Halloween Preview

So here it is, the costumes we've been planning for the last year, and we didn't even get a close-up!
We'll it was just for trunk or treat at the church, so we'll get a better one on Halloween. I promise!For those of you that can't tell, from left to right we have: Princess Leia, Padme, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader

Deflated

This morning my son said to me, "We certainly can't spell words without you, mama." Strange, but ok I'll take the compliment.
"Thanks honey, that is so sweet!"
"No mom. Not You, the letter U."
Oh.

6 Things About Me

1. I get excited about food. When my husband and I were first dating he said to me, "I've realized something about you...You're all about food." It's true. I will go to an event/party/get-together specifically because of what kind of food is going to be there. I love it when a new kind of fruit comes into season. I have to buy pomegranates and clementines during their peak every year. And I'm tickled when I see Hass Avocados on sale, I plan my whole dinner around the avocado. If something has mushrooms in it stand back, I'll order a steak if it comes with sauteed mushrooms. One time I was fortunate enough to be taken to Three Forks (en expensive Dallas restaurant), the steak was really good, but oh, the creamed corn........

2. To continue on with the obsession, I love dessert. For 6 of my last 7 birthdays I have gone to Mac Grill for dinner. Not because of the entrees, but because if it is your birthday you get a free chocolate cake. The yummiest, moistest, most delicious chocolate cake ever! Ice cream, cheesecake, cake, cookies, tarts, anything Emily makes etc.... I love dessert!

3. I'm a big spender at heart, but cheap on the outside. If I had a lot of money...Oh the things I would do. But long ago I swore to myself I would never get into debt (aside from house/education/car) and I have been successful so far, and I want to keep it that way. Part of it just comes with having faith. There have been months when I thought we weren't going to be able to eat if we didn't put it on the credit card, but the Lord has provided. He always does. I've come to realize the reason why I've been successful with this goal is because the Lord doesn't want me to go into debt either. As long as I meet my obligations to Him, He provides.

4. I have the hardest full-time job on the planet! I'm a stay-at-home mom of two very active, amazing children. I love my job. But it is HARD! I try every day to do better at it. I am a work in progress. My goal: To wake up before the kids wake me up. Exercise, read my scriptures, and shower before the kids get up.
I'll get there some day, I know I will. In the mean time, I'm thankful for PBS quality programming that takes care of my kids until 7:30am. And I'm thankful for my husband that feeds the kids before he leaves for work at 7:00am. PS I'm still in my pajamas and it's noon. The kids are dressed.

5. I love to quilt. It is very therapeutic to finish something so time consuming. I'm not the best at seeing something through to the end, so when I finish something like a quilt, I feel accomplished. It's good for my self-esteem. I also love to create. Unlike Janette, I do have some of my works of art hanging in my home. And I would love to have some of Janette's works of art in my home! I don't have my art hanging up because it is good, just because I like creating it and I'm too cheap to buy the real stuff. Truthfully, if I could afford it, I'd probably just buy my quilts from Pottery Barn and forget the whole quilting past time. Just kidding.

6. I want to travel sans children. Sorry kids, I love you, but I just want a get away with your dad. A cruise would be my first choice. All inclusive! The Caribbean or even Alaska. I'd like to go to a few places in Europe: Belgium, Germany, Italy and Greece. I would love to visit Nicaragua and see all the places from my husband's mission. I don't even have to go far to be happy, in fact I'd love to go to Connecticut in the fall. Someday.


Sorry my 6 things are weird, they kinda don't flow. But that's me I'm weird, and I never do something the same way twice!

Halloween Pictures

I love the fall, the crisp air, my birthday, the colors and the Holidays. I was just thinking about how much I love Halloween. It's such a kid holiday. Candy, candy and more candy, and you get the candy by being silly or scary. You get to ring everybody's door bell and you don't get in trouble and you get to eat candy until you want to puke! You get to stay up late, hang out with your family and friends and did I mention the candy.
Adults love it because it makes them feel like a kid again. And, we get to throw parties!
Last year my sister-in-law threw a great party. Of course we all had to dress up...


From left to right: David and Victoria Beckham, Fortune Teller, Gangsta, Bloody Mary, Dolly Pardon, and White & Nerdy

I'm tagging everyone that reads this to post some past memories or pictures from Halloween

Crazy Bug Lady

This is my son's preschool class. I do a co-op with some other mothers. It is great fun. The kids are so sweet. I think it is really cute that it ended up being four boys. They are good friends and they do the funniest things.
When it was my turn to teach them we learned about dirt. You can probably guess that I had their rapt attention. I "buried" some things in a big bowl of dirt and we all had shovels (spoons) to dig them out with. When I told the boys that this is what we were about to do one boy said, "But we'll get our hands dirty!" He wore gardeners gloves. Some of the bugs (squishy plastic bugs) looked quite real and when the boys would dig them out they would kind of freak out and chuck them across the room. I laughed myself silly. At the end I gave them all a fake worm. The same boy who didn't want to get his hands dirty refused to touch the worm. Then we ate mud and bees (chocolate pudding and honey maid graham cracker bees). I am quite convinced that by the time they left my house the boys all thought I was crazy, and that they were OK with that.