Halloween Costumes 2009

Here's what we're planning to do for the 2 little ones, minus their hair and makeup being done.

Natalie is going to be a witch. We couldn't find a costume that she liked in a size that would work so we got her a fancy leotard that resembled the costume she wanted, and the witch hat matches it. Then we got her the striped stockings because they made the costume pop. Her face will be painted green, and she gets to wear makeup. She'll have her hair in two low ponytails tied with matching ribbons. Drew is going to be a vampire. He'll have a white face with "blood" around his mouth. And he isn't smiling for the pictures because he told me "vampires don't smile, Mom." Well, don't I feel silly? Natalie and Drew in their costumes, while Trevor peeks from behind.

Halloween Decor 2009

The top picture is how my front door looked with the cheapo witch, Halloween sign, the spider web, pumpkin garland and pumpkins. There are orange Halloween lights around the door that don't show up in the picture. The front door after I made a new Halloween wreath. Everything else is the same.
These are the terra cotta pots I spray painted with black glossy paint. Since this picture was taken I added Halloween garland around the outside, and moved the raven to the top. After Halloween I'll remove the garland and the raven and use it for Thanksgiving.

Here is my new pumpkin table runner before I laid it out on the table. It seemed to take forever to cut everything out, but now it's done, and I'm glad!

Here's the table runner with my sticks that I spray painted black, my black roses and a couple of spooky votive holders. The felt candy corn pillows I made are in a jar by the front door. I put my new BOO letters in front of the jar. I think it turned out cute. (If you want to know how to do those projects just check my craft blog. There's a link on the sidebar.)

I also have several votive holders and wood Halloween figures around the family and living rooms. Apparently I didn't take pictures of those, but you can look at last year's pictures if you really want to see them!

Cabin Fever

During fall break we went up to the cabin for a few days for a little R & R. Kent hasn't been with us for the last couple of trips so it was fun to have him join us.

This is Kent's idea of R & R... rest and relaxation...

This is the boys' idea of R & R... wRestling and Recreation...

I brought several books thinking that I could get a ton of reading done. Instead I cleaned, cooked and went on nature walks. I also worked with Drew and Natalie on their fall break homework. Justin, Trevor and I watched shows on the Discovery Health channel. They really liked the Real Stories from the E.R. Kent and I even got to spend time together and talk without many interruptions since our cell phones didn't get reception at the cabin.

Natalie on our nature walk. She loves going on walks with me, and loves looking at plants.

Here I am wearing my beautiful Broncos hoodie.

Natalie, me and Drew got a lot of time together. Drew thought it was hilarious to close his eyes and smile for all the pictures.

Another tradition we kept was feeling the animals the peanuts. We were visited by 6-8 blue jays at a time, and several squirrels that would let us know when they were ready for more food. Drew took may of the pictures of the animals this time.

Kent took the kids fishing, and they didn't even get a nibble. I think the bears came to the lake and wiped out the supply so they could hibernate. The kids had fun fishing, though and want to go again.I got scared half to death at one point. Kent took the kids to DQ to get ice cream so I was alone. I was sitting on a chair right next to the sliding glass door and noticed something move out of the corner of my eye. I had my backpack right there so I thought it tipped over. I stood it back up, turned back to my book and almost immediately I saw something and heard some scratching. That's when I noticed the gleaming green eyes that belonged to a fat raccoon. Whew! I was worried about foraging bears, wolves or coyotes. I can deal with a raccoon! The next night that raccoon came back with her 3 babies. The kids thought that was awesome. Our last night at the cabin was movie and Smores night. We lit the fire, melted our marshmallows and had a fun time watching the kids see who could get the best browned marshmallow. Then we watched Snow White. I loved that movie when I was younger, and was happy to share that with my own children.

My date with Drew

Lately Drew gets very upset whenever Kent hugs or kisses me. He gets even more upset when we go on a date. He wants to tag along, but we don't let him go because we feel that it's important that we go out together alone. Last week when Kent and I were getting ready to go on our date, Drew asked again if he could go with us. When I said no he asked if he could go on a date with me. I asked him what he thought a date was and when we would go on it. He told me a date was when a boy and a girl went places together, and he would give me a penny and a quarter so that he could pay for the date. Seriously, I think he is one of the cutest, funniest kids I know. He's asked me every day this week about going on our date, and on Wednesday gave me the penny and quarter and said now we could go.
This morning I got all fixed up so we could go after he was done with preschool. I picked him up, and on the way home I asked him if he wanted Dad to come with us since he was working from home today. He turned and looked at me, and with a very serious expression said, "Mom, you know about boys and girls. We already talked about it. It's one boy and one girl. Not two boys and one girl. Right?" He waited for me to agree with him, and then continued, "I'm one boy and you're one girl so that's it. Not Dad too."
When we got home he decided that he was going to ask Dad to come to part of it, but NOT all of it. He was very emphatic about that. Kent replied that he couldn't come because he had to work, so off we went. He wanted to go to Red Robin, but because we had to be back in time to pick the kids up from school, we didn't have enough time to go there and then see our movie. We ended up going to Chick Fil A, and then went to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in 3-D. He wanted to sit on the top row, but it was already full so we sat in the one below it. We have never gone to a movie alone before, and we always sit in the lower levels because I hate going up and down the stairs every time someone needs to tinkle. So when he chose that seat I was surprised... He loved the movie, and kept laughing and holding my hand.
When the movie was over I asked him if he was going to tell the kids where we went today. He said, "No. But I'm going to tell them I kissed you on the lips!" Then he started giggling. He always tries to kiss my lips, and gets mad when I won't let him. When he manages to sneak one in, he is pretty happy with himself.
Tonight he says that we're going to go on another date tomorrow, and Dad can stay home and watch the kids. Then he laughs... such a funny kid!