Halloween Party

Again... we LOVE Halloween here. Really it probably has to do with the fact that it starts off the holiday season of decorating, parties and celebrating!! 2 years ago we had a Halloween party for the kids and it was a lot of fun. We said we would do it every year after that, but last year we failed, mainly cuz Marco was only a month old and I was VERY sleep deprived. So we carried on this year. The kids had a ton of fun. We played candy corn bingo, made candy necklaces, ate some yummy snacks and the kids played freeze dance. Hoping we continue this tradition as the kids get older!!








Not a bad picture for a bunch of 4 year olds!!

Preschool Pajama Day and Fall Festival

At Bella Vista the kids celebrate fall with a pajama party and fall festival. They get to go to school in their PJ's and do fun crafts, games and eat yummy food!

Saying a prayer before snack time

Playing musical chairs! No losers, just a cheering section for those still going! Love it!

The kids all made fun posters about themselves. Mateo loved it!

Pumpking rolling, who would have thunk?

Are these cars super cool or what? The kids had a blast! Mabye an idea for a future party??

Fun Food

I saw a cute idea in a magazine for ghost pancakes, so I attempted them. Not quite like what I saw, but not too bad. And the kids loved them because of the chocolate chips. Then Mateo had a great time making, baking and decorating Halloween cupcakes.

Random pics

Marco climbing on anything he can figure out how to climb on. Surprised nothing has broken up to this point. And the boys being goofy. What they spend most of their time doing when they're not fighting.

Playing ball in the kitchen

Mateo has been enjoying teaching Marco how to play basketball. And Marco loves it too. Which in turn, makes a happy Mommy. Nobody yelling and screaming. And yes, they are playing in the kitchen. Easy for me to keep an eye on them.

Meredith's 4th Birthday

We were happy we were able to spend Meredith's birthday with her this year! The cousins always have so much fun when they get to spend time together! Unfortunately there is such a distance between us cuz I sure wish they could hang out more. And come this December, there will be one more little guy to join the family!! Yay!!





The boys hard at work on their dino necklaces


The super cute dinosaur cupcakes my cousin Jen made!


The beautiful birthday girl!! Our little goddaughter!




Love my little bugger

Basketball

If Jeff had to pick a favorite sport to play, it would be Basketball. (Of course we are BIG Niner fans but to play = basketball). For Mateo's 1st Birthday, our gift to him was a basketball hoop. Now 3 years later, the earliest he could start practicing with a "team", he is playing and doing so well. It's so cute to see all the little guys out there dribbling and shooting. Especially trying to play a game, which then doesn't seem to consist of much dribbling but a lot of traveling!! LOL. Too bad it doesn't continue thru winter since it can be an inside sport but we'll have to wait to spring to play again.





Playing a little game

Happy 5 years to us!

Happy 5 years to my one and only! A fabulous wedding and 2 beautiful baby boys later!! The time has flown and it's hard to believe its been 5 years. Can't wait to see what's ahead on our journey and what the next 5 years will bring. Love you honey!!



Beautiful roses

And my amazing gift. The matching ring to my wedding ring!! Wow!!

Pumpkin Patch with Preschool

We got to go to a new Pumpkin Patch this year with Mateo's preschool class. We went to Jones Farm in Livermore. Now remember, it's the middle of October and the kids and parents were sweating outside due to 80 degree weather...ugghh. The kids had a great time. They fed animals, had story time, went on a hay ride, got to play in the make believe barn and tee pees and finally pick a pumpkin!






Mateo and his buddy Mateo C.

My little drawer

Mateo has loved to color, scribble and now draw for a long time. I have to say he has actually gotten pretty good at copying as well as turning something from his imagination into something recognizable on paper!

I drew the hippo and he drew the elephant, copying from the letters on the left. As you can see, ours are pretty similar in talent.. LOL

Marco's 1st fat lip!

Marco is a climber, to say the least. He will climb on anything, anywhere! If it's climable, he will try. So today, as we were trying to load the trailor, little man decides to climb on it. In faster than 1/2 a sec he slipped and whaaalaa. A fat lip. He's lucky he didnt lose a tooth. Poor little guy



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