Derek and I got invited to a murder mystery and we went all out. I was supposed to be a snobby French perfume lady and Derek was supposed to be a crashed british pilot. We had a really good time and I even figured out the murder!

WOOHOO! Smooch city!

Poor Jude. He is having a really rough time right now. He wants to be big and be done with nap time but sometimes he can't quite make it. We have been putting him in "quiet time" were he can read books in his room or watch a show. Something low key. I had set him up to watch a show on the computer and it was one of those days where he couldn't make it. Poor thing conked out right on the computer chair. I ended up moving him to the couch little cutey pie.

Random acts of mischeviousness. We were spending time at Tati's house and Andrea's bathroom had some bathroom crayons just lying around. We just couldn't resist. We decorated all her bathroom for her. First the tub, we drew a bunch of faces and eyeballs all aound with a big sign that said "We are watching you" Jude and ALice were helping as well.

Then Derek and I really wipped out our artistic skills and started decorating the mirror. We drew all sorts of "costumes" we had kittys, vikings, gentlemen, frankenstien, pirates, mad hatter, Harry potter, and all sorts of other things that we could "put on." It was so much fun!

This was supposed to be a Halloween activity but we ended up not having enough time so we did it a day or two after. We made slime. It is just glue, dye, and borx mixed with water and it creates a gacky, slimy, silly putty type substance. Both Ollie and Jude really had a good time.

It was one of those moment s when everything was nice and quiet. Too quiet. I stumble into my bedroom to find both Jude and Alice ransaking our pantry!! He had ripped off the lid to a rain box and scattered them everywhere. It looks like we have somesort of vermin infestation. But the joke is really on them. They are the ones who are going to be eating fuzzy floor raisins for the next week. Ha~

We had SUCH a fun halloween!! I was so so so excited for this year cause it was the first time I was going to go trick or treating with my kids. Everyone dressed up which made it even more fun. Jude was a pilot, Alice and I were ballerinas, and Derek was a cast away. Our best friends the Bowles came along for the party to and they were dressed up so fun. Oliver was a purple crayon, Dexter was a blue crayon, Angie was a renaissance maiden, and Brian was a bear. Everyone looked so festive and off we went. First we went to the library where they were having a carnival. There were games, trick or treating, and even a haunted house. The kids got to fish, bowl, and do a miriade of throwing games. When it started to get dark off we went for trick or treating. The boys quickly caught on to it and began running from house to house. They each must have fallen 5 times in their haste to get more candy. Very successful, very very successful.
Then we went to Tati's house to show off our costumes and do some close up shots. We all look so cute. Happy Halloween!

Alice looked so cute as a ballerina, and I loved being buried in poof!

I thought Derek's costume as a cast away was so good. He even put on makeup to make it look like he had cuts and dirt on him. And he got a fishing spear complete with felt fishies. Unfortunately he kept getting complimented on his "moses" costume.

And Jude loved being a pilot. And I made the hat! I was so proud of myself and it ended up looking so good!

Angie and I were frustrated with all the tacky Halloween shirt options that they had for boys so we set out to make our own cute halloween shirts. We picked up some white tshirts tie dyed them orange and then drew pumpkins on the tyedye part. It was so much fun and it ended up being so cute. We gave each of the boys a chop stick and told them they had to stir the "shirt soup." The boys were so excited to wear them. Angie and I even made one so that we could all be matchy. It was so much fun!