30 minutes of being there, K has tamed and taken a ride on a rhino. Impressive, hu?

So everyone else thought they would take a turn :)

Standing up wayyyyyy tall to catch a peak at the dancers in animal costumes.

Little C says 'give me another snack!  I'm hungry!!'

temporary tattoos are quite fun  -A must have on every princess and super hero to-do list.

The whole gang in front of the GIANT candy corn... If only it was real... nom nom nom

Looking at 4 eyed fish :)

Cuties :)

Using paint markers to decorate our little pumpkins

Playing on the giraffe

Trying to pose, mom, but the sun is too dang bright - and Nate is too wired from candy.

Swimmin with the fishes :)

What a good big brother :)

Maddie scootin through

Shot from the rear :-P

K went through so fast we couldn't take a picture that wasn't blurred.  She is too fast for me!

Coolin off in the chimp house...

My chimps domino over - to lay down and take a well deserved rest.

Walking

My girls walking to the van for school :)

School pictures :)

Looooove <3

fixin the van

Fixin the van!  My dad and big C took the time (5 hours worth of time...) out of their weekend to get up close and personal with the breaking system of my little minivan.  They did a great job - it breaks better than ever now!

The girls, of course, held down the fort inside making sure all toys were adequately played with and rearranged. :)

Mr rogers wisdom

"Being a parent is a complex thing. It invokes trying to feel what our children are feeling and trying to know just how much to help them with what they cannot yet do for themselves. It involves understanding the difference between sympathy and empathy.
Doing just enough for somebody so that person can grow and do all that he or she is capable of doing - thats a large order."

Poney tail!!!

Chloe's first poney tail :)  then falling asleep in her mac and cheese. Tough work being so stylish!

Monsoon season

The rain has been crazy!!!
Rain rain go away, I need kids outside to play!!!

How much work?

Just want to share that these girls are toooooo cute in pig tails... And that it takes about 5 pictures to get a really good shot :)