Cai's 5th Birthday Disco Party

Yesterday was Cai's Birthday party. Kerry and Aled went all out decorating for the disco party theme, even making the disco balls out of paper mache.
The party was super fun...as much fun for the adults as it was for the kids! Kerry and Lauren dancing to 'YMCA'.

Time for cupcakes! Hannah didn't have any disco attire and so opted for her tinkerbell dress instead!

Emme enjoying her cupcake! or the frosting anyway.

Pinata time! Aled (in the lovely shag wig) with the birthday boy, Cai! The DJ (Aled) would ask each child their name, etc. He asked Hannah how hard she was going to hit the pinata...her answer..."as hard as a ladybug". hmmmm....

And the unlucky Dad that was put in charge of holding the pinata while small children came at him with a bat!

All of the kids waiting their turn!

Cai's party was so much fun and we were all tired when it was time to go home!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was spent at Cheri and Frank's house this year...

Trying to get a nice picture of Owen, Addie, Hannah, and Emme.

And another try.

Aunt Polly and Emme. Emme's at a great age and whereas before she was a bit shy, even around family, she now runs up to everyone to give hugs!

Great Nana and Emme.

The table! Cheri did such a great job with the "tablescape". She made the candlehoulders out of gourds...so very Martha Stewart!

The kids side of the table!

Every holiday meal is started with fruit and sorbet! Who wouldn't love that?? Emme was ready to dig right in!

Hannah giving us a performance on Owen's guitar (with Auntie Cheri's boots on).

After the Patriots game, Owen and Hannah cuddled in with Uncle Bill to watch Elf.

Owen with Emme. He is so sweet with her.

And Addie with Emme. Such a sweet picture! These were the mellow 2.

And then there were the crazy 2....Hannah and Owen. They have the cutest relationship where they both think the other is the funniest person ever. When they are together...lots of giggles ensue! And trying to get a still picture of the two of them is fairly difficult. Of course, this is after the pumpkin pie!

We have a lot for which to be thankful!

Leaves

Yesterday was yet another leaf raking day this fall in the Molon household....



Hannah loves "helping" her Daddy rake and pile the leaves. While this is one of Emme's rare appearances during leaf raking as she really doesn't like all the "fun" to be had!



Hannah finding the largest leaf!!!

Emme in the leaf pile and letting me know she is not happy about it one bit! She is our much more reserved child!

After piling the leaves into the wheelbarrow, Joe takes the leaves with Hannah on top to the leaf pile behind our garage. The leaves will be used all winter to layer leaf matter between our kitchen clippings in our compost bins. Hannah is the official leaf smasher as Joe piles them on.

Cheese!

Emme getting a wheelbarrow ride. We think she may somewhat like it even! She's thinking about it!

Finally, Emme decides to just stand and watch the rest of the commotion until Mommy will take her inside! It's cold out!

Meanwhile, Crazy Hannah just loves playing in the leaf piles!!! There is a lot of fun to be had.

Buried in leaves!

It just wouldn't be fall without all of this leaf fun!

Halloween

And finally...trick or treating time around the neighborhood!

Our "scary witch" and her black cat (and this time the black cat kept her hood up which was good because it was a little chilly out).

About to fly away on her broom.

Our two little girls out trick or treating. Emme held her own pumpkin almost the entire time until the very end where she just dropped it (of course Joe and I were taking turns holding her the whole time). She was so cute...she'd go up to each door with Hannah, but then wouldn't take any candy, but Hannah would always ask to take one for her baby sister and put it in Emme's pumpkin.

All done and back home! Hannah is very excited about all of the candy! Check out our "scary" pumpkins. Because we carved them last Sunday, the squirrels have been dining on them all week.

Hannah got a bag of goodies from Miss Meg, who is a volunteer teacher's aide at her nursery school and a neighbor. Hannah was so excited to go to Miss Meg's house that we actually skipped a few houses to get there quicker! It was also our emergency potty stop while out trick or treating.

Hannah with all of her candy (including a chocolate eyeball). We did the same small route we always do, but for some reason there weren't a lot of children out and so everyone was putting a lot of candy into her pumpkin. It also took us about twice as much time because Hannah felt the need to chat up each and every person at each and every house we stopped. She's too funny!

Emme checking out all of Hannah's candy!

What a fun, long night!