Halloween 2010

Halloween this year was awesome!!! We spent it at Aunt Cindy and Uncle Bret's house in Casa Grande, Arizona with lots of family and friends. The girls were Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Dr. Seuss. They were adorable...especially the hair. Unfortunately, the 'Thing 1' and 'Thing 2' were a little big on their costumes (my fault - I fit it to the PJ's and not to the baby) - but it still worked. I did my best....afterall, this is a whole new thing for me :)

Jason and I didn't dress up this year. We just wore some funny hair pieces/hats that my mom and I found. We still look cute together though!

But...the girls look even cuter in them than us!!

Jason and Andrew had a blast sitting on the porch scaring the trick-or-treaters that came to the door. I think they had more fun than the little kids!

Aunt Cindy found a Ginger Bread 'Haunted House' kit so we thought we'd give it a try. It was MUCH harder to do than it appeared and nothing would stay together (hence the toothpicks holding up the sides of the roof). However, we had a great time building it even though it didn't turn out that good!

Fall 2010 Pictures - Just for Fun

We had some 'Just for Fun' Fall pictures taken of the girls. I can't believe how big they have gotten!!! The first pictures are of Ella.

Here are some of Ava.

Halloween Costumes 2010

Ava and Ella are going to be Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Dr. Seuss's 'The Cat in the Hat' this Halloween. You can't purchase the costumes so I took on the task of making them....yes, another 'domestic' project for me (can you believe it???). I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. I love the blue hair the best. Can't wait to see them in their costumes on Halloween!!!

Wholesome Homemade Food....Yes, Homemade

I've decided to make the girls baby food....yes, make it! There were two reasons we went down this road: (1) for the health aspect and (2) for the cost. Basically, you take fresh fruits and vegetables and either steam or bake them and then puree with water. The pureed food then goes into icecube trays where it gets frozen to be used for future meals. Here is the great website that a friend of mine gave to me: http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/. All of the details are there. Although a little time consuming and messy, it was quite easy....AND....the girls actually like it!!! Another added benefit is that it cost about 1/3 of what store bought baby food is!!!

LAKER SEASON!!!!!!

Today is the first official Laker game of the season and what do you know....you're looking at the newest Laker Fans! Aren't they adorable???

Halloween Pumpkin Carving 2010

Being that it is Ava and Ella's first Halloween, we had to carve pumpkins. The girls got to touch the 'seeds and pumpkin inners'....we couldn't tell what they were thinking - they just had blank looks on their faces. The years to come will be more fun I have a feeling!

Here is our finished product. The pumkin on the right looks the best, right?? :)

New Fun Toy!!!

Grandpa Cassady bought the girls a stationary jumper....and as you can see they LOVE it!!!!! Thanks Grandpa!!!!