Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Batman, Robin, the Penguin, and the Bat Girls

Just Emptying Out My Memory Card...

All layered up

I swaddled Afton in just her diaper and a bib after changing her for the 4th time b/c of vomiting (I overfed her bananas because I was so excited that she was actually eating and wanting more).

a fun morning + a full belly= passing out during lunch

To The Batmobile!

Oh, I can't wait for the big day!

Park Playdate Perk!

My friend, Jane, has one of those awesome cameras, and she definitely knows what to do with it!
She took these during our playdate at the park last week.

Halloween Sneak Peak

We've decided to have a family theme again this year. Ayden will be Batman, Ian is Robin, Afton and I will be bats, and Josh will be The Penguin. I took these pictures with Afton on my hip, so please forgive the quality, but you get the idea. I made her wings and ears from crepe paper and floral wire. I got the idea HERE except I used hot glue because I couldn't find a glue stick. You can NOT use Elmers glue on the crepe paper. I learned the hard way, that the wet glue turns the paper into black gooey mush. I bought black elastic to fit the wings on her "back pack" style. The ears are safety pinned to her black headband I made from knee highs. What you can't see, are her chubby legs in black stockings with black platinum Mary Janes. She's a doll! I can't wait to show her off. I'm making THIS for myself and I have a cool bat shirt. Josh will just wear his black suit and I'll make a purple bowtie and get a top hat. Only one week left until the big day!!! I love Halloween.

Dance Party In the Kitchen

Ian & Dakota both love to boogie.

The robot.

Ian decided to add some of his own tunes to the mix.


Last night we had the Mangums and the Asays over and we had so much fun! We started out trying to decide on what we can do for an upcoming talent show at church, and ended up gettin' down!
We exposed the kids to some great dance tunes like:
DJ Magic Mike's "Feel the Bass", Rex in Effects "Rump Shaker", Run DMC's "It's Tricky", Mark E. Mark's "Good Vibrations", a lot of Beastie Boys, Humpty Dance, Milli Vanilli, the Cupid Shuffle, the Diddy, and the list goes on. I have video clips too, but it takes too long to post. Maybe later... Oh, and the boys came out of the room wearing those outfits. HILARIOUS!!

My Grocery List

Ayden is learning so fast this school year. Today he heard me saying that we needed groceries, so he made me a list all on his own. The first list was eggs, milk, cheese, peanuts, and grapes. The second was eggs, cheese, milk, ?ros?, my name, his name, and more peanuts (funny that he wants what he's deathly allergic to and NO, he doesn't want a penis, you perverts!). He just finished his first nine weeks of school, and has come a long way since the end of his pre-k year. I have to admit that I didn't teach him much at all over the summer because of our family expansion. I'm so glad he's loving school and learning from his teachers. Just yesterday his classroom got 3 brand new flat screen computers. They were hooked up because one of his classmates has a mom & grandma who work in the schoolboard office! The computer thing is strange for me, because I didn't use computers in school until my senior year of high school. I'm too old! I still say "roll down the window" when all you do is push a button. I'm curious, what are some things that make you realize that you're getting older?

Our Little Girl Is 5 Months Old!

She loves to grab her feet.

Getting into the holiday spirit!

Today Afton is 5 months old.

She hasn't had her 4 month check up yet because of her bronchialitis and ear infections, so I don't have any stats available yet. What I do know is that she is super cute! She's getting more control of her hands. She can hold on to toys, and take out her paci. and put it back in. She is communicating more, with various squeals & squawks replacing her cries. She lights up when she hears her brothers talking or when she sees her daddy come home. She is mom's little ball and chain. She won't take a bottle and won't eat from a spoon. It is so true that no 2 babies are alike. She has definitely been the most difficult child of our three. I don't know if that's because we're so busy with three kids, or if she's just higher maintenance. It's a good thing she's so smiley and adorable. It makes up for the difficult times. We love this little baby girl.

The kids

Sometimes these kids look so cute hanging out together,
I make a run for the camera to preserve the moment.