Drive-In Birthday Bash!

Kyler's 6th birthday was celebrated with a drive-in movie theme. We had cars, treats, and popcorn all befitting of a backyard drive-in theater. We didn't even let a little bit of rain scare us away or damper our fun. There was a lot of friends and family gathered to love on Kyler and I know he appreciated every bit of it!!His cake - a tub of buttered popcorn (actually lots of cake rounds stacked up, covered with white frosting and fruit-by-the-foot stripes, Twizzler writing, and marshmallow popcorn)! One of the easier cakes I have made, and quite possible one of the cutest!!The candy counter was stocked with TONS of goodies to treat ourselves to.The popcorn machine was ready to go - everyone really enjoyed the fresh popcorn!The cars were set out and the decorations ready to out on.There was just a short burst of rain right at the beginning of the party so the car decorating had to be brought inside. It was totally crowded (and a bit chaotic!), but we still got all those cars detailed and ready to roll.We had all the traditional movie refreshments...hot dogs, nachos, and soft pretzels! Yum-yum-yummy!!!The kids all got together and parked their cars to watch the movie...too fun! The kids were so creative with their car designs!We watched Cars 2, which conveniently came out the week before.The birthday boy with his cake. I do hope whatever he wished for comes true!!
Me and my big kid!! Wow 6 years old, Kyler the time has flown by!

Trick or Treat

It is time for trick or treating!! We had an "Under the Sea" theme this year with a shark, lobster and mermaid.

My favorite comments of the night...Kassidy: "Trick or treating is not right without treats" when a house we went to did not open thier door, and Konner: "Halloween is late" because we were walking around at night.

Three Pumpkins are We

With so many little ones, I find the best option for decorating with our pumpkins is to turn them into "Mr. Pumpkin Heads." This year a vampire, witch and skeleton have found their way to our front porch. Whoever came up with this idea is a genius - we just LOVE them!!

Homecoming Girls

Our math department ladies think we have the most fun and school spirit and set out each year during Homecoming week to prove just that.
Monday: Twin Day in our nerdy math book and calculator shirts. Tuesday: PJ Day. Wednesday: White out day in our new bling Griffin tops. Thursday: Tank Day in our homemade tanktops (thanks Kim for the great idea!). Aren't we so fun?!

Pumpkin Power

(Sorry it's been a while - school has been a bit overwhelming this year!)
Being October it is the season for visiting the pumpkin patch! Our tradition is to visit Tanaka farms in Irvine and pick our own pumpkins off the vine. We love the places to take our family photos. There is always a race to the middle of the corn maze (Jeremy won - although I think he did actually run part of the way!). We wear our orange and black, we get a little muddy, we have a ton of fun.

An Aquarium Adventure

The day before our friend Malino started preschool, his mom took him, Konner and Kassidy to the Long Beach Aquarium with some free tickets. They got to check out all the fish, touch lots of sea creatures (including a jelly fish!!), and have the run of the place since pretty much everyone was back in school already. They had a great time, although they would tell me almost nothing about it themselves. Thanks Crystal!!

Soccer - Game On!

Kyler had his first game today and boy was it a success!! Kyler's team won (a lot to a little), the boys looked great as they ran around in a bunch, and the whole family game out to watch. Best part for Kyler was getting "Player of the Game" for his great work and hustle not only during the game but at practice too! He is not the best athlete on his team - those little guys can just zoom through traffic - but he is making such great improvements, has such a great attitude, and most importantly, having a blast out there. Great job Kyler!! Here's to a great season Penguins!