Autumn 2010

We went to the Rainbow Pumpkin Patch this year again with our good friends.  The girls had a blast and we totally forgot to take pictures in the big straw maze.  That's okay these should give you a good idea of the fun we had.

Friday we went to the churches Trunk or Treat and it was lots of fun, too, with fresh french fries, donuts and hot cocoa.  We, of course, brought the camera....and took no pictures.  Maggie dressed up as a Twisted witch like last year, but today wanted to be a bat.  So, a bat she was!  We're pretty good at last minute costumes, I've decided.

Emma has worn this nearly everyday since mid-October.  She insists that she is Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon and that she's just pretending to be black.  hehe!  She's so adorable.  OH!  I almost forgot another thing!  Maggie played 2 Halloween piano pieces for her school class on Friday by MEMORY!  She's my hero.

SCUBA Certification

Here I am with my stylin' fishy goggles (aka dive mask) and flashy dive skin.  So glad these pictures were taken while I was submerged.

It's me again.

And may I introduce you to my dive buddy, Marcy!  She was a hoot!  Holy cow, she really helped to enjoy the class.

I'm A-OKAY under water. :)

It was sooooo cold yesterday that I was extremely grateful that the hot springs temp was 90 degrees.  The mist on the surface looked so cool and I loved that we also got to enjoy the rainbow.

Do even know how hard it is to get a self-portrait on the surface?  sheesh.  It's the best we could do.

It has been a crazy past few weeks trying to pull of this together, but I finally have a life-time certification in SCUBA diving!  Who would have thought?  I mean, seriously, me, really?  Anyway, I survived and as I discovered on the open water dive yesterday, I had FUN!

Late Birthday Post

Maggie turned 7 years old on October 1st.  I'm a good month behind on posting.  Oops!  Here a few highlights from her day.  Instead of a big birthday party I let her invited one friend for a sleepover and she was happy as pie!  We began the night with a SILLY DINNER.  We had two bowls, from one we drew a slip of paper that indicated a food item and the other was the utensil we could use to eat it with.  It was a hoot!  The videos and pictures are out of order because I do not have the patience to fix it right now.  Enjoy!

Our Silly Dinner.  Maggie attempting to eat Parmesan Cheese with only a plate.

Dad eating salad with a pitcher.

Craft time!!  They decorated princess crowns.  I had a SCUBA class that night so Israel was SuperDad and led them in some fun activities!  What a guy!

I loved that she was so excited to get her gifts from us.  The books Purplicious and Pinkalicious and a BOOK LIGHT!