it's done

Mark said i might not have been clear in my last post. this blog is all filled up and we've moved on.

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rub-dub-dub 3 in the tub

the other night Nata and Evers crashed Delle's bath. Nata washed her hair, Evers splashed her too much and she tolerated it all very well. until she didn't and then she was D-O-N-E. 

kinda like this blog.

we've posted and posted and posted some more. now this blog's all filled up and we're D-O-N-E. 

moving on you can find us at :: 

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see you there :  )

scruffy puppies past

Nata :: Halloween 2007

Evers :: Halloween 2008

Delle :: Halloween 2011

getting the puppy costume out for Delle make me think of Nata and Evers wearing it too. {this costume was passed down from Alexander, but i can't seem to find a picture of him in it}

i remember ::

Nata not minding the costume as long as i didn't push the button for the barking noise. practicing her walking between Mark and myself, being posed with Jake for pictures and taking her to Uncle Tommy & Auntie Nicoles home for trick-or-treating. she helped Uncle Tommy pass out candy and was awe of all the kids that come to the door that night. 

Evers HATED being in the costume. he didn't like the barking noise or putting the hood up or trying to crawl around in while wearing the costume. nothing we tried made him feel any better about it. he was most happy being carried around in his onesie, eating everything in sight. this was the year we went trunk-or-treating with a friends and then her families Halloween party all the way out in Camis.

for Delle i want to remember how much she loved it. that the barking noise made her laugh and that she didn't have a hard time crawling around in it or standing up. how she smiled and smiled no matter how many pictures i took of her just as long as she was with them. the way she nursed a ton and then passed out in the sling watching  Nata and Evers trick-or-treat. i'm glad i have this blog to remind me. 

i don't know if we will ever have use for this costume again, but i can't seem to get rid of it. of all the costumes they have used, all the different things they have been (so far) this one is my absolute favorite. 

balance biker boy

someboy's balance bike FINALLY came. he's been waiting for it F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!

this is one of those crazy excited faces he makes when he is crazy happy about something. with it comes this high pitch queal/squeek that i can not even begin to mimic. it's random and his own and i love him so much for it.

 

"MOM, CAN WE RIDE BIKES NOW!!"

"MOM, I JUST CAN'T WAIT ALL DAY TO RIDE!!"

"MOMMY, THANK YOU FOR MY BIKE!! IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY THAT IT CAME!!" 

and now they are the bikers three. if you come to play make sure to bring your bikes. outside, riding around is what we're up to now and as often as we can until the rains come.

trick-or-treaters

this Halloween we had one scruffy puppy, one super and one cowgirl ::

Delle didn't mind her costume at all. she loved the barking noise the nose made and did her part to keep her nose wet all day.

super jumper. notice he's lost his super spoon in the leaves. luckily the leaves hid it until we were done walking through the village. i was very glad to find it waiting for us by the car. :: urban cowgirl sees urban chicken farmer add. she thought this chicken on the side of a bus was the funniest and couldn't stop laughing about it. although everyone could tell what she was, one guy asked her if she was Annie Oakley. Nata didn't know who he was taking about, but liked the idea of a girl doing gun tricks on a horse.

en route. we went trick-or-treating in the Village (Multnomah Village) again this year and it was a big hit. i misread the starting time and we ended up arriving an hour early. the kiddos didn't mind though. Nata and Evers played in the toy shop, one of their favorite things to do, and Delle was able to nurse well with out distraction and then slept through most of the trick-or-treating. we got started before most of the crowd came and the kiddos didn't have to worry about being bumped aside by older kids.

each time Evers was given a treat, or allowed to choose his own, he would turn and show it to me with his crazy happy face. each and every time!

back at home, after dinner, the kiddos visited the other houses in our building. before headed out we lit the pumpkin lanterns, wrapped the porch light so the candle glow would light everything and left a bowl of suckers with a note just encase anyone came to the door. -no one came to the door. they never do- Evers insisted on handing out suckers to each of our neighbors as they knocked and trick-or-treated at their doors. it was so backward and funny and super cute, but he couldn't be swayed from the idea.

after all the candy was counted and looked over the kiddos made a treats switch, dug in and watched Halloween cartoons until bed. oh my, here comes the sugar rush.... {cue scary music and flickering lights}

carving jack-o-lanterns

daddy helped set them up

and they dug right in.

Delle stole the scoop and wanted to help by trying to eat all the seeds. this year we bought a carving kit and it was the best 2.99 ever spent!! if you are even thinking about getting your carve on, get one.

Daddy helped Evers draw his pumpkin face.

Nata drew hers all by herself and was so glad of how it turned out.

a perfect pumpkin ashwash. {Nata used to call mustaches 'ashwashes' before she knew it's name}

Mama's pumpkin turned out darkest.

Daddy made his an artsy sunburst.

last minute i added the O'LEARY and Nata asked me to carve the smallest one for Delle.

light em up!!

we wrapped the light between Sara and our homes in a dark towel and tried for a shot w/out the flash. they are blurry but fantastic. perfect parents we are; children in unders/diaper sitting on the cold concrete in the dark. ; )

to make up for it, Daddy read them a Halloween story before bed. tomorrow is trick-or-treating and the kids are more than ready for it to come.

rainbow rice

our friends, Christina and her family, have this AMAZING sensory table/station. the last time we were over it was full of rainbow rice. Taylor didn't Nata and Evers to see it b/c "if they did they wouldn't want to play with me!" poor girl. she knew from experience with other friends that once the rainbow rice was found all was lost. 

we waited until just before we left to have a look and Christina gave us a quick tutorial :: 

use rice, food coloring, storage baggies and germ-X or rubbing alcohol. to try it out we started with 1 cup rice, 2 Tbsp germ-X and 10 drops color mixed in a baggie.

Evers and Nata loved mixing and making the colored rice. 

our rainbow.

once well mixed we dried it on wax paper

while it dried the kiddos washed this bin in the tub.

our rice.

the kiddos loved it so much i made more for their tub to find in the morning.