Trunk or Treat 2008

This is actually the end of the night. After collecting their loot, the kids like to sample the goods. We also like to hang out and visit for a few minutes before heading home.

This is one of the very few pictures I caught of Lylee in her little pixie hat.

Taylor really, really wanted to be a ghost. I kept trying to get him to pick something else and even bought another costume, but he still wanted to be a ghost.

Grandma Vicki decided that Taylor should really be a ghost if that's what he really, really wanted. It was kind of like a kid asking Santa for something, then writing Santa letters, telling everyone that he knows and those that he doesn't that he is going to be a ghost for Halloween.

The costume is amazing. I wish that you could see the details up clost. It has two layers, the bottom is out of this sparkly white fabric and then it has an amazing cape that is lined and and made out of this really spooky cheese cloth stuff with a hood. We had white paint for his face, and black for around for around his eyes, but this just was not going to happen last night.

He also wore tennis shoes under his costume in honor my Grandma Jones and the ghost that lived in her attic. The ghost's name was Ching-a-ling and the one time that a few of were blessed enough to actually see Ching-a-ling he or she was wearing my grandma's tennis shoes. (This is a very cherished memory for me as a kid).

These are our nieghbor friends that came with us, Terrell and his sister Jaida. Jaida is one of Taylor's favorite friends in the whole world!

This is Lylee being herself. She looks so very innocent, but do you see that mischievious little glint in her eye?

We had a very fun night with family, ward family and friends. Daddy even got to come, which doesn't happen often.

Unfortunately, Taylor was sneaking as we were Trunk or Treating and became very sick from the corn and the dyes in the candy. (We were planning on letting him trade in his candy for a new game.) We are now detoxing and trying to treat the hives, itches, tantrums and the hyper-activity.

Lesson learned.

Gotta Have Friends

Taylor LOVES his friends! This is one of his friends from across the street. They were even so nice that they let Lylee play Star Wars with them!

Remember this guy?

Remember this guy from oh, about 6 months ago? Well, yesterday Taylor went back for his 6 month checkup. We did lots of mental preparation (he just one of those kids who needs to know what he's getting into).

Taylor was such an awesome patient. He lot them polish his teeth with cookie dough polish. Then, they brushed on the flouride with his new Shrek toothbrush. T layed back like a pro and watched Spongebob while they took xrays. Dr. Jason showed T the pictures of his teeth and then counted his twenty little teeth.

After a clean bill of health, Taylor got to go through the toy box. He really, really wanted a toy, but he also really, really wanted a tiara for Lylee. We ended up with a Yo-yo that I have no clue how to use.

I did forget to mention that Taylor was on my lap the whole time, but it worked and he was very calm did what ever they asked him to do.

His favorite part was having water squirted in his mouth and vaccuumed out.

We got through this so wonderfully, and continued to have a great rest of the day!

I'm so proud of you, Little Man!!!!

Pumpkin Patch 2008

On Wednesday, we got to go on Taylor's school trip to the pumpkin patch. Lylee and Grandma Vicki came too. We had lots of fun feeding the animals, going on a hayride, finding our way through a hay maze, going down big slides, there was even a hay hut! After the haunted house, the kids got to run around and pick their own "sugar pie pumpkin". It was lots of fun to have Grandma with us. Wonder what we'll do for fall next year when Taylor is a big Kindergarten kid?

Enough Already!!!

If you don't get it, don't bother, it's really not worth it...

Buzz...

I got to go on a date with my mom on Saturday morning to see The Secret Life of Bees. I got two treats in one. I got to have some girl time with my mom, and I also got a chance to see a wonderful story unfold on the big screen. Amazingly, the movie did not ruin the book.

If you get a chance take one (or more) of your girl friends, even teenage daughters and see this wonderful experience of a movie.

Digging and Sowing

After our successful Summer mini garden, we decided to go big with our fall/winter garden. We have a large area of dirt just waiting to grow things. Chris and my dad rotatilled their little hearts out until the dirt (soil) was ready.

Then, on Saturday we took a family field trip to Green Acres, our favorite nursery. We got a mix of seeds and plants. Then we all got into the act and planted our new family garden. We're all so excited to see how it turns out!

The kids always love to get out back and play!

Yep, that's Lylee with just one shoe. She loves taking them off and on all day long. Beware if you come to our house, she might even steal your shoes!