Flying Fairies

Happy Halloween!

A Disney Halloween Part I

We went to Disneyland two weekends ago to enjoy the Halloween decor! (And to use our annual passes before they expired.)

It did not disappoint!



I couldn't have planned better fall pictures if I tried!!!

...and so it begins

I know I told you in the previous post that Brooke went to a pumpkin patch birthday party this weekend.

We love, love, love Halloween in our house, and she picked the perfect pumpkin and asked if she could carve it right away.

Plus, she and Kennedy both wanted to start decorating, but I said we needed to wait for the next weekend.

And no carving pumpkins yet, or they will be moldy well before Halloween.

So, in the meantime, we have one new addition to our decor from Target, plus a styrofoam skull I found in the costume bin...




...and instead of carving, she painted! She painted her pumpkin to be a dog. I couldn't love it more!!!

Oh yeah, it's FALL

The air is cool. The month is October. Let the games begin.

I say ROCK ON

September...full of birthdays, school, and rock and roll.

This is August's new guitar. That he got for FREE.


Somehow or another I managed to make it to quite a few shows in September. Here is August on his birthday. He had a show that night, and a fan brought him a dozen DELICIOUS cupcakes.

One of my favorite parts of the show is seeing August & Vic (the keyboard player) interact.

The next weekend, we went to the Sagebrush Cantina. This was an "all ages" show, so the family went and had dinner first.

So many of our friends attended, what a surprise!

Here are the girls....

Have I mentioned how much I love our school? Well, some teachers came out for the show. Here is Brooke with her Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Mac.

Here is Brooke with her 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Diehl.

and to complete the set, here is Brooke with her second grade teacher, Miss Davis!!!!! Can you believe this? Also, our favorite babysitter/member of our family, Emily came out, as did Stacy and Josh, Joddie and Brooke, and Cathy, her husband and her sister! Lots of friends.

Last weekend was a show at the local rock dive, Paladinos.

Woo hoo, I'm partying now! Stacy came to this show and took this funny picture.

September was full of fun...I still haven't posted about the first day of school or our fun trip to Big Bear, so stay tuned!

Did I ever tell you, you're my hero?

So.

This face right here is sometimes the face of trouble. Oh yeah. And when she gets in trouble, the only punishment that bothers her is the restriction from the use of electronics...TV, Nintendo, computer.

So when this happens, she has to entertain herself. Which she does, in a variety of fun and often messy ways.

Occasionally Samoa gets a little extra attention as a result.

Lots of kisses and hugs. And...

Well, sometimes a little humility thrown in for good measure. Although, to be honest, she didn't seem to mind the cape one bit.

Girls, Dolls, and a Scraptastic Cake

Pardon me for a few days while I play a little catch-up... Remember when this little girl turned seven on 9/07? And we went to Disneyland as a family? Well, in this house, birthdays might tend to last a bit longer than just the actual day... So, of course there was a party!



August and I took these 8 little girls to the American Girl Cafe.

They had lunch, and then they brought out the most beautiful-est cake you will ever see. My friend, Lori, loves this cake.

Here's another shot for you Lori. You have a birthday coming up! You could have Joey take you to the Cafe at the Galleria!

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And seriously, the colors at this place will make for fabulous scrapbooking!

Papa & Beppe sent Brookie a gift certificate, and she was able to buy a new doll. And get her ears pierced. The dolls, that is.

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Yes, they pierce dolls ears there.

Another birthday, another great party!!

Twelve Point Five

The preteen years are mysterious years. Children disappear into their rooms for hours at a time. One minute they are chatty and open, the next minute they are quiet and sullen.

Thank goodness for homework! Homework provided a little insight this week into the mind of the preteen living in our house.

Kennedy, age 12 1/2...My Favorite Things

"I have many favorite things. My favorite colors are red and purple. My favorite food is hard to decide, but it would probably be Italian food. My favorite bands are The Fray, Mayday Parade, and Regina Spektor, and my favorite songs are Daylight, Wake Up, Fidelity, and You Found Me. My favorite magical creatures are unicorns and leprechauns."

I fancy myself pretty hip...I dig the cool rock and roll music...I will crank it up loud... However, I have never heard of two of the three of her favorite bands. And I have no idea what songs those are that are her favorites.

Could it be? Am I old?

And when did LEPRECHAUNS, little creepy dudes in green, replace fairies?

Yes, twelve point five, 12 1/2 years old...mysterious. But beautiful. :)

Seven is the new...well, seven

Well I guess 7 doesn't look all that different from 6 today, does it? Teeth...still missing. Child...still little and cute. Excellent. If only we can keep it this way!

On Brooke's 7th birthday, we went to Disneyland. We spent the whole day there and we didn't try and talk her into riding a single thing she didn't want to ride! (Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Carribean, Matterhorn) Wait, actually Kennedy may have tried to push her into the Matterhorn ride, but to no avail.

We had dinner at Ariel's Grotto where princesses roam about while you eat your dinner.

I think that's a pretty darn magical way to spend your 7th birthday!

For more photos of this totally fun day, click here.