Halloween post #2 and not even the big day yet!

On Monday night we carved our Jack-o-Lanterns. Kira dug right in as she always has. Kaylee did not like the squishy feel so she wasn't too eager to help. We had alot of fun getting them all done then lit up on the porch.

EEWWWWW!

The finished products.

Kira had her preschool dress-up party on Thursday. The party started at 10:15 so I didn't think kids would be in their costumes all day. Well, I was wrong (not a first). Thankfully, I had brought her costume in the car when I dropped her off so I had to get her changed in the bathroom first thing in the morning so she could be dressed up like her friends. When we got there for the party, Kaylee wanted to join in with all the other kids - like always. They had some fun games and prizes. We had packed little treat bags for all the kids in class and it was a bit chaotic handing everything out at the end as everyone was trying to leave. And, Kaylee did NOT want to go when it was time so needless to say, I was a little frazzled trying to get fussy kids and all the stuff packed in the car to go. It was fun but glad it's done. Now, we just have the final BIG day left tomorrow!

Halloween all week!

We are celebrating Halloween all week! Kyle and I went to an adults only party on Friday night. We weren't going to dress up but at the last minute, he came downstairs with some overall, flannel shirt and straw hat on. I just put on jeans, a flannel shirt, put my hair in pigtails and painted freckles on my face. Not real original but good for the last minute. (Sorry, no pics) ;)

Sunday we had our little neighborhood fall festival. It was cold and reallly windy! It was right during Kaylee's naptime and I thought of waking her up but Kyle wanted to stay home with her. Turned out it was ok I didn't get her up because it was so cold and not the best turnout. It was still fun.

On Monday I took the girls to a party with our Mothers and More group. They had it in a little gym with toys and such. There were alot of kids dressed up in cute costumes. They just ran around and played with their friends and got some treats as we were leaving. I was surprised that Kaylee actually kept her whole costume on for about an hour before she stripped and was done.

Kira has a party at her school on Thursday then the main event on Friday night. I'll have more pics after those. There are a couple other dress up activities we COULD go to but I think this will be plenty for all of us. What a fun time of year!

Fall festival and soccer

We went to a little Fall Harvest Festival today where they had all kinds of crafts, games, hayrack rides, animal petting area, bounce house, etc. It was alot of fun. Kira did NOT want to leave (can you say tantrum?) but overall it was great.

Kyle is happy. Kira is doing something sporty. We signed her up for some mini soccer lessons and she seems to have fun with it. It's nice because it's on Saturday mornings so Kyle can come too and help her (since Mom is clueless about soccer). It's nice too because there are so many kids and Kaylee tries to join in too. She just wants to do anything big sister is doing.

Princess birthday party

Kira was invited to a friend's 4th birthday party. It was a princess theme so everyone dressed up as a princess. The girls looked so cute!! They had a great time with all their friends. Both of them are such girly girls. Even Kaylee looked at herself in the mirror with her dress said "pretty".

Putting on the sparkly glitter makeup.

"Cheese!"

All the girlfriends. So beautiful - all of them!

"Cupcakes! Mmmmmmmm!"

Good thing I check...

So I always go check on the girls before I go to bed at night. This is the second time I found Kaylee like this. Apparently, she gets bored and decides to get naked. Thank goodness I check because it would be a mess in the morning. Luckily, her sheets were still dry and I got the diaper and p.j.'s back on without her waking up. I'm thinking duct tape may be the answer - doesn't it work for everything else?

Kyle has a friend who has box seats in the suites for the U of I games and he gave us tickets for the Homecoming game. It was great (the seats, not necessarily the game - they lost). Cushy seats, great view, snacks, lunch and my fave - dessert! served to us throughout the game. I could definitely get used to that. We had a wonderful time.

Picking out pumpkins

We had a great time going to Curtis Orchard today to pick out our pumpkins. Kyle took off work early and we went over there with the kids and his mom. They had the pony rides and bouncy slide going so we had extra fun. Kira just loves riding the ponies and Kaylee liked it too. What a fun day.

Other than that, nothing too much new going on here with us lately. We've been enjoying the nice fall weather and Kira's been really liking school. She tells me goodbye right when we get out of the car - she's ready to go before I even get her in the door. It's been good having some time with Kaylee while Kira's at school but it seems like we're just running errands alot. She is such a cute girl. She's saying new words all the time. She calls Kira "wewa".

We've got the U of I Homecoming game to go to tomorrow. Kyle has a friend who has tickets in the box seats so we're going to be there tomorrow instead of our usual seats. Should be fun!