Pumpkin Fun!

It's that time again apparently. We got to carving - well actually just poking. Trav's Aunt Nikki sent us these great Mr. Potato Head kits. All you have to do is poke the eyes & stuff into the appropriate area and voila a perfect pumpkin decoration!! Jack had a ninja - quite appropriate because he is a ninja turtle in real life. Maizie had a princess if you can imagine it! B-Dog had a pirate - arrrrrr! They turned out awesome and the kids loved making them. Jack was the only one that missed having a knife!!

We're out of babies ...

The baby girl, Maizie, is now officially a panty wearing girl. No more diapers, no more wipes (for pee & poo anyway), no more powder, no more padded bottom...sigh. It was ridiculously easy with her and she is now ready to get a job. But it does leave me with this sad "we're out babies" feeling. I didn't realize that I cared that much but apparently I do. It was cool, however, to see her brothers cheering her on as she sat on the potty waiting for the potty to come out. "Go Maizie Go!" "Pee Maizie, Pee!" "Don't you want a sticker?" Here she is with her first tea party that she set up all by herself.

Fish Printing??

I really thought that my childhood art experiences were great but after this experience I am realizing they were less than whole.

Travis & I took the kids to a street fair called "University by the Sea" and there was a booth there by the Museum of Latin American Art. They were doing a craft called "fish printing".

You roll paint on your fish and then flip it over onto your paper so that it creates a..you guessed it - a FISH PRINT! But it's a REAL fish - now dead - was once alive! After you flip your fishy over onto your paper you slap it until your print is perfect. I know right!!??

Freakin nasty!

Luckily we got there pretty early in the morning before there was any funk!

Can you imagine if we got there at like 2pm?!

Jack is growing up!!

Jack is apparently too old for hugs and kisses when being dropped off at school! I can't believe it! I thought that kids didn't do that until they were 9 or 10 or 16 or so. Travis dropped him off at school and he reluctantly gave his dad a hug and was totally put off when Beau tried to give him his usual "have a good day at school" smooch. Travis said that he actually pushed Beau away and looked around. So, the world is ending as we know it.

Welcome!

Welcome friends & family! I'm not really sure how this is done but I thought this would be a sweet way to keep in touch with everyone and let everyone in on our very own crazy midlife crisis! ;-) We have been here now for three months! Woohoo! It is starting to feel less like vacation and more like real life. Jack loves kindergarten, Beau would like to live at his preschool and Maizie is doing whatever Maizie does. Travis is still working very hard to get an agent as that seems to be his first major hurdle. He is still doing his video production work while pursuing his new goal. I am continuing to search for activities for us to do together and new friends for us to meet. There is always something new to discover with this journey. These past three months we have learned that we can make it! God is going to take care of us as He always has!