My brother's idea of Halloween fun

Hilarious

It's pumpkin time!

The team photo.

Blue's true identity shines through.

Here is the pumpkin Blue designed herself.

Papa and D working hard,

I tried my best to be creative this year. My brother takes the cake for his puking pumpkin. I'll try to get a photo.

Nana proudly showing off her guts.

The cutest pumpkin in all the land. Baby J saw what he thought was a Bumbo seat and couldn't resist.

"Hey, how did I get in here?"

Kids say the darndest things.

On the car ride home today I told Blue that she was my favorite little girl in the world. She said, "Well, Daddy is my favorite little girl and Mommy, you are my woman." heehee

Baby J is 10 months

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Ahh, a child just like me. Blue fell outside today and skinned her knee just a little. I cleaned it and put a bandage on. No big injury at all. Well, ever since then Blue has been dramatically limping whenever someone is around. Ex. She ran to the from door to greet Daddy and then limped as soon as she turned the corner and saw him. Heehee. I love this kid.

Tragedy and Comedy

Baby J is 9 months!

I'm one day late, but here he is!

How I get Baby J to enjoy exercise.

Happy Birthday Papa!

Hygiene is important

My happy thoughts

Blue and her cousin Hannah have become stars!

When we were at the Zoo, in June, there were photographers shooting advertisements. My brother and his kids were in town and both Hannah and Blue chose to partake in the photo shoot. WELL.......Last night, Blue was on tv! PLUS.....I checked the website and both Blue and Hannah are in the ads. The photographer took those pictures, but people can also upload their pictures as well. Very cool. Hello Hollywood. Here they come!

Here is a pic of Blue on tv
Here's Hannah!!!!!

And Blue!!!

Baby J Is 8 Months Old!

The secret fifth member of KISS

Blue reading me a book. Well...her own version.

Growing pains

At work the other day chatting with the owner. Blue was running around a little too loudly for that environment , so I hushed her. She looked at me, sighed, and said," Mommy, you're giving me a headache." Nice. Very nice. The owner cracked up.

A.I.D.S. Walk in San Francisco

Today I had the pleasure of doing the A.I.D.S. walk in SF Golden Gate Park. It was tons of fun and I walked with the Gap team so I got a cool T-shirt. This charity event raised 4 million dollars for A.I.D.S. research. They have people along side the road to keep you pumped and motivated. Here are some belly dancers. They also gave you lunch and snacks as you walked The park is lush and beautiful. I loved it. Everyone was in a fantastic mood.

Here are some of the quilts made for those lost to A.I.D.S.

Shannon came with me it was a great time. The only downside is that I managed to get a huge sunburn when it was freezing cold and overcast. D. cracked up when I got home and handed me the aloe.

Another friend I met along the way. There were so many happy people. I can't wait until next year.

It's my party and I'll eat if I want to.

Well it has been quite a celebration for little Blue. It started yesterday with visiting Nana and Papa's, and Grandma's house. The pics of Grandma's should be coming soon. She received wonderful gifts this year. She is a very lucky little girl to have so many who love her. This is a picture of Blue opening her gift from Nana and Papa. She loves pigs. I mean LOVES them. So instead of a dollhouse, Blue received a pigs house. It has lights that turn on and off and everything.

We went to the park for Blue's birthday today. It had a water area with a mushroom that shoots out water and a play creek. Very fun. Blue wore her more conservative suit.

Daddy having to tear her away to get back to the festivities otherwise she would spend her life in the water.

We had a water balloon toss. Much fun. Nana was my teammate. Ahem......we were out in the third round. It came down to Daddy and Aunt Karen with Aunt Karen proving that girls rule!

Grandma got right in the mix. Papa played ref along with Ellen, my and Blue's friend.

Me

Blue was on the go. She loves the outdoors and food, so combining them is perfect for her.

Time for cake! This year I made a butterfly out of flower cupcakes. The tips of each of the wings were ladybug cupcakes. I felt so creative because I couldn't find fondant to make the flowers so I used fruit roll ups. It was adorable. I proudly covered it with plastic wrap after Nana and i slaved for 3 hours to finish it. Today when i got to the park I pulled the plastic off and all of the tops of the cupcakes came right off with it. @$#!$!@!#! So i calmly regrouped and salvaged what i could. Here is what I learned. Icing makes fruit roll ups sticky and moist. Good to know for the future.

Nobody ending up caring and loved the cupcakes anyway. They're kids. Its cake.

Baby J was there too in all his glory. He was put side by side with Finnian, his 5 week younger cousin, and they cooed and drooled happily the whole time.

The other cousins, Carrick, Patrick, and Brenna were there as well. Blue loves them so much and it made her day that they were there. Gen and baby Eddie were also there, but had to go before a picture was snapped. Gen is a great and always is so wonderful to Blue.

Unfortunately there is no picture of the cake in its original glory. Here is what I made of it after the incident. The un-iced ones made a creative border upside down.

Happy birthday my sweet baby. You are 3!!!!

Happy Birthday Blue!!!

Blue is three and ready to party! More pictures as they come.

Get better Ryan!!!

Poor Ryan has been having seizures. We are thinking good thoughts so that he will feel better soon. We love you! My sister and her baby Ryan (Blue and baby J's cousin)