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I've come to realize, with my busy schedule, between preschool and the 29 piano students, I'll only get to blog once a month. But it's my scrapbook/journal, so this works, right? Sorry for the blasts of pictures. We've had a fun month. Don't forget to click on the pictures to get to the sets of them. Next month, Liam's first birthday!
Halloween!
I couldn't resist, but to blog this as my opening picture! He wears this almost every year. His students don't quite get it, which he loves even more. The best was one student asking, "are you Hannah Montana's dad?" Not, Billy Ray Cyrus. Very funny! The girls had the day off from school, so instead of carving pumpkins this year, we made a mess making cookies. The girls loved it! I took the girls around the neighborhood, while Stew passed out candy. The best was, he brought home a projector and we projected the movie Nightmare Before Christmas, on our curtains inside. Our curtains are sheer, so it showed up outside. It was a big hit! People stopped to watch all night. After I went one side of the block, then it was Stew's turn. Kirra and Julia chose the same costumes, but this time Malia decided to be Dorothy. An old costume I made for Kirra, in first grade. She was beautiful. Liam went as a dirty boy. But, then again, that wasn't a costume. :) It was a quiet Halloween and that was very nice!
Preschool Halloween Party
We were learning the letter P, and couldn't help but have a "Party." It was the day before Halloween, too. The kids dressed up, even Collin, who chose to take it off just before we took a picture. :) We had some fun activities, but the best were the pumpkins we made out of water bottles. Thanks, Kim, for the idea! I really love teaching these kids! We are having a blast! Aren't they cute! Julia decided, this time, to be just plain Minnie Mouse. Thank goodness for a good dress up box! This costume was actually, my sister Lisa's when she was about the same age. Cutie! The end pictures were on the same day, waiting to pick the other kids up from school. Liam thinks he's so big, when I put him in the front seat. His favorite part is the steering wheel! :) I just love having a boy!
Go, Bulldogs!
We went to Stew's homecoming game. Not his alma mater, but the school he teaches at. It's always fun to see the cheerleaders, floats and the new queen. That's why I go. The best was to see the difference with a son. Liam could care less during half time, but as soon as the football players came running back out, he was glued to the field, pointing. We also went back to Stew's class room to see the new art work up from his students. He's a great teacher! We didn't have any colors to match the school, maroon and gold, but Trisha let Liam borrow an old jersey of Greyson's. Liam and Greyson are best buds. I think they try to stick together, with all the female energy around. :)
School Harvest Festival
We went to the school harvest festival. Not so hot this year. It was fun to have the kids dress up again. We even got Liam dressed up for it. Our friends let us borrow this jersey. See, we can put something together. :) Kirra and Malia were the same, but Julia changed her mind, and wanted to be just a princess. Her haku-lei was from Michelle's wedding. She felt very fancy. The reason we go every year, is for our favorite part, Roary, the school's mascot. "He's" the BEST! We love you Roary!! Go Tigers! Rarrrrrrrr!
After the Picking
After we picked apples, we went to the nearby village and sat in a big grass area. The kids had so much fun running around and being "free." We ate caramel apples, apple crisp, and drank apple cider. The cider was good, but the bottle was the best part. Big lushes! Liam could not get enough. Some of these pictures, are of Stew getting silly and playing "engagement photo shoot." He always makes me laugh! We were sad to go home. It was a perfect day!
Apple Picking
We took the kids to go apple picking. It was so much fun. We're going to make it a tradition. They were the BEST apples! The girls had so much fun. Liam loves apples, skin and all, so he was in heaven. We brought the stroller, and he just cruised around chomping on his apple. Needless to say, our stroller was not meant for the rough terrain. :) We had gone with the Rodriguez family and the Wieder family. We got separated from each other, but it was still a great family day. Very relaxing and festive. You had your choice of 4 different fields and you picked until your bag was full. We even ate apples while we picked. It's the kids favorite fruit, so there was a LOT of eating! The weather was a bit warm for October, even for CA. But there was a nice breeze that kept us cool. I suggest this to everyone who comes to CA in the fall. Great time!
Preschool Pumpkin Patch
I took the preschoolers to a pumpkin patch. I was nervous, having such a large group, but thankful for the parent helpers. It was a great day. The kids were wonderful. They held hands every where and never left my sight. We had so much fun. My only regret, is I never took a picture with them. Darn. :)
Ward Halloween Party
Here are the pictures from our ward Halloween party. Kirra was an 80's gypsy. More like a mix of things we had in the dress up box, including some great jewelry from my high school days. She shook her hips as she walked. Malia, also sporting my high school days, was wearing my old cheer uniform. She used Kirra's pom-poms from her cheer class, but my skirt and shirt. Glad I saved that for years. :) Julia couldn't decide, so she went as princess Minnie. This was a great year of being creative, instead of selling out to the stores and paying too much. The girls had fun being creative! Stew was still working on his 'stache, more pictures to follow of that. :) I grabbed a wig and wrapped a ribbon in it, to keep it on, and jazzed it up with some more high school earrings. Liam, unfortunately, couldn't grab things from the dress up box. We're still working on the boy things around here. He will get dressed up soon. Great party!
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