Halloween

We had a very fun time on Halloween.  We decided to skip gymnastics and just hang around to wait to trick or treat and so we made ghost pizza!  One of our neighbor's asked if they could come with us so Brian went with the kids trick or treating with one of our neighbors and I stayed back to hand out candy.  I saw some great costumes and ran out of candy after about an hours.  I learned that people come from all over to trick or treat in our neighborhood, which will be good to know for next year!  It was pretty cold so I stayed inside instead of sitting outside passing out candy.  The kids were Jar Jar Binks and Queen Amidala from Star Wars I-one of my friends from college has never seen Star Wars and didn't know who they were.  Thankfully, God gave her girls!

Just a little thing is there were lots of kids that just came up and stood at the door and I made everyone of them even teenagers say "Trick or Treat" and the funny thing is some didn't know what to say!  I almost turned some away because they wouldn't say it.

Here are all the pictures:

 This is how Queen Amidala looks in the movie with her official queen costume on

Pumpkin Carving

The Sunday before Halloween the kids had the day off since Hurricane Sandy was on the way and we decided to carve our pumpkins.  The kids designed their own pumpkins and Brian and carved them out.  They turned out a little gross this year as we have the throwing up pumpkin and the cannibal pumpkin.

Christian also has joined boy scouts and at his first meeting they designed their own pumpkins.  They had glow sticks and wiffle balls and lots of fun stuff and Christian made up Max.

Crazy Hair Day

The kids had spirit week and one was crazy hair day and they really wanted to dye their hair so I got some colored hairspray at Party City.  Here is the result

Fall colors and a few pictures of family

We decided to go back to the battlefields because the colors were so amazing there.  Here are a few pictures from our trip to see the colors of fall in VA.

Fall Colors

I have lived in the midwest and Texas my whole life and I have been many places, but not really in the fall.  I get the kids on the bus each morning and then put my headphones on and go on a walk.  I had started to see the colors changing and then just one day it was a beautiful painting.  I wanted to walk every morning just to see the new colors that had come out.  My favorite trees are the maple that turn yellow to an amazing orange.  I honestly thought the leaves they sell at Hobby Lobby were just colors someone made up.  I now realize that this happens in Virginia every year.  It is amazing and beautiful and it makes me smile and amazed as I get to see the glory of God everyday and everyday it is a little different.  Some trees are just turning and some have lost all their leaves.  It is fun to discover new trees and streets that are my favorite.  

The colors are even more vibrant than the pictures, but these are just in my neighborhood on my walk.

Brian turns 39

We never do to much for our birthdays, but we did make Brian a cheesecake and it was really good.  He worked, but the next day I had an all day lab and he got to take care of the kids.  He did have his favorite dinner and cheesecake and a family to celebrate.  I wonder what 40 might bring.