Fun Weekend!

As usual we kept busy this weekend, always fun though!

Friday night we celebrated my aunt Roxy's 50th birthday party with a family dinner at Anthony's, one of my favorite restaurants in Everett! I even decided to leave the kids at Jon's parents so we could have a "peaceful" dinner! They had a blast with YaYa & Grampa making princess & prince crowns, Ari got to use glitter which is her favorite thing in the world so she was in heaven.
My mom & Jennie
Jennie, me & Ari
Ari, Jon & Bill
Birthday cake by me of course!
The birthday girl, Aunt Roxy!
My mom...& a glass of champagne..
My sis & our Grandparents!
Lance, Roxy & Jennie

Saturday Stacy & I took Ari & Morgan to High School Musical, The Ice Tour. We had front row seats and it was super fun, and even more super expensive! We're talking double the price of Disneyland, hello?? Aside from the $18 programs (yes, $18 programs) it was great! Ari was a little scared the firs half. She hates being inside places that get dark..and they dimmed the lights a lot..so during intermission I got her a light up microphone (we won't discuss the price) and she was THRILLED the whole 2nd half. Plus I think she knew more of the songs from the 2nd half too so that was fun!


Ari & Morgan with their matching shirts!


Ari also got to help me make pancakes! She loves to help me in the kitchen, and I love her help! I'm hoping she always enjoys it as much as I do (cooking that is) because it's one of my favorite things to do! Back to pancakes, this time I actually let her pour the mix onto the hot pan which I don't normally do. Considering I always burn myself I figure it best to keep her away too!

Aquarium

Last week my sister and I took the kids to the Seattle Aquarium. It was one of our last sunny warm fall days! The kids loved seeing all the sea critters..Ari even touched a couple (you know my brave kids, that's a big thing!)..not sure when she got more brave then D who wouldn't go near them. He was however super excited about the pirates that were everywhere. Actually they were skeletons for Halloween, but he thinks those are pirates, and I'm not about to explain to a 2 1/2 year old what a skeleton really is?? Best part for little Ari (& big Ari too) was Red Robin for lunch I'm sure! Must be something with the name..but those girls LOOOOVE Red Robin!!
Here are some photos from our fun day! I even snuck one of a little baby bump!

BFF'S





Ari's




Little baby bump in octopus jail

Ice Skating!

So Ari has been obsessed the movie Ice Princess for about a year now. She has always wanted to go ice skating but to be honest I didn't realize that toddlers could even do it! Until I saw in blog world that Sydney went a couple months ago! I was so excited! Soon after I got the fall Everett Parks & rec. guide and they had a mom & tot ice skating class in October. Unfortunately not enough people signed up so the class was cancelled, they have another one in January that I'm hoping will be one! OK, my point of this post is that today I finally took the kids! Well with the help of trusty Auntie Jennie! (actually she came up last night and spent the night so it was really a fun 24 hours for my kids). In case you didn't know they are a little obsessed with her. It isn't hard to see why. She PLAYS with the kids! All the time, simple as that! During family dinners or parties or anything where they are together she just plays with them! The nice thing is she can actually tell them no too and they listen! OK..back to the topic...We took the kids today to the ice rink and it was so fun! I thought they would only last like 15 min or so and they were on the ice for over an hour! They had to hold our hands the whole time of course, but they did so well! I can't wait to take them again.

First time on the ice!
D & Auntie skating


Do you think Ari wanted to be in this picture? sassy girl...

Luv bug




Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Sweet Home Alabama

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Trick or Treat

Yesterday was such a FUN Halloween! It was my favorite one so far. As the kids get a little older and understand it more, it just becomes much more enjoyable! Our neighbors (actually friends, I hate calling them "neighbors", sounds so impersonal!) came over for trick-or-treating, pizza, drinks...We hit up the new development across the street which was the perfect size, minus the fact that a TON of houses has all their lights on inside & out, but weren't home. Isn't it common sense that if your not home, or don't want to participate in Halloween that you turn your porch light off? I guess that hasn't made it's way all the way to the folks in Granite Falls yet!
Ari had been so excited to go trick 0r treating and have a "pizza party" with Morgan, she just ADORES her, it's pretty cute.
We got home and the kids spread out their candy on Ari's floor and did some major candy trading. That was my favorite thing to do on Halloween when I was little, though I'm pretty sure my sister tricked me out of all my good candy one way or another. "I'll give you THREE(gross, fake) chocolate coins for just 2 of your Twix bars??" something like that I'm sure....Maybe it was more, "give me a Snickers or I'll tell mom and dad you hit me!!"....ya, that was it..

Here are some photos from our fun Halloween day!

We stopped by my mom's neighbor Pat's house earlier in the day. She had little treats and cookies for the kids. A & D love her and she's so good to them! On our way home Ari was going through her treat bag and found that Pat had given her a dollar! I have never seen a little girl be so excited!! She told me, "I really liked all the candy Pat gave me, but I REALLY REALLY LOVED that dollar!" hilarious...

Mike Wazowski (from Monsters Inc.)
"Super-hero"

BFF's, Ari and Morgan, who was a "Charmed Witch"

Trying to get D to pose for a picture...uh huh...
Classic
The whole trick or treating gang. I love this pic because Morgan is looking at Ari, Ari is looking at Darren, Darren is looking at Maddy, and Maddy is smiling at the camera!
Big deal that Ari would go up to the doors with out me!

Morgan and all the candy!!
Cutie kids...