Halloween fun!

The girls had a great day. First after they got dressed up as fairies we went to Mia's school for her Hslloween party. Since I'm room mom I ran the party with the other room mom. I read the kids "five little pumpkins" then did a craft. We played stick the smile on the skeleton then had snacks. Finally we had parade around the school.

Daddy came home early. Mia and I made eyeball cupcakes. Our friend Kate stopped by with her new baby Tillie. We are excited to start watching baby Tillie next year! Later we picked micah up we all went trick or treating. It was great weather. Annie walked halfway through and really got into walking up to houses and getting treats put in her pumpkin.

We came home and passed out candy. The girls were wiped out. This was Mia's first Halloween we let her eat candy (reese, m&m and a cupcake). Annie just had a cupcake. The weather was great and we had a great day!!


















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Halloween weekend

The girls had a lot of fun this weekend. Yesterday I drove them up to the city for a sleepover and Grandma and Papo's. They got to dress up in their costumes and did some trick or treating at the shops in Lincoln Square then got to play at the park. They did lots of fun stuff with Grandma and Papo including some ghost stories, Halloween crafts and making spooky fingers for lunch!

Daddy and I enjoyed a nice weekend. It was the first time we were home while the girls both slept over at Grandma's. We did some fall clean ups, I got to do a nice 9 mile run and then we went out for a fun dinner at the Hibatchi steakhouse in town.

Today I picked the girls up (and dropped the dogs off) and when we came home we carved our pumpkins! Daddy made Thomas for Annie, a Ghost for Mia (her pick) and the Bat for himself. I made a mummy....haha. It was a nice weekend but we really did miss out kiddos and are glad they had fun, but are even more glad they are home!






Annie and Grandma coloring


Mia making spooky fingers for lunch


The girls resting after a long day of Halloween fun!

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Planetarium

Gotta love free museum days. The girls and I did an impromptu trip to the planetarium yesterday. It was such a beautiful day we really enjoyed walking around the lakefront too.



The girls making craters.


Star watching.





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Boo at the Zoo

This year for our annual Boo at the Zoo we tried Lincoln park zoo versus Brookfield. The weather was gorgeous and it was a perfect day for the zoo.

Mia was Tinkerbell and Annie was a cow. Annie will be a fairy to match her sissy for actual Halloween but today was a cow because she LOVES cows and to moo and I thought it would be warmer.

The zoo was crazy crowded. It thinned out once the Halloween activities were over. We met our friends Maria (tiger) and William (cow) and Melanie. The girls did great - Annie screamed when she saw the cows. Mia insisted on the reptile house and loved seeing the giraffes.


















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Location:Lincoln park, il

field trip

Today was Mia's first field trip with her preschool. Daddy took the day off to take her but Annie and I decided to tag along. We were asked to drive one of Mia's classmates since her mom and dad work, so that was an extra bonus - Mia loved that we had to take her friend to the field trip. They held hands in the car and played the entire field trip. So cute

We went to Wind Acre Farms in Beecher. It was really nice, very small and perfect for the kiddos. We took a hayride out to pick our pumpkins then they had greenhouses set up with different activities in each one (great idea since it was super cold out today). The kiddos got to decorate their pumpkin, do a mini corn maze, feed the farm animals then play lots of games. It was nice and the kids all enjoyed it.


























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Sock hop

We took Mia to her schools's sock hop tonight. The kids loved it! We took Annie in her pj's since it was going to be past her bedtime. Of course once we got there and she heard the music she hit the dance floor. She finally crashed out on daddy's shoulder.

Mia had a great time with her friends Sophie, Jacob, nick, Jonah, Abby and everyone from her preschool. I found her an adorable poodle girls jacket and glasses. She was a hit. What a fun night. Her preschool is just great.

Sophie and mia


Mia and Jacob


Lil sis dancing in her pjs with big sis


Jacob, Sophie and Mia


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smooth criminal

So Annie LOVES the song "Smooth Criminal". We played it for her once since MJ sings "Annie are you ok, Annie are ok Annie?" and she dances like crazy when we play it. If I sing it or hum it she demands I play it right away. Too cute...so needless to say there are lots of Caporale girl dance parties to that song.