deep fried delight

Yesterday as i was listening to the radio in the car, the DJs announced that they wanted to start a new food fad.  They had decided this food fad would be deep fried pumpkin pie.  To help spread the word and get people excited (um, i was already excited) they were going to be giving away free slices of deep fried pumpkin pie the next morning at the civic center.  Guess where we went this morning....oh yeah, the civic center.  Jake wasn't a fan of the pumpkin pie (usually he likes anything that is fried) but he liked the crunchy bits of just batter.  Grace loved it ALL.  We tried a few bites in the car and saved the rest for when we got home.  The whole ride home she was begging for more.  When we got home, we enjoyed the rest of our free treats.

the force

This afternoon our neighbors son came over and played with Jake while Brooke and I were doing some yard work.  He was such a sweet guy and was so nice to share all his toys with Jake and Grace.  He brought over some of his Star Wars planes and action figures, Hulk hands, light sabers and his scooter.  He made a special trip back to his house to get a 3rd light saber so Grace would have one to play with.  They all had fun and played really good together.  It was fun to watch Grace try to be a part of their fun or just watch what they were doing.  Everyone was disappointed when it was time to go in for dinner.

campout

Last night we had a little campout in our backyard.  When we were setting up the tent, the kids were so excited to get in it.  Then when blowup mattresses were added to the mix, they went crazy!  Jake planned the activities for the evening:

1. roast marshmallows

2. dance in the tent

3. tell ghost stories

We got thru his list and had a great time.

When we all got in the tent and were ready to sleep, Grace was having a blast.  She alternated between giving us all kisses and bouncing on her mattress.  I think she finally crashed at about 10:45.  no doubt she was on a sugar high from the S'mores.  She is very tired today, but nothing that her nap won't fix.

Sorry all these pictures are blurry, i was amazed at how fast these kids were bouncing and running around.

6:15, rise and shine!

buzz and bug

Here are a few shots of the kids dressed up last night for Halloween.

Jake decided a few months back that he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear.  His costume actually came with inflatable wings, but he opted not to wear them because he "didn't want to knock anyone over."

And Gracie was a Ladybug.  My parents were visiting us 2 weeks ago (which by the way was great fun, even though a few of us were sick for most of their visit) and my mom made her costume.  I love how it turned out...she is amazing with the sewing machine!

It was a great night and we all had lots of fun!