It’s Halloween-time!

The Bay Area has a ton of Halloween-themed activities!  Every mall has an event, Owen’s preschool has a parade, and then there is the actual day of trick or treating!  It’s a good thing too, because Owen is a HUGE fan of Halloween! 

We have become obsessed with pirates lately so we obviously all had to dress up this year!

The Broxterman’s were the clan from Mario & Luigi, I didn’t get a family photo, because my kids were running in all directions and the San Carlos Goblin Walk was a complete mob!

The police had their motorcycles available for a test drive!

At Owen’s school, Nathan was happy to join in on the candy parade!

We went to our friend’s house for dinner and playtime before heading out for the neighborhood trick or treating.

Maddie as Princess Peach

Sydney in her Halloween tutu!

The only picture we got of the bigger kids before they dispersed, they stood there for about 5 seconds!

And we were off:

Nathan figured it all out quickly!

We are going to have candy for the rest of the year!

Nathan's Birthday Gift

On Nathan's actual birthday he opened his present from us and he is clearly thrilled!

Nathan’s Birthday Party

Nathan turned TWO and we had our family and friends over to celebrate!!

Uncle Joe made and put up our party games.

Here’s Tiffany trying out the bounce house slide!

Followed by Cash.

The cupcakes.

The decorate your party hat station.

Abbigal & Robin

We set up the ball pit and Nathan LOVED it.  So much so, he would tackle anyone who tried to join him!


The best part of the whole day was singing Happy Birthday to Nathan.  The kid ATE IT UP.  He stood on the chair with a huge grin on his face and looked around the room at all his friends and family and really soaked in the moment.  It was absolutely darling!
 



The red cupcakes-not as darling.  The frosting tasted like poison and everyone who ate one had a stained red face!
Owen led the charge:

A few of the other victims were Ellie:

Anabel was smart and went with orange.

Emma’s wasn’t so bad.

Uncle Joe captures Jacob.

Jacob on the slide.

Ellie & Emma give it a go.

Elliot's having fun!

 Maddie and Mark play!

A few of my best girlies: Lindsay, Millie and Lauren

We ended the day with sparklers!

And an outdoor movie night!

We clearly had an exhausting day!


Happy Birthday Nathan!  Your friends and family love you!

A Day I Never want to forget…

 

I’m linking to Angela’s Blog for more pictures (because I was obviously in no shape to be snapping photos).  But this was quite literally one of my favorite days ever!

Lemos Farm 2011

We go to Lemos Farm every year.  It’s really is the kick off the Fall and subsequent holiday season!

And of course, we had a coupon so we had a full day of fun on the cheap!  Can’t go wrong with that!

Nathan could have fed the goats all day.  Uncle Joe made sure Nathan kept his hand in tact.  Those goats were hungry and aggressive!

Nathan tried to pick up every pumpkin and declared each one “too heavy”!

Nathan insisted on riding the horse, on this horse and buggy coin ride.  Owen was thrilled!

Then while Joe and Owen went into the Haunted House Nathan rode the ponies (Owen had no desire).

He could not have been happier!

Then Owen picked out his perfect pumpkin and we headed home!

Random Nathan Updates

Nathan is weaned. He self-weaned (with guidance and encouragement) mid-August and it went very similar to how Owen weaned. One morning he woke up and forgot to ask, so we decided that was the day. We had a few rough patches here and there but we were free and clear after about 3 weeks.

He talks like crazy. His voice is so deep, it cracks me up.

He doesn't walk anywhere. He runs. He gallops. He high steps it. He just doesn't walk.

The kid poops a minimum of four times a day. FOUR or more!! Luckily, he's in the early, early stages of potty training, so there is a light at the end of this diaper tunnel!

He can ride his bike by himself (with training wheels, of course) although the steering is a little iffy.

He loves people and is super friendly and inviting to everyone.

He's on the countdown to TWO!

Teachin' Nathan

I know this video isn't incredibly entertaining, but for a mother of two active boys, finding them sitting peacefully, working together, is a dream come true. And I want to remember it.

Maddie’s Birthday Party

Nathan’s BFF Maddie turned TWO on September 30th and we celebrated that weekend at Burton Park. 

With crafts.

And a pinata!

Owen beat the hell out of it.

And Nathan ran away with the bat!

The pretty birthday girl!!

Blowing out the candle!