a pink ghost & a pea pod

i couldn't stop taking pictures last night. they are so adorable! and as i sit here this morning, they still are wearing their costumes. and it's a miracle zaiah kept this hat on. in this photo, the body part is not on.

i have many more pictures i'll post later. i just wanted to get one of my favorite up.

hope your halloween was fun and tasty! and enjoy a weekend full of sugar high kiddos if you have some.

more photos by kai

(see the train above?)

besides taking pictures, kai has been super busy brushing his teeth. yep. he and andy bought identical electric toothbrushes on saturday. all charged up, and ready to go (finally) kai started brushing sunday morning. all day yesterday and today, switching the attachments: brushing, flossing, tongue cleaning. the charge is suppose to last 2 weeks. his died after one and a half days. so now he's on to andy's. hilarious!

kai's been playing photograher

(self portrait)






happy sunday!

not much to say today

i swear i let her out. she was the one who shut the door.


have a great weekend.

we're back

i could say we're unpacking, doing laundry, etc etc. but not really. i like the unpacked bags to sit around for a bit. there are piles of clothes every where. really, between switching over to cooler weather clothes, organizing the kid's too small clothes, catching up with the before-we-left laundry and the now added back-from-vacation clothes. it never ends, does it?

here are some pictures from our trip to virginia.



kai very much enjoyed two seats to himself. when the flight attendant was starting the drink rounds i asked him what he wanted. he replied "i'm not going to tell you, i'll tell her myself what i want." love that.


at the pet a pet farm.



my mom and two aunts.

blue skies

that's what it's been around here this week, along with 70 degree weather. heaven. so, after a long summer hibernation kai and daddy cleaned out the hot tub. ready for lots of fall and winter use. today was the first dip. the babes are thrilled.

i won't be writing for another week or so. me and the kids are headed to virginia. i have my 20 year school reunion next weekend - yipes!

more camping scenes

world's largest & fattest caterpillar:



this girl would go upside down all the time if we allowed. she absolutely loves seeing the world another way.