Thanksgiving Diner

Eva was good enough to make us a delicious Spanish meal for Thanksgiving. I helped prepare all the vegetables for the Paella and then Dale and Mickey helped her in the cooking. We also had some awesome shrimp and bread. Thank you Eva for such a wonderful meal. 

These are just some random pictures of everyone waiting for dinner.

Thanksgiving break

During the Thanksgiving break we were lucky enough to go visit Chris's family in California. Mickey, Dale and Marty all live close to San Francisco with their families. It was really fun to play with them for a while....I would like to say that the weather was amazing, but that would be a lie. It didn't matter though, we still had a great time. Thank you Trockel Families for letting us take over  your lives for a little while. 

The kids in Amaya's super suits...the picture does not do justice to how cute they were.

Enzo LOVED surfing with his Dad and Uncle Dale.

Enzo and Solo loved being pulled on the boogie board.

The Redwoods

Halloween

Well, once again i went totally crazy for Halloween. What can i say? I am nuts. SO, this year i wanted Lorenzo to be Pinocchio. And since I love me a theme...we all played a part. Solomon became Jiminy Cricket....i think we need a moment of silence or squealing or something for how cute the kid was...honestly he is a show stopper. My darling husband was to be Geppetto and so that left me to be either Stromboli the puppet-master or the Blue Fairy. I opted for the Blue Fairy and made myself a sweet blue prom dress... J/K it was hideous. Anyway, I really outdid myself. I hate to pat my own back or whatever but these outfits were amazing AMAZING. The pictures don't even come close to doing them justice. AND like i said last year....sometimes it pays to be obsessed with Halloween. This year the boys won $75 in gift cards to Toys r Us and $20 to AC Moore. But more importantly than that. It was so much fun and the boys loved every minute of it....okay, so did Chris and I.

 The Sowell Family did an excellent portrayal of Mary Poppins and Friends. Deseree' was Practically Perfect in Every Way!!

 Enzo and Solo with the cousins. Violette, Penelepe and Oliver

 Pinocchio and the cutest Dorothy I have ever seen!

Deseree's Birthday

For Deseree's Birthday, MommaLee came to visit. It was soo much fun. I am really glad Deseree' has such a full house because that means Mom gets to stay with me when she visits. Well, we wanted to do something special for Deseree' because she is the sweetest thing on earth and we love her soo much. So, we had a little Milk and Cookies party. We made all her favorite cookies and had a collection of milks to sample. It was really fun! Happy Birthday!! We love you from the bottom of our hearts!