Reading Fair

A special thanks to Stephanie for helping the kids put together their Reading Fair projects! Once again, she saved the day with her amazing talent!




Kyleighs' project was "James and The Giant Peach"


Kameon picked "Charlottes web"

Although they didnt win, both did a great job. I had a chance to see the winners, and all I can say is that Im glad I wasnt a judge. They were amazing!

Another Teenager in our home!

Brittanie turned 13 on November 8th, so we now have two teenagers in our home! She decided to have a skate party with her Best Friend Katie, who also just turned 13 this past month. So they invited 50 of their friends and we had a private skate party for them!

The kids all had a blast, as well as the adults!!! A few of us got out there with the kids, just like we were teenagers again ourselves!



Lucky for us, we all survived with nothing broken! It was a fun night for Everyone. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRITTANIE!!!!!

Birds of a Feather

Yesterday we spent the day as a family at a park behind our new local library. It was a beautiful day to spend outside and we soaked up about 4 hours of it!




The kids had a blast feeding the geese and ducks!

We were able to do a little fishing as well. Although we didn't catch anything, the kids had fun throwing the line out then realin' it in!

After the park, we stopped at Baskin Robins for some ice cream then headed home for "Family movie night." It was a fun day to just spend together. Things get crazy around the house at times, and its nice to just take a day to chill out and relax together.

This is Halloween

Its the end of October! I cant believe it! Halloween!!! I love this time of year. The air is crisp, and the fall colors are beautiful! Although I have to admit... trying to trick or treat while freezing is no fun at all!

We started off the night with some pumpkin carving. (My least favorite thing to do on Halloween) Kameron and Taylor did most of the work while Stephanie and Brittanie helped.
Kameron had picked out his pumpkin while on a field trip to the corn maze. Kyleigh did what I wanted to be doing! She was able to grab a quick nap before trick or treating!


Taylor had a blast digging all the "gut" out of the pumpkin. Here she is seen stabbin' her pumpkin as it screams for mercy!

Brittanie was a little grossed out my the remains of the pumpkin while helping Taylor.

After the pumpkin carving, everyone was off to get ready for the night. They all picked out their costumes and began to transform!

Stephanie was dressed in her own creation. She was a marionettte complete with strings and all.

Brittanie was a "Dead Cheerleader"

Kyleigh was one of our favorite characters from "Wicked" Ms. Elphaba.

Kameron was a Zombie

Somehow we missed getting a solo picture of Taylor, but she is seen below in the group picture as a fairy. Kyleigh is holding Stephanie's strings.

Once we were all dressed, we headed off to the church for "Trunk or Treat." The kids made several trips around the parking lot to load up on goodies with all of their friends. We went on a hayride as well as to a haunted house. The local fire department has a pretty scary haunted house. Kameon, Kyleigh, Taylor, Dad and I had to sneak out the "woosie" door half way through, but Stephanie, and her friend Kyle, Brittanie and her friends Katie and Chandler we able to make it all the way through. Although we enjoyed seeing Brittanie and her friends running for dear life through the field from the man chasing them with a chainsaw...(as sick as that may sound!)

I too was able to have some Halloween fun. Stephanie and I had decorated the cafeteria complete with black lights and strobes. I dressed as a Hippie although the kids all thought I was Ozzy Osbourne! They all had fun while coming through the line asking us if we could do this every year! We played Halloween music and handed out candy as well. It was a really fun day for us all!!!