October 2010
Halloween
October 31, 2010
The weather was perfect for Halloween today, and we made the most of it.
We started out at Nona and PaPa John's house, including trick-or-treating around their circle with their one-year-old cousins.
Then, when it got dark, we were back at our house for some more candy-collecting in our neighborhood with the Henson family.
The kids just love the Henson boys, and everyone had a good time.
Heading out trick-or-treating
The second dose of trick-or-treating
Halloween Parade
October 30, 2010
Each year the City of Longmont holds a Halloween Parade, and the kids just love it.
This year Tracy turned the wagon into a pirate ship.
We walked with the Boulder twins club again this year, and the kids won the after-parade costume contest for the club.
It will be a sad day when we no longer walk in this annual parade.
Fun at the Parade
In the costume contest
Pirate Lexi
Carving Pumpkins
October 28, 2010
Tonight we all spread out on the kitchen floor to carve our pumpkins.
The kids really got into it this year, and had lots of fun.
We gave Drew the little carving knife, which is relatively safe, and he cut out a very detailed face on his pumpkin....the first year he did all the carving!
The girls didn't carve their own, but they worked hard at scooping seeds and then colored their pumpkins with markers.
Hard at work.
Spooky Pumpkins
Notice Drew's pumpkin on the left....carved 100% on his own!
Wedding Cake
October 22, 2010
Tracy successfully delivered her very first wedding cake ever today.
Her nerves were quickly calmed as the cake started to come together.
The cake was amazing and it's a TracyCake, so there was never any question of it tasting good.
She was quite happy with the outcome as we left the church, certain that it would make for great memories for the bride and groom.
We took quite a few pictures of this cake. In fact, we probably have more pictures of this cake than the bride and groom!
Starting with a blank canvas, and it already looks good
Getting there!
Finished Product
Back of the cake
(yes, this is the back!)
Close up on the gum paste flowers
Pumpkins!
October 17, 2010
We met Aunt Jen, Hailey, Wyatt and Grandpa down at Anderson Farms to have fun and get some pumpkins to carve for Halloween.
Of course, we had a great time, and it is always good to see everyone.
We ended up seeing lots of people we know. Small world.
Now, let's play that game where you are given a hypothetical situation and you have to tell what you would do in that situation.
Here it goes: You are in the middle of a corn maze and both of your twin three-year-old-girls say they have to go to the bathroom.
Hmmmm. What to do, what to do.
Drew waiting to drive his barrel
Brie and Lexi on the barrel train
Cousins
Navigating the Corn Maze
Grandpa with his Grandkids
Brie and her Mommy
Lexi with Daddy
Happy 6th Birthday Drew!
October 12, 2010
As if two parties were not enough, we held a third birthday party for Drew today on his real birthday, as we do every year on his actual birthday.
Drew with his Pirate Ship Cake
Blowing out the cannons, err...candles
Drew's Family on his birthday
Pirate Birthday Party
October 10, 2010
Today was Drew's first-ever kids-only birthday party.
We had planned for most of the party to be outside, but of course this is (literally) the only day of October where it will be raining.
After hours of scrambling this morning to adjust accordingly, the party went off without a hitch, complete with an indoor pirate ship and plank.
Drew with his Pirate Family on the plank before the party
The Green pirate ship ready for battle
The Brown pirate ship firing their cannons
Finding the Treasure in the haunted cave
Blowing out the candles
(Tracy's most intricate cake to date)
The candles were the cannons out the sides of the ship!
Pirate Cake Feast
Casa Bonita Birthday Party
October 9, 2010
We are planning a kids-only party (for the first time ever!) for Drew this year.
However, Drew still wanted a party with all of his family and friends who would not be at his other party.
What better place than the "king of big restaurants" as Drew likes to call Casa Bonita.
Come to find out, this place is hopping on a Saturday night. We had a great time nonetheless.
Cousin Evan enjoying the food
Aunts Jen and Laura with Uncle Joe and cousin Hailey
Mmmmm. Sopapillas.
Happy Birthday to you!
The real reason everyone showed up
Just kidding. Kind of.
Lexi gets a turn at the pinata
Tracy's Son
October 3, 2010
Getting out the Halloween decorations tonight, Tracy ran across her Scarecrow hat.
So, of course, whoever was closest to her soon became the Scarecrow.
Better luck next year, Drew.
Drew being a great sport