From Scarecrow to a Princess all in one day....

Today was such a busy day for Kara. She had her Halloween Dance Recital at the mall at 1pm. She was dancing to the song "If I Only Had A Brain". All the girls looked really cute and I had a blast dressing her up to look like one!

After the recital we had to come home and clean her up for her very first birthday party for a classmate. She was invited to a Princess Tea Party for a sweet little girl who turned 4. She had a blast at the party and didn't want to leave.

Thrifty Ice Cream Rocks!

After the pumpkin patch we took the kids to get a Thrifty Ice Cream at Rite Aid. This was their first time getting ice cream from there. Of course they wanted to use the money they earned to buy it and Kara insisted that she got to pay the lady!

Michael had to share his messy face...I love it!

My sweet mom...most likely she won't care for this picture but I love it! I love that sweet little grin that I've seen all my life.

sorry I just can't get enough of this sweet face

Now Kara is a serious ice cream eater. She licks every last drop from the spoon!

...again with the spoon

...now onto the cone....serious concentration going on there

my two cuties having a GREAT time!

College Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we took the kids to the Merced College Pumpkin Patch. The kids thought it was cool because they got to go out into the field and choose their pumpkins.

We will definately go back there again next year! Prices were GREAT!

my baby girl searching.....

on their way back to show off the pumpkin they found

Kara wasn't too happy about facing the sun!

They were yelling for daddy to hurry up!

Having Fun...

We had costume day at school since we tracked off for 2 weeks. I was very excited to dress up and decided to be a witch! I've never been a witch before and my mom made me a wonderful dress and did a GREAT job on my make up!!

My students loved my costume along with all the other 1st grade students. I went around and read the book, A Very Brave Witch (love that book) to all the other 1st grade classes and had a blast going into the other rooms.

Can't wait until next year!!

Halloween Dance

My nieces Chelsea and Scarlett had their Halloween Dance for school on Friday. Scarlett went as an Indian and Chelsea was a butterfly.

Silly Scarlett
They were both being crazy and then Kara had to get in the shot
There ya go...a sweet innocent Indian

This is her "serious" indian look

My mom did Chelsea's hair

Close up of her make up

The wings are actually mine from an old costume...I love them.

I love this picture. We told Chelsea to turn around and Kara did the same thing!

For Sally

So Adrian and Sally came to the Redneck Party and Sally claimed she couldn't find anything "redneck" to wear.

Adrian look pretty decent.

So this is what I call:

Redneck Adrian and his High Class Gal Sally

From the back...too cute....love the chairs!

Redneck Party Pics....sorry it's a lot!

Corinna wanted to celebrate her 35th birthday party with a Redneck Theme. My mom and I planned the entire thing. We had a great time planning it and had a blast at the party!

It's a lot of pictures but I couldn't resist sharing them all.

Redneck Michael

more guests watching one of the games

I wish Kara would have stood up. She looked too cute
Redneck Tim

Cousin Brian won the Beer Can Casting game. This was his prize. Wayne and I made a redneck drinking hat!
The Birthday Girl all Redneckified!


My mom made this awesome faux outhouse!

My mom went bare foot and pregnant

It was hilarious!

Michael and my dad

Redneck Shot Put

I spent 2 hours one night stringing empty soda cans onto twine to make 20 feet of garland for the party. It came out too darn cute!

trying some frog legs

I made the cupcakes with the cute signs

the cake. 7lbs of chocolate!

Brian also won the redneck shot put for the men and one a day pass to pick n pull!

Brian...loved his costume!

More party guests!

Becky won the redneck shot put for the girls. Wonder what she will get at Pick n Pull?

Finally....

Ok so Michael turned 2 in May and I just got his pictures taken....Donavan did a great job, despite a cranky 2 1/2 year old who didn't want to be an inch away from me!

The back of his birthday shirt that I made for him.....we had a construction themed party.
The front of the shirt said "Michael...The Boss"

I love these last two shots. I wasn't planning on being in the pictures but Donavn caught some wonderful moments between Michael and I.

Thank you again Donavan. You did a wonderful job!!