Very random post-catching up

I think I'll be caught up with my blogging after this very random post. I was going through my pictures and decided there were some blog worthy ones that had not made it yet-so here you go! And the ones on the end are the most recent and were going to have a post of their own, however it is just easier to add them to this one and call it a day. Besides I think this is like my 5th post in 2 days...haha :) So here it goes!

Kiki is usually camera shy, so I don't have a lot of pictures of her with the kiddos unless I catch her off guard-but she told me that was going to change :) Well, in my picture archive I found these photos during one of our Jokers and Marbles marathons. It is a super fun game that was introduced to us by Micah's grandparents, and for Christmas just a week before we were married we got our very own board! We try and play whenever we can when his parents come over-and I will say that us girls rule! We have been in a bit of a slump these past few games, but we've got to boost the boys' egos a little sometimes ;)

Kiki consulting Devin on what move she should make next

Apparantly she didn't listen, and this is what he thinks about the move she did make! ;)

Ok, back to Colorado for a few pictures: I was sad I didn't have any pictures of Cari during our stay there. To be fair, she was out of town for most of our visit, and then hard at work when she came back. So I did snap this picture of her and John relaxing after a long day.

Amanda and Devin

We even got John to hold Devin a little ;)

This is a cute story :) This is John and his girlfriend Amy. We were giving them a hard time and kept telling Aiden to sit between them, and make sure they didn't 'kissy kissy'. So Aiden was getting ready for bed when John and Amy were getting ready to leave for a date. I told Aiden that he had to go and chaperone the date-and he then proceeded to get his shoes on! It was sooo funny and cute ;) I felt bad having to tell him that no, he really wasn't going to go with them, when John stepped up and asked if they could take him for ice cream. I thought that was so sweet of them to offer, so of course I said yes. So here is Aiden getting ready to go on a date with John and Amy :)

Devin getting to know Rowdy

My Aunt Judy has lived in Australia since before I can remember. A few years ago Aunt Judy and Peter bought a barge to cruise around France in during the winter time. My parents have had the pleasure of staying on the barge with them-and I'm super jealous. Anyway, she also has an apartment in Switzerland! What a world traveler :) This cute little koala arrived in the mail last week and this is what she said in her letter to Devin: "Here is a Koala that has flown from Australia to France, barged around France-then went to the World Balloon Championships in Australia (they used to own the largest hot air balloon company in Australia until they recently sold it-and Peter is a champion flier) and now is being posted from Switzerland. It really should have a passport! Thank goodness none of the boarderguards asked to see the passport. Then we really would have been in trouble! Love, Great Aunt Judy" I think Devin is so happy to have a friend that has seen the world-and it snores just like him ;)

Aiden being goofy

And last but not least: Introducing Punk Rock Devin!

I got tagged

rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you {Laura}
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write six random thoughts about yourself
4. Tag six or so people at the end of your post
5. Let each person know he or she has been tagged --{you will know if you read my blog}
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is posted

Here are the random thoughts:
1. I have never broken a bone-and now if I do at least I have a husband who can make it better.
2. I wish I could dance well.
3. I want so much to be back to my wedding weight-before I had children. I'm glad that I have finally started going to the Y again since Devin is a few months old and I feel comfortable leaving him there now.
4. I wish I could snap my fingers and my house would be clean-all the time, but especially right now.
5. I don't know who I'm going to vote for...I wish there were other options!
6. I want to sleep through the night so bad, and I think I will finally get to when the grandparents take Devin for a few days.

Now tag 6 other bloggers... this is really a test to see if people are really looking at this or not! Well, since I am still fairly new to blogging and don't follow too many other blogs yet-I'm tagging people who I know look at my blog, and you can just write your random thoughts in my comments!

1. Mom/Dad-You guys can do this together
2. Kiki-I always like to hear what you're thinking
3. Hilary-my sister
4. Gina- my cousin, since I put the blog in your favorites and you said you wanted to start commenting!
5. Lauren-my sister now that she has internet access all the time now!
6. Any of my Mom's Bunco buddies-you know who you are!

