Wednesday, October 31, 2007

trick-or-treat

we had a very fun evening...we started out at our friends, the collin's house, for some really good homemade mac-n-cheese that heather made and then we headed over to do some trunk-or-treating. it was leia's first time actually holding a bag & "asking" for candy (if batting her eyes at people counts)...but she loved it, and kaia came home with probably a 5 pound bag of candy...i'd say it was a success! :)
we took these while kaia was napping...yes, she actually took a nap!










i think i need a blog break...3 entries in 1 day...i think that's a record!

Kaia's first "real" haircut...

today kaia got her first "real" haircut...TRIM (meaning one that i didn't do for her). she was very against the idea, cuz she wants her hair to stay LLLOOONNNGGG so bad & she thought that they would cut it short. however, after some convincing (bribing with Coldstone), she trusted me that i wouldn't let them cut it short (we couldn't use the word "cut", we had to say "trim"...that was very important!). so, off we went to this adorable kids salon where i have to say, besides moving her head more than the lady would have liked...she did pretty good.



leia was VERY helpful!

ta da!!! she's done & it's still long! :)

bribes sure do work!

okay, so we don't usually bribe or reward the kids with food or candy, but i REALLY wanted kaia to get a hair trim today and this was the only way she agreed to it without a drama/whining/headache filled experience!





as you can see, leia's really glad that kaia cooperated too! :)

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Stirring & stirring & stirring her brew...

Pre-school costume parade...






much happier than last week!

we took these pics of kaia this morning before we left to take her to pre-school...she had a costume parade today & there were NO tears. it was really cute!





Sunday, October 28, 2007

shannon is...

my friend heather googled "heather is" and then posted the results. I decided to google mine and this is what I got. It's pretty funny (mine wasn't as funny as hers)...

1. shannon is pissed off

2. shannon is really pretty and nice (hey, i'm just typing what i saw)
3.
shannon is an awesome mama to work with
4. shannon is pushing daisies
5. shannon is a homeopathic physician practicing in Portland, Oregon
6. Shannon is from Venus (sometimes i feel like it!)
7.
Shannon is driving to a new work assignment when she spills her coffee and finds herself stained (that's silly)
8.
Shannon is a statistic
9. shannon is having a great year
10.
Shannon is the author and illustrator of many highly praised books for children
11.
Shannon is a passionate baseball fan and softball player
12.
Shannon is the third oldest of seven siblings
13. shannon is hot! (again, just what it said)
14.
In the current book Shannon is dealing with the emotional turmoil caused by remaining single and watching her friends marry and raise children (yeah right!)
15.
Shannon is in a prime location (really?)
16.
Shannon is a unique blend of East and West
17.
Shannon is the 'straight man' in the household (hmmmm)
18. s
hannon is definitely one of a kind; she is off the walls at all times
19.
shannon is my best friend
20.
Shannon is a key figure in rock and roll’s transition from the Fifties to Sixties


try it (just type in "your name is") and see what you get!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

our birthday-filled saturday...

Chucky Cheese
we started out at Chucky Cheese for Isaiah's birthday party (a little boy in kaia's pre-school class) and the girls had a great time (it was leia's first time there)...that place is CRAZY!

here's kaia and the birthday boy
leia just HAD to get on stage too!
they both LOVED the horse ride
i have NO idea what was SOOO funny! :)
poor leia RAN over to Chucky and then she DID NOT want to be on his lap!
we walked by this ride and leia kept pointing to it...so here she is, on it!


Great Grandma Grace's Birthday celebration!

here's kaia and great grandma (leia was asleep on kim and john)
she's finally awake (as we're about to leave!)
back to papa & nema's for birthday cake (that kaia helped make)
time to feed the dog's bones...
uh oh...they're getting a little carried away!

they LOVE to spin!

new blogger...

my friend, malena, is BRAND new to blogging...go check hers out!