Go. Fight. Win.

Halloween came & went so quickly.
Claire was a cheerleader & Oliver a football player.
Fitting costumes for both, I know.
We even got Claire to put in a pony tail.
A HUGE improvement from her current daily hairstyle.
Baby Mullet.
Gosh I wish her hair would grow faster.

Anyway, Claire LOVED trick or treating this year.
Probably because she got to eat lots of candy & stay up late.
She was so cute going door to door though.
So we let her keep going & going & going...

Jonathan & I couldn't believe we were old enough to have a kid that's a real trick or treater.
We felt old.
But couldn't be happier:)

We can't wait until next year when Oliver is walking!
I am thinking Olive Oyl & Popeye.
We will see.

 

Pumpkin Patch.

It was time for our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.
We had big plans to go to Bishop's pumpkin farm - but we never quite made it.
Instead we went to the lovely pumpkin patch.....across the street from our gym.
Don't mind that all they had was pumpkins & a $2 bounce house ride.
Claire loved it all the same (okay, well not exactly but close enough).
Oliver didn't know any different.
The highlight was that they had wagons to go around in.
Claire loved them.
Jonathan did not. He was paranoid that the kids were going to get tetanus from touching them.

But we all survived.
Got our pumpkins & hit the dollar store (in the same parking lot I might add).
Then we got Jack in the Box tacos for dinner after - 2 for 98 cents.
Classy right?
Let' s just say we aren't exactly getting parents of the year for this one.
Oh, well. There is always next year.

Here are some photos of our fun...

teeny tiny fairy.

Claire was a tiny fairy for Halloween this year. Even though she wasn't feeling very well, she had a great time at trunk-or-treat & she even won a prize for her costume!! Here is our little fairy...

I love how cute she looked from behind:) 

Hanging with her buddy, Robin (aka Sammy).  His mom even made his costume...good job Allison!

Playing with the twins, who were dressed up like ducks....so adorable! 

Trying to be a big girl with Allison, Maddie, & Avery. 

Claire just loves Abby - as you can tell by how she is staring at her! They were so excited to be matching fairies! 

I couldn't help but post this photo of Claire's friend Rylee! It was her first Halloween....so adorable!! 

bzzzzz.

happy halloween from two of the cutest bumble bees ever.

ps. i love how the headband made claire's ears stick out... so cute.

Sneak Preview....

Halloween cards from the Goulding's coming soon. How can you not love this butterball in his Pumpkin costume?! As you can tell, Gus didn't enjoy it quite as much as we did. I am pretty sure he is thinking, "Seriously Mom, I look ridiculous!"