A few weeks ago I dropped my camera. Yup...and broke my flash :( So it's only outdoor pics for a while! I'm hoping to get it fixed easily...we'll see about that. Last night the kids desperately wanted me to take pics of them, so I got out the tripod, and Rick even took the lamp and shone it directly on them, but still not great pics!! Oh well! They were happy, so that's good right? ((Oh, how I want my flash back!!))

And here is my crazy Max....(with his fav pj's on. He's all about Spiderman now. Darth Vader has taken a backseat. Not good for his 'planning ahead' Momma who already has his Darth Vader Halloween costume ready. Was it terrible that we had movie night last night, and the choice just happened to be Star Wars?!? Rick thought it was pretty funny. But I'm NOT buying another costume!!)



Here is Ella doing some ballerina moves, I guess her new dress brought it out of her? ;) (At least SHE's excited about being Princess Leia!!)


LOVE this photo! Wow...my little ballernina!

Finally, the patch arrived so I could finish Max's Darth Vader hat. He was NOT in a mood to have his pic taken in it. :S BUT...he has a stubborn Momma, so I got a few! ;)

And, because I'm anal, I think I'm going to make his hat again. It's slightly too big. It's annoying me. Luckily I have lots of black yarn! ;)

Sunday morning we went to Birtch Farms (near Innerkip) and had a wonderful time. It's really fun there - the kids had a blast! It was a GORGEOUS day, but a *bit* sunny for pics. Talk about squinting kids!!! LOL!

This was Zoe's first year to pick her own apple!!! She quite liked it, so when my head was turned, she went and picked a couple more!!!




Max and Ella both go their annual apple-picking experience in too! Mmmm..!!!


Awww!!! Too bad Rick wasn't in the pic! (Obviously he was busy behind the camera!)


Is there a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch?




Isn't this cute? I love this pic!



The corn maze. W.H.A.T. F.U.N....!!!!!!!!!!!!






What is this? A DECENT pic of all 3 of them? WOW....All in Cinderella's carriage!


After Birtch Farms, we went to J&J's for the afternoon, and had another turkey dinner! YUM! We went to a walk when Zozo woke up and Max found a DIGGER!!!!


And last, but certainly not least, Zoe found a feather, and was running towards Daddy, awwww!!!

Yesterday we had a SUPER-yummy thanksgiving dinner at Mom's. Mmmmm...LOVE turkey!!!!

While the adults (ok, Mom and I) were getting supper ready, the boys took the kids out to decorate their pumpkins!! Aren't they cute?

I *think* Max may have been a little scared of Uncle Jeff...


The Colbster!


Giggling Shay


Ella and her ghost pumpkin


And a sad, sad Baby Z who was locked inside. (Don't feel too badly, as soon as Daddy saw her, he let her come outside and help!!)

Yesterday when we got home there was a box waiting for me! :D
The kids got REALLY excited when I told it was for them, so I figured I'd better specify that it was CLOTHES!! LOL! They were still excited and couldn't wait to get the box open once we got inside. It was like Christmas - taking each piece out of the box and unwrapping it up...it was so cute! Then DD1 exclaims: "Let's have a FASHION SHOW!".
Now you might think DS wouldn't want to take part, but OH NO....he was just as excited!
Imagine me showing him how you 'model', then he tried!!!! It was adorable!

My pics SUCK because I dropped my camera a couple weeks ago and broke the flash. Holy annoyingness Batman. Anyway, you get the idea.





Zo-J got some pj's, but wasn't in the mood for a fashion show! ;)

I *heart* making hats!!! I can't WAIT to get Max's Darth Vader one done. :D But for now, here are 3 more I just finished!



This is one of my FAV's. I may make this for Ella too! (It's for my niece)

Yesterday at Joe and Jennie's Rick pulled Zoe's elbow out of it's socket again! Poor little thing! So we headed off to Emerg and waited for the doc. While we were waiting she was doing REALLY great. I mean, it must have been painful, but she was singing with me and playing as best as she could. I even got her laughing at one point!
The whole time I was really hoping for her to 'pop' it back in again by itself - so I kept asking her to give me a "high five" with her right hand. Finally, after MUCH asking, she took her left hand and VERY gently picked up her right hand and placed it in mine! It was all very slow, and oh, soooooo adorable. My heart broke a little for her!
Once the doc came, he did a very quick little twist of her arm, and all was better! He told us he'd come back in 5 min, and if she could give him a "high five", we could go! Whew! While we were waiting I blew up the glove he gave her (it was a BOON! She looooooves balloons!) and she was in heaven. He came back, she gave him a "high five" and were out of there! Whew! Poor Daddy learned his lesson the hard way though. :(



Oh, and after putting her outfit together that morning, I TOTALLY and COMPLETELY feel in love with MJ again! Her ruffles finally fit!!!!! :D

Yes...another one! But we went out today, and EVERYONE complimented me on the hat!!!! I was so proud!!! :D

"Mother" Ella always looking after her little sis!