Tuesday, October 28, 2008

BOO!!!













Saturday we had a Halloween party with some of our friends and their children and everyone, I think, had a wonderful time! The kids could not stand waiting for everyone to get here and once they did this house was so loud, John compared it to chuck E cheese! I say it was a tad louder, but very controlled! HA!HA!
We mad all kinds of gross food, like monster toes, witch eye balls, putrid punch, bat wings and skeleton bones! We also had some games set up that were really fun, like pin the nose on the pumpkin, face painting, monster soup, candy corn toss, mask making and this game where a donut is hanging on a string and you have to try to eat it without using your hands! SO FUNNY! I think I was crying I was laughing so hard! The party lasted from 2:00 until the last guest left at around 10:30! It was a really fun day!! The kids even slept in until 7:58 am!!
Looking forward to the rest of the Halloween festivities!!

AMAZING!




































































So this past weekend we went to the most amazing thing! We went to Balloon fest!!!
I seriously was like a little kid, it was beautiful! I couldn't figure out what to look at, what to take pictures of, who to show things to, it was all sooooo amazing! The kids had a wonderful time, they were able to see something that they will remember for the rest of their lives!
We got to see step by step what it takes to get these balloons in the air. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!!
This is for sure something that I want to see every year!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

What a lovely trip!




























































































































We had a fabulous weekend! Friday we stayed in and watched movies, Saturday me and Katelyn went into town and volunteered at a "walk about" in town. and then saw the ribbon cutting for the reopening of one of the streets in the down town area. Then we went to Jacob's football game which was GREAT!! They have really turned things around since one of the coaches was asked to step down!!
Then...we loaded up the van with snacks, kids and Grandma and went to VA!! We drove on the prkwy and went to Mabry Mill. It was Beautiful, as you can see from the pictures!
The kids were able to see them making apple butter and blankets. They got to crush apples into apple juice, see a black smith at work and play some checkers! They had a wonderful time just running around checking everything out, and the colors of the trees were just perfect!!
After we ran around the mill, we went to pick out some pumpkins at one of the many places along the prkwy. We have went to the same one the past three years now and the kids just have ball looking for the perfect one! Jacob's weighed in at 39 lbs, Katelyn's at 37, and Emily's at 36 lbs!
We cant wait to carve them up!!

Sunday we had a great day as well, we were able to visit with some friends of ours and I got to see THREE babies!!