Kirstin had her Halloween party at school yesterday - games, songs, and monster cupcakes - a good time all around. She decorated the windows in her room with the Halloween window clings from her teachers - so we are officially festive and ready to go. (She was happy to have decorations - she loves all the blow-up pumpkins, etc. in everyone's yards and thinks we need more decorations!) And she is loving her Silvermist costume. I hope tomorrow night is halfway nice for trick-or-treating!
Party Pics
Friday, October 30, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Pumpkin Patch - Fieldtrip
Just wanting to share pics of Kirstin's fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch last Monday - it was a perfect fall day and the kiddos had a great time!
Pumpkin Patch Fieldtrip
Pumpkin Patch Fieldtrip
Soccer Update - Season's Over
Today was our last soccer game for the season - luckily the weather was beautiful and Kirstin was quite into the game today (as opposed to the last couple where she was kind of in la-la land for much of the game). She even scored a couple of goals again today! And the game ended with a congratulatory tunnel, snacks, and a 'trophy'. (A medal, but I have yet to convince her that is the right word - we're currently compromising on 'trophy-medal'.) A trip to Sonic afterwards completed our soccer season.
Soccer Pics
Soccer Pics
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Pumpkin Guts
Kirstin to Daddy: "I'm not touching the pumpkin guts, you touch the pumpkin guts." (maybe not a bad thing since she was adamant she was not changing out of her princess dress to carve a pumpkin... I'm not sure how well pumpkin guts come out of princess dresses.) In the end she did help design the face and was brave enough to put the candle inside (being careful not to touch the guts). They were quite proud of their jack-o-lantern.
Pumpkin Pics
In the end, Kirstin and Daddy did end up with a good-looking jack-o-lantern, and Doug and I are enjoying the roasted pumpkin seeds (our recipe selection is below from allrecipes.com - I recommend it!).
INGREDIENTS:
Pumpkin Pics
In the end, Kirstin and Daddy did end up with a good-looking jack-o-lantern, and Doug and I are enjoying the roasted pumpkin seeds (our recipe selection is below from allrecipes.com - I recommend it!).
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 tablespoons margarine, melted 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt | 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds |
DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). |
| 2. | Combine the margarine, salt, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin seeds. Mix thoroughly and place in shallow baking dish. |
| 3. | Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. |
Friday, October 16, 2009
October Happenings...
This month just seems to be flying by... here's a few updates.
Halloween costume update - on our trip to Target to purchase cat ears and a tail, Kirstin fell for a Silvermist costume (one of Tinkerbell's friends). Though I'm oddly a little bit disappointed that we won't be creating the world's first flying colorful kitten costume, I have to admit having the costume ready and waiting is certainly nice...
Mom, Dad, and Matt were up for the races... the boys had a good time as always and Kirstin, Mom, and I hit the pumpkin patch and did some shopping. I actually got a good portion of my baby shopping list complete thanks to mom helping keep Kirstin occupied in the stores (thank you!).
We got to see Christopher and Amber too as they were in and out on their way to their Cancun honeymoon (can't wait to see the pics!).
Last weekend was a busy one... Friends Thanksgiving get-together on Saturday (a good time as always - just check out the pics at the link below) and a baby shower on Sunday afternoon, hosted by Jennifer (Kirstin's teacher) complete with yummy eats, adorable pink stuff for baby girl Ryan, and girl talk with my favorite KC moms. =o)
Friends Thanksgiving
I think that gets us through today - pretty normal workweek for Doug and I. Though I guess we did go check out the Toy Story 3D movie Wednesday night. That was fun, though a supper of popcorn and nachos probably shouldn't happen too many times... =o)
Halloween costume update - on our trip to Target to purchase cat ears and a tail, Kirstin fell for a Silvermist costume (one of Tinkerbell's friends). Though I'm oddly a little bit disappointed that we won't be creating the world's first flying colorful kitten costume, I have to admit having the costume ready and waiting is certainly nice... Mom, Dad, and Matt were up for the races... the boys had a good time as always and Kirstin, Mom, and I hit the pumpkin patch and did some shopping. I actually got a good portion of my baby shopping list complete thanks to mom helping keep Kirstin occupied in the stores (thank you!).
We got to see Christopher and Amber too as they were in and out on their way to their Cancun honeymoon (can't wait to see the pics!).
Last weekend was a busy one... Friends Thanksgiving get-together on Saturday (a good time as always - just check out the pics at the link below) and a baby shower on Sunday afternoon, hosted by Jennifer (Kirstin's teacher) complete with yummy eats, adorable pink stuff for baby girl Ryan, and girl talk with my favorite KC moms. =o)
Friends Thanksgiving
I think that gets us through today - pretty normal workweek for Doug and I. Though I guess we did go check out the Toy Story 3D movie Wednesday night. That was fun, though a supper of popcorn and nachos probably shouldn't happen too many times... =o)
Friday, October 2, 2009
Halloween preview
We've been talking Halloween at our house... and Kirstin has a very specific outfit in mind (though not what you'd probably expect!):
Mommy: What do you want to be for Halloween this year?
[pause for the expected answer of 'a princess', more specifically, likely to be Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)]
Kirstin: a kitty!
[pause for surprise and recovery - I can handle a kitty costume, what do I need other than ears and tail and makeup for whiskers?]
Mommy: a kitty - that will be fun! what color kitty? a black kitty, or an orange kitty maybe?
Kirstin: no, a colorful kitty.
Mommy: [still not getting it] oh, like a striped kitty or an orange and white tabby cat kitty?
Kirstin: no, a rainbow kitty.
[pause for determination on whether to laugh, quickly trying to figure out where this came from... she is completely serious]
Kirstin: with wings; I want to fly.
Mommy: so you want to be a flying rainbow colored kitty? that should be fun!
[hoping next time I ask this question the answer has changed - where in the world do you get a flying rainbow-colored cat costume?]
Though it turns out, she's sticking to this plan... now it's up to mom to be creative on the costume this year. Should be interesting - now you can just wait for the pictures!
Mommy: What do you want to be for Halloween this year?
[pause for the expected answer of 'a princess', more specifically, likely to be Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)]
Kirstin: a kitty!
[pause for surprise and recovery - I can handle a kitty costume, what do I need other than ears and tail and makeup for whiskers?]
Mommy: a kitty - that will be fun! what color kitty? a black kitty, or an orange kitty maybe?
Kirstin: no, a colorful kitty.
Mommy: [still not getting it] oh, like a striped kitty or an orange and white tabby cat kitty?
Kirstin: no, a rainbow kitty.
[pause for determination on whether to laugh, quickly trying to figure out where this came from... she is completely serious]
Kirstin: with wings; I want to fly.
Mommy: so you want to be a flying rainbow colored kitty? that should be fun!
[hoping next time I ask this question the answer has changed - where in the world do you get a flying rainbow-colored cat costume?]
Though it turns out, she's sticking to this plan... now it's up to mom to be creative on the costume this year. Should be interesting - now you can just wait for the pictures!
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