Happy Halloween!

A Dad and his Spider...

A Dad and his Chicken...

Happy Halloween 2009!

Molly had to do a lot of waiting for Brady to catch up.

Our Gang Trick or Treating. Really just treating.

Trunk and Treat @ Mt. Vernon Church

Molly with Mr. Dusty and The New Miss Rebecca. Fabulous people at out church who not only love the Red Sox but Molly and Brady too.

Molly with Other Brady, aka Pablo.

So the kids and I just took a nice trip out to Virginia to meet the newest Cousin, Ethan Fox. He is adorable and we are so glad that we were able to go and meet him and hug on him. Here are some of the pictures of the trip (there are so many more) starting with Aunt Melissa's birthday! Hopefully I can get some of the pictures other people took so that more of the fam can be included.

Molly and Brady on the plane, the trip went really well, esp. since I did not bring the DVD player. Fortunately my kids can also be easily distracted by snacks.

Molly and Grandma put the candles on Aunt Melissa's cake...

then we all sang, even Brady...

and finally the kids all "helped" her blow the candles out.

Brady loved Ethan, esp. touching the top of his head.

Me and my kiddies playing with Ethan, again. Molly loved to just look at him and whisper.

We had Family Movie night at both Mimi and Grandma's houses. Nathan came to Mimi's and the ate popcorn and M&M's and had a ball hanging out with Horton. Natalie watched Frosty the Snowman with them over at Grandma's.

This was Molly's attempt at making Norman a princess.

Thankfully we had time to go down to Yorktown Beach with some of the family. We were there for Ethan's first trip, a pretty big deal in our family. The kids played on the rocks, in the trees, on the sand, and (unfortunately) in the water. Lots of fun and we are still finding sand in our socks and shoes.

Molly with Mimi, Grandad, and "Cousin Mafen"

Me and my squirmy kids

The gang using the tree branches as toys. Clearly Nathan is having the most fun.

Brady loved being on the branches, even the tall ones, but he didn't want to smile or wave or even bounce around. Just sat.

This was Brady before he tried to retrieve the Frisbee that went into the water. Miraculously Norman was able to get the Frisbee back when it beached itself on the rocks.

Molly tamping around Yorktown Beach.

Molly LOVED the "Baby Roller Coaster" that Mimi had at her house. She thought of herself as quite a dare devil. It was a hoot!

Brady liked the Baby Roller Coaster but really enjoyed his "motorcycle", he doesn't like pedals.

My mother and I tried our hand at making creative cupcakes. The spaghetti never tasted so good! Next up: corn on the cob a la cupcake.