Halloween 2009

Notice Hana is already eating her candy.

Our Jack o lantern this year. Ghost!!

Peter Pan and Captain Hook

Captain Hook

Snow White

Super girl, Captain Hook, Witch and Snow White (All Best Friends)


The kids had a great Halloween. They were kept extremely busy hoping from festival to festival. First on Wed. we took them to a festival at Windwood for the "trunk or treat" and some game time with some of their best friends: The Brennans, Worrells, and Burgans. So much fun and seeing all the different costumes was all worth it.
On Friday we went to Aunt Vladys church, Faithbridge for their huge festival. Babi (grandma) was there also so it was extra special. The kids had fun playing all the games and collecting lots of candy.
Finally Halloween day my lil goblins dressed up as Captain Hook and Snow White. Lil Ricky was the most handsome Captain Hook and Hana the prettiest Snow White. We decided to go around the neighborhood and collect candy. As always our first stop was Michelle and Stephanie next door. They spoil my lil goblins and always give them extra special treats. This year it was pumpkin buckets filled with lots and lots of goodies. We probably could of just gone home after one house. What fun would that be though?
We continued on and got lots and lots of candy. Ricky would greet with "trick or treat, God blesses you" how awesome is he!!!! Hana mostly would just follow with a lollipop or something in her mouth waiting for the candy. They had lots of fun collecting their treats.
Ricky is very good at not eating all his candy and waiting for permission. Candy to Hana is a drug. She is addicted!!! She will hide with her bag of candy and eat till you find her. Her mouth would be full and wrappers surrounding her. One time she hid in Ricky's closet with a lollipop she was not suppose to have.
There was just so much of it that the "candy fairy" had to come and take it away leaving a movie/toy in it's place.

Genetics

Lately a few thing got me wondering. I know kids inherit their parents or family genes. That is hair color, eyes, nose and so on. But can they also inherit mannerisms. I ask this because both my kids portray something from my parents, their grandparents. Lil Ricky whenever he's concentrating and hard at work he sticks his tongue out. My mom does this. Hana on the other hand twirls her hair and it drives me crazy because it knots up. Sometimes to the point where we just have to cut it. I remember as a child always seeing my dad, her grandpa doing this.
So this brings me back to the question are mannerisms inherited? The human mind is such a complex and incredible machine. It just makes me wonder what is learned and what is inherited.

Ricky and his Minnie Me

Need I say more she is 100% a Pagnozzi

Hana Re-arranges the Q-tips

Hana found a new place for the Q-tips!!

An Incredible Weekend

I think if given the chance this horse would of eaten all the hay for the "hay ride"

Ricky was feeding the carrot to the horse before he let it go.



I'm not really sure what her expression in this one is.

My little cowboy.

Peace

How adorable are they?

pancakes, bacon and coloring

Iron Man and Super Girl - what a great team!!


Ricky as a tiger.

Meow and Roar!!!



Ricky feeding the camel

Hana feeding the camel.

Ricky feeding the 1 1/2 month old camel.





This past weekend has been great, extremely busy but great. For one big Ricky took the weekend off. Which to get Sat and Sun off is rare. So that in it self was a treat.

Friday evening started off by babysitting two incredible little girls (exactly my kids age) Logan and Addi. I took all 4 kids to a birthday party. Yes, I know i'm super mom!! Louryl was turning 1 and she had a Halloween based theme where the kids wore their costumes. Ricky was iron man, Logan super girl, Addi bumble bee and Hana ... well let's just say she refused to dress up so she was Hana.
The party was a blast. There was pizza, eyeball punch, dirt cake, cup cakes and on their way home they got a bucket filled with treats. The kids couldn't be any happier. We got home around 9pm and the kids 1st sleepover started. They actually didn't get to bed till around 11pm since we got home so late and the girls needed a bath.
Listening to the conversations between Logan and Ricky are priceless. In the car they were talking about Jonah and the whale. Logan asked Ricky how Jonah got out. Ricky replied with "the whale opened his mouth and Jonah had to get out really fast." In which Logan asks if he had a boat?.
Also Logan had red and blue in her hair, that is the main reason I had to bathe her. She told Ricky "your mom has a lot of work to do with my hair" 100% girl.
The sleepover went great. I'll have them back any day. They are amazing kids.

On Saturday we just relaxed and in the afternoon the kids had a birthday party to go to for a very good friend, Aiden. It was held at a riding stable ranch. The weather couldn't be any better. The kids got to play cow boy and ride horses and go on a hay ride. They had a blast.

Sunday we went to TGR Exotics pumpkin patch. This is my favorite pumpkin patch because it is very laid back. They also have animals you could pet and once in a while you get a treat and get to feed them. The kids got to feed a 1 1/2 month old camel from a bottle. It can't get any better than that. They also got to feed 18 year old camels hay. The camels were amazing. They got to pet ponies in the pasture and see a Joey (baby kangaroo) get fed from a bottle. Other activities were painting pumpkins, hay ride, and face painting to name a few.

When we got home we played sports in the backyard. It was so much fun. We played soccer, football and basketball.

What a great weekend!!

Student of the Week!!

We are so proud of lil Ricky! He received student of the week for the Windwood Academy. Transition through 5th grade. Each teacher nominates a student and Ricky was picked -- Woo Hoo!! He is such an amazing little boy. Extremely caring and helpful.
A few weeks into this year he received student of the week for his class. Which we thought couldn't get any better. But to get student of the week for the entire academy is big news.
We are so blessed to have him as our child.

This past week we had a teacher/parent conference with Mrs. Hogan. She informed us that he is doing great in school and that she has no problems with Ricky. To brag on him some more, everyday the children have an opportunity to earn a star on their conduct card for the day. Ricky is the only kid in the class who earned one every day.
He is doing well socially as well as academically.

Okay did I already say how proud we are of our little guy and how lucky we are to have him?

We love you little guy!!!!

Old McDonald Farm

They loved the giant sand pile.

The goats were more interested in eating our clothes or the bag rather than the feed.






Hana is in there somewhere.

One Saturday morning I decided to take the kids to Old Mcdonald Farm. It's a place where they can ride ponies, pet and feed all sorts of animals (deer, sheep, goats, pigs and more). They have many playgrounds for the kids and even a pool.
After an hour drive we got there. Paid our way in and bought feed for the animals. The kids loved it. Hana loved feeding the animals and she was getting such joy out of it. Ricky loved playing on the playgrounds especially one with the ball pit. They both were excited about riding the ponies.
Definitely worth the drive!!