The gauntlet

Well, we are getting pretty excited to run the gauntlet at our house. And by excited, well, you know what I mean.  Halloween is coming up this Thursdays, and we are going to crash Halloween in Joy and Charlie's neighborhood this year.  Em is going as a cowgirl and Harper is going as Wonderwoman.  Then, on Friday, the fam is coming to town to celebrate Em's 2nd birthday!  Weekend of festivities, followed by another week of work.  I have a job interview at AUM on Nov 8, then more work, then a conference Nov 13-16, during which Rob will have to fly solo.

I got Em some AWESOME stuff for her birthday, which she is simply going to lose her noodles about. And we are having a fish/ocean themed birthday party at the park, for which I am making cupcakes with fish on them.  It will be less of an insane crazy train than the last birthday party we had for her. I'm actually really excited about her birthday, somewhat excited for Halloween, and stupid-excited to get the other stuff behind me.

(Aside: I think for my interview I will do muscle contraction as my teaching demo.)

Last weekend was my birthday party, and we went for roller skating with friends, then margaritas!  Rob made me a pink cake with pink icing (my favorite), and we had some with breakfast (i.e. for  breakfast) the morning after the party. Em thought that probably this was the best day ever.

Em's feelings about having pink cake for breakfast:

(I will anxiously look forward to your judgements)

Em had cake.  I had cake then a laundry folding party.

Harper did this:

I recently taught bones at work for my A&P class.  

Gotta watch those skeletons.  

They can't be trusted once you let them out of the closet.

Since it is now cooler out in the mornings, hanging out under a pile of baby snuggles is 

much more enticing than going for a run.  

Love their little baby smells.

Hope everyone's week is great!  We are going to visit the pumpkin patch before it is too late!!