Halloween x 4

We love Halloween. Its my second favorite holiday. 


The first of the four parties was our church "Trunk or Treat." I'm a flapper, Jake is Bert, Wyatt is Lightning McQueen, Micah is a cowboy, and Gigi is a kitty cat.

Georgia wasn't too sure about the crazy looking dude who was holding her. Although she didn't like me too much, either. She kept staring at my wig, and poking my lips. She's never seen me with lipstick on, and was quite fascinated by it. 


Suspicious Georgia:

Wyatt was super excited to be Lightning McQueen, but for pictures, he kept pulling this very somber expression. I guess he takes his role of Piston Cup winner very seriously. Micah LOVED dressing up like a cowboy. I was so surprised that he would get that into it.

Next we had the preschool party. 

The cuteness of preschoolers in Halloween costumes is almost more than I can take.

After the preschool party, we went straight to Jake's work. Jake has a different costume here. He's a...hmm. A redneck BP oil spill guy? With a mullet? 

This is one of Jake's coworkers. Gi was so tired by the time we got there. She just cuddled up with her the whole time.

And finally, trick or treating. Since we have lived here, we have never had any trick or treaters come to our house. We thought that our neighborhood was just super boring. We asked around for good neighborhoods to go, and everyone told us about this neighborhood just south of us. Holy crap a moly. It turns out, no one goes to our neighborhood, because everyone in our town and the neighboring towns goes to this one particular neighborhood. I have never experienced anything like it. Thousands of people. Every house decorated all out. It was crazy. I can't even describe it. Anyway, after the second or third house, Wyatt got scared by some big boys (MEAN), and decided he was done with trick or treating. Done. There was no convincing him otherwise. He took off Lightning McQueen, and rode in the stroller. Micah, on the other hand, loved going to all the houses. We went with some friends, and their daughter and Micah had a great time getting candy from lots of very spooky houses. 

Georgia could barely keep her eyes open after about 10 minutes. It was a long day. 

Hopefully next year, Wyatt will be willing to give trick or treating another try. The day after Halloween, he was telling me that he wanted to go trick or treating, and that he wanted to carve more pumpkins. He really did love Halloween, and so did Micah for that matter. They had a great time, and I am already excited for next year!

Pumpkin Patch

We forced our kids to go the pumpkin patch. We had exactly one day that we could go that worked with our schedules, so even though two of our children were sick and miserable, we went anyway. There was a lot of crying and whining, but you can't even tell in the pictures, right? As long as life looks happy in pictures, that's all that matters. 

Pictures from October

The reason I've been posting all these random pictures is because I was going through my pictures the other day, and realized just how much my kids change month to month. Because I see them every day, I don't notice, but I wanted to document it for my sake and for my family. 

We call Georgia the baby orangutan. Her hair is finally starting to grow in, but it grows straight out of her head. She won't let me put hair bands or bows in her hair anymore, so she just has crazy hair all the time. Its adorable. 

These two play together a lot while Wyatt is at school. They are really turning into buddies. Micah is actually nice to Georgia now, and doesn't beat her up or try to kill her anymore. I love their giant heads and tiny bums. 

 Another thing I realized while going through pictures? My house is a disaster. All the time. OK, I actually already knew that without having to go through pictures. But I did realize that I have no shame taking pictures of my kids with my house in its post-explosion state. You can all feel better about your own homes now. You're welcome. 

From looking at my pictures, you would think Micah lives in his high chair. This is sort of true. The kid does like to eat, but its also the only time he is holding still, and I can get a  picture of him looking at the camera. 

Baby orangutan, showing her teeth:

Georgia likes to say "hi! hi! hi!" all the time. And wave. I was trying to get her to say it here, but she wasn't really cooperating. But the video was cute, so here you go. 

David and Laura Get Married

On September 18, my brother David got married! We were so excited to welcome his beautiful bride Laura into our family. They are such a wonderful couple, and it was a great weekend.

First, we attended the Hmong wedding. It was great to meet so many members of Laura's family, and see the traditions of her culture.

Laura and David:

With my parents:

Me with David and Susie

I love these boys. I love them.

At the end of the ceremony, everyone ties a piece of yarn around the wrists of the bride and groom and wishes them a blessing. Their wrists were covered in yarn. There were a lot of blessings! 

And then we ate.

And ate.

The next day was the American wedding.


Georgia loved being held by her aunt Heather:

David with my parents:

My family:

Isn't this what YOU do while waiting for a wedding to begin?

My dad performed the ceremony:

David and my mom walking down the aisle:

My brother Daniel (groomsman) walking down the aisle:

My niece Whitley (flower girl) walking down the aisle:

Pretty girl!

The beautiful bride with her father:

David and Laura at the altar:

Um, and then I didn't actually get any pictures after this point. I got too caught up in the excitement, I guess. So, no pictures of the happy couple after they were actually married. 


It was such a nice wedding. I am so happy for David and Laura. Laura is such a amazing woman, so kind, loving, intelligent, talented and fun. I can't think of anyone more perfect for my brother and I am just so thrilled that she is part of our family now. 

From September

Its all fun and games

 Until someone starts to cry.