Lots of Fun coming!

Finn is very adamant about not wanting to wear a costume for Halloween! We have a ton of them already, in particular, I was wanting him to wear a cute full-body lion suit. But, he is having none of it! So, when we went to the Haunt the Zoo trick-or-treat trail on Monday, he was a...(drumroll please!)...lumberjack? Farmer? Canadian? I put him in overalls, flannel shirt and one of those goofy hats for warmth. I think he was the only kid there with no costume. I don't blame him though. I don't really like to dress up either. I only go as far as to put on a "Trick-or-Treat" shirt and then I call it a day.

Kinley is super easy! You just throw anything you want on her. I bought her a super warm ladybug costume. She was very content to just sit all bundled up for the whole trail!

Anyway, I am so excited that the election is less than a week away! I've recently been thinking about education more since I realized both my kids will start school during this adminstration! I think Obama will be so great for this! I know McCain has a ton of kids and I'm sure he cares about education too, but Obama's girls are school age NOW. It's obviously going to be weighing on his mind more. I just think that if you have children, McCain is too big of a gamble right now. I want change for my children and not the down-ward spiral that has been going on for the last 8 years. Just wanted to put that out there!

We are still planning on doing more Halloween activities. We have a party tomorrow and hopefully we will be doing another trick-or-treat trail this week too! Finn really loved doing the one at the zoo. We're not going to go trick-or-treating though. I think he's old enough, but his lack of a costume would be a problem (although I did buy him a "Trick-or-Treat" shirt to match mine). Also, I seriously think he would want to enter every house we went to and make friends! He is such a friendly little guy!

I forgot to mention that Tonya and I threw a baby shower for our friend Melissa last weekend. I think it went really well and she got a TON of great stuff for her little boy, to be named Phoenix. YAY Melissa!

Also, I have been meaning to post a beer bread recipe on here. Tonya (who just started her own blog on Blogspot) gave this to me and it is so simple and yummy! All you do is mix 3 c. self-rising flour, 1 c. (or less) sugar or Splenda (I've tried both and it tastes the same) and a can of beer (or any type of soda you want. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees. It's really yummy to rub some butter on the top halfway through. I've been making a loaf every few days for the last month or so b/c it is so good!

Fun Times

My mom is so lucky to have 2 great sisters. They are all really close in age, and even though they live in 3 different cities, they make a big effort to stay really close. Once a year, they have a "sisters weekend" trip where they travel somewhere together and just hang out. I think it's pretty cool. They already had their sisters weekend this year, but they decided to all hang out together in the city this weekend, which meant they came to visit us and the new baby! I thought I would put up a few pictures of my aunties to make them "famous!" Finn really enjoyed seeing them (they DID bring some pretty cool gifts!) and is still talking about "Aunt Doby" and drinking from Aunt Glenda's water bottle.

Also this weekend, we made some Halloween cookies! They actually turned out a lot better than I expected. I usually have high expectations for my crafty projects until I realize I forgot an ingredient or something else goes wrong. But on this one, I was pleasantly surprised!

Here's Finn enjoying one:

A Few of the Rejects...

We didn't order any of these because of the funny faces, but they're still cute!

Cowboy Museum and Pics

We went to the Cowboy Museum yesterday with Nicolette and Sawyer. Honestly, it didn't have a whole lot to do for kids, I think we only spent an hour there. But the boys still had a pretty good time. It was a really rainy day, so we didn't get to view the gardens, which is really the highlight of the whole place (in my opinion).

Also, this morning, we got Kinley's pictures taken! We were supposed to do it earlier this week, but her face rash reappeared. I think it was because I had a glass of milk, but I'm not certain. Here are some cute ones:

A Boy and His Dog & Ch-ch-ch-changes

Finn has been having such a great time with Addy outside lately. (The weather is just BEAUTIFUL!) Usually, they just chase each other and collect sticks, but yesterday, Addy was digging holes. Finn would then come over, push Addy away (I know, what a bully!) and then sit in his hole so he couldn't dig! Addy was smart though. He had 2 holes next to each other, so if Finn sat in one, then he would just go dig on the other. Finn was running back and forth between the holes, plunking his butt on each one! Also, Finn got a new outdoor toy! His Granny found him a little house at a garage sale! He loves it!

Here he is sitting on his hole (and yelling at the dog):

And here he is in his new house:

As for the bedrooms...they are all changed! We moved the crib into Kinley's room and rearranged Finn's room. We knew he wasn't going back to the crib now, so we figured the time was right to just switch it up! Finn is so cool with changes. He's never necessarily been attached to anything other than his pacifier. He couldn't have cared less that we moved his room around.

Here's Kinley's new arrangement (a bedskirt is on my shopping list):

And Finn's:

I think Kinley likes her new bed!:

And here's just some cute pics:

Bye Bye Crib!

Finn NAPPED in his toddler bed today! Yesterday he just kept getting up and playing, so I thought it was hopeless, but today he napped! He really didn't want to get in his crib, so I told him if he didn't stay in his bed and sleep, then I would have to put him in there. So, he messed around a little, but didn't leave the bed, and then he fell asleep! I'm so proud! That crib is history!

Smiley Girl