A Happy Halloween...and crazy day

Okay so I had to do a separate post for Halloween day...let me explain.

We woke up on Halloween morning ready to start planning for our Halloween party that evening. I had sandwiches and all sorts of treats to get made so I after heading out to the grocery store to get all our supplies asked the kids to play nicely in the playroom for a while so I could prepare. All was going well for a while and we had just finished lunch when a frantic Gabby came running into the kitchen an announced she had gotten a penny stuck on the roof of her mouth! I AM NOT KIDDING HERE! I tried to pry this thing out of her mouth and failed! So off we headed to an emergency dentist appointment. It took 3 of us to hold her down, numb her up and pry this darn penny out!

After that we headed back home to get dressed for school and rush back to get her dropped off to school in time. I returned home to lay Jack down for his nap and get in the shower (yes, I had not even done that yet!) I hadn't even been out of the shower 10 minutes when the phone ran. It was Gabby's school. She had run into a pole on the playground and her ear was swollen and black and blue!! SERIOUSLY, STOP LAUGHING!

Well after all that madness, the kids wound up having a great time at the neighborhood Halloween party. We played games and trick or treated with our our friends! It was truly a day to remember!!!

Back to the land of the blog...

What a crazy week and a half since I last blogged! Where to begin....

Last Friday night we had a great time at our friends. the Kosir's, who hosted a pumpkin carving party at their house. The weather was freezing, but it really made the evening that much more fun! We ate warm taco soup and toasted marshmallows for dessert. Check out a few of these really awesome pumpkins. Gabby and Carl of course carved our pumpkin into a Cinderella silhouette.

After that Carl and I headed out to Tulsa for a much needed weekend getaway! We had a great time hanging out with a few friends that have recently moved to the Tulsa area, checking out the TU game and of course doing some fun shopping!

Then when we came home the craziness began - Gabby and Susan (my MIL) came down with the stomach bug on Tuesday! It was awful, but not as bad as when I got it on Wednesday! Carl came to the rescue though and took over ALL duties while I lay in bed dying! When I finally got back to reality on Thursday afternoon we hit the floor running getting ready for Halloween!

We've been BOO-ed!

One of our neighbors started a really cute trick - Boo-ing! You make a basket of treats and take it to a neighbors house, ring the bell and run. Inside the basket are directions for you to BOO two other people that have not been boo-ed yet (all that have been boo-ed hang a sign on their door). So the kids and I made our baskets this morning and headed out to boo a few of our neighbors that had yet to experience the fun!

On another note I took the kids in to the doctor today for a follow up to Jackson's pneumonia and while I was there had them check over Gabby. Yeah, they are both healthy again! We will be monitoring Jackson over the next few months to see if we need to change his asthma medications, but for now at least all is well.

Today is the last day of fall break (and may I say YEAH!) It has been a fun long weekend, but the kids (and I) are ready for our schedule back. The kids are napping now and then we will head outside to enjoy the last of the GORGEOUS weather with a few of our friends. We are due for our first cold front on Wednesday! I am really not ready for winter!!!

Visit to Orr Family Farms!

Today was a perfect fall day! We took a trip to Moore, Oklahoma to a working farm! At the farm we were able to visit with a few animals, we had a lesson on pumpkins, took a train ride, a hay ride and picked pumpkins. The kids had a great time and are crashed out right now.

Today through Monday happen to be fall break at the kids schools, so we are trying to find some fun activities to keep us busy. These are the days when I remember why it is I chose to stay at home with the kids. I really wish Carl could have been with us to enjoy this day, but he is taking tomorrow off to spend the day "playing" with us. We are planning on going to Frontier City to enjoy "Fright Fest" and maybe even check out another pumpkin farm in Arcadia.

Sweet Revenge

If you read the blog below you know that our yard was "flagged" by our neighbors who are big OU fans. Well after they flagged our yards, they left town for the game. As you all know UT WON!!! So, we had to get the Peters back! See the picture below of the Fall decorations at the Peters home! HEEHEE!!!! I can't wait to see there faces when they get back this afternoon!

Hook 'Em!

In our neighborhood we have several people from Texas who follow the Longhorns and of course several that are Sooner fans. I put out our Texas flag the other day in anticipation for the big game. This morning my phone started ringing off the hook from a few neighbors, I was in the middle of getting dressed and missed the first few. I finally made it to the phone and my friend Shala asks me if I have gone outside to look at my yard yet! Apparently our dear friends the Peters (big OU fans) had flagged our and several other neighbors yards. It was really funny! I am SO thankful for my friends here in Oklahoma. It has really helped to have such great neighbors/friends especially when your family is so far away.

Anyway, we are all getting together tomorrow to watch the game. I really hope UT wins so we can get Amy and Scott's yard on Saturday night before they get back from the game!

HOOK 'EM!

Picture Day

It's been a while since I posted any pictures, so I thought I would take some time to get a few pictures downloaded while Jack is sleeping!

Here is Daddy and his little helper fixing the lawn mower!

Gabby's tooth, before it was "fixed".

Daddy and Jackson rockin' with Guitar Hero!