Don't hate me because I'm covered in sugar...

At the risk of calling attention to the absence of posts, I thought we try and catch you all up with some pictures and details of what's been going on in our little happy lives over the last few months.

October brought about another cotton candy fiesta, well maybe not a fiesta -- then perhaps there would be flan

or churros, but it was a big party none the less. It was unseasonably warn -- warning, warning -- that means lots of extra kids! Luckily, we started really early and started spinning around noon, that's right while you were enjoying your hot dog or taco (again with the latin reference...) we

were busy spinning the flavored sugar.

Each year we get a little bit smarter in the cotton candy making. Seems fair, I'm pretty sure we're getting a little dumber in other assorted areas of our lives ... love getting older! This year we devised stringing rope across the garage and with a few hundred clothes pins, we could spin up and have at hand 250+ bags of cotton candy. That came in especially handy given we gave away close to 350 bags of the fluffy stuff.

Luckily we got a few shots before the crowds star

ted but then spent 5:30 - 8:30 non-stop spinning or bagging and then spinning again. Fortunately (or unfortunately for us) Aunt Jeni and Uncle Brendan came by with their phones and took a few shots to complete the whole scene. Cole got off easy with the Cat in the Hat, while Shawn and I stayed warm as Thing 1 and Thing 2 (we'd like to apologize right now for what you're about to see).

Just to clear out your eye palette, here's another picture of someone much cuter!

And then of course, while we get things cleaned up outside, Ellie and Cole hang out together revealing in their sugar smell high.


I still contend, we have the best smelling garage for DAYS after and there's nothing better.