Monday, November 11, 2013

halloween

another successful halloween down. ellie had a difficult time deciding between being a witch or a pirate (she's been to a lot of pirate birthday parties lately). abby showed her love for her favorite disney princess (i keep trying to give plugs for belle). the boys were the dynamic duo. i have limited knowledge on comic book heroes, so todd had to inform me that superman & batman actually have worked together in fighting crime. luckily he was with me when i bought the fabric for their capes, too. who knew there would be so many shades of blue and i needed to get it just right.
 ellie loved being able to pick out the fabrics & have her favorite color.
she also loves to show her witch's cackle.


 when my mom asked for ideas for abby's birthday, i suggested she make a cinderella dress. this has nothing to do with the fact that i did not want to sew this for halloween. no, not at all.


 i used my favorite bibs to design the boys' capes. just extended them at the shoulder and lengthened them. i was under the gun getting these done, so thankfully, my mom spent an afternoon at our house and we sewed, sewed, sewed!



these two are wonderful best friends

Sunday, November 10, 2013

pumpkin patch

it was time for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. corn mazes, tractor ride, and picking out the perfect pumpkins.









fall

 ellie's first day of preschool.
she goes with all her best friends and LOVES it.

 fancy nancy dress up

 these guys are CRAZY in the bathtub!
i never knew it was funny to nearly drown yourself, try to climb out, and dump cups full of water onto the floor.

 music time

 the kids love mornings that begin with their breakfast drink.

 ellie's all about me poster.
she put that she wants to be a runner when she grows up, favorite color is purple, favorite foods are chocolate chip pancakes & strawberries, loves all books (that's true), wrote down everyone in her class as her friends, and drew a picture of max (her someday dog).

 grandpa showing ben the dynamics of flight.

  ellie got her very own library card.

 ben demonstrating brotherly love. however, jake refuses to push ben in the car. classic baby of the family!

 the girls showing off their morning reads.

the witches at gardner village. we unknowingly went on "witches night out," where everyone dresses up as a witch. it was really a fun night, we will be sure to be more prepared next year.