Upstate Ortho Gala

the Ortho group
before the party started

having a little fun, we deserve it right!?

the first storm

we LOVE playing in the snow!

killer icicles eek!

this is how deep it was in the backyard at work...

my snow is finally here!

mia was done at this point
just the beginning

killer icicles

can you see the snow across?

snow babe

magical when its all clean and white and new :)

the ZOO CREW turns 2!

love at first sight
delish!

jump, jump, jump around!

tina & gramma emmy

best buds

T O R O N T O !

the beautiful upscale shopping area of bloor-yorkville

just to show how small you feel with all of these towering buildings around you

the creative art college

having fun being tourists!

so hard to appreciate its true beauty in a photo,

especially the light show on saturday night!

Darice & Christina take TORONTO!

TAAAAA DAAAAA !

that's right folks!

gobble gobble turkey's

and

rudolph and his reindeer friends

ARE BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!

(and if they survived shipping better you would all be getting one!)

HALLOWEEN with the kids

having fun at our library storytime party

I had the opportunity to greet trick-or-treaters in costume
while Seth & Emma went trick-or-treating with mom & dad :)

All Hallows Eve

the fabulous superhero and Jimmy Wang Yang

(the asian wrestler...duh!)

Brian with some Ortho guys

Ortho Family Costume Party

the amazingly hilarious 'donut on a rope' adult only game

all of the beautiful ortho family ladies

me and Leah at the Ortho Family Costume Party

Special thanks to Jamie West, you threw a wonderfully spooky party!

the monster cupcakes are here...aaaahhhh!

mr purple people eater was my favorite!

Happy Howl-o-ween!

Mia helped me finally carve our pumpkins!

a little piggie, a witch and BK's droopy pumpkin became a 'K'

mia is BLESSED

patiently waiting her turn & wondering what they are doing up there...
wearing her "sunday best" i.e. purple skull tee with pink tutu

after the "blessing" mia and her bff heidi

Mia had the chance to be "blessed" with her friend heidi at a local church. She took her turn and walked up to the front with me. The priest began his prayers and sprayed her with a feather full of water. She reacted with a "what are you doing!" look and hid behind my legs. When he waited for her to return to finish his prayers, she simply gave him the "no way man!" look and walked away. Then the little kids offered her a treat, she ran back up to get it and took off to eat it in peace. Maybe it worked after all.

pumpkin time at The Hollow

hot

pumpkins everywhere

a sea of orange

smell the hay

walking

looking

for the perfect pumpkin

ooh la la CUPCAKES!!

A little creativity in the kitchen and an email from my sister sparked this brilliant idea... Booze-infused CUPCAKES! A quick trip to the liquor store and lots of cupcakes and a huge mess! Here's a list of the flavors that came out of it all with flying colors.

Baileys Chocolate Chip Mint

Raspberry Vodka

Pineapple Cheesecake

Vodka Punch

Chocolate Butterscotch Cheesecake

Coconut Vodka Cream

Vanilla Vodka Sprinkle

and Chocolate Sundae (alcohol free)

THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE!! :)

camping crazy!

Camping attempt #1 at Paradise Cove

Our little campsite, right on the water, soo cute!

Camp site attempt #2! Green Lakes Park, much more comfortable...

YAY! NO MISQUITOS!

And Mia ate some corn...big mistake!

new baby

IT'S A GIRL!!!