Little Miss Brit

This kid is awesome. She doesn't talk except for "uh oh" and "mama". She used to say "Dada" but know she calls me "mama" too. She also eats ice cream cones bottom first. We love Britney.

Halloween Piano Recital

Ashley had a piano recital on Halloween. That was a fun activity in the morning. All of the students dressed up, most of their costumes matched the song they played. Here is Ashley playing "Animal Crackers" by Shirley Temple.

Trick or Treat '09

Happy Halloween! Seriously, who doesn't love Halloween? I personally love it. Tara thinks I'm warped because of my poor choices in costumes. This year, Tara and I were doctors. I was an obstetrician just finishing up with an emergency C-section (obvious if you look at the picture). Needless to say, the girls cried when I put fake blood on the baby ( I had no idea that fake blood looked so real. Fake blood has come a long way, totally awesome). So basically Halloween was ruined for an hour or so because the girls were worried about the baby. I told them that if they stopped crying, I wouldn't throw the baby in the dumpster. That worked, and saved Halloween. The baby survived and the blood washed off. Next year I'm thinking about being either a proctologist or a urologist (I need some good prop ideas).

I kept spanking the baby. The girls didn't like that either.

Two little witches prior to the tears.


Ashley was Barbie the Musketeer (2 hours post tears).

Britney was Minnie Mouse. We didn't even attempt to put the ears on.

OB and GYNO

Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze, and Fun with Knives

It was a chilly day at the pumpkin patch, but that didn't stop the girls from sitting on the tractors, chasing chickens in the corn maze, and trying to find pumkins that weren't rotten. We love this time of year and the girls love to dress up in their costumes.

Britney doesn't quite get what's going on

Exiting the corn maze alive

Jack-O-Lanterns

Pumpkin brains

Kaitlyn still thinks this is kind of gross

Kaitlyn Survives First Four Years

Yes, it's a miracle. Kaitlyn has survived four years (with all of her arms and legs, toes and fingers too). Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!!! We love this kid. She is one happy and spicy girl. This past Saturday she had a kitty party with her cousins. They had a cat food (Cap'n Crunch) eating contest out of kitty bowls. They had a mouse scavenger hunt too. Tara did not allow me to direct the kids in some kind of kitty litter derby, which was a total bummer. Kaitlyn got some American Girl doll stuff and a "big girl" scooter.

Cat Food eating Contest (she lost)

Opening some way overpriced AMG stuff.

This girl laughs all day.