Play Date!

Today we had a play date at the park. We all actually got together and hung out at the park while the kids played! Although there was a handful of us there, there were still some little friends missing. :( Here's Ava, Gianna and Kira sitting on the steps eating snacks. All TWO year olds!

Here's all the kids being silly and hiding under the table because we were all getting ready to leave. Guess they weren't ready???

Amazing it was so easy to get this bunch to sit on the table lined up and smile for the camera. Figures when it's this easy I didn't bring my camera. These were taken by Carrie and Lindsay with their camera phone.

They played well together and had a blast! I really enjoyed meeting up today and hope we do it again! Here they all are lined up starting with little Makenzie (1), Ava (2), James (almost 4), Kira (almost 3), Logan (almost 5) and Gianna (almost 3).

My Newest FAV'S!!!

Here's just a couple of my latest favorite shots of Kira and Logan. I love that in like 2 minutes I'm able to get an unexpected favorite shot that when I look at it it makes my heart melt! That's what I love about photography.... I love sessions where you shoot 50-100 images or so and then out of that you get that ONE unexpected AWESOME shot that you just can't stop looking at, one that you LOVE! This first one of Kira is my absolute favorite (for now). I love how real and innocent she is yet it's totally her and her sassy attitude! Definitely one I will order in Canvas print, can't wait! :)

Logan is such my easy guy! He's almost going to be FIVE and is almost at my "age limit" for photography, LOL! I love to capture the moment, the innocence of babies and toddlers but when they get to be 4 or 5 sometimes that is "lost". They tend to over smile, try and do what you say or are constantly watching you. He's still my #1 "Model" though. LOVE YA!

After Halloween Sale!

So I've learned over the past year's that it's actually fun to go check out what costume's are on-sale after Halloween night! Most right away are 50% off but then as the days and weeks go by the percentage goes all the way up to 90% off! You can't beat that! Not that these sale costume's will be used for next year's Halloween but just for fun for the kids to wear when ever they feel like it. Logan got this Jengo Fett costume from Star Wars the Clone Wars. He is sooooo OBSESSED with Star Wars right now, it is pretty cute! Kira too got another Halloween costume to play in... Ariel from the Little Mermaid (forgot to take her pic though). Then just recently Vic went out and found Logan another costume for 90% off. It was his newest favorite guy the white Ninja from G.I. Joe. FUN for $1.99 you can't top that!!!

HaLLoWeeN!!! 2009!!!

Happy Halloween 2009!!! Here's my Little Flower Fairy and Boba Fett from Star Wars the Clone Wars!!!


Logan & Kira all dressed up and visiting with the neighbor while waiting for the sun to go down.


This is actually Kira's pumpkin that Logan drew a face on. We ran out of time so we only carved one pumpkin.

Here's Logan's pumpkin. He drew the face and Mommy cut out the pieces and hollowed out the inside. They both thought it was totally disgusting which I am happy they did because we were in a time crunch and needed to get things done plus I can't stand messy hands! LOL!

For some reason this night whenever taking pictures they did this stand like their going to a dance and posing together! Totally funny but oh so CUTE!!!

Both of them ready in the wagon to go Trick-Or-Treating! Taking this wagon is such a GREAT idea! We've done it now pretty much every year since I was pregnant with Kira. It's like trick-or-treating door to door limo service! Vic was still working so my Dad took the kids out with me around the neighbor hood.



They both had a BLAST going to each house and getting candy! I guess they are both old enough to get the concept to really enjoy it! They got soooo much candy it was a good thing that I carried an empty backpack to put their buckets of candy in so it wasn't too heavy for them.


Doesn't this hand look real? So cool but gross at the same time! She didn't mind at all. Actually she really never "minds" at all about anything. Our Kira is a TOUGH girl!!! We had a FUN night!

FIRST Soccer Game for ME!

Today I actually got to go to one of Logan's soccer games! I had the day off for Halloween so it worked out nicely. I didn't realize it was going to be such a scorcher of a day! Logan seems to enjoy soccer only sometimes.... today I guess wasn't one of those days. He seemed tired on the field and when the coaches would tell him what to do it was like he didn't even hear them. I guess maybe because he was sick for last weeks game and practice. But I did my Momly duty and yelled and clapped for him! I was also snack mom for this game. Go figure my first time and I didn't even know exactly what I was suppose to do or bring. I guess they are suppose to have oranges at half time and I didn't have any. I felt like some other parents were giving me "that look" but WHATEVER! I had NEVER been to a game before. They all survived and at the end I had snacks and Halloween goody bags for each player!









This part at the end of the game was soooo CUTE! They all had the hands out WAY before the other team was even near to say "Good game"!

PUMPKIN PATCH!

This year we went to a new pumpkin patch! The GIANT one on the corner of YL Blvd & Imperial. We've been passing by it over and over and every time we did the kids would yell out "I want to go there"! It was large pumpkin patch with many jumpers and stuff for little kids to do. I think now days that is what a pumpkin patch is...... a money maker with all the things that aren't pumpkins! I don't know anyone that will buy a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch?? Oh well, the kids had a BLAST on the jumpers and slides! I even had fun going down the slide with Kira. I wish we had one of those in our backyard! It was pretty outrageously expensive though so when we were leaving of course we had TWO screaming and crying children that wanted to go on more but we couldn't fathom paying more for activities at the pumpkin patch than just going to Disneyland!


Kira LOVED the mini-jumper and actually went a little NUTS in there all by herself! It was pretty hilarious!

BACHELORETTE Weekend!

Angela's Bachelorette weekend was spent down in Palm Desert. I was able to join for 1 night and had alot of fun with all the girls and the festivities! Here's a few pics of the decor for her weekend!




Here she is the BRIDE TO BE or BACHELORETTE!!!



We had a YUMMY dinner at a Tepanyaki (sp?) restraurant and man was the cook SOOO entertaining! I mean I've been to Hibachi and Benihana's multiple times but this cook was totally entertaining and hilarious! I've never seen someone make a man's genitalia out of fried rice!!!

Here we are the PARTY people on the PARTY BUS! Actually it was a shuttle bus that would run guests back and forth from the condo like hotel to the main hotel. This is all of us after having been at a night club, (Man that was strange to be at a night club! I'm used to being MOM at home in my comfy clothes!) we got a ride home with a group of guys celebrating a Bachelor party! HA! It was a fun time and I am sure a very FUN and MEMORABLE time for Miss Angela!