An Unforgettable Weekend

The month of October is coming to an end, which means all those Harvest Festivals and Halloween related things will soon be over. There should be at least a few weeks of calm (weekends) before the storm, aka: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas!

To start off the weekend, we hosted a little family get together, jump house and all for the kiddos. So happy that it rained on Sunday and not Saturday. It's so much easier having six children run around in the backyard versus running around in the house. 

New strategy: have the kids stay outside as long as possible

We also had a "baby mister or baby sister" poll

Hard to tell with this pic, but it was a baby sister

I was so sure that the human growing in my belly was a boy that I hadn't even thought of the possibility of it being a girl. When I saw all the pink frosting inside, I was quite shocked. Lucas was shocked and sad, he broke down for a few minutes. So now, this human has become more real. And our party of five will probably be here before we know it!
 

On Sunday, we went to Bass Pro Shops to go trick or treating with some friends. I'm feeling quite ambitious tomorrow and am planning on going to the mall with the kids then neighborhood trick or treating. Why does Halloween have to be on a Monday this year?!

 You can never get four kids to look at the camera and smile

This was my first year carving a pumpkin. I just never knew how to do it... after tonight's fiasco, I think I'll just stick with cooking. On the left should've been Hello Kitty, see the resemblance? When Charlotte saw what I did to her pumpkin, she burst out the water works in an instant! Dad had to save the day by drilling a smaller HK. I now have a newfound respect for all pumpkin carvers out there. 

 This display won't be up for long!

So that's the weekend and all the excitement there.

Shinnanigans Continued

Life has just been same old lately - crazy and tiring. Work and taking care of two kids sure takes a toll on you!

Charlotte representing how I feel everyday

Lucas and his Kinder twin

Mommy/Daughter date to Disney on Ice

Lucas and I share a love for persimmons

 Craving some cioppini

I can't wait till I have two girls to shop with!

 Lucas is obsessed with building

... and that wraps up two weeks. I think I yawned five times while typing this!

Fall Festivities Continue

There's so much Fall stuff going on! Every weekend we're picking and choosing what we/the kids would like to do.

Lucas went on his first field trip as a Kinder to the pumpkin patch

Thankfully he has a dad in Kinder who took awesome pictures, so I didn't feel like I missed too much by not being able to go.

Kids had their bi-annual dentist check up

On Sunday, we went to Alviso's Day in the Bay. The kids had fun getting lots of freebies (including picking their own pumpkin).

Practicing her hockey skills

Practicing his soccer skills

Can't miss a photo op with matching sunglasses

All the pumpkins we've collected so far

What life is really like with these two...

Weekends are crazy. For some reason, these two were SUPER LOUD yesterday. 

Fall's Here

Pumpkin galore! The weather's getting cooler. The days are getting shorter. And there's going to be a lot of leaf crunching in the near future!

Picking up the kids

Lucas hanging out with his BFFs on a Friday afternoon

Crazy kids playing in their tent

Shopping girl - loves bling!

Quality time with this little lady

Enjoying the warm California sun

 Saturday mornings

 Legos galore

This Saturday, we went to our first pumpkin patch. It's so nice to have something like this within five minutes of where we live. The kids had a blast playing games, picking out a pumpkin, and going on a hayride. 

 Picked out their pumpkin

 Proud of their carved pumpkins

This was the very first time I carved a pumpkin! Lucas wanted to free draw his pumpkin design; I was quite impressed. I was also pretty impressed with my carving skills.

 Corn maze

After the pumpkin patch, we went home to rest. I think I was the one who took the longest nap. I'm always the one who takes the longest nap on weekends!

 Lucas's picture taking skills are pretty good now

 When in Cupertino, get some fobby dessert

I heard the middle child is always the crazy one...

And that was our past two weeks in a nutshell!

The Past Weeks

I've been saying this a lot, but life has been busy! It's been a month of school and things are settling down with transitioning to early mornings, early bedtimes, and a new curriculum. 

 Silly girl

 Obsessed with that Stormtrooper, we'll call him Finn

 Passed out in her makeshift bed

 Realized after coming in here that the kids are way too big for this playground

 Loving that tomahawk steak

 The good times at home...

 Sake eyes

 Can't tell, but he's sitting in a police helicopter

 ... and petting a K-9 dog

 Back on the social scene after some months away

After church meal

... and that's the past two weeks in a nutshell. I've been busy and tired, hence the lack of pictures.

First Week of School

The kids enjoyed going back to school, minus waking up super early. I was super drained. After sitting down the entire summer, my feet hurt every single morning when my alarm went off at 6:45. However, I was woken up before that due to (annoying) morning texts from co-workers since they know I'm one of the last ones to get out of bed.

Anyway... some pictures on the first day of school. This tradition is going to continue till high school. They might not be smiling then when I take them later on in life.

 Second year of her 3 year old class

 My baby boy is in Kindergarten

 First day of school at school

 Ended their first day playing for 5 minutes with their BFFs

 Sister twins!

On Saturday, we took the VTA to the Convention Center for some Heroes and Villians thing. I nicknamed it Freaks and Geeks. I would rather spend a Saturday browsing the aisles at Target. 

 Happy kids riding public transportation

How many Tsums does Mommy have at home?

 My Sunday lunch view

 She always wants to take a pic with Mommy

Sake nigiri!

And that was our weekend and the first week of school. I survived! That's all that matters!