A Free Trip To Disney!

Mickey and Family!

Brothers...they are sweet together now...

Darien with his buddy Noah on the tram ride in!

We have a super awesome friend and neighbor who was able to get us into Disney on Thursday for FREE! AJ and Don didn't come because they went to Magic Mountain together this summer for her birthday but the boys and I had a ton of fun! Darien's favorite things were the Carousel, The Buzz Lightyear ride, The Nemo Ride, seeing Mickey Mouse and watching the parade! Keenan loved Buzz Lightyear and the Teacups, Small World and seeing Mickey too! He was really happy to see Darien enjoy the experience too. There were a lot of tears on the car ride to Disney because Darien broke Keenan's favorite Silly Band and then tears again when Keenan didn't get chosen for the Jedi training camp this time...but he was chosen twice already. Anyway, not a ton of pic's from the day because we were just trying to get it all in. A fun day and many thanks to ALICIA and NOAH for keeping us company! We love you guys!

Something Funny!

Harvest Time Cupcakes!

The kids and I had a lot of fun making these cupcakes together but AJ and I really did the bulk of the decorating late into the night! We were making them for a bake sale for MOPS and the Pre-school but there were so many baked goods donated that we were able to bring most of them back home...thus the extra five pounds around my waist! Anyway... so much fun to take the time to do this with my girl! She and I felt like we were on Cupcake Wars--the bake off show on The Food Network! We make a good team!

First Day of School

Even Sugarfoot the Bunny, Livvy (our dear friend, neighbor and fellow schoolmate) and a sand box couldn't keep Darien happy enough to stay in pre-school. We'll try again in January, but my sweet boy just isn't quite ready to leave his momma's side yet!

AJ had a good first day of school in spite of not having her closest friends in class or the most coveted teacher! She loves having our neighbor braid her hair...I know, I need to get with and learn to French Braid!

Keenan has a wonderful teacher and although he looks too cool for school, he did have a few

hard moments letting me leave, not the first weeks but like the third week when he realized this whole going 5 days a week thing was not temporary!

So... alas another school year has begun and I still do not have an empty house in the morning to clean or be lonely in...but Darien and I have many goals to read every library book there is and see every Dora and Diego episode ever made! AJ will continue to pursue her studies as Keenan still has another year or so to have nearly endless playtime---Lord help me fill it wisely!

Fall Family Fun!

I know it's been a while. Here are some fun pics of the kids at the Calabasas Pumpkin Festival.

This was our first year...we've always wanted to go but it's been so hot in years past! Anyway, the kids had loads of fun riding rides and ooohing and ahhing over the huge pumpkins!