Oh Halloween!

The kids have been somewhat excited for Halloween and sort of talked like they knew what it was all about, but when it came down to costume time things went a little sideways!  LOL.  Nothing major and I think Andrew and I were expecting them to back-out at the last minute anyway, but we managed to pull this together:  A blue ghost and a princess?  It started out with Ambrose wanting to be a Robot, but we knew that for sure when it came down to actually "wearing" a robot costume -he wouldn't.  We went with that idea anyway until last week he changed his mind and held steady at wanting to be a ghost - a blue ghost.  Maisie was all over the place with her ideas, but then also decided and was firm on being a pink ghost!  I think Maisie decided the ghost was too scary or something and we had some technical difficulties with Ambrose's, but..... they made it out the door!!!  

They are 3 Years Old Now!

October 20, 2008 Ambrose Parker and Maisie Ann turned 3 years old!  

Wow! I can hardly believe that 3 years has gone by already!  

Ambrose has taken his role as "big" brother quite seriously :-D  by telling Maisie what to do or NOT to do, or just showing guenuine concern for her and checking on her periodically at preschool. (Their teacher told me that).  Maisie is quietly developing her creative side.  She loves to draw pictures and do puzzles and seems to have a pretty good visual memory.  Although she seems quiet I know there is a big personality in there!

We had a little 3rd Birthday Party for them celebrated by their Grandparents on both sides, their cousin Jordan and our good  friends Mike & Cynthia and their son Ben (who is only 16 days older than the twins) and their daughter Daisy (7.5mos?).  

Being their first party to celebrate a birthday I don't think they really understood the whole thing, but they sure knew what to do when it came to presents!  

I could not have pulled this small gathering off without Cynthia and both of my moms!

They all saved me in the lunch portion of the party!  

Cakes!  Oh My Gosh!  Look at these cakes!!  Cynthia made the most AMAZING cakes for the kids!!  I cannot believe how cool and awesome these cakes were!  I already knew she was a very talented and creative person, but I had no idea she was hiding her knack for cake decorating too!   

It was too bad that the kids don't like to hear the Happy Birthday song sung to them. I am not sure why this is or what caused them to cover their ears and start screaming and run away when the candles where lit and we started singing.  I hope it is better next year! These pics were taken after that episode.

You know the icing is the BEST part of the cake!!

Maisie

Ben

All the gifts were wonderful and so perfect for the kids, but I have to show you my personal favorite.  Capes!  Super Hero Capes made by Cynthia!!  How can it get more special than this to have a handmade gift?!  Thank you so much Cynthia!

Give me the Bear Facts

So it turned out to be an interesting day yesterday!  I took the kids over to the park / playground yesterday around 1pm.  (this park with a small playground is a 2 min  or 6 min with kids, walk from our front door).  We had only been there maybe 10 minutes and a woman came over to me and whispered to me that there was a momma bear with a cub up a tree at the end of the park.  She said it had been there over the lunch hour and the conservation officer had come out, but didn't do anything.  So like the one other family at the playground, we left and came home.  A few hours later I saw some of my neighbors out in their driveways and one of them told me the bear came walking up from the park into our cul-de-sac and proceeded to one of the backyards!  Well from there the momma bear and cub ran up a tree and perhaps in part because I had let our dog outside and he went crazy barking and growling.  I brought our dog back in the house.  We had clear view of the tree containing the bears from our kitchen nook window!!  My question this morning was, "How would I know if the bears were gone?"  and "where did they go?"  I was just curious about our safety.  As far as I know a momma bear with a cub can be a dangerous.  The conservation officer who was contacted again after the bear arrived at the neighbors just said it was part of nature and to just let her return.    Hmmmmm.  I don't claim to know a whole lot about bears, and have always respected them while out hiking, but to me a lost bear with a young one in a residential area is not a good thing.  I need to get the bear facts on this one.  Maybe she will just find her way home peacefully?

Random Facts About ME!

Random Facts About ME!

I was tagged by Cynthia!

Here are the rules:  Link to the person who tagged you.  Post the rules on your blog.  Write six random things about yourself.  Tag six people at the end of your post.  Let each person know he or she has been tagged.  Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

**Random Facts About Me**

1.  I have carpel tunnel.  Hence my increasingly messy handwriting. 

2.  I donate blood on a fairly regular basis.

3.  I was engaged to be married on top of a glacier.  

4.  I have an amazing talent for making friends with and surrounding myself with Incredible People!  ;-D

5.  I have a tattoo. 

6.  I have painted two houses, inside and out. (with my hubby - not alone!) 

I am tagging: Heather

I don't have many Blogger Friends!  Yikes!

Laughing Out Loud!

LOL!  Yes, I am laughing at myself because I LIKE blogging and yet I seem to have these 2+ month gaps in between posts and I ALWAYS say "I won't wait so long" or "I will keep up with this"........ well, you can see what happens!  Good Grief Greta!  

Well, if there is anyone out there is still checking in here (???) you can see some updated photos here until I get some posts up!

Lucy Lime Studios

This is a link to the most amazing photographer's website!!  We met with with  photographer Jillian,  on October 4th for a family session and here are some sneak peeks of our photos, but check out the rest too!  They are excellent!  She is such a wonderful person and I love her photography!

More to come..... summer is over, preschool, harvest time, home renos to name a few!