McCormick Woods Halloween Party

What a crazy day!

It was pouring down rain all day but then suddenly, there was a break of sun just in time for the party.
Princess Aurora and the 'lil fish were thrilled.
Okay, so Eli wasn't too sure about his costume but was a trooper.

 Alli was such a big helper holding Eli's hand!

 Once we got to the party, of course it started pouring again.
Thank goodness the party as in a heated tent!
The kids had fun sampling treats and playing games.

 

Although wet, it was a very fun afternoon and we are glad we went.
Too bad we left early because we learned later that Eli was the pick for cutest costume!

eli discovers the iPhone

Uncle Z stopped by to visit this afternoon and let Eli play with his iPhone.  Eli thought this was about the coolest thing ever!!!  Mommy and Daddy just have boring flip phones that don't do much more than make phone calls ~ poor boy ;-)

He was soooooo proud!

 He even figured out how to move the screen and open apps!

Uncle Z was trying to find something and Eli thought he should be the one doing it :)

 You can just hear him thinking "Give it back Uncle Z ~ my turn again!"

 Score!  Got it back!!!

 Eli simply giggles when Uncle Z tries to get his phone back ;-)

Eli was less than pleased when Uncle Z took back the phone but he found one of his bunnies and snuggled that instead.

homemade playdoh fun

Since it was almost Halloween, we decided to get crafty and make some homemade, orange, edible playdoh.  Alli was a big helper with making the playdoh and both kids loved playing with it.

 As we expected, Eli tried to eat some ;-) 

 Alli gave it a try but didn't think it tasted too good ~ can't say I blame her!

Sibling love

Doesn't get much cuter than this!

Two clean kiddos, snuggling before bed :)

the fish are baaaack . . .

The pumpkin fish that is! 

Remember last year???

 Well, we decided pumpkin fish were a fun tradition so this week for Friday Family Fun Night, we ate pizza, watched Alice in Wonderland and carved pumpkins to look like fish.

Okay, so G did most of the carving but Alli and I helped clean the inside ;-) 

 Eli wasn't too interested and crashed before we were done but he was a big fan the next morning.

 G is the big scary fish, of course!  Looks like he's going to eat the rest of us ;-)

Notice Alli's "pigtails" ~ G thought that would be perfect for her and I couldn't agree more!

This was so much fun!

fun at the fishers

We went to Barbie Gramma and Pop Pop's for dinner and playtime this evening.

The kids had a blast playing in the tent and doing laps around the kitchen with Uncle Z.

 Eli really wanted Uncle Z's phone :)

 He was having such a good time with silly Uncle Z!

 Notice Alli peeking over the couch.

She had gotten all her treasures on the couch in hopes of keeping them from Eli :)

She kept running laps around the kitchen trying to get Uncle Z to chase her while pushing the stroller.

We had to count to see who could get around faster.

Funny, Alli always seemed to win.

Hmmmmm.

the many faces of Eli on his horse

Eli got this horse from Ducky Gramma and Papa for his 1st birthday

but didn't seem all that interested until today,

when he realized just how fun "Tony the Pony" is!!! ;-)

He was having the best time and being so cute!

Gotta love Tony the Pony's pretty pink bib, provided by Alli ;-)

broccoli babes

Yep, both of our kids think broccoli makes a great snack . . .

Broccoli and grapes as a snack and they both thought it was great ~ WOW!

in a funk

So I realize that I have been neglecting the blog lately and it is not because nothing is happening.  Lots of fun has been occurring in Casa de Fisher the past couple weeks but for some reason, I've been in a bit of a funk.  Some stuff happened at work that gave me a different view of where I work.  Nothing terrible, just different.  Doesn't help that my last two close friends at work are leaving :(  Hard to believe that I am in the "final four" remaining from my summer class of 28.  I truly thought I would be the first to leave, not one of the last to still be here.  We had a going away lunch for A today and it was a small gathering ~ of the 5 of us there, I am the only one still with our firm, well at least as of the end of the month when M leaves too.  So now I'm away from my family, sleeping in hotels, and my friends aren't even around anymore.  Geesh, this turned into a pity party ~ oops! ;-)  Have I mentioned I'm not a fan of change???  Oh well, I have no doubt that this funk will pass soon.

I promise to update in the next few days with lots of fun stories and pictures!  Until then, here's hoping I can snap out of it ;-)

more cute kids!

Random cuteness from E.Z.

Gotta love those little chompers peeking out :)

 Alli having fun by our pumpkin.

She was so excited to see the tiny ball forming and then I think decided to show us a dance move!