2010 Month by Month

I had fun looking through my pictures from this past year as I made this scrapbook album! We sure did have some fun!

Halloween Fun

We had a a very busy Halloween weekend. I was still recovering from Friday's school festivities. But Saturday we had 2 soccer games, tumbling, shopping, and a big costume block party. The party was so much fun. It was just down the street from us so we could walk. They had a DJ, band, bounce house, fire truck, and TONS of food. And everyone, even adults, were required to wear costumes. It was fun seeing what the adults came up with!

Then Sunday we had church, pumpkin carving, portraits, and trick-or-treating. So here are some pics from the pumpkin decorating/carving...

And here we are ready for trick-or-treating....

Not many pics of the kids in their costumes because they were way too anxious to get candy and we had just had portraits done! But Kyler was an astronaught, Danika was a rock start, Makenzie was a cheerleader, and Laynee was a ladybug.

The kids scored big time trick-or-treating! We never had much luck in our old neighborhood because no one was ever home. But this was a whole other story. There were just hundreds of people sitting in drive way, amazing decorations, and kids galore!!!! We went through 2 1/2 bags of candy in 10 minutes and I was only giving one piece per kid!

And the pumpkin all lit up...

Everyone went to bed exhausted!!!! (And thus we were all cranky the next day! lol)

Pumpkin Patch

So aparently, the entire time I was in the hospital I kept asking when we were going to be to the pumpkin patch. I don't remember this! But, none the less, Scott took me and the kids to the farm a few days after I got out of the hospital. We didn't stay long (it was HOT) but the kids had a great time. It is a highlight for them every fall!

More Fall/Halloween pics coming soon!

Halloween 2009

We had such a fun and full day yesterday!!! It was so fun having Halloween on a Saturday because it gave us more time to have Halloween fun with the kids. First we went to Kyler's soccer game. He did so well! He has made so much progress!!! Then when we got home we made some cool spiders by finger paining, had spider peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches, had cake that Kyler won at the cake walk the night before, baked a couple pumpkin pies, roasted a turkey, got all dressed up and went trick or treating with friends. Busy!!!! But so fun!!!

So here is one of the spiders we made...
And the spider PB & J sandwich....

The cake that Kyler and I won in the cake walk at his school carnival the night before....

Enjoying turkey....

The pumpkin pie that we baked...

And the kid's all dressed up for some trick or treating!!!

Now we have a few tons of candy!!!!! And I haven't had a single piece. I have been doing the Atkins diet. I am on day 11. For the first 2 weeks, I get to eat virtually no carbs. Then I will gradually add them back into my diet. It's not easy. I LOVE my carbs!!!! But I have already lost 6 pounds! Which brings me down 11 pounds since 2 months ago. Yay!