Parking:

 

 

 

We <3 the PARK!

(and Ashelyn hates snuggling with Mommy for self portrait attempts… what can you do?)

Go figure, eh?

Leftover Halloween treat buckets are SO much fun! All pics via my Momma.

Movie LOVE

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Did you hear?! Did you!? Netflix instant streaming is now available on your PS3!

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! and in your face XBOX owners!

Now I can finally finish catching up on Heroes! Seriously folks…

BEST. NEWS. EVER.

Thankful:

It is November after all, so I figure I might as well participate in Thankful Thursdays again!

-I'm thankful that we're all FINALLY (and completely) over all random illness. There are no more runny noses, coughs, or tummy aches. And let's just knock on wood to make sure it stays that way!

-I'm thankful that it's supposed to be 70 degrees this weekend! Maybe we can take the bikes out ONE MORE TIME before we're completely closed in with fall/winter frigidness!

-I'm thankful that playgroup is today! It's been wayyyy too long.

-I'm thankful that I am 6'1" so nobody believes me when I tell them I've gained 10 lbs. (Seriously people... SERIOUSLY) {And No, I'm not preggers... I checked!}

-I'm thankful for tootsie rolls and the fact that I seem to be the only one eating them out of the candy bowl (Oh, hello 10 lbs!)

-I'm thankful that New Moon comes out in 2 weeks! (It's a disease) And more specifically that I get to go see it with my best girls!

-I'm thankful for lot's of other things too, I just know it!

What are YOU thankful for?

Spook Fest:

Alright, so not really… but everyone did gather at our house Saturday evening for the Halloween festivities. I was a little nervous about there being room for everyone, so we decided to deck out the garage, bring in a kerosene heater and some hay bales and have the party there. It worked perfectly! (Plus as an added bonus: My house stayed pretty tidy!) We had chili, hot cocoa, and apple cider. Oh, and candy. WAY. TOO. MUCH. CANDY.

*Thx Momma for this picture

Here are all the kiddos (and Sarah..hehe, sorry Sarah!) I love how they’re all looking off in different directions and I especially enjoy Jenna’s face! Such cuties and they were all so good! (Every picture I have of Jason in his full gnome garb he is making a grumpy face… I swear he wasn’t even grumpy so I don’t know how that happened…)

*And this one, too!

Hey look, the whole Doan Gang heading out Trick or Treating!!! So glad we actually have a picture of all 4 of us! Jake and I were kind of bummed that we didn’t dress up this year. October was such a crazy month, we just never got the chance to plan anything! Oh well, there’s always next year! P.S. Isn’t Hubby’s beard hott?! I vote yes!

After we got back Ashelyn was determined to have 3 pieces of candy at all times… That girl was CRAZY!!! Gideon of course was so excited to have his cousins over that he literally never stopped moving long enough for me to get any more pictures of him, so… just because, here’s another of Ashelyn!

And with that… it’s November y’all! Can you believe Turkey Day and Black Friday will be here in no time?!?! I love me some holidays!

The Pumpkins:

Friday night we FINALLY got around to carving pumpkins! I almost thought we’d have to skip this year because we hadn’t managed to find the time to do it. But, Jake and I decided to forego our date night and stay home with the kids to carve. We do love it after all!

 
Ashelyn was such a trooper! She dug all kinds of gross pumpkin guts, tried to eat them and then smeared them all over everything. We laid plastic down on the floor, but I still ended up with a disgusting mess to clean!

What on earth is inside that thing!? (Gideon was asleep for all the “prep” time, so I don’t have any pictures of him digging in the guts…)

But, here is Gid-Man with his finished pumpkin! Jake just free-handed it. I think it turned out so cute!

Here’s a shot of both of the kids’. Ashelyn’s was so cute with the big A and polka-dots all the way around. The picture doesn’t do it justice.

I did the spider web, Jake did the “Zombie Viking”, and because I just couldn’t resist how hilarious and ridiculous it was (and we had an extra pumpkin)… Jake carved Bella and Edward for me! Haha! That’s love right there! :)

Because I’m sure you needed a close up…. You’re welcome world.

Leaf Love:

Happy Halloween Eve all!

We are so excited for Halloween!!! It will be nice to have both of my kids old enough to actually enjoy it this year. We’re having everyone over to our house for the festivities tomorrow and it’s gonna be CRAZY! I’m pretty excited about it, but I’m sure I’ll be reminded just how small our house is, (and how BIG our family is!) Here’s hoping it’s “cozy” and not uncomfortable!

As a precursor to all the Halloween pictures I’ll have next week, here are a few shots from when I attempted raking my leaves the other day. Unfortunately I didn’t bag them up right away, and then it rained all day yesterday and blew them back ALL OVER the yard. I’m okay with it, it is FALL after all!

Lovin’ on Thor!

Ashelyn shares Gid’s love for playing in the dirt.

She was really mad that he was on her car/bike/thing. He thought is was hilarious. Haha! What a stinker that boy is!

Uhh….sorry his shirt is so disgusting. Don’t judge me!

My helpers!

Also, real quick. Jake has a new love of designing shirts for Gideon, and of course the vinyl cutter makes it sooo easy for him! It’s like, “Hey honey, wouldn’t it be cool to make gid a shirt like….” and then presto, 10 minutes later he’s got a one of a kind shirt! He’s wearing one under his hoodie in the above pics and here are two other’s that Jake has made. (Okay, I guess they’re not ONE of a kind… we’ve been making one for our nephew Jason when we have a chance, also!)

Lovin’ those cheeks J-man!!! Such a cutie pie!

Fun stuff!

 

HAPPY HAUNTIng

everyone!!!