Halloween 2013

 

We had several opportunities to dress up for Halloween this year.  The library held two different parties and the older kids also got to dress up at school.  It was a fun holiday for our family.  Amelia & Caroline had fun wearing funny chicken costumes...they got into the festivities.  And Chloe & Isaac were at the right age for trick-or-treating without Royce and I feeling like we were dragging them around.  Chloe really liked running between houses, wanting to fit in as many locations as she could.  We had great weather, FANTASTIC kiddos, and ended the night with friends at the Hernandez house.  They had a house full and it was so enjoyable. 

 

Chloe comes home with fun pictures almost every day that she draws at school in spare time.  I loved this one during Halloween season.  All of the details in the picture crack me up...the wand in her pocket, the wart on her nose, the stripes on her legs, and the slant of the broom she's flying on.  Just makes me heart smile. 

Playing games at the library

We ran into Paisley from Julie's daycare! 

Even chickens gotta go potty!

Oh, Caroline.

Chloe's school party 

I was in charge of a game for the kids so we did a marshmallow launch.

It was a lot of fun and the kids thought it was pretty neat to get to play with the marshmallows instead of just eating them.  It was fun letting them get out of hand a little. 

Jango Fett Isaac had fun with his class too!

They ended up with some serious loot!

Chloe got to decorate 'puggins' with Stella this year. 

I don't know, I think Stella is edging Aunt Robbie out of the picture for BFF.

 

October - In a Nutshell

Seeing baby kitties at Great Grandma's farm

Charlie getting to go play at Marley's house.

This picture got to go to school with Chloe & Isaac for the

annual pet blessing as well.  I was unable to take Charlie but

the kids said all of their friends giggled at the picture of Charlie sitting

in the front seat.  They took stuffed animals, too. 

Just another week night for Amelia. 

Royce was gone for 3 days in Kansas City.

Right now Caroline and especially Amelia are Daddy's girls.

They missed him dearly and I love how this picture captures

the night he got home. 

Fire Safety week at story time!

Me--losing a wrestling match.

Isaac's class at Granny Mae's Pumpkin Patch.

Amelia & Caroline packed up their entire sock & underwear drawer

into two bags that were in their room.  They're prepared!

They also completely stripped their sheets one day while they were

supposed to be sleeping.   

We celebrated Grandma's 60th birthday with a

nice meal and ice-cream cake! 

Grandpa & Caroline sitting on the tailgate. 

Isaac & Royce at the October 26th game.

Chloe can always catch a ride from this guy. 

Looks like he's ready for the dorms!

Chloe & Shaylee with their glitter tattoos

The PRICE is RIGHT!

 

September 24th was the airing of the episode of The Price Is Right that Jessica and I attended in LA this past June.  I can't even begin to say how much I smiled while watching it.  Not just because of the episode itself, all of the funny behind-the-scenes, funny contestants, etc.  I smiled because it brought back SO MANY memories from this trip.  I love this friend of mine so much and the trip to LA was one we will never forget.  I'm smiling again right now because it was so darn fun! 

 

Here I am.

September 24th.

Game day.

Wearing my shirt.

Our name-tags and the wash machine really did a number to it.

But I'll still probably keep it forever.

 

Watching the opening song and who's on RIGHT AWAY? 

 

 

 

FAQ's I had for a while: 
Is everyone REALLY that excited?  YES!  It's like a concert.  There is loud music, everyone sings & dances along before the show & during commercial breaks, there is a DJ, and the pre-show comedy is so funny from George and other producers. 

Do the contestants know they are going to be selected?  NO!  It's a complete surprise.  George announces the names but someone is on stage with the names written on big white boards so you can look to see if it's actually your name you think you might have heard. 

How long did it take?  Pre-show was about 4 hours, and the show itself took about 1 1/2 hours to film.  LOTS of takes & re-takes.  The 'ding' sound didn't work at first, then the models took multiple takes showing certain items, and even once the show was said & done we had to re-create a round of bidding because it didn't turn out right on camera. 

Does Drew talk to the crowd?  Yes!  He is hilarious.  And so is George.  Drew signed autographs, talked with lots of people, and talked to us too!  Drew read our shirts and couldn't believe we had 6 kids between us.  He asked us where we were from.  Jessica gave a shout out to Tonganoxie and I to Hays.  Then he asked how we met and we got to give an extra shout-out to K-State.  Everyone was extremely nice. 

Would you go again?  Heck YES! 

 

 

Perfectly Aligned Stars

When Royce and I got back from New Orleans K-State played at home the following Saturday.  Typically we take Chloe & Isaac and leave Amelia & Caroline with a relative, but after we had been away from them for so long (Royce away from them for 7 days), we just couldn't bear to leave anybody behind for the weekend.  We missed our munchkins too much.  It just so happened that we had the perfect alignment of a non-conference game, AMAZING weather that was completely stress-free, an evening game, and perfectly-purple kiddos. 

 

Caroline stretching her "First Down!" arm--she'll need it later. 

Tailgaters!

The girls did EXTREMELY well during the game.  We can not complain one bit!

Carolyn & Jim were three rows behind us--I think they did okay, right?!?

They were busy, but that is normal.  Everything was within our typical boundaries so we were very thankful for that.  I took them out during a lot of the 2nd quarter but it was just so nice out they played on the concourse level in the grass and had a great time. 

 

By the end of the game we realized we had better be looking for 6 tickets in the future.

Go Wildcats!