Me, 27 yrs ago

I let our girls have one piece of candy after dinner tonight. Julia proceeds to dig through her entire bag to inspect all her goodies from the night and to find just the right one. Bella looks in and says "I'll take this one" to the first piece of candy she see and leaves the rest alone.



Man, my mom could have taken this exact photo 27 yrs ago! My sister and I are exactly 2 1/2 yrs apart (like Bella and Julia). Julia and I are both Geminis and Suzanne and Bella are a few days apart from being the same sign as well. I don't believe in Astrological signs 100% but I think there might be something to the time of year you are born. Julia and I are so alike- its scary. Don't worry Suzanne- I am not implying that you are as odd and free spirited as Bella is. :) She is one of a kind!

Halloween fun!

*Gee, do they look a little excited for candy fest 2008??



Like my sister's post, I love Halloween- I love the decorations, the fun food, watching Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin, etc. My candy loving kids think the same about this great holiday. They knew exactly how many days left until Halloween.

Angie, Joe, and cousins Brennan and Isaac came over to Trick or Treat with us which was so much fun! I wish I had taken a picture of them TOTing together.
*No one was very cooperative for picture time when there is candy to be eaten.


*I need to master the skill of self portraits. Sorry Julia!


*A little blurry but I needed a family photo for our Halloween scrapbook. We have a family pic from every year so far.



We have already had a long day today- I worked, Julia had a soccer game (too hot!), and we stopped by the library to check out DVDs (anything to save $). Its only 2 pm and they are bathed and ready for a nice, lazy day inside. I can't wait for cooler weather next week!

Hope everyone had a great night!

The must see movie of the month!

If you have kids between 5-12 yrs old that is! We love HSM 1 and 2- it's a feel good movie and we love all the singing and dancing. So, we have been anxiously awaiting HSM3! For any of you non- HSM fans, this 3rd movie came out in theaters for the first time- the other 2 were only released on the Disney Channel. Chet agreed to go with us after I reminded him that soon the girls wouldn't want us to tag along with them anywhere. I had to laugh at him since he dislikes these campy, girly movies and truly dislikes musicals of anykind. So, it was 90 minutes of torture for him (at 10am on a Sunday morning none the less)- even though I did catch him laughing or smiling a few times. Thanks Chet- you are a good dad!

Anyway, the girls and I liked it but I didn't LOVE it, nor will I rush out to buy the cd or dvd like I did for the first 2. It was cute though! Anyone else see it on opening weekend??

Crazy kids!

Julia and Bella wanted to go swimming yesterday and even though I thought they were nuts, I agreed- half thinking that they would chicken out anyway. I couldn't even stand having my feet in- it felt like ice water! After a few minutes, they both were brave enough to jump completely in and swim for a while. This only lasted about 15 minutes but they enjoyed their last dip in the pool until next summer.

Halloween- a little early

Jackie and Steve (Chet's parents) throw a fun Halloween Party every year for the grandkids. The kids always have a great time in their costumes, playing fun games, carving pumpkins and getting a head start on Halloween candy/cupcakes/cookies/whatever else Papa gives them. :)

Julia and Bella are "Annie" and "Sandy" from the Annie movie- one of their favorites! I still need to find a locket to finish Julia's costume and finish making the "Sandy" collar for Bella's costume so people will know what she's supposed to be.









Thanks Nanny and Papa- we all had a great time!

It's "cold' here in AZ

At least that's what Bella thought this morning. It was 68 degrees in our house when we woke up and this is how Bella was dressed when she came downstairs for breakfast!



I told Chet that living with Bella is like a perpetual Saturday Night Live skit! :)

I need the extra calcium, right?

Well, that's what I am telling myself after polishing off an ENTIRE pint of Ben & Jerry's yummy Pumpkin Cheesecake ice cream! It is SO good- you have to try it!

Luckily, Chet was upstairs and didn't see the pathetic, cliched sight- me on the couch with my feet up and watching Desperate Housewives, eating the entire pint that was balanced on my growing tummy! You only get to live like this during a pregnancy so no regrets here. :)