Mattie's Birthday Party with the Family

We had the immediate family over to celebrate Mattie's 9th Birthday! I can't even believe she is that old already!!! It seriously feels like she should only be about three years old :) We had pizza and a cookie cake! yum!

She got a lot of very nice things - A couple new tops, some new slip on shoes, a new vest with fur around the collar, money, Orbeez Magic kits, a purse that she was able to color, boots and the DSi that she wanted :)

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving at our house again this year with my sister, Luke, Kobe, Justin, Lauren and my mom. The food was excellent and of course we all ate way too much :) The kids had fun playing with Kobe. He got ahold of the Black Friday Ads and would not let them go - literally!! It was so nice out that we were able to go outside and go on a walk.

Ryan's 4th Birthday Party!!!

We had the family over this past Sunday to celebrate Ryan's 4th Birthday. Ryan was very excited for his party and asked all day long when everyone was coming over :) He got some very nice gifts - nice clothes, a new hat/mittens, shoes, cars, books, a Leapster Leappad AND a new toothbrush! The only thing Ryan said he wanted for his birthday this year was a new toothbrush??!!! He even opened it up and started brushing his teeth :)

Matt and I decided to give him his Toy Story scooter on Sunday instead of waiting until his actual birthday. We told him he had to close his eyes while Mattie went to get it and when he saw it he thought it was the neatest thing. He cruised around the house for a bit and even took it outside!

Halloween 2011

The kids had a great time trick-or-treating last night! Mattie dressed up as a Leopard and Ryan was 'Dash' from 'The Incredibles' movie :) They were so cute! Ryan was definitely not shy this year and always seemed to be the first one up to the door out of the kids. He would yell 'Trick or Treat' as soon as the person opened the door and would occasionally say 'Sand-witch', which was part of Mattie's joke. Lol

Mattie told her joke most of the time which everyone thought was pretty cute :) They were surprised that she actually told one since most kids don't tell jokes anymore. Ryan went home a little early with Matt so I stayed out for awhile with Mattie and her friend. When we got home Mattie counted her candy and said she had 179 pieces! That better last a LONG time.

Matt's 30th Surprise Party!!

We celebrated Matt's 30th Birthday by throwing him a surprise party at Azteca Restaurant in Pleasant Hill this past weekend. He went golfing with his dad and brother all day so they brought him to the restaurant when they finished. When he walked in he only saw the kids and I but as he got closer everyone yelled 'Surprise'...he was so shocked :) After dinner Matt's parents took the kids to their house so Matt and I went downtown with our friends. We had a fun time!!!!

 

Mattie's Fall Party at School

Mattie's classroom party was last Friday so I left work early to help out and have some fun! First, the kids did some sand art. Then we took them to the gym for an obstacle course that involved dressing up like a scarecrow and pushing a ball with a broom around some cones, taking some bird feed from one container to another and then bobbing for apples. It was so fun watching them!!! From there the kids went back to the classroom for cookies and treats!

Family Photos

We finally had our family photos taken this past weekend at Water Works Park with Jamie Barry. She is good friends with my friend Leah so when I saw how good their family photos turned out I contacted her to do ours. She was so patient with Ryan who was a little stinker to begin with :) It took him a little while to warm up to her but once he did all was good!! Mattie was hilarious in front of the camera...she acted like she was a model and it was her private photo shoot:)