Halloween and Josh's B-Day Party

We had a great Halloween this year. The kids had so much fun between all of the Halloween parties and Trick-or-Treating....they are thinking this is their favorite holiday! (til the next hoilday comes at least!) Alaria was a sweet little ladybug, Cole and Josh were Jedis.

Cole and Alaria ran the entire night! (Josh was a little bit slower, bringing up the rear) We were worried that Alria would only last for a little bit, but she did not want to come home! She ran the whole time and would go up to each door and yell "treat" and then run to the next house. We tried to help carry her treat bucket but she would scream "NO! My bucket!" She was so much fun!

Kris even made his own mask - Sarah Palin (bulldog with lipstick)

Oh so much candy...

Josh had his XMen birthday party (I am very slow posting pictures!) He had so much fun! They play Bad-Guy Bowling, had a Superhero Battle, and played XMen Freeze. (And no, Josh didn't wet his pants...he dumped his cup of water on himself when we had cake)

Cute little supereroes! What a fun birthday!

Happy Birthday Joshua!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Joshua!

A little flashback to Baby Josh and to Kris' beard...
Cole and Joshua meeting for the first time

Josh is excited that it is his birthday....although I think he is still trying to figure it all out. Grandpa Gamber called this morning and told him Happy Birthday and Josh said "Happy Birthday to you, Grandpa!" He came downstairs a few minutes before me this morning and when I went in the kitchen he was biting into a head of lettuce. I took it and asked him what he wanted for breakfast and he told me cereal with lettuce. He is very excited for his X-Men birthday party later this afternoon...more photos to come!

Why So Serious?

Nope, Josh isn't preparing to be the Joker for Halloween....

He's enjoying chocolate chip pancakes.

Pumpkins

Last night was the long-awaited Pumpkin Painting night. The kids were SO excited to get their pumpkins! We brought Ali's in first and told them that was the biggest one. Cole was a little sad until we brought in the other two and he realized we were tricking him!

They worked hard to paint them just the way they wanted them...

The finished products:

OK, this last pumpkin one is a flashback a few years ago - Cole worked so hard to paint this pumpkin and he named it "Punky Poopstain" all by himself. We laughed about it forever - in fact we are still laughing!!
Josh found a great new alternative to socks - GLOVES!

Ali looking pretty
Josh got a new Batman bed - this expression says it all. When h walked in his room he started screaming and jumping up and down and holding out his p.j. shirt to show that it matched his new bed. He loves it!
The boys chillin with Batman

Random Photos

Our litte Hula GirlMy parents' sweet neighbors went to Hawaii and brought back some darling outfits for our kids!
Cole and Josh at the circus. Love the expressions!
There was a double rainbow outside after the last rainstorm. You can't see both of them in the picture, but the kids thought it was pretty cool.

'Tis The Season

Ok, not that season, but it is my favorite season. Fall is here! I love fall! I love the weather, the colored leaves, the fact that football season has started, all of the fun, upcoming holidays...but most of all...I love that Arctic Circle now has their PUMPKIN SHAKES!! Yum!! So here's my funny story that I have to share. We finally went last week to get a pumpkin shake (and it was soooo worth the wait!) and we saw that they have sweet potato fries. I wanted to see if Kris could eat them, so I asked the guy working there if they were breaded or had flour on them. He actually responded by saying "I don't know...(pause) oh - I know - they do have sweet potatoes in them". Kris had to turn around because he started laughing and I couldn't even think of anything to say. Did he really tell me that the sweet potato fries had sweet potatoes in them??? So then this girl working there hears us and says "oh I love them. They are good!" So again, I ask her...are they breaded or do they have wheat? I even tell her we have an allergy so I need to know. Her response: "I don't know. But I love to dip them in caramel. It is so good!". Needless to say, they are not so helpful. But I do recommend you go get a pumpkin shake - I don't know that it even has pumpkin in it but it is so good!

Multi-Tasking

The other day my friend Shelley had a picturure on her blog of her little girl on the potty reading a book and said "like father like daughter" and "where else would she have learned this?"
Well...can you tell Joshua's dad is an artist????

(And just for the record Kris does have an art studio - and no - it's not the bathroom!)

It's Official!

Cole officially turned 5 yesterday! He woke up and came in and asked if he was 5 now and then was so amazed all day that you just wake up and you're older - tha you don't even have to wait for your birthday party to turn older. He was so happy all day. He had a fun Batman Birthday Party and had a great time celebrating with his friends!

I can't believe Cole is 5! It seems like he was just a new baby. He is so smart and so funny and adds so much happiness to our house. He has an incredible imagination andwe are amazed at what an adult-sense-of-humor he already has. He is a good helper and friend to Josh and to Alaria. He loves superheroes, legos, playing toys, pepperoni pizza, going to preschool, and playing with friends and cousins. We love you Cole!

Baseball and Birthdays

A couple of weeks ago we met my family for an Orem Owlz baseball game. The kids loved it! The next morning Josh woke up and told me that he gets to go to another game sometime, and later that morning when Ali was crying he told her "It's OK, we will go to another baseball game". We went early and the boys met the players and got their autographs
So proud of his signed baseball!
Making pizzas for lunch. I didn't think there would be anything left to bake of Josh's - he just kept taking bites out of the dough!
Cole had his first birthday party over Labor Day. He and Grandpa Gamber have a party together every year since their birthdays are only 8 days apart

Cole said the 5 on the candle was for him, but also for Grandpa because "he is turning 25"
Josh and Ali struttin' their stuff and showing off their gold chains. (Josh made a rap video after their walk)
Labor Day was so cold and rainy we even got to light a fire! It made me so exicted for fall to come to sit by the fire and read all morning.
Birthday party #2 - Cole and Aunt Steph share Sept. birthdays as well so we had a fun birthday dinner on Sunday