Halloween part 2

Happy Halloween! Isn't my little pumpkin so cute?? :)

We had fun this Halloween with the kids. Although Aiden was so sad not to go trick or treating with our neighbor friend Cole (because Cole would be going too fast for Aiden) He still had a lot of fun with Micah and my parents later in the night. Here are some pictures from the evening, along with a short video-be sure to check it out :)

All ready for trick or treating! Well, almost-Devin is still sleeping ;)

Here we go!

Be sure to listen as Aiden says Thank you, and then Gracias! I thought it was too funny-and I was later told that he really talked a lot saying Happy Halloween to everyone, and told him he was a fire fighter. What else was cool was that our local fire departments patrolled around the neighborhoods in the fire trucks passing out candy-and they got a kick out of Aiden's oversized costume :)

Devin and I came back after a few houses to pass out candy at our own house. He was a big hit with everyone that stopped by :)

The troops coming back from a long night-and yes, Micah went as a Doctor-go figure :)

Aiden decided to trick or treat at our house too at then end of the night-he basically took all the handfuls he could and dumped them in his bag-it was too funny. We were down to basically nothing anyway, and the hours were almost over, so I didn't mind.

Grammy and Papa

They Match!

Look at all that Candy Devin! If only you could get your hands on some...

Oh wait, it looks like you did!
We had to reassure Aiden that Devin wasn't going to eat any :) He was a little worried!

pumpkin carvings

Well, Micah's pumpkin carving season began in Colorado :) On our last night there we asked they boys to pick up a pumpkin to carve and make pumpkin seeds. I believe that this was the first pumpkin carved with Aiden, however Micah believes we did one last year-I don't remember that. But oh well. Anyhow Micah got to carving, and Aiden got to watching. I guess in my parenting, I have taught my son not to get "icky" and he was a big wuss when it came to cleaning out or even touching any part of the carved pumpkin. It was still fun-at least I thought. unfortunately we didn't have time to roast the seeds, and we left the next day. So Micah was still craving them and asked if we could carve another pumpkin at home. He picked one up, and then I picked another 2 up :) Please enjoy Micah's handy work!

Dan looking to clean Micah's ears out!

Aiden ever observant

The Finished Product-Aiden so proud-even though he didn't really help ;)

Ok, Pumpkin carving at our house part 1 :)

Devin getting in on the action, and Aiden telling us how big the pumpkin is

Hard at work

Micah wanted to be sure to let everyone know that Aiden helped by placing the face stickers on the pumpkin, and so it's a little crooked, but I think it adds some character to the carving :)

Papa and Grammy came out to visit and go trick or treating with Aiden. When they got home it was time for pumpkin carving at our house part 2 :) As Micah had the task of carving out the turkey-since Thanksgiving is now around the corner, he made the comment that this Turkey was more complicated and more time consuming than spinal surgery! haha ;) I think he was exaggerating just a little...but I'm glad he did it and not me! (not to mention the fact that I had to reduce the pattern on the printer for it to fit on the pumpkin-so I guess it made it a little harder)

Doesn't it look great though? Good job honey :) And Papa, thank you so much for the Bears C-we will have it lit for every game that the pumpkin survives for ;)

Halloween part 1

I know I have a lot of catching up to do with posting, so here is a little bit from Halloween: The boys and I went to our mall here with Laura and her kids for a party at Old Navy. It was actually pretty lame for the kids, but we were able to get some shirts for the kids for free-so it was sort of worth it for us. But anyway, the kids dressed up and then we walked around and they played by some cut-outs that were around. In the end, it was a fun day to spend with our friends :)

James looking all 'cool' :)

waiting for us to check out

Silly face :)

James liked being in that corner-it was cute

Haunted house

how cute!

princess Ally