Day #334- Grinchy-Dog

The Girl thought this was really funny.
Poor Foster...he's so tolerant in his old age :)

Day #333- Grinchy-Dog

We tivoed it last night- and then today the kids put on their hats, had some popcorn and watched.

Day #332- Storytime

Playgroup today- Heidi w/her dynamic duo and two of mine :)

Day #331- Batman+Superman Go to the Library

Day #330- Lists

Boy#1 is obsessed with writing...LOVES to write. He esp likes to makes lists of words. So this was tonight.
And no he doesn't actually know how to spell all these- he looks for words and writes them down. (books, boxes, magazines, etc)

Day #329- Homeward Bound

Day #328- The Artist

Day #327- Sticker Mosaics

How cool are these?!

Day #326- Happy Thanksgiving!

Day #325- Turkey Cookies

Today at playground the kids made turkey cookies...it was fun to see their own ideas of how to decorate :)
The last pic- The Girl is wearing my apron from when I was a little girl and would "help" my mom in the kitchen :)
Don't ask about her hat.... She loves it. lol

Day #324- H Family

They braved the artic temps for a photoshoot :) So lovely- and the dog, talk about a model! :D

Day #323- Haircuts

Day #322- M & A

Okay seriously....how adorable are they??!!! They were troopers too because it was crazy cloudy, windy, FREEZING and actually SNOWING! Good thing I shoot fast :) Here's a sneak peek....

Day #321- Cooking Club

Today was my turn to host- and the theme was fall foods....so lots of squash and apples :)
Here's a few pics from our day..so our missing member can see what we did (We missed you but hope the concert was fun!)....a pear and raw beet salad w/feta cheese...squash soup w/apples and leeks... phyllo rolls with apples, pecans and gorgonzola....pumpkin and squash risotto...and chocolate truffle cakes. Not pictured- apple almond tart, and mediterranean quiche.

Day #320- Return of SuperMouse

My kids are fans of The Justice League- and like most kids have their token favorites. Boy #1 loves Superman, Boy #2 loves Batman...and of course The Girl is all over Wonder Woman. They make me laugh when they fly these around the house "saving" random things from "evil" Well the infamous Little Mouse has returned to us this weekend (Boy #1's turn with him) so he donned his super-attire and joined the League. :)

Day #319- Mmmmmmmm

Yes I am a foodie. But yes I also love Ramen. DH is out of town so this was our dinner. Well- this is technically a picture of the kids dinner...but I ate it too. My kids, like me, love it :)
And it's the perfect nutritously void meal.

Day #318- Happy Day (musically speaking)

Today the hubster and my BIL got in line at 6am to await the limited release of the this years Cities Sampler.
I'm so excited and immediately uploaded it to iTunes today. It's fabulous this year!

Day #317- Cinderella

Only when you're 5 is mopping the floors thought of as "Fun" and a "Treat"
I wonder how long till they catch on to the reality....

Day #316- My New Addiction

They taunt me with their "for a limited time"..... so evil to get me addicted and then immediately also instill the panic of wondering how long till my supplier cuts me off.....

:)

Day #315- S Family

There's nothing easier than photographing a gorgeous family! Their home backs up to a nature preserve which is seriously a photographers DREAM...woods....marshland...just gorgeous- I'm so jealous!

E+J are the cutest kids...and come March they'll be another baby boy in their family! :D

Day #314- RJ

Seriously- HOW CUTE is he?! His smile is so contagious- just a sweetie-pie! He's been seen previously on my blog HERE and HERE
His parents are our friends- and I took their family photo for their holiday card at their new house today. RJ is soooo cute I could just eat him up! :)

Day #313- "The Best Time of Year"

This morning the kids woke me up with their shrieks of joy and running like crazy all over the house "It's SNOWING!!!" The Girl was so exited she was literally jumping and leaping around saying "It's the best time of year! It's HERE! It's HERE!"
Sadly- the flurries only lasted about 20min. :) They cannot WAIT for the snow.
This brief preview has reminded me that I need to find mittens...buy boots....sigh.

Day #312- Ms. Mouse's Tea Party

The boys kept saying "Little Mouse is a BOY!" so Lily had to prove them wrong. Girl Power! :D

Day #311- Super Mouse Skateboader

This was of course Boy #2's idea.

Day #310- Storytime and Civic Duty

Today Little Mouse joined the boys at the library while The Girl was in dance class. He really enjoyed listening to this particular story on the computer. Then since it's voting day- he of course participated in expressing his right to vote. The kids said he was voting "for the best mouse to be president of Mouserica" :D

Day #309- Meet Little Mouse

I apologize right now for the week of pictures coming..... Meet Little Mouse. Those of you with little kids surely recognize him from the books "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and "If You Take a Mouse to School"
Well- he's sort of a traveling "pet" for the kids preschool. He comes with the above mentioned books, and a 3ring binder with a page for each child in the class. The kids take turns bringing him home, having adventures with him- and then documenting it for the book page. Very cute idea. SO he's ours for the week :)
Today- he went to the grocery store! I got some seriously odd looks from people- esp when he was froclicking in the cheese case :) It was a hoot though- the kids are really having fun with it.....

Day #308- Pretty in Pink

The Girl LOVES this jacket- and is happy that it's getting cold enough that she can wear it :)

Day #307- Auntie Mandy

Today The Girl and I attended a shower for my SIL- who's expecting their 1st baby in Dec. When we got home- The Girl decided to write about it in her homework notebook (the kids have a notebook they have to do a page about something they did that week, and bring it back to school on Monday)
SO- this is her depection of the event- Mandy it looks just like you don't you think? :D

Day #306- Doggy Grandpa

My dad was here today and they brought this up for me :) If the nose was a little longer it'd look just like our furry beast :)
The kids think this is a hoot- they call it the "We Love Foster Sign!"

Day #305- Fun Mom

I hate fingerpainting....when my kids ask to do it- I always redirect them to something else...because I hate it! It's messy, and you end up with paint finger prints accidentally in a trail from the table to wherever they put their papers or wash their hands.... plus 20 soaking wet abstract art papers that just end up in the trash anyway....I know...I'm a mean mom. Other painting FINE- but finger painting makes me shudder.... Anyways- SO today was a day I said "Go ahead!" and let them at it. So The Girl told me "Thanks for being fun mom!" Seriously...that girl can passively shame me like no other. I'm going to have to print this blog when I'm done to save for the kids when they are older, because right now all I ever hear is that "We NEVER do anything fun!"