Harvest Happenings

It has been really fun to have a baby right before Halloween and enjoy all the fun festivities with a little baby in tow. Mackenzie joined all the fun for pumpkin carving, our annual Halloween bash, the pumpkin patch and even trick or treating! We didn't want to have to break tradition, so we still had our annual bash even when she was just one week old! It was so fun to see all the kids in their costumes and get down on some yummy chili! The boys had SO much fun at the Pumpkin Patch riding all the rides. We went with PJ during the day and of course it was so HOT! Why is it always blazing when it's time to go the pumpkin patch??? This year Dillan wanted to be a "bug man" and Connor wanted to be Woody. They were so cute. And little Miss Mackenzie was Cinderella. She had the cutest costume given to her by her Auntie Steph. Halloween was so fun this year. The boys were super into it. We went over to the Bettinos for some yummy dinner and the hit up Ladera Ranch. After each house, Connor would say "mommy, let's go to the next house." Literally, he said this about 30 times. It was so funny. Dillan and Jack sprinted to each house and it was hard to keep up with them. They LOVED IT! This year was another one for the memory books....SO MUCH FUN!

Gettin our carve on!

Nice Shot Dilly

The finished product....plain ole Jack-o-latern

Putting his Potato Head Pirate pumpkin on

The finished product

Caleb, Dillan, and Connor at the party

Dad and his boys

Papa and Oly with the boys 

Yaya and Peej with their cowboy

Cinderella

My little princess

Papa and Kenz

The gang!

My handsome Woody at Mommy and Me class

Melt my heart

Just doing a little finger painting

Pumpkin Patch!

Ride em cowboy

Giddy up!

The boats

One day they will both look at the camera

at the same time, right?

Little piggy

haha

Sitting in the tee pee

WEEEEEEEEEE!

Go Connor!

Bouncin boys

They loved this ride!

Connor braved the swings, Dilly wasn't

so sure about them

My sleepy little lady

Me and my kiddos

Besos

Can't really see Kenzie's face:(

Halloween night....time to trick or treat!

SO much joy

Sleepy Cinderella

This pic kills me

Outfit change:)

Hitting up their first house!

Cheese!

They loved the ghosts

Cutie patootie

Connor and Kenna

My boys

Dillan was so into trick or treating this year.

He practically ran to each house

Family photo

The Bettino gang

Our first couple of weeks with Kenzie girl.....

Well we made it home and are adjusting to being a family of 5. Mackenzie has really been such a dream. She sleeps most of the day and now that she is three weeks old, she is going 5 hour stretches at night! She is so sweet and the perfect little addition to our family. My favorite is giving her a bath and she smells soooooo clean afterward and her hair feels like silk. Getting her dressed each day is so fun and whenever she spits up all over herself, I am like "oh dang, guess I have to put you in a new outfit:)" Dillan is so sweet with Mackenzie. He wants to hold her and will come up to her and whisper "Hi pretty princess." Literally, it melts me. Connor on the other hand, doesn't pay her much attention, which is fine. Now if I could only get my boys to get along and not fight all day long, life would be perfect! HA! These boys I tell ya! My mom was here for a few days and then Pattie came for a couple of days. So we have had help and I was able to get a few naps in those first couple of weeks. My husband is such a rock star. Getting up early with the boys and keeping the house picked up for his OCD wife:) I don't know what I would do without him. And I pretty much die seeing him and his little girl together. SO SWEET! My cup is full (even if my energy tank is low:) and we are giving THANKS to our Creator for creating these little beings we get to call our own. Thanks for all the love and support. The meals, prayers, and well wishes. We are so blessed!

All set to take sissy home!

So little:)

The boys were so cute. Held my hands all 

the way down to the car

All ready to go home

First day at home...I think I look

a Liiiiittttlllleee tired

Daddy and Kenz

 

First bath! 

She wasn't so sure about it:)

All clean and snuggling with big bro

 

My girl

Snug as a bug in a rug

First outing to the mall....oh la la

First Dr Appt with Dr. Del Valle

She was already back at her 

birthweight!

1st date night with Mommy and Daddy!

Papa and Yaya had the boys and

we took advantage and went to dinner!

5 days old!

Fresh out of the bath and so clean

Mackenzie's nursery

Well, it finally came together! For starting so late in the game, Mackenzie's nursery came together right before she arrived. We decided to go with a pink and gray theme and I seriously am IN LOVE with how it turned out. I love sitting in there....it's so peaceful. I saw a blog that had these vinyl strips on the walls and really liked them so we ordered some of those. The frames were a collection from Homegoods, Hobby Lobby, and gifts from friends. Her bedding was a gift from Oly and PJ from Restoration Hardware. The rug was a gift from my mom, Auntie Jordy, and Auntie Whitna from PB Kids. And the chair, my favorite part of the room, was an early Christmas present from Papa and Yaya. It's a Little Castle, rocker/recliner and it is seriously the most comfortable chair ever! It is still so surreal to walk in there and see all the PINK! I love it.........