Cell Phone Photography

Considering these shots of the kids are from a cell phone they're pretty darn good, and they'll do for now!














Are they not the cutest little trick or treaters ever? Thanks to a superbly talented Grandma the kids are going to look too cute!

Super Slacker

Ok, I admit it, I've been a super slacker lately. I usually put up some cute pictures of the kids and call it done, but I haven't been able to find the cord for my camera since we moved. Speaking of which our garage is filled with boxes of stuff that we haven't found a place for yet, which means we should probably have a yard sale, but It's a little late in the year to do that!

The kids really love having their own rooms. Chloe picked out the paint for her room, the color is called "pink punch" aka pepto bismol. It looks very cute and girly and she loves it so that's all that really matters. We are pretty much settled and really enjoying the new house.

Brock started his new job at the hospital, he seems to be adapting well and enjoying getting out of the house :) I also took on a full time position doing audit (counting everything in the store) for Sam's Club. Our shifts will be alternating so that we don't have to put the kids into daycare.

Cavan has been talking quite a bit lately, he repeats almost any words and he's using some sentences. He loves to run around the house and say "Chloe, where are you?" But with the joy of development comes the challenges, now when I ask or tell him to do something sometimes he says "why". He's acting grown up in that area, but he's still my wild toddler, the other day I was folding laundry and things got too quiet. I found Cavan on the bathroom sink covered head to toe in vaseline. Mom's, have you ever tried to wash off vaseline?? Please let me know if there's a trick to this!

Pictures are coming.......soon, I better go start looking in some boxes, maybe I'll start with the ones I so foolishly labeled "random stuff".




Here's an older one that hopefully won't scar Cavan for life. He loves to get completely undressed and sleep in the nude, in this picture he also happens to be sleeping on Chloe's old Strawberry Shortcake sheets becasue thats my "backup bedding" when his blue bedding is in the wash.

We are in the middle of moving and I should probably be packing boxes instead of here on the computer, but I thought I'd share some cute pictures of the kids.


Chloe eating sushi

















Cavan as Al Bundy


















Chloe and Cavan's favorite game at the moment, cooking each other in the oven in Chloes' kitchen set






















And lastly a family photo

The Great Reno Balloon Race

This is such a cool event that happens every year in Reno. Beginning at 5:00am on Saturday and Sunday, glowing balloons are presented as "Dawn Patrol". Everyone gets dressed in warm and cozy clothes and bring blankets to sit on. You have to park a ways away and make a trek through the massive Rancho San Rafael park. Finally you come to a huge field with giant hot air balloons all lit up against the dark sky. The balloons put on a "show" that's set to music before launching. After dawn patrol is the Mass Ascension Launch. Over 100 balloons will launch from Rancho San Rafael Park, it's such an amazing sight, you can see the balloons from all over town. I tried to get some pictures but my camera decided to call it quits. Luckily lots of people posted their shots from the event online and I do have a video of the Dawn Patrol.



Ready to go!





















Dawn Patrol


























Mass Ascension Launch

An evening walk at the marina

Now that the weather is cooling a bit we are enjoying evening walks at the marina. It's great to let Chloe ride her barbie bike because it's two miles and by the time were done she goes home and promptly goes to bed without a fuss. It's so cute to watch her little leg muscles pumping, she's already so good! Here's some pictures and videos from our walk last night...

So this is why......

I keep finding crayons in the heater vents

Don't you wish you had this much energy??