Happy Halloween

In true NH fashion, trick or treating was tonight and depending on which town you live in, it's also tomorrow night and probably one night this weekend. My little miss had a blast with her cousins. Tomorrow night we go with the people on our street. No one but the neighborhood kids go trick or treating on our road because it's dirt and pretty deserted. Very halloween like if you ask me, but not at all inviting to those who don't live here. Here are some pics of my Cinderella!

My little miss and blogless' youngest daughter- beautiful Cinderella prinesses!
Here are all the trick or treaters. Xian fern is quite the seamstress- she made a bat suit, a ghost costume and she hemmed little miss' Cinderella dress!
The 3 princesses!!

For those of you wondering...

Home renovations suck. I wouldn't recommend it and I won't do it. ever. again. My husband has been doing most of the work but that leaves me to do the other stuff which is sometimes just as labor intensive. Here are a couple pictures of what my husband has been up to...

Those cabinets on the counter will eventually be hung on the walls. And the countertops will get a coat of tung oil and some sort of wax. And that wire hanging down will either be disconnected or used to hang laundry- we haven't decided which..

Mother's little helper

No, I don't mean what the Rolling Stones sang about a hundred years ago, which I think was a pill, not to say that that wouldn't be helpful but that's not what I'm referring to. I'm referring to my neighbor's kid who is at this very moment entertaining my 3 year old. outside. out of my hair. My little miss is enjoying bossing around this sweet 10 year old who takes it totally in stride. What's better is the babies are sleeping and my dear husband is building our kitchen. Fanf*ckingtastic!

Not so high chairs

Well, today was a great day. The weather cooperated so we got outside for a bit and everyone was in really good moods- even me! We took a long walk down our dirt road and collected leaves. We're going to make a leaf chicken later (thank-you noggin). I cleaned up the house a bit. One project was to get these feeding chairs ready to bring to xianferns tomorrow. The boys have transitioned from their infant carriers to regular car seats. We gave my mil our infant carrier for the upcoming arrival of grandbaby #4, so xianfern gets these since she used the infant carriers to give them lunch, keep them contained, whatever. I didn't know I had 2 matching feeding chairs. My husband has been collecting them from the dump, I mean swap shop, for the last couple of years. It was quite a project and apparently mold stains don't come out, hence the word stain in the description (you'll see what I mean tomorrow xian). Anyway, nothing but the best hand me down, dump finds for my kids.

Here they are fresh from their afternoon nap enjoying some milk- which by the way is formula, but not for much longer- cow's milk here we come!! :)

Can you see their big sister in the background, on the couch? She's become rather fond of standing on her head.

I love my kids...

More than anything. But what a looonnngggg weekend. I have tomorrow off (from work- the work I get paid for) and while I'm looking forward to it, I'm also wondering why I thought a 4 day weekend combined with a 5 hour road trip would be a good idea- or more like why I thought having Monday off would help me recuperate. Haven't I learned by now that if I want to rest and relax that I should go to work? Whatever. It will be a good day. I haven't seen the weather but I'm hoping to be able to take everyone outside so cabin fever won't get the best of us. Anyway, here are a couple pictures of my sweet, well rested children prior to taking them on a road trip to visit their grandparents. Followed by what happens when they don't sleep in their own beds for 2 nights and when the oldest goes to bed at 9:30 only to wake up before the dawn wanting to play with grandma...