They can’t wait to go trick or treating tonight.

I can’t wait to throw away the candy after they fall asleep.

Enjoy!

In the meantime – since I specifically had a friend ask if I should hire her to update my blog (you know who you are) – here is my daughter Cameron.  She recently lost her 2nd big front tooth and now looks like a typical 6 year old / first grader.  I love it.  It’s much cuter than (a) a giant hillbilly tooth hanging sideways in the middle, and (b) those big ole awkward teeth that will start growing in.  I took photos of every student in her class this morning for a surprise project and here is her portrait.  If she looks different to you (besides the obvious missing teeth), she prefers to have her hair straightened for any photo day.

But first I need to shoot the wedding of these two gorgeous people today in Palm Desert.

Then I need to race to a 1am flight to catch this boat before it leaves dock.

My kids are already on an airplane as we speak with my parents – in First Class – spoiled brats.

And this is our balcony suite that will adjoin to my parents and kids room:)  Our number one goal will be to minimize little people going overboard.

And then most importantly…these are a couple of the places we’ll be.  I’ll be passed out on the sand, hopefully healthy & breathing by then.

My poor girls have fought the flu this week so when Halloween came today, it was almost as if they were lucky to be among those ready to eat dinner (picnic on the front yard making sure not to miss anything) and, of course, trick or treating in our neighborhood and hanging out with neighbors after.  We thought Taylor was down for the count, but she powered through and popped herself out of it this afternoon and went trick or treating for a little bit.

Cameron was Snow White this year, and I must say, I thought she looked so pretty.  She even had me straighten her hair and everything.

Taylor was Tinkerbell – big surprise – since she’s been Tinkerbell 3 out of her whopping 4 years of life on earth.  Not sure what the fascination with Disney princesses is our house.

Fake smiles, but I’ll take em!

My girls have taken baths together since the little one was 6 months old and we put her in a small square laundry basket so she wouldn’t slip and sink (thanks to a parenting magazine tip).  They are now 3 1/2 and 6 and they still love to play in the bath.  Together.  They  play with princesses, color the walls with bath crayons, slip down one side pretending it’s a slide, and they even wrestle in the tub.  It’s really an easy 30 minutes of peace in our house.  I’ve always wanted photos of them in the tub before they get too big.  I plan on printing these as floating canvases and hanging them – you guessed it – in their bathroom.

Wouldn’t all our male house guests want to pee with these cute faces staring from above the toilet?

Cameron’s probably telling Taylor what to do here, and Taylor’s ignoring her and drawing on the wall.

Taking a break.

And my favorites of them being silly.