Hawaii Pics

 Hanging out in the pool

 Will found a generous friend with a floatie that was almost the size of the entire pool!

 This kid is livin' the life, huh?

A beautiful rainbow

Okay, I'm really behind in the blog posts.  Our trip to Hawaii was before Halloween.  That's how lousy I've been at posting.  I'm on a marathon tonight though!  Here are some of the pictures from the first day of the trip.

Trick or Treating 2011

 My cute little cowgirl princess

 This time he insisted that I paint freckles with his whiskers!

 It is just about impossible to get three little ones posed for the camera.  This is the best we could do!

 Check out Ella's boots y'all!

 Bozzy is also a princess this time around

  Do you see my finger pointed at the camera?  Think she's listening to me? 

 This is even before they had any candy!

 Will remembered that Joan was a witch last year.  She came through again this Halloween.  I love our festive neighbors.

 Mike and Will's joint creation

Hope you all had a happy Halloween!  We had so much fun going around the neighborhood.  It was a pretty chilly night so Mike went home a little earlier with the girls.  Will and I couldn't help ourselves and had to knock on a few more doors.  It was fun running around with him like a little kid in the cold, dark night.  We were rewarded with full size Milky Way bars!  One on one moments with anyone in the family are very special.  I love Halloween so much and it's been fun to pass that along to my kids.  

Kindergarten Harvest Party

 The kindergarteners were supposed to dress up as book characters.  Will is the mouse from, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

 Reciting a poem

 Cutting out jack-o-lanterns

 A sanitary way to bob for apples! 

Will's alien--the kids made creations for snacktime using toothpicks and fruit.

First off I have to say thank you to my mom for watching the girls while I volunteered in Will's classroom.  It was nice to be at the school for a few hours and help out.  Will was so proud of his costume, he nixed the idea of being a cowboy for Halloween and went as a mouse instead.  I think he made a pretty cute mouse, don't you?



Dress Up Day for Teacher Paula's Class

 Audrey on clean up

 My thoughtful artist

Ella is really shining in Teacher Paula's class this year.  It felt a little strange only toting two children in at the beginning of the term.  I definitely felt like Will was missing from the picture.  However, it has been nice to direct more of my focus towards Ella.  It's also fun to see the differences between Will and Ella in how they approach their tasks.  Will would spend a bit of time on the crafts during class and then quickly move on to the free play areas.  Ella, on the other hand will sit quietly with a task until it is completed to her liking.  In the pictures above she is taking her time and painting a pumpkin.  She covered the entire creation with paint.  I love watching her little face as she concentrates, her steady and nimble hands putting ideas onto paper.  This little girl of mine is such a gem.  It's been so wonderful watching her blossom. 

Way Behind...

 Will wanted to be a cowboy with bushy eyebrows and a mustache.  I think the mustache was inspired by daddy!  The first one I drew was unacceptable.  He insisted that it go downwards.  You got it, buddy! 

 My lousy attempt at being a peacock.  I was trying to show off the "tailfeathers" that I made.  I also ordered a cute barrette that did not come in time for the party.  It was kind of an essential piece since it would have made it very clear what I was trying to be.  I'm going to try again next year.  It was also crazy trying to put together a costume with these munchkins around!

 Our Patriots cheerleader.  Looks like she might have gotten onto the field! 

 Go Pats!!!

Cowgirl Princess--Leave it to Ella to choose a combo!  I love this spunky girl.  I need to put a picture of her boots on here because they are awesome.  I'm sure they'll show up in a later post. 

This was our first attempt at Halloween.  We went to a pumpkin carving party so we got to try out the costumes.  Both of the girls were sporting road rash.  That's as gory as we get for Halloween!