Happy Halloween!

These are the best of the best pictures taken over the LONG Halloween celebration. I think Mackenzie dressed up for 8 different events. Luke was a Tiger for a Halloween party but a Lukey Monkey for the rest. I dressed up in three different costumes for three different events that did not include Halloween night (by Halloween I was too tired of costumes to dress up myself). And, when I pulled out the camera to take pictures trick-or-treating, it didn't work. Bah! That camera, thankfully a cheap one, lasted a year, to the day. We bought it on Halloween last year when I lost the previous camera.

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Voldemort.

We couldn't pull together a whole family costume this year...one of the reasons: Mackenzie insisted on being a Princess.

Dane and Brice both wore this costume on their second Halloween...had to follow the tradition.

Downward Dog

The greatest thing about this picture is that he pulled my Yoga mat out of my closet, into my bedroom, unrolled it and then bent over upside down. Hilarious! Sadly, again, I had about 1 second before he ran off to do something else...hence the blur.

My Little Cowboys

Dane and Brice dressed up for Western Day at school. Dane won the prize for his grade: about 50 tickets for the Fall Festival

Luke dressed up for our playgroup Halloween Party. (Sorry they are so blurry, I hate my camera and I had like half a second before he took the hat off)

Princess Tea Party

While I am thankful to have a girl to do cutesy, girly things with, I am also thankful that I only have ONE girl! This was a special outing for just Mackenzie and her best friend Amelia (aka Meeya). A Princess Tea Party at a place called Rock the Tea.

Here they are waiting to begin.

Here is the little brother finding ways to entertain himself while the girls are being pampered.

After picking out a princess dress and all the accesories, crown, jewlery, purse, shoes, they had their nails done.

Then a little make-up.

Then a fashion show on their own little runway.

Next was the tea party with their "American Girl Dolls".

And they ended with "Freeze Dance" .

We went to lunch afterwards. Apparently being a princess is exhausting because Mackenzie fell asleep on the couch during Luke's nap for the first time in months. Well worth every penny! (Which was actually only $10 for the whole hour!)

First Day of Preschool

She is SO ready for this!

My Lukey Monkey is One!

We have always had our kids First Birthday with our family in California. That sometimes meant celebrating a little early or late to coordinate plans to be together. Sadly, that just didn't work out this time. And, I feel horrible. I know he won't remember but I will. We tried to do something special but it ended up being chaos shoved in between naps and church. We did have a few friend join us. But, other than making him a special cake...I didn't even make it out of my pajamas. Ugh! So awful. But, he enjoyed his sandbox, presents and his monkey cake. I can't believe my baby is One. I still cry every time I remember it.

What a nice big brother!

Step 3: No Training Wheels!

Brice Family Photos 2011

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