Mommy/Daddy Dates

DiDi picked up Adia on Thursday night since they both had an inservice day on Friday. Daddy managed to get Friday off too because his entire schedule was suddenly rearranged. When the twins woke up on Friday, we took them out to breakfast. They rarely get special mommy/daddy time so we thought they might enjoy it. They definitely did.


After breakfast, we headed to the mall. The twins got to play and then enjoy some frozen yogurt. I think the twins like the idea of frozen yogurt and picking toppings more than they like actually eating it. Daddy and I made the mistake of getting our own frozen yogurts. We could have easily just finished the twins' leftovers. After frozen yogurt, we hit the bookstore. The girls each got a book and we picked one out for Adia too. We made a quick trip to see the animals at the pet store too. On the way home, we stopped by Dutch Bros and the girls even got drinks. Leia got apple juice (she has a slight addiction) and Mira has hot chocolate which she refused to drink until it essentially turned into chocolate milk.


We all took it easy the rest of the day. Everyone seemed exhausted. I spent most of my time working on Mira's Cinderella dress for Halloween. I finished it today! Mira's kind of indifferent to it now that it's done. I hope she ends up wearing it for Halloween.


DiDi brought Adia back yesterday and we got to see Gramma and Papa. They came up to attend Tip-A-Cop at Red Robin. Daddy worked his usual day at work and then spent 4 hours being a "celebrity server" at Red Robin. I was proud of him. All his tips went to Special Olympics and it was a crazy busy night. He'll also do the Polar Plunge again this February. Those donations also go to Special Olympics.


Adia decided she wants to be a ghost for Halloween this year. DiDi bought a white sheet so I could create Adia's costume. I think it was harder for me to make than the Cinderella dress. I still can't get the eye holes to stay in the correct place.


Leia's the last one to outfit in a costume, but she won't make a decision. Rapunzel, a ghost, a zombie. She just won't make up her mind.

October

We went to the farm early in the month. The girls love the playground there and it was the first time they've seen it all decked out for Halloween. They loved it even more.The twins really liked the jail, especially.



I usually try to paint the girls' nails once a week. Since it was now October, Adia wanted Halloween colors. She picked purple, orange, black, lime green and blood red. I then got the idea to add some extra detail, so she ended up with jack-o-lanterns and Frankenstein stitches. She wanted cats and witches. I'm good, but I'm not sure I'm that good. Maybe the next time we do nails I'll attempt those.


The girls all wore bows in the their hair last week as well. They love watching Matilda and it certainly reminded me of that. I need to buy some other ribbons though.


Adia's school just had McTeacher night and not only did I need to go to take pictures for the yearbook, but Adia was desperate to go. The twins have never been to McDonalds and Adia's only been once, as a baby. We ended up getting a hot fudge sundae for Adia, an ice cream cone for Mira and a fruit and yogurt parfait for Leia. It's pretty sad that we can't even order fries because their fries contain wheat! It was Mira's first soft serve ice cream cone and she love it.


After picking Adia up from school today, we went to Walmart to buy Cinderella on DVD since the girls have been begging to watch it. While walking through the produce section, Adia saw a pie pumpkin. She asked if we could get it and make a pumpkin pie. I haven't attempted making a pumpkin pie from a pumpkin since I was a kid and it didn't end well. I figured, hey, why not. Let's try it. She was so incredibly excited. When we got home, I roasted the pumpkin. She then helped make the pumpkin pie. I think her favorite part was mashing the pumpkin. After dinner, they each had a slice of pumpkin pie. Mira ate most of hers and then said she didn't like it. Adia ate most of hers and said she prefers it with a crust. Leia ate the ice cream and then used the pie like modeling clay. It was everywhere and the plate she handed me had pumpkin pie embossed hand prints. Yep, that's my Leia. It was good and insanely easy to do.


 

Buddy Bear

Adia got to take home the class bear. She was the first one and super excited about it. He spent the night and then we had to write in Buddy's journal about his time with us. It was cute and I remember DiDi used to do the same thing with a stuffed frog in her class. I decided I'd also take pictures and send them back to school with the journal. Adia's teacher thought it was cute.

  Grocery Store Trip      Playing Doctor      Shoulder Rides      Quiet Time      Driving Around       Bedtime and someone was seriously grumpy   The twins started soccer last week. To my surprise, Mira absolutely loved soccer. She was completely in her element and didn't want to stop. Leia was done halfway through. She spent most of her time throwing the ball down the field. I think we'll sign her up for tumbling once soccer is over. At least it's only 4 weeks.


This weekend, our local police department had their annual open house. They have all sorts of activities for kids, there's tours, take pictures with the K9 unites and you can check out the SWAT vehicle, patrol cars and motorcycles. The girls loved getting to crawl all over the vehicles and pet the K9.