Halloween 2012

This year we had an adult only costume party to go to. Brent and I search for weeks for a perfect couples costume. We decided on a 1940s pin up girl and Brent went as a sailor. (Thank you Army/Navy Surplus). I had the hair going with the big victory curl in front. In the third picture you can see the penciled on stocking seams. I had to explain to Ava that pantyhose were only made out of silk back then. They needed the silk during the war to make parachutes so they no longer made pantyhose. Woman would use a eyeliner pencil to "pretend" they had on stockings. She thought this was fascinating.

We carved our pumpkins the week before Halloween. They barely made it to the big day.

Of course you can tell who's is who's....

This year's Boo treat---I vant to give you a treat....

 The day of Halloween... costumes before school were not the same as the ones they trick or treated in..

 Ava the greek goddess, Quinn the Ninja and Baker as Batman (cape is hiding)

 Before trick or treating Baker turns into a PIRATE.

 Quinn's classroom had three Ninjas.

 This is the spread in Ava's classroom

 Grace and Ava sharing the special treat Ava bought for Grace with her own money.

 Notice the goddess costume has gone to the wayside. With her friend Alexis

 This is our friend Jordan. His mom is from Cedarburg! We love them.

PIRATE vs. NINJA

Our first snow of the season

Here in Colorado, everyone gets excited for the first snow. Which means skiing for most.
Last year Baker had no interest in the snow. Actually, he hated the snow. This year might be different...

enjoying a little taste of the snow...clean of course!


so tired after his playing in the snow. Cuddled up tight with Barker and his Batman cape.

Cheering at the CVHS football game

 Ava cheering at her second football game (not even in high school yet)

Ava with her sweet friend Alexis...

 Lisa (our cheer buddy, babysitter and friend)

Happy Happy Birthday, Baby!!

My sweet baby girl, Ava Grace has turned eight years old. I have to admit she caught me teary eyed when we looked at her baby and toddler pictures. Seems like yesterday that she was born.

This timeline says it all...

Baby Girl Stauffacher is born on October 11, 2004 at 5:05 p.m.
she weighed 7 pounds and was 21 inches long

 shortly before her first birthday

around her second birthday we find her sitting on the couch with her favorite things: hair style stuff and dede bubba she is probably watching the Headless Horseman. It was her favorite movie for about a year. She also loved Bootie (Sleeping Beauty)

Nanee Sylvia made the Barbie cake for her the year she turned 3.

for her fourth birthday Ava received her first American Girl-Samatha from Nanee Sylvia

on her fifth birthday we celebrated at the Wisconsin Dells. I remember this because I was very pregnant with Baker.

we celebrated her sixth birthday in Colorado. Ava wanted a football/cheerleading party. This is when she started to loose teeth too.

Ava's face has changed in one year. On her seventh birthday she got her ears pierced and two adult front teeth.

 On her eighth birthday we celebrated with piece of cake from Grace and Miss Katie

we also went to Sushi Train for lunch on her birthday. She gave it a two thumbs up.

 Ava wanted to try the Spider Roll

 and for dessert the chefs made a bunny out of an orange for each of the kids

 Baker did not fancy the sushi but he did like the orange

 I love how they use their chopsticks for everything

A few days ago we had Ava's birthday party at Party On (a bounce house place).
She invited a few friends from the neighborhood and a few from school. Here are some of the pictures.

Instead of a cake, Ava wanted a chocolate chip cookie cake. Can you see the eight?

Ava and Quinn's 2012-13 School Pictures