pAst hALLoweEns

Two years ago, the girls and a couple of their friends came over and decided to play dress-up with all the halloween costumes. What they came up with was hilarious!



Ben didn't look too bad as a girl :) :)




I love Kate's


Oh Anna...









Trying to somewhat resemble Jack









Anna as an "old lady"



Mad? yes. Scientist? ...

Fun with Grandma

Yesterday Grandma N. (alias: Ma) invited all the grand kids to a "camp out" in Jared and Lani's backyard. We had hotdogs and made cookies to look like cute flip-flops.



We watched some fun movies- my favorite being "The Princess of Thieves", when at the end the characters didn't get together, Lani said "Wait, are you serious? Rewind! They get married!...".
The kids enjoyed sleeping outside in the tent with grandma, and watching shooting stars overhead.
Then today we all went swimming. It was the perfect day, and the kids all got along quite well and enjoyed themselves. Thanks Grandma!

Why is the rum always gone, or in my case, left out?

Last night my mom and I made a cake from the cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We made a chocolate almond cake, with delicious chocolate glaze/icing. I had to do a practice round before I make it for her birthday. My mom made me leave out the rum extract, darn it. I informed her I was part pirate, but I guess that didn't work. Maybe next time :) But until then, I'm excited for my parents to come home and try it out with me.

Graduation baby!

On Thursday I attended my "official" graduation ceremony. A while back when I first started East Shore, I remember my dad, Jared and grandma all joking about me NOT attending a graduation ceremony. Well, I sure showed them! :)

Afterwards we went to eat DELICIOUS mexican food -my favorite! Grandma also gave me an abalone shell. A very unique gift which I love.

Hair!

The girls each got their hair cut yesterday. They were all excited and had a new burst of self confidence. Don't they look cute though?

Finished!

I just finished reading a 418 page autobiography. Talk about 'whoa'. As much as I hate to say this, because I love books, but bios and auto bios are just tough reading. So guess what's next? A biography. This one is called "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire". The movie "The Duchess" is based on the book. I've been meaning to read it for some time now, so wish me luck!