Pumpkin Cupcakes

On Saturday night the girls helped me make some chocolate cupcakes and orange frosting so we could make cupcakes and then put pumpkin faces on them. We had lots of fun doing it. The best part of course was eating our creations!!

All Alex did was watching intently while the girls decorated their cupcakes. I know he wanted to join in so badly!! Next year Alex, next year.

This picture makes me laugh. Kelly was so mad at us for taking her picture because all she wanted to do was eat her cupcake. We are such mean parents!!

Amy's first creation!

Heidi was very focused on getting her cupcake just right!

Finished!!!

I love this one. This is Amy's second creation. I love that she put the "teeth" inside the mouth of the pumpkin. It looks spooky!

This is my cupcake!! Eric stole it. Like he could ever make anything so cool. Whatever Eric. It's a good thing I love you, or that cupcake would have been all over your face!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL!!

Groupies

Heidi and Amy decided to try on Eric's sunglasses and hat. Here is what they look like. We like to teach the girls about different jobs that are available. I thought they would make good groupies at a rock concert. They have the look for it.

Picture fun

I was just experimenting with some special effect tuning and taking unique picture angles with my kids. These were the ones I thought were fun. Kelly makes me laugh the most because of her hair. What can you do.

Tagged

I have been tagged, sorry Emily, just noticed. :) Here it is, the 4th folder in your picture folder and then the 4th picture in that folder.....

This is actually a really fun photo. This is me and my two sister in California Half Moon Bay while I was visiting my sister Stacey on the right. My other sister is Merideth. And is was so cold that day!! We were freezing. Heidi is the little baby in my lap, I think she was about 4 months old. And the little boy in my sisters lap is Quinn who in now 8!! Wow, time flies.

I tag Kristin, Lena, Sharon & Jackie.

Happy Halloween!

We love Halloween in our family. We try to start our kids out young so they can get used to "scary" things. Eric went out the other day and bought some Halloween masks to make a monster for our front yard. Kelly was really freaked out by the masks. Of course it didn't help that her sisters love to put them on and scare her with them. But, towards the end of the night, Kelly got brave and started to scare her sisters. Here is pictures of big scary Kelly scaring her sisters!!

Way scary!!

Are you scared yet?

BOO!!

Okay, lets play with some toys now. :)

YUMMY!!

Today we fed Alex his first rice cereal. Can you guess how well he did??? Yep, not even a problem and he ate it right up. That's my boy!!

Look Who Turned 2!!

Today is Kelly Elizabeth Bingham's second birthday!! We are so happy she is here and with us. Just a few thoughts I wanted to write down to remember.

First, Kelly has a lot of ENERGY!! I so wish I could bottle up what she has and use it for myself at times. By the end of the day, she has exhausted me.

Second, she is hilarious! She pulls faces that no two year old should know how to do. She can shoot you the worst sour face you have ever seen.

Third, she is very strong willed. She sets her mind to something and will not deter until it is done.

Fourth, she loves her sisters and brother. Maybe a little too much with her brother, she actually made him bleed the other day from playing with him.

Last, she is amazing!!!

Kelly at her blessing. She was almost two months old.

One of her favorite presents she got today, BOB II

Kelly and her cake.

Kelly with 3 of her 5 cousins, sisters and brother. We miss Quinn and Kael :(

Happy Birthday Kelly!!

Look A Like?

Well I have always said that none of my kids look like me. Well, my mother has proven me wrong. She found a picture of me at the age of 4 that has a strong resemblance to little miss Amy. Just the hair and eye color is different, don't you think?? Wow, it is kind of weird to see it, but it actually made me really happy. I am glad to see something of me in one of my kids!!

Tagged!!

I have been tagged. Well, I have actually been tagged twice. I have not forgotten yet Denise, I will do yours as soon as Eric gets the scanner hooked up properly. I can't seem to do it :( This one is from Amy Kawa!! Which I am actually glad, it has been too long since I have blogged. My life has been mundane and normal.

Here we go....

8 favorite TV shows
1. The office (no brainer)
2. Project Runway
3. Ugly Betty
4. House Hunters
5. Desperate Landscape (for obvious reasons)
6. HGTV design star
7. Next food network star
8. any show that keeps Kelly occupied for a time

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Chilli's
2. Applebee's
3. Cafe Rio
4. Jason's Deli
5. Sonic (happy hour)
6. Wingers
7. Olive Garden
8. Su Casa

8 Things that Happened Yesterday
1. Changed diapers
2. Watched TV
3. Walked Heidi to school
4. Exercised
5. Made breakfast for dinner
6. Laundry
7. Made Alex and Kelly laugh singing There was an old lady that swallowed a fly
8. Took a very short 10 min nap, which I was grateful for :)

8 Things to look forward to
1. Kelly's 2nd birthday on the 11th
2. Halloween
3. Sleeping non stop through the night, almost there :)
4. Potty training Kelly
5. Christmas
6. Thanksgiving
7. Getting the yard done
8. Fitting back into some of my clothes

8 Things I love about Fall
1. The leaves changing color
2. Nicer days, not so HOT
3. Halloween
4. No more mosquitoes
5. Rain
6. Cooler nights
7. Hot chocolate and doughnuts, it tastes better in the fall for some reason
8. The color Orange

8 Things on my Wish list
1. Get the yard done (I am not sure that will ever really happen)
2. Get the basement finished
3. New clothes in a smaller size
4. No more diapers
5. Financial security
6. A dyson vacuum cleaner
7. Kelly getting out of her 2 year old phase
8. My husband not having to work so much

8 People I tag
1. Jordan
2. Denise
3. Michelle
4. Becky
5. Emily
6. Katie Baxter
7. Kristin
8. Lena