{happy halloween!!!!}

Gerard had his cub scout pack meeting Thursday night and we all went to watch Gerard receive a patch, some beads, a leather for his belt and some other stuff. Each den got up in front of the whole pack to tell them what they've been doing the last month. Gerard's den was the first to go (they're the youngest) and Gerard was the one who grabbed the microphone and spoke first. He is NOT shy, and he was very cute and proud of himself.

Yesterday was Gerard's Halloween party and parade at school.

Then we had a little Halloween party here last night. I love Halloween, and I think the kids and the rest of the guests enjoyed all the Halloween-inspired foods as much as I enjoyed making them. In the interest of getting the pictures posted, I'll post them now and post recipes, directions and links later or tomorrow for those of you who might be interested.


I bought "Bat Wings":


I made mummies:


And roasted bones with blood:


Devil's eyes:


Gooey ghosts (PB&J for the kids):


Jack-o-lantern bites:


Candy Corn pudding:


M&M pretzels:


Witch's fingers:


We also had "Severed hand cider" (apple cider with frozen hands floating in it) and a witch's cauldron filled with beers, or "Witches Brews".

I hope everyone had fun!



Happy halloween!

{not my idol}

OMG, it's Boy George all over again. I wish my eye makeup looked that good.

{volunteering}

It may be a few days before I post again....

{hockey and stuff}

Alright, I know you're going to laugh at me for even bothering to post these hockey pictures due to the amount of blurring I had to do. You know how closely guarded our top-secret location is! However, I felt compelled to post these anyway because I was relatively happy with the way they turned out. Shooting at the rink has always been a thorn in my side -- the proper exposure is tough with the bright white ice, my color balance is always off, and I'm usually shooting through plexiglass or a net while chasing after Morgan. Despite all those issues I thought I'd post anyway because Gerard was excited to practice on the "big ice" -- where our minor league hockey team plays. Gerard is #2, wearing a black helmet and blue laces on his skates in case you can't pick him out. So enjoy (if you can ignore the blurring)!

Then this afternoon we played outside with Maddie, Abby and Savannah. It was a beautiful fall day (probably one of our last!)

{'nuf said}

Another busy week ahead. Let's just hope they don't close school again.

{ms. balboa, if you please}

Yo Adrian! Check out my eye (and don't mind the lack of make-up and the disheveled eyebrows!) I'm thinking it's a sty. Yet another reason not to leave the house! Oh, and did I mention it hurts like hell?

{the rules}

I just realized that I posted an update without any pictures of the kids, and we all know how my mother feels about that! So as not to break the rules any further, I figured I ought to post a few pictures....

Gerard's school picture:


Did you know princesses eat dinner?



And so do princes....