At ELF's future elementary school, two blocks away from her house.
There were food trucks.
Games.
There was cookie decorating, where you got a cookie, your choice of frosting and various toppings.
ELF's creation, complete with black frosting, gummy worms and bat marshmallows. And yes, she ate it. With gusto.
Ok, Mom has never gotten stuck between the bed and the wall.
But she has been known to watch "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" with her friends, as she found Max and ELF doing in the bedroom.
Of the 3 day Disneyland tickets that Mimi had purchased, and got to see a parade.
Max waved at every float. Maddie was amazed that she had watched "The Princess and the Frog" in the morning, and now, here it was in front of her.
Later, a gift certificate from Kathleen distracted the meltdowns of the 2 who were 2 hours past bedtime.
Where Sam and Jess got a little taste of the kids' preschool world.
Shaving cream.
Walking distance from our house.
With ELF in tow.
Fiona watched from the sidelines.
Max and ELF hit the maze.
Which made Maddie want to go.
The happy 3.
Except for the very last ride.
Yes, this was in a backyard. At first Jess thought it was a great idea. Then she realized that to get out of the pool part, the kids squished the sides down, creating a backyard-sized mud puddle.
Max's birthday party came a little late this year. The plan was to have a 3 pool party, but we awoke to a heavy, cold marine layer. The party plan quickly changed to a ball pit/heated pool party. Yes, Sam heated the pool under the aerobed.
There were bubbles.
Attention was called to the fact that this party was almost equal in the ratio of our group of friends to Max's friends from school.
As the morning went on, the heated pool was opened up to Max and his ladies.
It even got warm enough to open the other one.
Cake.
All over.
The impenetrable pinata.
Which resulted in kids' frezy where they tore it apart with their hands.
ie Baby Williams.
Celebrated with milkshakes.
A grilled cheese bar.
A very well-received grilled cheese bar.
In the Leonhardt backyard.
The Halloween theme may seem peculiar but with a due date of 10/31, I mean, c'mon.
Max thought it was very important to show off this chip - Jess was going for the Superfly hat he made for little Gimlet.
All the kids ate around their own table having 3-5 year old conversations that seemed to involve hilarious tales of pooping.
If you look closely, you can see little babies all over that pumpkin.
