First Snow

Earrings

...a few more pictures of Addison and her new earrings.

Ear piercing!

I had been thinking about doing it for a while. Rick and I had talked about it and I had gone into the store for more information, but hadn't gone through with it. Until Saturday.
We went to the mall so the kids could play and on our way to the playground, Addison got her ears pierced!
She did such a great job holding still. They pierced both ears at the same time, which helped. Addison cried for a few minutes and then wanted to keep looking in the mirror at her new earrings.
She loves them and invites everyone to look at her "ewrengs".

Dentist

We hoped Mcayden would have a good experience at his first dentist appointment and fortunately he did. We made the appointment for Big Grins, a "just-for-kids" dental office. He had the full exam, including x-rays and a flouride treatment. One toothbrush, some flossing sticks and a cool canvas bag later, Mcayden left the dentist's office with a big smile on his face.

But Daddy and Mommy weren't smiling when we found out he wasn't actually covered on our dental plan and it cost $200 for this visit! (Our bad)

Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets have been all the rage at our house lately. Every night the kids race to get the flashlight and grab the characters for their little show.

Mcayden hates getting "bunny ears" and he will slap at the back of his head (as if they are really attached) and squeal for Daddy to stop giving him bunny ears!

Scentsy Superstar

I was recently promoted to Superstar Consultant! What does that mean? It means I am one level below Director and three levels below Superstar Director (which is my ultimate goal)!

If you know me, you know I love doing Scentsy! When we moved to Co., we didn't know anyone and now I can honestly say I met all of my good friends b/c of my Scentsy biz. It has been awesome!

Thank you so much for your support with my business! I couldn't have made it to Superstar without you!

http://lifesmellsgood.scentsy.us

Punishment

"Addison did it."

Mcayden has really been into drawing dragons lately. To me, they look like large cactus clusters, but Mcayden can explain what each part of his drawing is and the detail he goes through is pretty amazing.
Sunday morning started off like normal, the kids were running up and down the hall way, laughing and growling like dragons. But after a while, it got quiet. Yes, we know quiet is never a good thing, but we couldn't help but snuggle in a little deeper below our quilts and enjoy the silence.
Soon enough Mcayden came bouncing into the room to tell us Addison had drawn on the wall. There were little marks along the wall by the stair case, but the kicker was the huge MURAL on the guest room wall.
Mcayden insisted that Addison did it, but he soon learned telling that lie was worse than the marker on the wall. After spending four minutes in time out, he was handed a rag and told to wash off the marker.
Mcayden has always been dramatic and we listened from the other room as he whaled and whaled about washing the wall. Rick and I looked at each other and laughed. The whole thing was pretty funny. We just hope the marker comes off the wall, or Mcayden's punishment may end up including paint.

You'd Think I'd Learn

The house was quiet which could only mean one thing. Trouble. Addison has a nack for finding (and reaching) things she shouldn't be. She found the one small container of black eyeliner I have and, well, you can see what she did. You'd think I would have learned my lesson from the last time, wouldn't you?

This eyeliner and brush are what I had left out to paint on Mcayden's cat and whiskers, for Halloween. They were tucked snugly against the mirror, on the far side of the counter, where little hands could not reach. Well, that was a joke. These little hands know how to reach and get into anything they want. I swear, she has built-in-Inspector-Gadget-extenda-arms.

Lesson learned? Well, I hope so. My make up (or what's left of it) is securly locked in my bathroom cabinet,on the top shelf, high enough that hopefully even little extenda-arm girl can't reach.

Smartie Pants

Dinner at Chick-fil-a turned out to be even more fun then anticipated. While we were eating our chicken nuggets and fruit, an employee came over to let us know they were going to be playing a game for "family Fun Night". After finishing our dinner and playing on the playground for a few minutes, we went to play the game.

We were divided into teams and played Cranium. Mcayden was "Team Dragon" and Addison and I were "Team Bats". We competed against "Team Tiger" and "Team Caleb". Addison spent most of the game decorating my face with Cranium stickers, while Mcayden threw his hand in the air, enthusiastically yelling out his answers.

And the winner was....Team Dragon (Mcayden)! He was so excited and proud of himself. He won the board game "Scribbish". What a little smartie!

A (very) Happy Halloween

We are a "thing"!

Our playful black cat and Carebear. "Trick-or-Treat!"

There are a lot of people who don't enjoy Halloween. Infact a couple of people I know posted on Facebook they wished it would be taken off the calendar. Insanity, I say! Insanity! Infact, I wish there were more days in the year when you could dress up totally crazy, and color your hair blue and it would be totally welcomed.

Mcayden and Addison really enjoyed wearing their costumes and trick-or-treating. Mcayden would run ahead of us and crouch down on the ground meowing. He was in full character all night ("black cat"). Addison was a CareBear (Love-a-lot bear). She "got it" this year and would run from house to house with her brother, carrying her bag of candy on her arm, like a purse. When people would offer the kids more candy, Mcayden would say, "No thanks, I already got one. I am going to more houses" and Addison would hold her bag open.

I thought it was fun as a kid, but it's even more fun as a parent!

Rick and I decided to be "Thing 1 and Thing 2" from Dr. Seuss. It was so much fun having crazy, blue hair (plus it was e a s y).

We went to our friend's annual Halloween Party and trick-or-treated in her neighborhood. It is a great neighborhood There is one house that gives out full size candy bars AND a can of pop! (It's my favorite house.)

Addison kept opening Pixie stix by biting them in half and then dumping the candy in her mouth. Those are definately her favorite!

Needless to say, the kids CRASHED when we put them to bed and they both slept soundly in their sugar comas ...while Rick and I washed the blue out of our hair.