Kate's Trio: Halloween, MOD auction, closet destruction, Z's 1st steps, etc.

I'm finally posting more pictures, 1 video and some updates.

The first 2 pictures are from The Foothills Fall Festival we went to in October with Rick's mom, Patty. The kids were really too young to partake in all the activities offered, but they were happy just being pushed around. We went to lunch at a sushi place and Zack made sure everyone knew he was there by screaming every few minutes. Patty and I had some homemade ice cream and I got a candied apple as well. Seems my memory of candy apples being good was very wrong. I thought it was gross....should of gotten the cotton candy!

Drew, Jill and Zack with Dad and Mom.

Jill, Drew and Zack with Dad and Patty (aka Nana)

I guess Halloween 1st started with going to Boo at the Zoo with The Glad's. The Glads are our across the door neighbors. Kara and I have really hit it off. Their daughter, Kate, is only 2 months older than DJZ, so we have an instant play date when we get together. Kate was a flower for Halloween. Ryan and Kara are expecting again this April.

Here is the Jill-Bug grinning about something. It seems I have very toothy 15 month olds. They are all working on several molars right now.

Here we all are. I have no idea what I am doing in this picture.

Since monogramming is so "in", I decided to monogram the kids pumpkins. Rick carved a really good ghost as well. We toasted all the seeds and Rick has been snacking on them ever since.

For Halloween, Rick came home early and we trick or treated from 5 til 6:30! The kids were fine the whole time and just enjoyed riding around in their choo choo wagon. Kara and Ryan were away for Halloween, so Ryan's parents kept Kate and went trick or treating with us.

Jill officially dressed for Halloween. Black whiskers and noses are much harder to put on than you would think with a squiggly 15 month old.

Zack officially dressed for Halloween. Such a happy lion.

Drew officially dressed for Halloween. A black nose and whiskers are especially hard to draw on a squiggly 15 month old named Drew!

Naked Lions with only smudged black noses and whiskers left.

Kara, Ryan, Rick and I went to the March of Dimes Chef Auction last weekend. Kara and Ryan lost their first child, Ryan, when he was born premature at 24 weeks. He only survived 4 days. Kara has been really active with the March of Dimes and actually wrote a book in honor of little Ryan called "Heaven's Brightest Star". You can learn more about her experience with premature birth by checking out her website http://www.heavensbrighteststar.org/