our jack-o-lantern

joaquin and maverick have learned the term jack-o-lantern and refuse to call it a pumpkin so here we are. i went out in search of the perfect pumpkin and i think i found it. it is bright orange, nice and round, not too big, not too small. it has a perfect little stump stem on top. the twins decided they did not want to go the traditional route and instead opted for a haunted house theme and this is what they got.

they were really impressed with my skills and to be honest so was i. it came out pretty great if i do say so myself. ha ha

we have a mummy surrounded by bats in our entry way and (fake) spider webs throughout our house. now we have the great pumpkin (jack-o-lantern) on our table so i think its safe to say we are all feeling the Spirit of Halloween.

fall fest

well this past weekend the twins had their fist annual fall festival for their elementary school. it was actually a pretty day with lots of cool breezes! the first pic is of bella dressed like a tinkerbell fairy, the next one is of the boys by an awesome fire truck. they got to really see everything in the truck and they thought it was pretty cool. (heck i thought it was pretty cool) the next pic is of the boys getting a sugar high on some cotton candy. the last pic is of joaquin (thomas the train) and of maverick the witch and of maverick's best friend gracie. i guess maverick has a thing for redheads. i have been hearing about gracie since the first day of school. she's a very sweet little girl and from what i understand her mom says she hears about maverick all the time too. ha ha

joaquin is actually going to be a bat for halloween but since i was not done making his costume he decided to use his thomas the train outfit again. it was a big hit, lots of people wanted to take pictures with him. (he liked all the attention) maverick is going to be prince eric from the little mermaid for halloween because gracie is going to be ariel. (he is such a romantic)

who's got pasta face?

well bella is getting more and more independent. she refused to let me feed her last night while i was talking to her uncle kevin. i thought she was done so i put the spoon down. she kept whining so i put the food on her tray and sure enough she went all out as you can see! yep when a baby makes a mess like this there is no point in trying to clean with wipes it straight to the bath or in the house it's the sink. ha ha

bella is getting so big so fast!! enjoy the pictures!