The holidays are in full swing. We even have snow.

The Advent Calendar Kyle and I made for the kids.

We won!

Over the years we have had so many good costumes, but we never go to any of the fancy contests where you win prizes. So I was excited this year when I stumbled on a few online contest where you just submit pictures. Anyway I was on a site that I have shopped on before www.uncommongoods.com and saw their contest, so I submitted the hotdog from a couple years ago and we won! The prize was $150 gift certificate and free shipping. It totally made my night. Kyle thought I was crazy when I entered it. Yippee.

http://www.uncommongoods.com/contest/?source=hp_button

SPOILER ALERT: If you live in Seattle and don't want to see costumes yet, please don't scroll down. Things are getting festive at our house!

Halloween outtakes

Halloween 2007

Soggy pumpkin patch and Avery with the Halloween decorations

Another crazy cake!

My friend Grace (the architect/ color consultant) is having a birthday party tonight. I just couldn't help myself.

words can't describe

So I had to find a way to post a little video of Avery these days. This is her own get up. Listen closely to when she realizes she forgot the words. Funny!

http://picasaweb.google.com/tinashepard/CrazyLamb/photo#5110986016635627570

new cakes

Here are my latest creations. The wedding cakes for my friends Inti's wedding.

Making faces at me through the fish tank at the zoo.
Look how high Easton climbed.
Getting close to nap time. So we watched a puppet show at the zoo to wind things down.

Fun times.
Such buddies!

day at the zoo

Grubby girl eating a chocolate cupcake.
She is so dang cute. I bet 12 people stopped me at the zoo to tell me how cute she is. Thanks for the shirt Aunt Carrie! And the shoes from soon-to-be Aunt Amber get comments every time we leave the house.
It so much fun now that they enjoy things together. We are certainly leaving the baby stage, I now have 2 kids.
Awww.

Playhouse

I sent Kyle to Lowe's the other day to get a big box to make something and the kids wanted a house. It now has curtains, an address, and a lot of dents.