I had to make sure to do this post right after a post of ali as she normally looks...but the stank face is too funny, and happens too often, to possibly be left out of the blog.
If you compare pictures of the last post to these you will get the full effect of just how much this girl can contort her face...it is so random, and so ali.
As you can see these pictures were each taken on separate occasions, proof that this happens often...
and judging from what a ham this girl is we are in for lot's of stank face pictures in the future.
a while back my family came into town and justin and I got to go on a real live date! we had planned to go to the movies and justin called me from work to say he had tried to get tickets to "fame" since he knew I love anything that has music in it. but he said that it was sold out and that he got tickets to something else, but would not tell me what. he even clarified saying "please don't think I am tricking you and really taking you to that" ah he knows me all to well.
he always wants to walk around outside on dates and I am always cold so he forced me to bring a jacket...I thought nothing of it since I am a pansy about cold.
so, we start driving to the movie theater and we are going towards the middle of nowhere. he kept assuring me that his co-workers had told him where it was and that we were headed that direction. then he acted like he was confused and needed me to call 411, but said the call kept dropping when I held the phone to his ear...tricky tricky. then he said "they said I needed to be on (insert some road name I forgot)". I assured him that we were on that but he just turned on to some road called TUCAN (like the bird). yeah, at this point many of you would have caught on...but not I, the ever gullible girl.
we were STILL headed towards nowhere, and he finally said, ok, I lied , it's an out door theater. I was like oh I love outdoor movie theaters! STILL not catching on.
then we pull in and he tells me it's the famous TUACAHN theater. then it makes sense, and I instantly melt at his cuteness. he took me to see AIDA. I love musicals, I love fun surprises, I love cute husbands who plan amazing things and keep it all secret!
the show was wonderful and I loved every minute! from the music to the hot chocolate, it was perfect. major brownie points justin.
we got home and raved about how good the show was to my parents. they saw it a few nights later and were equally impressed.
definitely one of the best dates ever...thanks sweetie!
and now...what all the family has been waiting for...
our little beauty and our little beast
I have to give credit yet again this year to the amazing becca. she whipped up this vest and jacket for cole that were just perfect! my mom had sent me these boots forever ago with a dress up outfit, and I fashioned this wig out of craft hair and those horns were devils horns transformed with a bit of paint.
justin was a bit unsure when I said I was making a wig...oh ye of little faith...don't you know what can be done with a glue gun?
becca and I both thought the back was as good as the front...
and my mom found this for our little ali.
did she like it? well, we put it on and she would not stop twirling and looking at it...such a girl
it was so perfect.
before the tick or treating could begin daddy decided that ali needed a dainty candy holder, so I made this (with inspiration from the ever crafy lindsey).
then it was time to put them to use. first we practiced on becca...
and then we moved onto the neighborhood party. this was the cutest thing I have ever seen, food, drinks, games in each driveway on this cul-de-sac, trick or treating and a costume parade. it was intense! and my friend lenae's little girl tasia was belle, we couldn't resist a picture! her mom whipped this costume up...she could have been a pioneer with all her mad skills.
and when night fell it was time for the real trick or treating...cole and dad braved the streets, while ali and I handed out candy...she was OBSESSED. she waited by the door and got SO excited each time the doorbell rang...it was hilarious.
we had so much fun carving pumpkins on FHE a few MONTHS ago! don't judge...I had a good reason for not being able to blog this forever ago remember?
ali loved that she got her very own pumpkin
and justin and cole took it all very seriously
while I enjoyed the fall fattening treats with pleasure
ali got right to work
and cole dug right in
until dad asked if he wanted to eat it
c'mon cole...not even one little bite?
all that hard work payed off and those guts even became a tasty treat the next day when cole and I baked the pumpkin seeds...yum!
justin did the detailed haunted house while cole and i stuck to the simpler, but no less scary skeleton.
cole's favorite part? lighting the candle with dad...ah my little pyro's...and if you know about my irrational fear of lighting things on fire then you definitely know this boy get's his interest from dad!
there is just something so fun about knowing that they love our kids as much as we do.
and it doesn't hurt that all that extra love and attention just happens to bring out...
