Halloween 2012

Another Halloween has come and gone.

We had a hippie.

An 80's girl.

A flying angel.

And even a last minute farmer showed up.

The clan.

We had been so busy that our pumpkins had yet to be carved.  So, Halloween afternoon, we got er done.

Aeva is not a fan of the gooey insides of her pumpkin.

The final results.

Our Trick-or-Treat wagon.

Baby Jonah's first Halloween.

All lit up.

I think Aeva's pumpkin ended up looking like Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas.

A great year and lots of yummy candy to show for it.  Now Troy and I must devise a plan of how to gradually steal all of our favorite candies from the small children.  After all, it's a tradition.

Red Ribbon Week

We just finished Red Ribbon Week. Each day the kids get to dress up in something different to celebrate being Drug Free. I didn't get pictures of crazy sock day or team up day but...E for effort.

Hat Day

Crazy Hair Day.

School Pictures

School pictures are back!

Maddie - 5th Grade.

Gracie - 3rd Grade.

Aeva - Kindergarten.

They are getting big!

Night of the Nerds

My nephew, Parker, went to a high school dance recently.

Anyone else remember these days of glory?

The Cheapest Horse

At the store the other day, Aeva, found the cheapest horse she could ever ask for.

Requires no food, no water, no grooming.  We will have to go back and visit it often.  

Back to the 80's

Troy and I went to an 80's Halloween Party. That meant a visit to the DI to find some costume supplies.

Maddie is my fashionista.  She found all sorts of props for us to use.

The final product.

Totally awesome.

Thanks, Austad's, for a great night!

Sammy

Maddie has an awesome 6th grade class pet. His name is Sammy.

He is a cute little bird that gets to come home with the kids on the weekends.

He seemed attracted to Troy initially.

But then changed his mind (see left shoulder).

 Twice (see right shoulder of jacket).  Troy laughed when he saw that Sammy had pooped on my coat.  He was then informed that it was actually his coat.  Funny, funny.

He helped Aeva with her homework.

He visited with Grandma Rett.

He loved sitting on all hooded heads.

And brought smiles to everyone around him.

He eats more snacks than we do.

Gives lower back massages.

And LOVES popcorn...a bird after my own heart.  

We had an amazing weekend with our new favorite bird.  Thanks for coming, Sammy.  We hope you will come again!

Snow...before Halloween. Boo!

When snow flies before Halloween, I am not a happy camper. How are we supposed to be efficient on Halloween night if we can't run at top speed? Who can run at top speed with ice on the roads and sidewalks?  How can my kids get enough candy for them AND me?

Obviously the girls have not yet figured out that there is a down side to all of this cold, white stuff.  They are too busy having a blast.  

They just keep comin.

If you ever have a hard time getting things to grow in your garden, you should try growing these monsters.  They just keep comin and comin.

My girls are determined to make me bake 50 loaves of zucchini bread.  They love the stuff.  

Sunday Dinner with Garrett

After Sunday dinner, my family likes to play with my nephew Garrett.

He LOVES us.