LANCE ON SUGAR

I have learned my lesson! Do not give Lance sugar! That boy is hyped up right now.

They had fun trick or treating tonight. We went to about 5 houses which was just the right amount for Woody(Lance). He was adorable following Buzz (Garrett) around dragging his pumpkin behind him. And Buzz was so brave. He walked up to the houses by himself and rang the door bells and said "Trick or treat thank you." He was very proud of his candy. And had a fit when he thought Daddy was eating it.

We came home and let Garrett help pass out candy until it was bedtime. He was exhausted from Circus Day at school and then all the Halloween festivities tonight.

I have pictures to share and I am going to try to explain them if Blogger lets me.

Taking the guts out with Daddy on Sunday night.

Where is Garrett? He thought he was hilarious.

This is Lance at Circus Day at MDO. I can't show any other pictures because they have other little children in them. But I promise they are cute!

Garrett all ready to Trick or Treat!

Here we go! Lance rode in the wagon between houses.

Garrett is taking invetory of his candy.

Lance is looking for all the suckers- his favorites.

And a picture of our pumpkins. I forgot to turn off the flash!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I know I am a little early but tomorrow will be busy and I didn't want you to miss out on these adorable pictures! These are straight off the camera and I can't wait to edit and play with them.

Tomorrow is Circus Day at MDO. Lance will miss out since he does not go on Tuesdays but I am sure he will enjoy his time with Sugie. I am going to help out with a few of the booths and hopefully get a few pictures of Garrett. He gets to wear his costume and that is all he has been talking about. That and how much candy he will get when he trick or treats.

It is getting late and I need my rest since I am sure we will be up late tomorrow night handing out candy.

I'M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY

50 points if you know what movie that is from and an extra 10 if you know who said it. That movie brings back memories.




Last night Billy and I went out. Without kids! A co-worker of his had a Halloween costume party and we jumped a the chance to go! Even if it meant we had to dress up. And since Billy gave me about a weeks notice I couldn't come up with much. He thought of his own and scrambled around to throw something together for me. If you can't tell from the picture I am a witch (with the prettiest rhinestone eyelashes) and Billy is Huckleberry Finn.


It is a beautiful day out and I think I am going to step away from the computer and go play. Enjoy your day!

And I will be back tomorrow with the cutest little boys in costumes!

REAL QUICK

Just wanted to put this up real quick before I head to bed. Deanna sent me this picture she caught of Shelby. I think it is from about a year ago. This is the Shelby I know!








journaling:
Maybe I can climb onto the table and get that really yummy snack Mommy never lets me eat. I better take a spoon just in case. Ok- I am here now. I need to be quiet so she doesn’t hear me. Wait! Is that her? Oh good, it is just Molly. Molly, would you like a pretzel?
Shhhhh... don’t tell Mommy I gave you one. Now lets see how many I can stuff in my mouth.. It is really hard to eat a pretzel with a spoon. Maybe I will just use both hands. Awwww Man! She caught me!

credits: flowers, bubble paper and purple stripe paper are from Dreamy by Kelly Shults, white paper is also by Kelly from her Lily kit and the hand-stamped alpha is by Lisa Whitney

GRUMPY GUS

Guess who is a Grumpy Gus today?


I walk into my bedroom and that is what I find. All snuggled up in my bed. He even pulled the covers up himself. Looks like it will be an early night for him!

I had the chance to talk to my brother-in-law this morning. All is going well. Melanie is recovering from her c-section and is trying to get some rest. I remember how those first 36 hours are after surgery. Baby Gabe is doing great. He was 8 pounds and 15 ounces (boys tend to big on that side of the family- believe me I know!) and is 21 inches long. I am hoping for a picture soon!

And here is one of the 2 pictures Billy took on his trip. I am showing the one of the redfish (Spot on Tail is what G calls it)he caught. I would show the one of the trout but it has to be the wimpiest looking trout I have ever seen.


Lance is crying and I need to sew the patches on Garrett's Awanas vest. Later gators!

SAVE THE CHEERLEADER

SAVE THE WORLD

Anyone watch Heroes? I am loving this show! Billy and I enjoy watching it together. It is never predictable and that makes it very entertaining. And I watch Studio 60 after that. Monday nights are great- almost date night.

Oh- I just got a phone call from my mother-in-law. Melanie is having a c-section right now! So excited to get the news about my nephew! I will post all the details when I get them.

I have 2 layouts to share. The first one was for an ad challenge on the Girl Talk blog. I even scrapped it rectangular. The next one is full of pumpkin picking pictures. Those are pictures of G and Lance (they had matching shirts) and it is hard to tell them apart in a small picture. It doesn't seem complete to me but I am going with it. I was looking for a cute little pumpkin to add but couldn't find one.


credits: Dani Mogstad's Old School kit available at ACOT and the stamped alpha is from her This Love Collection. Font is Times New Roman.



credits: Dani Mogstad's Fall Crush kit and Creative Crops shapes. Font is Problem Secretary.


Goodnight!

WHERE'S AMANDA

How many of you were wondering that? 3 people? Well, I am back and I am glad you missed me :)

We (me and the boys) were at my parent's house. Really it was just my mom's house because all the guys were fishing in the Chandeleur Islands. They drove to Biloxi and went out in a yacht 40 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and spent 2 and a half days fishing. And I am sure there are stories to tell. Nine guys on a boat in the middle of the gulf for almost three days. But since they were 40 miles out they did not have cell service so I have no clue as to what really went on. I do know that everyone else was down money and Billy wasn't. I hope to have pictures to post tomorrow!

The boys and I drove to my mom's after MDO on Thursday. Aunt Lauren came over and played and played and played. Friday we went and picked pumpkins and made our way to Sugarland to do a little shopping. Garrett wanted Chick-Pil-A (yes, I spelled it like that) and then we went on back to Sugie's. The rest of the day was spent outside and watching Lauren make a cake. Highly amusing!

Saturday we went to my grandparent's house. The boys played with Mimi and JoJo and then Little Gran came over and we had lunch. Garrett and Mimi ate in the cardboard box "house " Garrett claimed. And the boys fed the horses Cheetos. Then it was back home and more playing outside. That afternoon Aunt Laurie came over and got her play time in.




And then it was today. I was ready to get back home so we left after lunch. Lance was very happy to see all his toys. He is dragging around all the stuffed animals he missed. Garrett is so cranky and tired he doesn't care. It will be an early night for all of us. We are worn out.

So I am unpacking and doing a little cleaning now. How can you leave with a clean house and come back and it is dirty? There must be an inch of dust everywhere. Tomorrow will be very busy with cleaning and a trip to the grocery store. And I have a million little projects I need to finish up. Does it ever end?