C.A.N.D.Y.

 

It's almost been a month since Halloween...

and I'm still finding candy wrappers in secret hiding spots.

In the past I've let the kids eat their candy a couple days after Halloween and then we donate what is left, but this year they've been so cute sorting and having candy trading games.  Even one day I played, it was fun.  So the candy is still around.  Soon to be gone.

Halloween was great, the girls dressed up like gypsies.  Mekena begged Reef to go along with the theme, but he was determined to be Batman.  Here he is preparing a couple days before Halloween:

He was so quiet one day sitting at the table coloring.  I didn't realize he wasn't coloring on paper.  Thank you Crayola for creating washable markers.  I'm a huge fan!

It was quite the production getting everyone dressed, but once the transformations were complete off we went to the traditional Burke Family Trick-or-Treating.  {The Burkes are one of our favorite Florida families, they were our neighbors in our first home, we met them 10 years ago Halloween night.}  The kids love Halloween, Reef keeps asking "mom, can we go get more candy from some houses?".  We may have to do a little off season trick or treating, wouldn't be the first time we've gone in costume to the neighbors and said trick or treat in July.  Oh to be Packer People neighbors... bless them all!

We did love our Halloween... and all of the yummy treats!!!

It's a JUNGLE out there!

We had a WILD time celebrating Kaia's 1st birthday and Reef's 3rd birthday this past August {love two for one birthday parties!}.  We figured a jungle theme would suit our two little monkey's perfectly.  

Reef and Kaia were smiles the entire time!  Here's a glimpse at our ROARING good time (click on the photo if you want to see it supersized and grandparents out there if you right click you can save it to your computer or print it)...

Party Invitations & Thank You's

Birthday Boy

The Cake - Reef's and Kaia's

Yummies

Some of the Fun

Birthday Baby 

Smash Cake

Reef had to show Kaia how it's done!  Kaia slowly dug in as we cheered "cake, cake, cake" and she danced back and forth.  She didn't want to stop eating... and when we finally took the cake away she reached for it to come back.  We're going to pretend that every one year old should eat lots and lots of food coloring! 

Animals... EVERYWHERE!

 Party aNiMaLs!!

And how spoiled were they to have Noni, Auntie Chrissy, Auntie Amy and Uncle Craig on the guest list!!  You'd think we lived by family with that kind of line up. 

Reef SUPER excited about whatever is in his bag.... 

With all of his excitement I was for some reason expecting a lot more in the bag. 

This still makes me laugh!

THANKS to all our family and friends that joined us and made for a fun CELEBRATION!!!

*** Kaia's dress and the girls skirts were handmade by Super Noni Pasqua.  Invitations, thank you notes and all of the other fun printables were custom created by my very favorite graphic designer, Kelli.  Here's her cute etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/kellimaree.  The cake - toppers by a favorite find on Etsy, cake from our local grocery baker.  Photography - Auntie Amy {of course!}.  Pin the Tail on the Giraffe game - R.Henry Artistry.  :)  Yummy food - Hottie Boy Chef & Super Noni.  Clean bathrooms and mopped floors - Tiffani, the cleaning lady.