Halloween at last...

Here's a recap of our halloween activities.

First, the Trunk or Treat. Elizabeth was Abby Cadabby (from Sesame Street.)

It was cold that night so Natalie was a flamingo. (And she would NOT let me take a decent picture of her!)


The girls got WAY too much candy.

On Halloween, Elizabeth and I carved her pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and made her first Jack-O-Lantern. She picked the face out all by herself from a bunch of samples on the internet.


We went trick or treating at the outlet mall by our house that afternoon with Elizabeth's 3 quasi brothers. She liked being Abby so much she wanted to do it again.


That day was unseasonably warm so Natalie was Tinkerbell.

And she was still not interested in letting me take a decent picture of her.

Here's Elizabeth and her entourage. Do you love the mario and luigi costumes because I did.

Elizabeth did not want to take her nap on Halloween so I didn't make her...and this is what she looked like on the way home from the outlets. It was only 5:30 pm.

She woke up in time for dinner and decided she wanted to trick or treat at the neighbor's house and like 5 others. It worked out great. That was plenty for Natalie's attention span. Evidently she was over being told what a cute Tinkerbell she was.

Hope yours was great too!

What Halloween Costumes?

This year, mom is tired so Charlie and Josie just decided to go as themselves for Halloween : )

Don't judge.. I let Josie have a sucker to pacify her while I handed out candy to the kiddos.
Had to get a shot that showed off Charlies ruffle leggings because once she had the tutu on, you couldn't see them (boo hoo). Plus her in that leotard is so yummy!
Needless to say, they were a hit at our wards trunk or treat!

Sneak Peak

Here is one little sneak peak of my sweet little Josie's 6 month pics (even though she was really 7 months when they were taken). She looks sooo different from Charlie! I should get to see the rest of them in a couple days.

Does this look like "Failure to Thrive" to you?

I didn't think so. This is Natty pre procedure this morning. Those feet that you see in the background belong to none other than Uncle Marky. As an aside, if you ever have to take your baby to a surgery center, I highly recommend Marky. Hilarious and adored by Natalie, as you'd expect, but also very knowledgeable and universally well liked by the medical staff. So far so good.

And here's my perfect angel baby sleeping off some of that anasthesia. You can kind of see the tube that is coming out her nose, precariously taped to her face and down her back. That's hooked to a monitor that I have to carry behind her all day. The monitor could be worn as a backpack theoretically, but Natalie is so small it falls off her shoulders, even on the tightest setting. And yes, those things on her arms are the baby equivalent of a straight jacket. They're called "no nos" and Natalie must have heard it because she keeps glaring at them and saying "no no!" I'll try to get some video soon.

Meanwhile, her surgery notes say that her reason for procedure is ANOREXIA among other things. Does that qualify me for mother of the year? My baby is anorexic. (Not really, I'm sure it's a misprint but that's DEFINITELY going on my permanent record. I'm sure of it.) Now, which of you would like me to watch your babies for you? I'm really good at it. :)

Sucker anyone?

Stephen just returned from Singapore and he brought all the kids a present. Josie thoroughly enjoyed hers (look close!!!)

In August, Mackenzie and I went to Texas to be there for baby Lilah's birth. She is beautiful by the way. We went to Rebecca's house to visit the day after Lilah came home. Rebecca has 2 big boxers, and a little chihuahua too. This is the first time Josie has ever seen a dog... check out her reaction to the barking dogs.

Pictures of baby Joseph

Hey Everybody,

I just finally posted some pictures of baby Joseph on my blog. I also made my blog somewhat private, but I tried to invite all of the family members so they can see them and be able to see my blog. If you did not get the invite, send me an email from the email you use now and I will send you a new invite.

Thanks,

Matty

The Girls Have Something They Want to Share

. . . coming Dec. 5th-ish

Sorry to all those who were hoping otherwise.