Picture Day

So I thought I'd try getting the kids' pictures done again. I made sure to get the first appointment in the morning so there would be no waiting. After we parked and I got everyone out of the car, I drop a sippy cup and it rolls under the car, right in the middle of course. That would have to wait until later... We get to the Picture People (where I have never had a good experience)one minute before our appointment. I was pretty proud of myself :) I check in and we are told they will be with us shortly...

20 minutes later we finally get in...grrr... What happened to getting the first appointment of the day!?! Of course by this time the girls want nothing to do with pictures and they want to eat and play. At least Trevor was minding :) The photographer was wonderful! She patiently waited for Allie to stop crying and got some wonderful shots of her playing. Silly Bandz and goldfish did the trick. Kara on the other hand kept it up for almost the whole photo shoot. Part of the time the girls had thrown themselves on the floor. The joy of 2 year olds :)

At the very end something switched in Kara and she was happy and wanted her picture taken. We got some very cute pics of all 3. Separately of course... Getting the 3 of them to pay attention and look at the camera at the same time is more of a dream than a reality :)

We waited for our pictures, another 45 minutes, that were only suppose to take 5 minutes. Go Figure. Of course the kids became restless and starting running around the lobby and climbing on and off the chairs. I strapped the girls in their stroller and they protested rather loudly. Finally by the time we got out of there with our pictures it was over 2 hours later. The other frustrating part was they wouldn't accept my coupon that THEY sent me!! Okay enough about that.

We then went over to the play area and met Wyndi, Izzy and Nola. It was great seeing Trevor and Izzy playing, running and jumping around. Especially since when they met Trevor was 5 days out of open heart surgery and Izzy was awaiting hers. They shared a room for a couple days. To remember how far these two have come is amazing. Especially to see them as the energetic kids they are today.

Trevor and the girls shared yummy pretzels and went to build a bear where Trevor got to stuff his first doggy which he named Trevor Jr.

Once we got back to the car Trev reminded me of the sippy under the car. I drove out of the parking stall, parked the car and retrieved the sippy, once the kids were all buckled in of course :) As I was getting the sippy someone drove up and had to wait for us. They didn't look to happy, but I did have to save that sippy, Trevor's request. I had counted it lost as soon as it rolled under the car.

Silly Bandz Silly kidz

Trevor has been asking for sometime to buy some Silly Bandz. I found a generic brand and brought those home to the kids. You would have thought I told them we were going to Disneyland, they were so excited! Maybe they are not old enough to appreciate Disneyland yet.

The girls wear them on their wrists and ankles. They also love to put them into a paint cup and run around the house with them chanting "silly bands, silly bands!" They love to see the shapes. I bought animal ones as I knew that would make the girls go crazy, and rock band for Trevor. Let's see how long they last. We have already had a couple of them break. At least it is cheap entertainment :)

Skeletons, Bats, Jack-o-lanterns, OH MY!!

The kids helped bake cookies for my parents Halloween Party. We made gingerbread men, bats and jack-o-lanterns. The smell reminded me of Christmas time. We should make gingerbread more often. It smells and tastes soooo good! We made skeletons out of the gingerbread men and bats. They turned out pretty cute and tasted even better!

Allie, Kara and Trevor loved helping. Trevor put all the ingredients in and helped stir. All three helped roll out the dough and press down on the shapes. By the time we were done the kids had flour all over themselves, the table, chair and floor. But we all had a great time. Of course I decided to finish the final product after bath time, and that is when the kiddos had flour all over the place :)

We also made mini pumpkin brownies and had those for desert. The girls love helping just as much as their brother does. It is a bit trickier with 2 two year olds in the kitchen...

On the night of my parents Halloween party I took the girls to Fred Meyer in their adorable lady bug costumes. They walked through the store holding hands chatting back and forth. It was such a cute sight! Everyone, even teenagers dressed in their homecoming attire commented on how cute they were. Allie and Kara were loving every minute of it:)

Sisters

Here are some of the cute things the girls say while they are suppose to be napping :)

Allie: "Picture!"
Kara: "Cheese!"
Allie: "Smile!"

Maybe we take a lot of pictures?

Kara:"1,2"
Allie: "3,4,5"
Kara: "6,7,8"
Allie: "9,10!"
Both: "Yeah! Again!!"

Allie: "Ready? GO!!!
Kara: "See you!""

They say this as one puts a blanket over their head to play hide and seek.

Allie and Kara both asked to be wrapped as a burrito before taking a nap. Basically it is a swaddle with a big blanket!

We have also caught them pretending to change and wipe their stuffed animals bottoms saying "oooh gross!" when they have a dirty diaper :)

Those girls are so cute!

Al - EYE

When the girls call each others name they always say Al-eye. They both call each other Allie. We try and explain that one is Kara and the other Allie. Maybe one day they will understand they each have their own name :)

The girls have been waiting for Pax to come back and play. (He is the little boy I have been babysitting). Well, this morning was the day he came back to play with us. The girls and Trevor were so excited to have their friend back! He will be back the reminder of this week and all of next week. I think that will be it for awhile as the person who originally watches him will be having her baby soon and not be taking on any sub jobs until after the New Year. He has been a lot of fun to have around. Pax and the girls have been learning about sharing. Not an easy task for toddlers!

The weather continues to be beautiful! This weekend was busy with soccer, church and a harvest party as well as sick kiddos and a sick daddy on Sunday. Trevor has been enjoying soccer. Next week is the last week of practice then 5 more games and we are done for the season. Trevor will miss it. It will baseball in the spring and maybe some swim lessons this winter to pass time. We need to find something for the girls to join too. We might try tumbling with them. Trevor started at this age and loved it!

Trevor is enjoying school. He only goes twice a week. He is becoming a great reader! He catches on so quickly and he loves to learn.