No Tricks......Only Treats

Happy Halloween! The girls had a fun day. For the first time ever we split up today. ZMan and Randy stayed home so ZMan could trick or treat with his friends. They had plans to hit a lot of homes and trick or treat for a long time so they could bring home a lot of candy. ZMan also carved our pumpkins and he did an excellent job! The girls and I went to Logan to my sister's house and spent the day with them. We did truck or treat at their church while it drizzled on us and luckily it didn't start raining hard until we were finished up. The two younger girls were "cowboy girls", Princess Izzybee was a referee and ZMan was a jailbird.

Ghost Cookies

I found these cute Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies on the Mystery Lovers' Kitchen Blog and thought not only would they be easy to make with the kids but also yummy. Of course they were both and were perfect to deliver to the "Happy Haunting Ghostly Phantom" houses. I recommend giving them a try.

The Corn Maze

Yesterday we went to Logan for Dann's birthday party at a corn maze. It was raining here before we left for Logan so I wondered if they would still be able to go to the maze but it wasn't raining in Logan when we arrived.

The kids loved the hay mountain and climbed and jumped all over it. It was so funny because the Doodle got hay down her pants and she itched so bad and kept putting her hands down the back of her pants. After climbing on he hay we went on the haunted hay ride which freaked my niece and Princess Izzybee out. Another rider kept trying to hurry the hay ride driver along because you could tell the storm was moving in. On the way back it started raining and I'm trying to keep the baby and the Doodle covered with a blanket because I wasn't smart enough to bring my umbrella on the ride. We were soaked as we ran to our cars, the two younger girls were crying and of course we were cold. We still had fun before the rain hit but I'm bummed that we didn't make it through the corn maze or to the pumpkin patch. I had lots more pictures I wanted to take, but didn't because we were so wet.

"Boo" From the Crew

The kids in their cute Halloween shirts and smiles.

We Are Family

We had family pictures last week. My friend Tammy Jarman took our pictures and they turned out great. Except last year, Tammy has taken our family's pictures for five years and we have always loved her work.

Last week Baby Ru was sick, but we still did pictures anyway. In her individual shot she has a small smile, normally she would have smiled big. Tammy even got a few pictures of her with a cute little pout.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Today I took the Doddle to Cookie Cutters to get her hair cut shorter. She was so excited to get her hair cut and I was excited, especially after combing through her snarls this morning as she screamed. I think she looks cute.

An Apple A Day

Yesterday, I gave Ru and apple to tackle, hoping it would keep her busy for awhile and hoping she would like it. She loved it. She also loved when I brought the camera out, I didn't have to encourage her to smile. Isn't she the cutest baby ever??

Worker Man

Randy and ZMan gutted ZMan's bedroom this past Spring. Last weekend ZMan was helping to hang sheet rock. He is very anxious to have his bedroom completed.

Frightmares at Lagoon

This year we have had season passes to Lagoon. The kids have gotten their money worth of Lagoon visits, especially ZMAN and Princess Izzybee who both have friends with passes. I went with a friend of and her kids last night and another friend and her family were there as well so the kids were able to hang out with friends and not just me.

Everything was fun until we headed to the spook alley for the older kids and adults. In those areas there were lots of people dressed up as creepy characters and as soon as Princess Izzybee saw them she was freaking out and crying. The Doodle was a tiny bit afraid, but mostly intrigued by the characters. Other than some crying and Princess Izzybee handing on me we had a good time. The weather was perfect and very "fall like". The kids loved the rides and the Halloweeney treats. Hopefully we make it back as a family before the season ends.

This Week In Review

• After our trip we all got colds and have been sick. Finally, as this week ends we are all starting to fell a little better. Whenever I get sick, I sure appreciate my health.
• ZMan has his final soccer game for the fall tomorrow morning then it will start up again in the spring, along with baseball.
• The Doodle has been getting speech therapy thought the district program Talking Time. We go for an hour a week and she LOVES the program. They work on the sounds she struggles with along with a few other kids with similar speech problems.
• I was released a YW advisor after three years. It's sad to not work with the girls. I have been called as part of the Homemaking Board (although it's not called that anymore, but I'm not sure what to call it).
• Randy took the kids to visit his Dad this past week in the nursing home and they played Bingo with everyone. They had fun and came home with candy which they were very happy about.
• Yesterday Randy had Lasik surgery on his eyes. He was in a lot of pain for a few hours but after that I could tell he was feeling better. Last night he said he could see so much better that he's not sure why he waited so long. He had his first Laisk surgery about 10 years ago.
• Tomorrow Mom and Tiff and the kids are coming down for the weekend. It will probably be our last weekend of swimming before we need to close the pool. Allen is going to help Randy sheet rock ZMan's room. It'll be fun to visit and spend time with their family, it's been awhile.