October Fun

Eva turned 9 months!

I thought I would put her in her halloween hat for the fun of it.

I am amazed I got these few shots with the witch hat as she could hardly handle it on her head for even a second.

Maren is enjoying Joy School. This witch made with part of an egg carton was a fun craft we did this week.

In all the excitement Maren fell off the table and gave herself a goose egg.

For a halloween party with some Optometry friends in the area I made a chocolate cake with a couple fun decorations. The spiderwebs are made with drizzled white chocolate.

For the spider I used a stencil and sprinkled black sprinkles on top.

Maren was Mary and Eva was her little lamb. We went with a Nordic look. My mother-in-law helped me make the dress. I told her what I wanted and she did most of the sewing. Thanks Mom for you amazing skills! 

Maren was getting really into this photo shoot. Looks like a Disney princess pose to me. Shocker.

Love it.

Eva riding a horse.

Sophie, I mean BATERINA. Her own creation.

The kids crawled into a pack and play to watch something on a tiny ipod screen.

Pin the face on the pumpkin!

Our sad attempt (one of many) at getting a group picture. The guys talked Optometry, the girls caught up, and the kids went crazy, high on candy, and excitement to have familiar friends to play with.  It was a lot of fun.

Eva's first pic of her top tooth! You can see it only when she squeals and shrieks the loudest sound a girl of her size can make.

Mary and her little lamb

Ward party fun. I won 2nd place in the chili cook off and got a $20 gift card to the movies. Considering I don't win much I was pretty excited.

Farm animal friends reunite.

Eva by the kitty pumpkin! The cat was Maren's choice. We had a great weekend.