Pancakes and Pumpkins

Our church (Northwest Community of Christ) had their Pancakes and Pumpkins Breakfast today and boy was it yummy. The girls enjoyed our pastors home made syrup and the pumpkin pancakes. We also worked on a candy corn good trick or treat bag but we didn't get that finished because we had to leave quickly. Clarissa also had play practice today for the musical that the First Christian Church's E.D.G.E (every day God experiences) is doing this year. She got to pick what animal she wanted to be and she chose to be a bird. I told her that she will make a perfect bird. We then got home to enjoy lunch and then rest time! I was tired too after running around so much for the beginning of the day. Then after us Painter girls where well rested we played Barbie Dolls and watched a movie. Today the girls reminded me what great kids they are. Even though we had a busy morning they were understanding and never once complained. I'm so thankful to God for my two precious miracles.

A friend of mine took this picture of the girls

at the Pumpkins and Pancakes breakfast.

Clarissa at her musical practice.

The lighting was dark so I cropped the

picture and tried to add some light using

a photo program we have on our computer.

Trick or Treat 2010

The day is finally here. We got the girls their costumes back in September. I took each girl into Children's Place and asked them (with out the other present) to pick out the costume they liked the most. Both girls chose the same one and to me that was fine. I saw that they were not very warm outfits and the way our last several trick or treat nights had been I chose to get leggings with them. That is the only thing that is different. Clarissa has blue and Kimberly has purple. We did wear shoes trick or treating but in the pictures we posted we were still at home so we didn't mind bare feet and it was a perfect night for the costumes they picked a month ago. We had a great time and the girls got to wear a little more make up than they had on last night. We went to several different houses and mainly people we knew or who asked specifically to have the girls come over. The girls had a great time and loved showing off their costumes by twirling and posing for pictures at our friends houses. We usually get done early but this year we got home right at 8:00pm WOW that was crazy to be done right as trick or treating was finished. The girls got their bath or shower and then were off to bed with out a peep out of either one of them. I would have to say that we have enough candy to last till eater but the best part is the girls had a great time and so did Quentin and I.

Two pictures of the fairy's out side. They are so beautiful and getting so big. I can't believe October is almost over and then we only have 2 more months till 2011.

To friends and family far and near the we would like to

wish you all a Happy Halloween.

Here are the pumpkins at night with

the candles lit!

Fall Fun Night!

Today was Clarissa's schools Fall Fun Night! Kids come dressed up and each school grade has a booth set up with different games. You win prizes, candy, and trinkets. I'm 1 of 3 home room mom's for Kindergarten and so we decided to do a fun witches hat ring toss and it was a big hit even for the older kids. We set up 3 witches hats on orange traffic cones and the kids threw glow in the dark necklaces at it. I took the first shift thinking we might be able to head over to the hospital as well but that didn't happen because the girls where having such a good time we decided not to leave. They had a costume contest for all the ages too and that was fun. I was happy to help and I was happy the girls had a good time. Since I was doing so much Quentin did his best to get pictures of the girls doing the different things so I hope you enjoy the pictures below!

The girls in the bouncy house! This year they picked the

SAME costumes and I even took them

into the store one at a time.

Clarissa at the Pre School booth!

Kimberly at the Pre School booth.

Kimberly wanted her face painted with a heart.

She's dressed like a fairy but has a kitty cat face???

~STILL ADORABLE~

Pumpkin Time!

While I had bowling on Tuesday night Quentin and the girls carved pumpkins! I hope to get pictures of the girls with their creations when its not so windy outside! But here are the finished products. Clarissa's has two teeth and Kimberly's is surprised. I hope to have more photo's coming up but maybe they will be in a future post with the girls in their costumes!

A Splash Of Color

We have been a busy family with school activities and other things that it feels like we are always coming and going. On Sunday Clarissa's school held their very first Family Movie Night and it was showing Planet 51. I'm on the home and school comity so I was at the main table and Quentin sat on blankets with the girls. Clarissa loved seeing friends of her's outside of school. I liked talking to other mom's. We plan to host another movie again because this one was such a success that we are looking forward to doing more.

Today Quentin wanted to get some golf in and I thought it was a great idea because his parents haven't seen the girls for a while and I wanted to get a few things done around the house and so it was a win/win situation with all parties involved. I enjoyed relaxing and even working on a few things, but nothing could have prepared me for what the girls greeted me with when they came RUNNING in the doors. They each carried a bundle of flowers that they had picked for me. Clarissa told me, "Mom you are so pretty and I love you. These are for you!" I smiled and got up to get a vase and then Kimberly came running in, "Mommy mommy look these are for you." I smiled and put both bundles together and got them in a vase. I hugged them both and told them just how much I loved them and that they didn't have to do that! I took some pictures of the flowers so that even after they wilt I will forever have a splash of color!

A Movie Marathon

Yes another Saturday is here and Quentin is once again at the Hawkeye game and I'm sad to report that the Hawkeye's lost. But here at home me and the girls enjoyed another one of our movie marathons. They stayed the night at my parents house and so once we got home from eating with my mom the girls decided they wanted to have another movie marathon. We did this last time and each movie has a common theme. This time it was a take turns picking type of marathon. Clarissa chose Cinderella but after about half way both girls where ready to rest for a little bit so they did and then got up and finished the movie. They then watched 2 more movies Tinkerbell and Little Mermaid. These movies are shown allot at our house but never right after each other this made the girls very happy. I love coming up with fun things to do with the girls on football game Saturdays. Since we don't have direct tv anymore we don't watch that much tv and mainly stick to movies and listening to music. I feel that we are better in touch with the kids when we turn off all the distractions around us.

Painter's Painting

Yesterday and today the girls wanted to work on their little pumpkins and I thought it was a great time and figured that most likely next week we will decorate the big pumpkins. I decided to let the girls paint them and then we would add the face stickers. I showed them what they could do on a big pumpkin form our garden that had been having trouble standing up and then let the girls go to town on theirs. We painted on October 18th and put the stickers on today! Kimberly wouldn't let her pumpkin out of her sight all on Monday and even took a nap with it. I didn't get a picture of that because I didn't want to wake her up. Oh and on here I'm also adding a picture that we took on Sunday of Quentin reading to the girls. They love being read to and we love reading to them.

Quentin reading to the girls and Kimberly protecting her pumpkin

These girls are ready to start! I thought Quentin did a great job capturing their excitement.

Clarissa took her time to make sure that she was happy

with the end product and she was.

Kimberly was very into making sure that it looked perfect.

Clarissa chose this face because the mouth was pink

and that's her favorite color!

Kimberly picked this face because it had 3 teeth and she's 3 years old!

Both girls and the pumpkins that they painted and put

sticker faces on. The are quite proud of what they did

and so are Quentin and I.