HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

We've carved our spooky, cute, and alien looking pumpkins, the costumes are ready, and we're having our little halloween party this afternoon. The boys can't wait to get out trick-or-treating. Dave and I are getting into the fun, as Dave is going to be a Ghost Buster, and I'm going to be a Halloween clown. I'm looking very forward to having our Halloween pumpkin pie, and apple cider! I love the Fall holidays!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

OUR BUSY NON-STOP WEEKEND

What a weekend we had! On Friday night, we all went to our church's Octoberfest/carnival. They had a full carnival with rides and games and all the yummy food to go along. Eli & I worked at a booth for a couple hours, then we enjoyed the rides. Eli brought me on a roller coaster that went upside down....it was a lot fun! Gregory and Nathan LOVED the fast rides, and their was a ride similar to Dumbo that Jacob was able to go on. We stayed pretty late and finished the evening with a ride on the Ferriss Wheel. On Saturday morning, Eli had to be at the football field for pics at 9am, and he had a football game at 10am. Unfortunatley his team did not win, but they all did a great job, tried very hard, and had fun! After, we scooted over to our nephew, Jeffrey's(on Dave's side of the family), and celebrated his 3rd Birthday. All the kids had a blast, and Jeffrey was so thrilled to get his 1st bike! About half way through the party, Eli became very tired, and fell asleep(now that's unusual for him). At first we thought he was just tired due to the business of the weekend, but when we came home, he slept most of the afternoon, and into the night. When he woke up, he had a fever. Thank goodness, he was feeling much better by Sunday morning. So, that brings us to Sunday. We celebrated Nana's 82nd Birthday at our house. We kept it simple with finger foods and cake. It was so nice to get the family together!
After that weekend, I think I need a long nap, and a hot soaking bubble bath!!

OUR FALL THUS FAR.....

We finally had a drop in temp last weekend.....all the way down to 78 degrees....the perfect weather. It didn't last long, as we're now back up to 95! We have all of our Fall and Halloween decorations out, and we've enjoyed our first pumpkin pie of the season. We've bought and tried on the Halloween costumes. Eli's going to be a rock star, Gregory's going to be a policeman, Nathan's going to be a firefighter, and Jacob's going to be a cute little spider. We've been busy with Eli's flag football. He's doing a great job;making a lot of interceptions, and getting right into the thick of the game. I recently started my in- home childcare. I'm watching a little girl all day, and her brother before and after school. It's going very well, and the boys are enjoying there new friends. So, we're enjoying the cooler temps, and being outdoors & spending a lot of time at the park. HAPPY FALL!!

ELI'S BIRTHDAY PICS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI!!

Eli celebrated his 11th Birthday last Thursday!! He had a fun "football" themed slumber party. He and his buddies played a football game, swung at a football pinata, played PS2, watched movies, and of course had pizza and cake:) On his real birthday, we had a spaghetti dinner, and welcomed in the Fall season with a yummy pumpkin pie! I can not believe he is already 11, as it seems it was just yesterday, he was a tiny little baby! He keeps telling me he's a pre-teen.....I say, don't rush it!!
I'll be posting pics soon!