Dr. Daddy-o

We are so proud of you.

We had a great post grad meal at The Original Hamburger Works, some homemade cake with marshmallow frosting and boys night out to see the new Tron in 3D. I would say he had a great day. :)

Gretchen crawling

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We have a crawler

Yesterday morning she decided to do some actual crawling. Yipee!!

Thanksgiving Weekend by the numbers

4 great Grandparents

3 turkeys, a whole lot of peanut oil

2 sick kids - 1 fevery boogery pinkeye-y and 1 just boogery

1 most delicious Turkey lunch/dinner I've ever had

Several football games on TV

1 movie and popcorn at an actual theater

Lots of lovely leftovers

1 postponed tree cutting trip

Many hugs and kisses

1 long word read aloud by Patrick, all by hisself - "Garfield"

1 wonderful 4 day weekend

G now says mama...

And dada. A lot. So cute!! She knows what she wants and how to get it. ;)

Check out my HipstaPrint

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Flash: RedEye Gel
Film: Ina's 1969

Woods Family Photo

While today was all about Halloween, we did carve out a few minutes to try to take a family photo.  We got some dog butts, some tongues sticking out and and such but we got a few cute ones too.  For more of these and the rest of the Halloween pics, go to our photo album.

Halloween 2010

We had a gigantic Stay Puft Mashmallow Man, an adorable and not-scary-at-all ghost and yellow braided yarn hair Heidi this year.  So so cute.

Sean won a crisp $100 bill for first prize at his office's Halloween costume contest.  He pulled another all nighter using my sewing machine and supplies from Home Depot and Walmart.  It certainly paid off.

Sean also made Patrick and Gretchen's costumes this year.  Like my dad said tonight, "if law doesn't work out for Sean, he could always be a tailor." They turned out really spectacular and everyone really loved seeing our little ghost "boo" at them as he skipped up to each of our neighbor's doors.

Patrick's cousins Ryan and Emily came by to carve pumpkins and trick-or-treat with us.  We had a really fun time tonight.

We got lots of loot and completely tuckered out.  

The Great Pumpkin is coming tonight to take Patrick's leftover candy and leave him a present in return.  So. Much. Sugar.  

Happy Halloween!

Such a happy little girl

I know it sorta looks like she's in front of a movie curtain, she's actually just on the floor on top of a U of A blanket.  She has a slightly crusty nose from some sniffles, but adorable all the same.

Look Mama..

...I'm Wall-E!

Snuggled up

Sunday morning with his stuffed friends and some hot chocolate. We'll record CBS' Sunday Morning and watch Winnie the Pooh instead.

Something new every day

We made these baked french doughnuts today for the first time. Boy are they good.

And I used "go ask dad" for the first time. I thought Patrick was trying to use me to get him the thing that Sean had already told him no for. I was right. ;)

I'll post the recipe soon. These are too good.

Farm day

Sean spent the day with us on Tuesday.  We had fun roaming around the farm, it was a beautiful day.

Halloween Decorating

I don't know if some of you know, but I have a little blog that I started a few months ago - just for me and things I like {croissantsandrootbeer.blogspot.com}.  I have a handful of readers {but not many :)} and I just wrote this post for that blog.  I though it should go here too:

Before we get to the creepy stuff, here's the new wreath and door mat we found at the Smith and Hawkin section of Tarjay a few months ago.  I just love the rosewood wreath.  And the suzani-style mat is just so cheery.

Here's more of what we did today.  I brought out our spooky tree so that Patrick and I could load it up with our mini Halloween colored and pumpkin ornaments.  

I also made my first bunting {ever} with darling orange and black plaid ribbon and a cobweb adorned napkin found at our local Hobby Lobby.  We also picked up the monogrammed pumpkin for the front door at HL.  We'd never been before today.  It was our outing for the day and Gretchen's midday nap.

