If you needed to smile...

She loves her costume!

my cute little garden gnome

Blackmail!

gnome tantrum time!

actually mid tantrum but turned out cute

One of the few shots with his hat on. (there was a beard too, but that was a stretch)

MELTDOWN!

but they still hold hands and love each other at school!

Halloween sneak peak

Concerts and Shipmates

Been meaning to post this for a while. Hannah had her first orchestra concert last week or maybe two weeks ago (i've been sick for so long i've lost track of time). Ben and I headed out to the concert and even the lego men made an appearance.

Hannah looked so cute with her little cello!

 Then this week both kids were picked for the student of the week of their class. Hannah was a captain and Ben was a shipmate. Hannah has gotten to do the announcements all week. She's had a blast. 

Ben was so proud!

He got to announce his name and grade on the camera the broadcasts out to the school every morning. 

and then they sang the school song for us. 

It was so cute! I was and am so proud of them both. They are awesome kids and great students. I am so lucky!

Outside fun!

Check out my Sassypants blog for some new pics of the kids and Miss Maggie. We had a blast outside today collecting flowers and just enjoying this beautiful weather! Katie did not want to experience the grass again, so we kept her inside. (someone really likes to scream when you set her down on the grass, its sorta cute!)

ella was having a blast playing with the ball. 

and she is quite my multi tasker. why set down your milk cup while swinging?

miss hannah did not want me to bother her reading

and i got this look when talking to her. she is already mastering those teenage looks.

then i told her that i would save the previous picture to show boyfriends when she was 16 (or 35) and finally got a smile. love that girl!

Sick sick sick

This stupid stomach virus keeps making the rounds at our house. Of course it only effects the parents and the twins and keeps coming back. I am washing everything over and over again. This is driving me crazy and leaving me with no energy. I feel permanently hungover without the drinking. So not fair. We are on week 2 of this now.  Does anyone have a magic wand to wave and make this go away?

Saw this cool site the other day and think we are going to try it out. Its all about meal planning. The sample recipes look good and look like something I could actually do. They basically give you the weeks menu and then a grocery list of what you need to get. They also give you the deals in the major grocery stores. They have gluten free menus, weight watchers, low carb, etc. Has anyone tried it yet? I would love to hear some feedback. I'm always looking for easy menu ideas.

Sassypants Photography

I've been busy lately! I finally decided to take the plunge and start my own photography business. You can check out my blog over here. And you can click over there on the right and become a fan of my facebook page!

This has been a long time coming. And it scares the crap out of me. But I can just try and enjoy it and let me passion come through. Growing up my original goal was to be the next Ansel Adams. Then I thought I might want to become a National Geographic photographer. I'm in a slightly different place now, but am loving it all even more.

Check out my latest blog post over here!