Basement Progress, Mom and Chris Visit

I can't believe this LONG journey we've been on with the basement. I will post pictures soon of the finished product, but here are some from a couple weeks ago.

These two are SO helpful (snort). But the important thing is that they WANT to help, so that's a good thing, right? Hopefully that will continue with chores.

One of my favorite pictures of Ben and Riley. I love these two so much! They make me laugh.

My Mom and my brother Chris came to visit last month and we had so much fun! I felt bad for them though because they had to sleep on our couches. Next time they come our basement will be done and they can sleep in style. We all went to get pumpkins and the weather was so perfect.

My cute little boy...but don't tell him that. He gets ticked! The only thing I can say is "You look cool!" Or "You look awesome!"

Yes Mom, you have beautiful teeth :)
This is the coolest picture! It was my Mom's idea. We hiked Bald Mountain and this was on the way down. In the background you can see all the beautiful lakes. Those are my shoes on the left (the only stylish ones), my Mom's in the middle, and Chris' on the right.
It was COLD! And I was so unprepared. I am wearing my mom's extra jacket, my mom's hat, and my mom's gloves. She is taking the picture and she was completely naked :) That's my awesome mountain climber brother behind me.
Me and my "little" bro. He has the long luscious hair I dream of.
A bunch of beauties we are ;)

Cute Kids, Cute Grandpa

A little pre-Halloween fashion show. Malia holds her arms like a ballerina and I for one have NOT showed or encouraged that. I am suspicious that Ben is teaching her this.
This picture makes me fall in love over and over. I LOVE my boy and girl so much.
Love those chubby cheeks and arms. I have a feeling these two are going to be best buds for a long time!
And here's Grandpa. I love the contrast between the two of them: she's is a a little pink princess (so she sais) and he is very manly and wearing blue...and yet they look so cute snuggled up!
What are they laughing about???? Must be an inside joke.

Oh WOW! That's quite a kiss :)

Halloween 2011

Great weather for Halloween this year! Had a great time, loved raiding the kids buckets when they weren't looking. Having small children is wonderful (they have no idea how much of their candy you've eaten!)Malia was a princess, and you could tell she really felt she fit the roll. Riley was a ninja! His new favorite color is red.
By now Riley is a trick-or-treating pro but it took him a couple years to build up to expert. Malia was immediately an expert.
Malia giving her friend a hug.
Ben and I were able to go to a really fun Halloween party this year. I dressed up as him and he dressed up as me. Let's just say he got the short end of the stick. You'll see.
A minute to win it game. Our friends aren't afraid to look ridiculous :)
This minute to win it game involved picking up small paper bags of varied height with your mouth, and only your feet could touch the floor. Our friend Dave, the contortionist, is on the right. That is Ben in the background, and my leg on the left.
Haven't done a pyramid in about 11 years. Forgot how fun it is!
"We are the champions" was literally playing in the background. The guys are holding up their bags of popcorn.
The Mexican and the accident victim.
Mr. and Mrs. Pirate
Mr. Skeleton, Mrs. Skeleton, and baby boy skeleton.
Little Bo Peep and her big fluffy sheep.
Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Dracula?
I kid you not we won the most sexy costume category, thanks to Ben.

And here we have Ben, in all his glory. I will never forget the experience of putting my bra on him. The clasps in the back wouldn't reach by about 10 inches, so I had to get a ribbon and corset it together. One of the best experiences of my life!!!