Happy Halloween!

We had such a great Halloween. Allen came home early and carved the pumpkin. We had our traditional chili dinner, although everyone was so excited, they could hardly eat. Laney and I got all made up. This was the 3rd Halloween activity the kids had done so far, and I got tickled that they all dug into their closets and chose old costumes. I think we'll buy our costumes RIGHT before Halloween next year. I actually didn't care that much, since they'd already been wearing their other costumes for 2 weeks. The kids play dress up constantly, so I think we'll get our money's worth. I hope.

Anyway, Laney was Giselle, but it dawned on me after she got ready that she looked a little like a one of those tiny beauty queen kids. Yuck. Oh well. She was happy, so I didn't burst her bubble. I'd better be careful, since she reads my blog now. Yes, edited by an almost 7 year old.

Jude is currently in an "Underdog" phase, and Zane stays in his "Spiderman" phase. (Remember the correct pronunciation is "Spidermun" said very quickly.) So they were all happy with their costumes.

We didn't trick or treat for long. Allen did the first shift, and I did a quick second shift. I didn't really want them to get tons of candy, and they were happy with their small jaunt around the cul-de-sac. We let them have a few bits of their treats before we threw them in the bath and in the bed. Allen had some work to do for a wedding he's playing today, so Harry Potter and I climbed in the bed. It was a great night, and I think we are officially now Halloweened out.

Laney has now started the coundown to her birthday!!! Oh my goodness...

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A fun, crazy weekend!

I know I'm (in)famous for my "It was a crazy week" comments, but holy cow. It really was! Between the no-door-on-the-house fiasco to some other giant things we had going on last week, I was worn out by Friday, like I usually am. This weekend was a NO REST weekend, though. I had a blast, and loved every minute of it, although I am more than beat this morning!

Allen started the craziness by playing on Good Day Alabama on Friday morning. Here is the link, for those of you who were mad at me for not telling them he was going to be on television. I am a bad wife, okay? Back off now!!!!! ;)

http://www.myfoxal.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=2954C13B6F4C2D141B65A18DF8155515?contentId=7714162&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

It's good that he's playing with this guy. He had a band that played at the White House this year, and they are playing the Governor's Christmas party in December. How fun is that?

There was an art show here too, and we had a blast walking about looking at all the wonderful artsy stuff. I love doing that sort of thing, and it's something that we haven't done as much since Zane was born. I am ready to get back to doing fun stuff like that! I love it.

That's my mama. She always seems to be there to help out, and that's really great. She loves to boss me around, and actually that works for me, since *I* get tired of bossing people and like to have someone else take over every now and then. :):):)

Then, after watching a bit of the Alabama game (ROLL TIDE) some of the girls met up for dinner to celebrate my not-biological-sister Jennifer. We all adore her and just had a great time laughing and eating Mexican and lemon squares. Her precious baby E joined us, and I just love that kid. Really almost too much.

My Jenn loves owls, and I found one for her at the art show. I'm not sure which is cuter, her or the owl. She makes me laugh, and we get each other. Most of the time. Some times we look at each other like, "Waaaaa?????" The beauty of friendship.

My twinkie, other half, my sister and my treasure. I just would rather not live life unless she were there. She wouldn't want to get to Heaven before me anyway. I want to see her face when she gets there! She wants to be there more than any person I know. Such sweet devotion she has to our Jesus. She's an inspiration, I tell ya. Smart one too. I call her my "walking Google." Ah, enough. I could go on about her forever.... ;)

Ahhhh the Shelby Crossings Fall Ball. We just had to go back to see old friends. The kids were looking forward to it all week. It was so good to see those that we've missed so much.

Laney's other half. Her twinkie... you know. Her twinkie just happens to be the daughter of my twinkie. Funny how that worked out, isn't it?

Zane was okay with Will holding him, as long as he could pretend that Will wasn't holding him. I have the craziest kids. I love them to death, and they have their quirks, for sure.

Mimi was Susan from Narnia to match Laney. Laney was thrilled with that...

TWO Sarah Palins???? I'll not make a joke here.... Isn't she cute, though?

The party lines are blurred....

WAAAAAY BLURRED....

Jenn was Tiger Lily from Peter Pan. E, the baby, was Peter Pan. Get it? :)

My sweet girls....

Zane was terrified of Barack.( No surprise there...) No jokes here either. So we hid it from him. You know, keep your friends close and your enemies closer....

Write it down. A card carrying Republican for one night. "I'm not a Republican. I just play one on Halloween..."

Whew. We aren't even doing school today. We are going to clean and rest. And hibernate. If you don't hear from me for awhile, don't worry. I'm just here, puttering around, digging us out of a huge mess. And waiting on the chicken pox. But that's a post for another day.... ;)

Boo at the Zoo!

It was our first year to ever go to Boo at the Zoo. We had big fun with Emily!

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet

give me something good to eat.If you don't, I don't care,
I'll pull down my underwear.


Hee! Laney read this in a book, and walked around saying it for a couple of days. I think she was even kind enough to teach it to our neighbor's little girl. She did say, "Now I told Brittany that it wasn't nice to say it when you're trick or treating. You can only say it while you're at home." Oh boy.

We had a great time on Halloween night. We went to Publix, since the nice check out lady had told them to come last week when we were there, and they had NOT forgotten. Mom and I needed to go anyway, and the kids actually had a blast. They decorated cookies, played games and got great treats. Who would have thought?

We came home and ate chili, and it was time to go! Allen loaded Laney and Jude in the wagon, and off they went. Zane was fine, until they came back, to drop off some candy, and he lost it when they left. He stood at the door, crying, "La La La La La La...." Mom said she was fine to hand out candy, so I stuck Zane in the wagon, and off we all went. It was such fun! Zane loved being in the wagon, and we went all over the neighborhood. There were tons of people, and it was like a neighborhood party.

The kids soon got good and tired, so Allen carried Zane and Laney and Jude jumped in the wagon, and we all headed home. They got tons of candy, which was to cause lots of trouble later!!!! It was a great Halloween!

Faux pumpkin patch

I just couldn't get the kids to a real pumpkin patch year. Color me being overwhelmed, I guess. But today, on Halloween, we got to go to a local church where we had bought our pumpkins. The kids thought the "Pumpkin Patch" was big fun! Next year we'll go to a real one. We got some good pictures, though, and that was fun!

Fall Ball Fun!

The kids had a great time at the Fall Ball! It was a fun way to kick off Halloween week! We love this time of year, and the kids were beside themselves with excitement!! Laney is a Disney Princess, Mulan. Jude is Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Zane is Charlie Brown. (His "hat" says "Good Grief"!) The best part was seeing the kids all dressed up. They were so precious! Some of our friends had great costumes too! My kangeroo costume was much too hot to wear. Dang Alabama Halloweens. Oh well. :)