Boo!

We had a fantastic Halloween this year. We went trick-or-treating at Adobe (Bret's work), a nursing home and in our neighborhood--the pouring rain didn't stop us from going out. We came home wet but happy (who can be unhappy when they're carrying a huge bag of chocolate?).

Dex, the T-Rex. Graham, the horse. Eve, the ballerina. Laura, the unicorn. Sitota, the bear. Bret, the agry villager (assigned costume for work). Kathleen, the beautiful babe in her 20's. Truman, the clown.

Gotta love recycled costumes. This horse is on his 2nd year and the dino--I think it's his 5th year ;)

Sunday Morning Shake

I had to blog this picture to prove that I do have THE CUTEST kids ever.

Hair

This is the first time I have put beads in Sitota's hair. It took me FOREVER to do. I hadn't been done for even 5 minutes before she pulled out two of the beads and put them in her mouth...kids!

Piano Recital

I am so proud of my piano players.

Dexter and Eve both played duets with Bret.

Truman has been playing for 5 years now and sounds so good.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a pumpkin patch with the trans racial adoption group we belong to--so much fun!

Laura was holding her pumpkin for a whole 30 seconds before she dropped it and the stem broke off.

Sitota had a great time walking around. She's been walking for almost a week now (still a beginner and oh so cute!).

Graham is at the age where he gets excited about everything. I love my four year old!!

Sisters

These two are the very best of friends.

This sister is no longer suppose to have a pacifier but if she's quick enough she can steal Sitota's through the bars of the crib. As you can see, the night this was taken she was fast enough and poor Sitota had to do without ;)

"Finish It" Friday

Every (OK, not every) Friday I try to finish something I've started. This week it was the girls' room. We picked up a few items when we were in Ethiopia and they have been hanging out in my closet while I have been...well, that's another story (six kids, you get the picture). Bret went to NY for work and I decided to surprise him by putting together an African Nursery. I did most of the work in the two days he was gone and finished the rest of it today.

Isn't this a beautiful painting? The perfect picture of an Ethiopian mother. I get emotional every time I look at it. (We brought this home from Ethiopia as well as the wooden animal carvings, the picture of a typical farmer's home and the bird mobile).

I made the cheetah print wall hangings out of MDF we had in the garage and fabric. I also sewed the zebra curtains. What was really exciting to me was that it only cost me $29 to finish off the project since all of the supplies I bought were on clearance.

You can see the girls love their room so much they don't want to take the nap they are suppose to be taking. Maybe if I got out of the room they'd go to sleep.