Our red-dyed sunflowers from Trader Joe's {originally purchased for Sean's birthday} have started to droop and I thought they looked fitting for this creepy holiday.

I bundled up our first Fall rose blooms and plunked them in one of my favorite glass cups.  They're hanging out next to one of Frank's turban squash. 

We made two strands of bunting.  This is the one we hung in the living room.

Lastly, {and unrelated to Halloween} here's a little peek at my latest craigslist find.  A soft and cozy recliner wingback where we slip on our shoes - and pull over to the living room for movie viewing.  I know, Summer is over and that little spot looks a bit beachy.  But, having grown up by the beach, I feel like it's Summer all year long. And the beach really is that direction {about 400 miles ahead} as is our swimming pool, which will continue to get some use if our weather keeps topping out in the 90's.

Solids

Our first attempt at solids about 2 weeks ago.  She likes it!

Happy Birthday Sean/Dad/Dada

We love you!

these days

We've finally gotten our lives back since we got both kids to go to bed by 7/7:30.  I've been able to catch up on Mad Med and Sean's been able to play some games.  We haven't been able to do this for months and months and months.  No kidding.  It's nice right now.

Patrick is a little ham.  He loves to sing and we're a little sad that his go-to chorus of "I don't have...." has been replaced with whatever he's thinking about at the moment.

The ove 100 degree days should be over this week.  Finally.  I'm anxious to start thinking jeans boots and hot soups.

Gretchen is so sweet.  She smiles all day long (if she's not sleeping or teething).

Mama

She's a pro roller and even has said "mama" on purpose (I think) at least 3 times now.

Growing like a weed.

We even tried rice cereal tastes this week and she kept most if it in her mouth.

She's also grabbing everything in sight.

She's so much fun!

Drool factory

And in our backyard...

Mushrooms growing like weeds. We have a forest!

Growing like a weed

She decided to roll from back to front today.

Patrick told me

He drew a big M that has wind :)

Sleep over

Patrol had his first overnight sleepover at Aunt Katy's with Nana and his cousins. We're not sure if much sleeping went on. Here's how we found him before dinner this evening.

Wild imagination

Patrick "made a sweater" for his monster truck out of a piece of yarn the other day.

Yesterday he took care of his baby raisin named "Fruity." Fruity cried (just like Gretchen), he needed water because he was thirsty and he watched tv inside Patrick's mouth (Patrick being careful not to eat it for several hours).

She just rolled over! Yay!

Front to back. On the tile...ouch! :)

Going to the office with Mama

Means you get to ride a fancy tractor with a farmer. Awesome.

Happy Gretchen

Family Circus

This is was today's comic. I love it!

So long swing

It appears that today she's really not liking the swing and would rather nap on the floor.

Matchy matchy

We like to match his lunch to his toys

So sweet

Mmmm

Friday: last restful day

Gretchen napped well yesterday, Patrick even took a midday nap, yay!

We grabbed Roberto's for lunch and swung by this great thrift shop in Del Mar at St. Peters Episcopal Church. Tons of kids vintage clothes. I got several things but one was this cute dress. G is going to be Heidi for Halloween. :)

Patrick the photographer

He's really gotten into taking pictures lately. I have a lot of these now...I love it! It really shows you what they focus on. :)

Thursday: winding down

We're starting to realize that our time here is just about over.  I will miss the cool breezes but I will always miss Sean more.  Patrick has even mentioned that he needed his backpack and he thinks it might be time to go to his home in Arizona. :) 

Patrick found his first potato bug today and it was quickly lost and probably eaten by the big bad vacuum cleaner.  

We went and ate lunch al fresco at St. Tropez Cafe in Encinitas.  Talk about yummy food.  Check out that custard filled brioche cake thing.  Wow.

We visited a cute little park in Encinitas called Cottonwood Creek Park so Patrick could play and I could feed Gretchen.

Then we cruised around Leo Carillo Park and found a white peacock.  Sorry for the teeny picture.

Last day tomorrow!