gingerbread hood...

We had our cute friends, the Woolley's over to decorate gingerbread houses...

8 kids=8 houses!

(the parents just chatted and ate house decor. That's the way it's supposed to go, right?)

The happy decorators...

Taking a break to be a princess. A must during any activity.
The completed projects.

I think they did a fabulous job!!

I will mention that Zach spent most of his decorating time building a skateboard ramp out of marshmallows and NOT decorating the house...and Matt decorated one side of his roof. That's it.

Gheesh...no appreciation.

My favorite is looking over at the table and seeing someone's mouth chowing on a house. Pretty funny!

They (we all) had a great time.

Next year, guys??

Thanksgiving was just yesterday...right?

Yea...it's been a while. Anyone still there???

Nothing says Thanksgiving like a little P90x workout before the big meal...

I did not participate in the morning workout (I have done it several times this past week though and...ouch!). However, thanks to my new BFF (seriously), I learned that being on your feet cooking for two days straight burns more than 40 min on the treadmill and even more than back to back toning/aerobics classes.

Go figure. I got a great workout doing what I love to do best...cooking!!

Score!

Matt and Zach participated in the Science Fair (somehow I did not get a pic of Zach with his masterpiece). They both did great and it is over.

Score!

I've been doing a little of this...

The decor is up,

the shopping is done,

the kids are getting excited,
the mom is exhausted,
bring on Christmas!

oh boy...

...if your boxers are on your head, then what's on your behind?

I didn't want to know the answer, either.

I'm a little late...

HALLOWEEN 2009

M & M Matt

Z-Man

(I don't know what he was, either. This was one he came up with himself. I didn't object.)

Storm Trooper Sam

Little Red Lizzie


...and this is what I found the next morning.
Fruit Loops laced with green Apple Heads & a sucker.
Awesome.

the reality...

*four costumes

*three Halloween parties plus a preschool program & parade

*two dozen cookies, one dozen donuts, a bag of candy and a gallon of apple cider

*30 haunted house cut outs (my hand is still sore)

*one "festive" $5 t-shirt from Target for myself (that counts as a costume...right?)

*a massive sugar headache that I'm trying to counteract with Diet Coke

...and it's not even Halloween yet.

social skills 101...

Me: "Sam, it is important to look people (adults) in the eyes when you talk to them."

Sam: "Why?"

Me: "That is something that will help you be more successful in life." (There was more than that said, that's just the condensed version.)

"Successful" somehow got translated into money, and having plenty of it.

Sam: "You mean if I look them in the eyes like this (eyes opened HUGE) they will just give me twenty bucks?"

I wish man, I wish.

outside my front door...

I love Fall.

*If you have any photography skills at all sorry for the pain in your eyes right now. My idea of editing a pic is the auto adjust button.