Happy Halloween!

Disney on Ice

On Sunday Katelyn and I went to 'Disney on Ice' and we both had a blast. It had been a surprise for her and I finally told her before we left that we were going to a show that would have all of the princesses including Rapunzel! I let her wear her Rapunzel dress and she loved that she could wear it out. She was super excited and couldn't wait to leave. Once we got there we saw all of the stands that held anything you could imagine to buy including light up toys. I gave her the option of one that she could have and she picked a light up tiara. We also got a bag of cotton candy. During the show she would clap and dance along with the princesses as well as somtimes sing along! She recognized almost everything we saw which included: Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. There was also Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan with Captain Hook, The Lion King, Snow White and the dwarves, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Tangled (with her favorite Rapunzel), the characters from The Frog Princess and then at the end all of the Princesses with their Princes came out to dance. When Rapunzel came out Katelyn was screaming and smiling, she finally got to see her 'favorite'! I took in every moment with her and we had the most incredible time together. She asked me last night as I put her to bed if we could go again. I told her when it comes back we will definitely go again!

Xmas shopping 2

I will try and update with any gifts I get the kids so no one will buy duplicates or it could even give some ideas!

I bought Katelyn a pink Leap Pad 2. I know she loves all things technology so hopefully she will love this. Not to mention it is pink!

Xmas shopping

Normally I do NOT start shopping for Christmas until after Thanksgiving but I was in Walmart all by myself recently and was walking through the toy aisle when I picked up my first gifts for Katelyn and Mitchell. I don't have any ideas really for them so I'll have to come up with more ideas! But I thought I'd post my purchases so no one else will buy duplicates.

 Katelyn is in love with Rapunzel and I've been wanting to get her the Barbie version, so she will be getting the basic one that has an extension and a brush.

Mitch loves beating on anything so I thought this musical drum would be perfect for him!

Welcome Fall

Its pretty clear to us now that fall has arrived. The temperatures have dropped and the leaves have started turning. I love this time of year. We picked pumpkins yesterday which is something I love to do as a family. Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera. Brad and I each picked a large pumpkin and Katelyn picked one for herself as well as one for Mitch. She did a pretty good job I'd say! I also picked out a pretty white one with an idea of what to do with it here at home. I decided it would be pretty with a cursive type D on it and display it somewhere in the house. It turned out great but let me tell you it is hard to use a sharpie on a cold pumpkin!!! I had to go over areas 3 or more times! I will still do it again next year though. Brad has an idea of keeping the seeds and trying to plant them ourselves for next year...we'll see. Here are some pictures of our pumpkins and some of our decor.

This last picture is of Mitchell crying. Apparently no one was paying attention to him so he started bawling for no reason. Yes, my son is a cry baby!

A Princess in a Wedding

Yesterday was my little sister's wedding. I was the matron of honor while Katelyn was the flower girl. Although she thought of herself as a princess. She did look beautiful in her dress with her hair all done up. And boy oh boy she couldn't wait to dance when it was all over! The entire day was spent with the same question being asked, "mommy when can I dance?". Eventually we got to that point and she was able to boogie!!! Here are pictures from that day.

1st birthday pictures

So here are the pictures from Mitch's first birthday party. He had a western themed party that included a 'Woody' from Toy Story cake and cow print tablecloth. We had so much fun and enjoyed every minute!

 The tablecloth and decor.

 Some of the decorations before they were put up.

 Mitch's 'smash' cake.

 Western boot balloon.

 The main cake.

 Brad put his tractor out in the front yard for fun.

 The banner I had made with Mitch's pictures throughout the first 11 months.

 The birthday boy!

 Opening presents.

 He was intrigued by this puppy that could sing and dance!

 Yay!

 "Happy birthday dear Mitchell, happy birthday to you!"

 Yum, he loved it!

 A shot of family and friends.

After getting cleaned up, Uncle Kevin thought this was a good look!