Pumpkin Carving

We had some neighbors over last night to do some pumpkin carving. They turned out really great. This was the first year Sammie carved her pumpkin entirely on her own and she did fantastic! Hers is the witch. Felicity chose Blue and he turned out so cute! I did the party bat and J.W. did the Haunted House. The Haunted House is my favorite pumpkin ever! It is definetely the winner! Our neighbors did the Fright This Way and the Ghost. Although it was fun, I missed having our party. Next year we are bringing it back! Mark your calendars so you don't miss it!

Oh yeah, how could I forgot Felicity's pumpkin? She did it all by herself. When she was finished she sang "Happy Birthday to you" in her most dramatic and loud singing voice. It was funny.

Halloween Mini Golf 10-16-2008

We went mini golfing with Jenny and her kids. They had the whole place decorated for Halloween and had spooky music playing. It was really cute and fun. Sammie is a great putter. With some practice I'm sure she could be an expert golfer. JW did dang good. As for me... I had to take a six on almost every hole. I wasn't trying my hardest and I couldn't stand for me than a couple minutes due to the pain in my hip and back so that is my excuse. After this little adventure we decided there is no way I could make it for a trip to Disneyland so that is off the books! BUMMER!

One Wild Night

Sammie was in a dance recital last night. It was a Halloween show. There were about 15 or so dance numbers, a bunch of skits and a professional magician. It is put on by my studio every year. Sammie is taking Hip Hop classes this year and she rocks at it! I think Hip Hop is totally her genre. She wore a cool skeleton costume and they used black lights so it looked really cool. I only got to watch her dance from the wings but from what I could see she did awesome! I got to watch her rehearsal and I know she did great in those.

I had two of my classes perform last night, both preschool. They did really great. I was very proud of them. I need to get them to smile more though.

One Wild Night is an understatement for my night last night. I was backstage trying to keep the kids from tearing down the school while they weren't dancing. I had a billion kids back there and only 3 people! It was awful! I did have things planned to keep them entertained but my help ditched as soon as the show started. As always, Sammie was a huge help. She helped glue the little witch craft together for the little ones and read stories to them and kept them from escaping the room. It was all very stressful. Consequently, I could not sleep last night. I had the stupid preschool songs going in my head all night and couldn't shut them up! I woke up this morning with a huge migraine. I took some Tylenol and that didn't help. It has been with me all day and hopefully I can kick it to the curb soon cause it's making me crazy!

Halloween Preview

We took the girls to a Halloween Party at the Library last night. It was CROWDED but they had a lot of fun hearing spooky stories, doing crafts, going through an obstacle course, and getting balloon animals. Sammie chose a Monkey to go with her Pirate costume and Felicity chose a white "cycle". She had fun vroooming her motorcycle around on the ground until it popped a little. Then the new game was bite, bite, bite until it popped! Of course then the monkey was in danger so we found a safe place in the cupboard away from the little biter.

The girls costumes turned out really great if I do say so myself! I sewed all morning to get them finished up but I am really happy with the way they turned out. Our little bo peep says "AAARGH" just like her big sister pirate! Sammie is such a fantastic and sweet big sister, she took such good care of Felicity and made sure she could see the storytellers and was having fun.

Felicity saw the back of a ninja turtle and was mesmerized. She walked around to the front and stared at him then ran and got the camera from Dad and just had to take a picture of it. Pretty good picture taking for a two year old!

Sammie's Poem

Love is Strong like a Tree

But also Soft and Fuzzy

Our Love will never Fall

I Love You

By Samantha

****The First Snow of Winter!!!*****

I can't believe we have snow already! Isn't Oct. 12 a little premature? The leaves haven't even turned colors yet. So many tree branches broke because none of them have lost their leaves yet. My tomatoe plants and pumkin patch is now ruined. The last time it snowed it was May 1 so we only had 5 months without snow! Sammie is terribly worried it will snow on Halloween and ruin the whole day. She prays for a sunny day on Halloween every night.

I don't know who was more excited, the girls or the dog.
As soon as Felicity saw there was snow on the ground she ran to the closet to put on her "keep warm" (AKA Snowbibs) We just bought them and told her they will keep her warm in the snow, hence the name. She also had to put on her "boops". The girls and the dog had fun generally making a mess.

It's A Boy!

What an exciting (and surprising) day. I got to have another ultrasound of the baby and guess what? It's a Boy! I didn't think I would be shocked but I was. This pregnancy doesn't feel much different than the other two except I am a little less sick. But still sick enough. The ultrasound also showed that the placenta is covering the cervix which means I will have to have a c-section if it doesn't move. I will get another ultrasound at 28 weeks and I am sure everything will turn out fine then.



I am really nervous to have a boy. I do girls just great. I know about girls. I like girls. I am nervous that the little guy will see that I don't have a clue what I am doing and not like me. J.W. keeps telling me boys are easy, just keep them away from sharp things and explosives. I am excited for J.W. He won't be totally outnumbered now. I do hear really great things about boys so that is very encouraging. And I have some really cool nephews.



I am really happy about getting to decorate an aviation bedroom. I picked out a really cool crib bedding set I am hoping to win on ebay. It is navy blue and maroon with airplanes of course.



I am totally panicked about the autism epidemic. It occurs in boys way more than girls. Why can't they just figure out the cause already?



Here is a picture from the ultrasound. If you scroll to the very bottom of the page you can see a ticker of how big he is now and how much longer I have to be pregnant.

Million Dollar Garage

J.W. has worked really hard this summer (I know, no shocker there, he is always working hard) to finish up our garage. It looks fantastic. He put shelves up along two walls, painted and textured the walls and ceiling, put up a shop light, installed an outlet for a fridge and painted the floor. J is fantastic at organizing and has a spot for everything. He even has the bike on some easy to use hoists to keep them out of the way when not in use.

The only thing not completely finished is his workshop. That will just take some money to get all the parts he needs. Thanks J for working so hard to make our home beautiful!