End of 2012

Ok...Need to get caught up. I know its been too long when I can't find my own blog and have to keep googling myself and my kids name to find my own blog and then forget the password. We closed out 2012 with Halloween, a trip to Park City for Thanksgiving and then home for Hanukkah and Christmas. I have been busy as ever with the kids. Both are in preschool at Miss Hiedi's, which is such a gem here in Laguna Beach. They both enjoy swimming lessons as well as ballet and Spanish for London. London and Henry are truly best friends. When we go to the park they prefer to play with each other over the other children. I guess they just spend so much time together. It really is cute to see them together. They can now have full conversations with each other and I try not to laugh as London tries to "mother" Henry or Henry tries to annoy London. They are getting so big every minute and I am having so much fun watching them grow.

London is in a little group called Indian Guides with Justin and here she is getting ready to do her first camp out.

Poor London is just getting ready to go into surgery to get her tonsils out. The surgery went well but it was a hard week for all.

Henry's first haircut by a professional. I still think I do a better job...lol

Halloween on Oak Street

London the Princess Witch

London started soccer this year. This is her getting her first trophy on her last game.

I took London to see her first play. "Pinkalicious the Musical". She had so much fun dressing up in all pink!

Sledding in Park city over Thanksgiving

London and Henry see snow for the first time.

Grandma Shelley and her Grandbabies

Mom and her kids

Going to see the Nutcracker ballet with the family

Chanukah Candle lighting

Christmas at Fashion Island

Going to daddy and daughter dance

Cutie girl in her "Chanukah Dress'

Lighting the candles for Chanukah at Baba and Grandpa's

Little Batman. 

London's Christmas recital at school

Christmas Dinner Table

Christmas dinner with Grandpa

Lots of gifts. 

Outfit Grandma got for London with homemade hat

Happy New Year!

Halloween Festivities

Another Halloween down. I felt like when Halloween actually arrived that the kids had been in their costumes at least 5 times. Between the pumpkin patch, school dress up and Halloween parties, I am glad that dress up is over, but it was really fun.

The two kiddos at the pumpkin patch

Mom and little Henry at our mommy and me class

London as a bee at the country mart

Pumpkin patch in Santa Monica

London at preschool

The kitty and monkey in Laguna Beach

The fam, Laguna Beach

Trick or Treat in Laguna Beach

This was the first year that London got to go trick ot treating. We spent Halloween down in Laguna Beach with the Halperns. London got to play with her cousin Piper and wore a bee costume so they would match. I was really surprised that she wasn't afraid of all the ghosts and witches that were out. She had a lot of fun running up to each house getting candy and then running back to give it to Daddy. Sorry London maybe next year you will get to eat a piece.<
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One of the witches at the haunted house
Her first house she went went trick or treating. She was a bit hesitant at first.

Pumpkins, goats, rides, and fun...

So it seems that when you have a little one Halloween can last for weeks. With the pumpkin patches, dressing up for mommy and me classes, tot parties, and of course actual Halloween I feel as if I have put London in a costume at least a dozen times. She doesn't mind it too much though and it is quite fun for me to see the angel dressed up. Ahh...what will she be next year?

Picking out her pumpkin
Going for a ride...
Feeding the goats with her friend Stella who also was a ladybug...We had to give away the pony ride ticket because London was afraid of the horses, maybe next year
We went to the pumpkin patch with a bunch of London's little friends. It was a great fun filled Sunday afternoon

Pumpkin Patch

So I couldn't resist and I know this is not the first pumpkin patch that London will go to this year but with Aunt Meggie in town and Justin out of town we decided to take London to pick out a pumpkin. She was more interested in picking up sticks than picking out pumpkins but we still brought a mini pumpkin home to carve anyway