ten months

I am ten months today and ready to take on the world, I am finally getting the hang of crawling although I really don't go too far before sitting back down.  I will point to any airplane in the sky and say "ooooo" and can wave bye-bye too.  I am very interested in Mason but if he gets to close I let him know, he knows better by now.  I am a busy body and don't really like to sleep much, just like my brother (we're all in trouble).

Giving thanks at St Thomas

Here are a few videos from the kids thanksgiving performance

Girls "I'm a little turkey"

Girls "A turkey is a funny bird"

O "The pilgrims"

O "Lets be thankful"

Getting photos/videos of your kids at these types of things are near impossible, parents are hardcore and my flip video camera does not zoom well.  I am not the type to run up to the front to get the best shot, hence the crappy video (maybe next time I'll send Kev up with the masses).

After the show we got to go enjoy a turkey dinner with them, luckily daddy took the day off and was able to help this year.  You can see how they've changed since last year here.

nine months

I totally forgot sweet peas nine month post, a little late but here it is.  Not yet crawling but working on it, who needs to crawl when I have all these people to cater to my every need?  Had two teeth at eight months and got six teeth within a week = eight teeth at nine months.  Somebody better respond the first time I yell because I'll continue to yell louder until you do.  Can she get any cuter?

boyfriend already?

This little guy is exactly one month older than Norah, no kidding.  It was so funny to see them together, he kept trying to kiss her head and she was slightly freaked out.  Maybe she'll warm up to him in a few years..

Pretzel treat

We had a neighborhood block party to go to last weekend so I looked around Pinterest (my new favorite place to find recipes) for something to make.  I came across this super easy idea and decided to give it a try, the kids actually made the entire thing.  All you need are mini circle shaped pretzels, hershey kisses & peanut m&m's.

the girls were in charge of unwrapping the kisses

O lined up all of our pretzels and placed a kiss on top of each one

place into a 200* oven for 5-6mins

top each one with m&m and push down

let cool in fridge until chocolate is set

They were a big hit with the salty/sweet combo and couldn't have been any easier to make.  We used left over Halloween pretzels and m&m's so all I had to buy were the kisses.  You could top with any candy you like or any variation of kisses.  I'm going to try to top with rolos and pecans next time, how good do those look?

Blue Angels

Randolph had their air show last weekend, we go to go preview it on friday night - no crowds, perfect for us.  We got to see the blue angels practice up close, no earplugs (who's daddy is a pilot and knows how loud this would have been??).

Norah was miserable from the noise and Finley was none too happy either - time to move on to the static displays.

Owen wanted to make sure I got the machine gun in the photo.

The mighty Eagle, the best plane at the whole show of course!

Since we're not around heavy planes a lot it's amazing to actually see how enormous they are in person, pretty impressive.

The kids don't know how lucky they are to be able to see this stuff up close, it's a part of their life that they've grow up with and get to experience whenever they want.  Most of our friends are Air Force pilots as well so they think everyone's daddy flies fast jets, little do they know.

Oddly familiar?

This scene might seem familiar to you

but we didn't have sweet pea at the time, she was still baking in the oven.  Yes the kids wore the exact same costumes as last year, not the plan.  We actually bought new costumes this year, 2 princess dresses and a SWAT get-up.  Apparently bought wayyyy too soon seeing as they've been wearing them for a month now and were in not-so-good shape.  The princess dresses were ripped and dirty and missing most of the accessories, the SWAT get-up was missing most parts as well.  Note to self do not buy costumes too far in advance - preferably the day before Halloween.

Although Kev would probably disagree there is something so fun about trick or treating in a warm climate, you can actually enjoy it.  Everyone in our neighborhood sits outside to give out candy, you hardly ever ring a doorbell and most people have all sorts of goodies for both parents/kids.  Almost everyone dresses up (adults included), it's like a big block party.  The kids got more candy than they could carry, we had to dump their bags in the carriage so they could continue, people are so generous around here.  After hitting a few streets we headed home to give out our own candy and let the everyone play in the street, busted out the glow sticks and had a great night (I think it was around 77 degrees).

Owen, Miles and Keira with our neighbor dressed as a priest whom the kids swore was a vampire (ha!), Finney was not warming up to the idea.  Halloween is so much fun with little kids.