Our Life

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween 2010

Eventhough Halloween is on a Sunday this year, we decided to go Tricking and Treating on Saturday night. The weather was forcasted to be nasty, but it actually turned our to be fairly warm. My darling children picked out perfect costumes this year. Tyler chose Darth Vader and Paige chose to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Both costumes fit their personalities perfectly and they both looked cute in them. Tyler even had a lightsaber to go with his and Paige was able to find a basket and a stuffed doggie to pose as Toto. They had a blast walking around Nana and Papa Davis' neighborhood, and even had fun when we trick or treated at the mall. Halloween is a fun time of year for everyone. We saw some really adorable little kiddies in some absolutely adorable costumes. My nephew was dressed as an Elephant and he was absolutely cute. We saw a Pooh Bear and some dragons even a little clown. I think one of the funniest we saw was a little baby at the mall dressed as a skunk. Happy Halloween Everyone!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Pumpkin Carving

We had a blast carving our pumpkins this morning. Paige was even digging in the pumpkin guts to get them out. Tyler on the other hand, whined about even getting a tiny bit on his hands. They turned out pretty good. One of my favorite Halloween traditions.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Kids and Fall

Last weekend we went out to collect leaves and the kids found one of the big raked up piles of leaves at the Rigby Park we went to. Here are some of the pictures of them playing in them... Eventhough it was cold outside, the kids wanted to play and play and play. It was raining a little and we all ended up very cold, but it was fun. The kids threw leaves at me as I was taking their pictures and I ended up finding leaves in my shirt when we got home. It was fun though.

October Fun

This month has been a very busy one for me. October kicks off some of the greatest times of the year. (Except for the weather of course...) I love crafting and it keeps me busy and sane. Over this last month I have create some nice pieces and would like to share all of them with you all.

Witch's Hat

Halloween Plaque

Trick or Treat Candy Jar

Bat's Eyes

Graveyard Glass Block

Free Standing Ghosts

Driveway Straw stacks with scare crows and sign

Hand made Pumpkin Patch sign

BOO ed Gifts for Friends.... Witches Brew with Ghost Guts

Large Muffins (Blueberry, Cinnamon Strudel, Lemon Poppy Seed) For Friends

Now it is on to my Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations... Postings to come soon.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Children

School has been in session since September 1, and I have enjoyed the peace and quiet during the days while the kids have been in school. But once 3:00 pm hits, it is complete and total chaos. The kids come screaming into the house, backpacks, jackets, and shoes start flying, doors start opening and slamming, potty break, snacks... Then its time for homework... Books scattered, crayons flying, the grinding of pencils in the electric pencil sharpener... Reading, writing, arithmatic, "Mommy, I don't get this... Mommy, I don't know this word... Mommy, how do you spell this and that... Mommy, what is this plus that, this minus that, this times that, this divided by that..." Once the homework is done, it becomes a three ring circus... Fighting over watching TV, fighting over who is gonna sit where, fighting because he looked at me funny, fighting because she yelled at me... Between the hours of 3:00

and 8:00 it is complete and utter chaos. By the time the kids get into their beds, I am ready to fall over... and that is only 5 hours... I feel sorry for the teachers at the school, who deal with 20 - 30 of them all together... I only have 2... I still have yet to understand who could possibly ever want more... How do they deal with all of the stuff that kids bring... And then I start to wonder what is wrong with me, that I struggle with just 2, and for only a total of maybe 6 or 7 hours a day...