Halloween Party for the Little One's

On the 23rd Nathan and Stacy hosted the kids Halloween party. It was so fun. There were many kids, lots of costumes, and tons of laughs.





There were two pinatas, one for the young the other for the older kids. They had so much fun hitting them, and they were super tough pinatas. They were $13 well spent! Way to much fun!






The kids had fun and it was great to be with the adult friends, as always. We are looking forward to the time together as the holidays begin!




HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Thriller

On the 17th of this month, my mom and I went to "Thriller" at Kingsbury hall. I have been wanting to go for several years now, but have never either remembered or had the money to go.

This year I had a friend post on facebook, that she found the tickets online, through one of the daily deals, for $17. So, I bought a couple and went with my mom.


I had high expectations and I must say...IT. WAS. SO. GOOD!!! I love it....every piece of it. It was so fun and I so enjoyed the time with my mom. The dancing was incredible and so much fun to watch. I am so glad I finally had the opportunity to go. And it was the perfect mommy daughter date. Thanks for going Nee-Ners!

Best Part Of Waking Up....

The other morning Carter got in bed with us when he awakened. He said to me, "Mom, nap fun!"

I thought for a minute what he was trying to tell me, and the only thing I could think of was he was dreaming. So, I asked him, "Oh yeah? What did you do that was fun?" He replied with, "played with Coli, S, and Lynnie."


With this response, I figure out he is telling me about a dream. I said, "Did you have a dream about Coli, S, and Lynnie?" Carter, "Yeah!!! Nap fun!" I was so excited he was telling me about his dreams.

The next morning, he came in and said, "Mom, nap fun! Dream!" I asked him what it was about and he said, "Coli and Lynnie." I asked if he was playing with them again and he said, "yeah, fun!" That day after nap, he told me, "Nap fun! Play with Coly and toys."

Anyway, one day last week, I had my camera near me, and when Carter came in my room after his night, I snapped a few pictures. And here is the best part of my waking up...the smile and loves with my little man!
(forgive the crunchy nose...he had a sinus infection...)

Painting Pumpkins

Over fall break I had four days off. It was kind of a rough weekend due to some family events that have been occurring. So after a day of cleaning, I decided I needed some R&R.

Carter and I went to JoAnn's and bought some paint brushes and paints, then made a trip to Smith's for some pumpkins and a couple redbox videos. When we got home Carter went down for a nap, and I turned on a movie and started painting.

By the time Carter woke up, I had one done and he began painting with me. He LOVED it! He loved the water, the paint, the pumpkin, the water, the brushes, the relaxing, and did I mention the water. It was so fun!


A couple days later, during another nap, I finished my other two pumpkins and my other redbox and called it good. It was very relaxing and exactly the kind of unwind I was searching for.

Mommy Pillow

Today was a day. It was a day of very little of anything but cleaning.

I hired a helper and she came over and helped me get my house under control and deeply cleaned. I wanted my house to smell of Lysol, Clorox, and Pledge by the time my day was done. I am proud to say that is exactly what it smells like as I sit here tonight.

However, this post is NOT about Lysol, Clorox, and Pledge. This is about my Little Man. With him being two, we have our days. We have days that seem a lot more rough then others. Days when I am pretty sure I am counting 1...2...3...! More than anyone else on the planet. Days when time out is not doing the job, and I have no idea what to do. Days where I am on the verge of crying along with him because we have both hit the ultimate frustration point.

That was not today. Today was a good day. Carter was happy! He was full of energy and so much fun. He didn't spend ANY time in time out. Counting 1...2...3...! only happened a small handful. Laughter and giggles were in the air and his company was completly delightful.

Tonight I am sitting on the couch and he crawls up next to me, and lays his head on my arm. He then says, "Mommy pillow~" And at that moment, MY. HEART. MELTED!

I LOVE MY LITTLE MAN, and I so love moments such as these where I am reminded just how magical being a mom really is. I am often completely overwhelmed with all the responsibities on my plate and wonder how I will ever get things in a functioning routine. Tonight, I am not worried about anything but the time I have loving on my Peanut and getting to be Carter's mom!

Fishing at Strawberry

Late Friday night I got a call from Nathan saying he was going fishing with his brothers on Saturday morning, and asked if we wanted to go. Unfortunately, Dustin worked Saturday morning, but Carter and I were all in.

So, Carter and I left our house at 4:45 AM and headed to Nathan's. Nobody was there yet, Nathan was still asleep, but a few phone callswere made and we pretty quickly were getting ready to go. After a short stop to get coffee and snacks we were headed East to Strawberry Reservoir.


We got there about 7:30 and it was a whopping 31 degrees and BEAUTIFUL
!


Once we got the boat in, we buckled down and headed across the lake. I am so grateful Carter and I had warm clothes and blankets. I don't think either one of us ever got really cold!




It was then time to start getting poles ready and we all started tossing out lines. Nathan was the first to catch a fish. It was a good size and put the rest of us in fairly good spirits. Dave quickly caught a fish after that, which was even bigger and we were even more anxious to catch fish.



As we were trolling, which was something I haven't done in SO long, my pole about jerked out of my hands. I hollered, "I GOT ONE!" and started reeling it in. But the fish was fighting, and I was so far out, I was getting worn out. Nathan tried to take my pole, but there was no way I was going to give it up. When I finally got my fish in, he was HUGE! It was so cool, all the boys were blown away. I took pictures with it, and then after much debate on whether we should keep it or not, due to size, we threw him back in the water because we didn't have a measurement. Quickly after, the boys found a measurer on the cooler, and we now know my fish would have been big enough I could have kept it! I think they knew all along, they just didn't want proof of my ginormeous fish around! ;-)


Dave caught a few more and Jason caught one by the end of the morning. As we were trolling we looked up and saw a beautiful Eagle perched in the tree.






We were home by 1:00 and got the boat clean and said goodbye. It was such a great fall activity, and I so loved the outing. Thanks again boys for counting me in!

Birthday Halloween Bash

On Saturday, October 2, we started off the Halloween season the right way. We had a birthday bash. From my birthday to October 1, in our group of friends, we have A WHOLE LOT of birthdays.







So Saturday night our crowd gathered and we brought in October with a bang. There was costumes, food, friends, and a whole lot of laughs. It was very relaxed and the kind of gathering that should happen more often.







This year I am Gretchen and Dustin is the Tooth Fairy. We had a lot of fun in our costumes, this being the first year we actually have thought about what we wanted to dress up as and have a good time in.






IT WAS SO FUN!