Angela is 5 months old!

Happy Birthday Angela! As I say each month, I just don't know where the time goes. Can I really be the mother of two...neither of which are all that little anymore??? We are having so much fun with both of the kids and really adjusting to having two.

Richie at 5 months - boy he just kept getting chunkier and chunkier!!

Trick or Treat!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN - Trick or Treat!

My tiger and lady bug.

My pretty lady bug - poor thing barely fit into her costume. She was like a stuffed sausage because it was too small. But we got it done.

Richie was lucky enough to go trick or treating in Newton with his girl friends Maddie (Minnie Mouse) and Haley (the skunk)! He ran from house to house and yelled Trick or Treat.

Yep, Regina had to have a costume too!

Fall pictures

Some fun fall pictures I took of the kids! I love photo shoots.

"My first Halloween"

"Leaves are yummy!!"

Sometimes photo shoots can be torturous.

And sometimes it works and you get a great picture!

Halloween party at the Myrtle Street Playground

Richie couldn't wait until Halloween to wear his costume, so we went to another party at the Myrtle Street Playground in Beacon Hill. This is a great little playground that has a very large mother's group that keeps it clean and plans events. Today there was a puppet show, bake sale, goodie bags and pizza. I love all of the activities the city has to offer!

The kids paraded around in their costumes.

It was so much fun with so many kids!

A tiger in the jungle!

First day of Preschool

Today was the first official full day of Preschool! We were all so excited all morning. I wasn't sure how Richie would do, but he seemed excited. That was until about 5 minutes from the building. He said, "Mom I don't want to go. I want to go back to Toddlers." Luckily that didn't last long. We went into the room, he dropped his lunch box and he couldn't resist all of the new play stations. AND his best school friend Jackson was there to show him around. He kissed me good bye and was on his own within minutes. SO SAD!!
They really teach the kids to help themselves and learn to do everything on their own. They put a pitcher of milk/water in the middle of the table and tell them to pour themselves what they want.....WHAT??? No top, no straw, and pour your own? We'll see how that goes.


This is the sign that was on the door welcoming Rich to preschool on his first day. So sweet!

Pumpkin carving

Since having kids, it has been much more fun to do things like carve pumpkins. We all get so excited for these family traditions. Actually, the reality in our house is.....I don't touch the pumpkin (just sit and take the pictures) and Richie isn't that interested in gooey things.....so Chris does all the work! But as you can see, he has become very good at it. In previous years Richie has actually screamed when Chris took the top off of the pumpkin. This year he didn't want to help, but he did want a Jack O Lantern.




This was painting pumpkins a few days ago on the Prado. You can see it added to the group of pumpkins in our house. Another is from the farm so plan to eat that one!

Giggles!

Although Angela loves to smile (and does so ALL the time) she has been stingy with the belly laughs. Not this day!! She is totally a daddy's girl and he is the best at making her giggle. Enjoy - it is music to our ears.