Yesterday I had to leave work and go pick Kylie up from school. She had a fever of 101.9 :( I talked to my nanny and she said the boys had just fallen asleep, so instead of having her wake them up to go and get Kylie, I went and go her and worked from home while she relaxed on the couch.
What surprised my nanny, John, and me was that the school said she couldn’t come back to school the next day. Now I know daycares have this rule, but school? She actually still feels a little under the weather, so I wouldn’t have sent her anyway, but so many times with kids they are sick one day and completely fine the next day…and to miss a day of school? A day of learning? It just doesn’t make sense to me…
I guess I just don’t understand when this “rule” stops…I mean, had Kylie not gone to the nurse’s office yesterday, no one would have known she had a fever, and she could go back whenever she wanted to. And think about middle school and high school when you went to the nurse’s office…no one took my temperature…I just laid down and waited for my mom to get me…no one told me I couldn’t come back the next day. Because in high school, I would have loved it if someone said I couldn’t come back because I had a fever.
I just don’t understand the whole fever thing…kids are walking around contagious with all kinds of things all the time (think back to how you got chicken pox!), but heaven forbid a kid has a fever, then they are forbidden from the building for 2+ days. A fever just means your body is fighting the sickness – so if the fever is gone the next day, and the child is better, why on earth can’t they go to school?
I know there are people out there that are super “anti-germs,” and while I can’t really empathize with them (germs are all around us and I truly think we have gone too far, eliminating the “good” germs with all of our antibacterializing***), I can respect their thoughts. But kids are in school, breathing on each other, touching each other, and germs are all around. It’s a fact of life, kids spread germs.
And the funny thing is, I’m the complete opposite of a germ-a-phobe, and my kids are very rarely sick. They usually only get 1 or 2 colds per year, and they are exposed to other kids all the time. So I wonder how much all the hand-washing and hand sanitizer using is really doing for all of those people that are really paranoid about it?
These thoughts are so random, but when you have a child that loves school, it’s hard when she has to be home. Even on the way home yesterday from picking her up (looking miserable and coughing), she started crying because she couldn’t go to school today.
***This is my thought for normal, healthy children. I know that there are kids out there with underlying health conditions that make normal childhood illnesses much worse and more difficult to handle, and my viewpoint for my family would definitely be different if my children fell into this category.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009
A Gorgeous, Fun-Filled Weekend!
What a weekend!
The weekend started Friday night with Kylie and Joshie heading over to Aunt Mimi’s for a cousins’ sleepover. They were really looking forward to this!
After the kids left, I took Ryan over to my mom’s house, and then John and I finished getting ready for house church. We practiced the little “skit” we had planned, and around 6:30 people starting coming. We hung out and socialized and ate wonderful food for about 45 minutes, and then John and I introduced the book that we were going to be studying. After that we all watched Father of the Bride. After the movie people stayed around and talked some more…it was so much fun hanging out with the people that were there! After everyone left we went and got Ryan and watched TV before going to bed.
Saturday morning Ryan had me up at 6:45! I hadn’t fallen asleep until 1:00, so I was a little tired :) But he and I played while John slept and I had so much fun! I’m so thankful to all of our family members that take Kylie and Josh at times so that Ryan can get some one-on-one time with us…I know third children usually don’t get much of that, so I really appreciate the alone time that I do get with him! Later that morning he went down for a nap and John and I were able to get a ton of stuff done around the house…it truly is amazing how one child seems so easy when you’re used to having three around!
Kylie and Josh came home at lunch time and finished the scavenger hunt that my sister-in-law had set up at our house. They had such a fun time at their sleepover!
Kylie, Ryan, my mom and I headed to the outlets so that I could get the last few things the kids needed for winter. John and Josh headed to my uncle’s house in the woods for some game-watching, four-wheeler-riding, gun-shooting male bonding.
Ryan didn’t fall asleep until we were halfway to the outlets…I should have known this was a bad sign! Kylie on the other hand slept almost the whole way there, which was surprising since she doesn’t take naps anymore.
Once at the stores, my mom helped out a ton by watching the kids while I shopped a little for me and for the kids. She took them over to the playground and desperately tried to get Ryan to nap (he never did). The great thing was the weather was gorgeous! It was in the mid-60’s and sunny! We ended up leaving around 8:00 and the kids were exhausted!
Sunday we got up for church, and on the way there Joshie complained his belly hurt. He said it again when we pulled into the parking lot, so when we got out I loosened his pants (this usually fixes belly problems). Within a minute he was throwing up. So I took the other kids into church to get them settled and get the kids’ room set up (we were teaching that morning). John came in and he taught the kids while I took Ryan and Joshie home. It was strange…Josh was fine…he hadn’t eaten anything (except for 3 oreos…his normal Sunday breakfast at Pappaw’s), and once we were home he was starved. He ate some crackers, took a nap, and then ate lunch and was totally fine! Ryan slept for over 2 hours, so it was good that we went home so he could sleep.
Sunday afternoon was Joshie’s last football game :( Thankfully, the weather was so extremely beautiful…70 degrees and sunny. I wore a short-sleeved shirt and used my blanket to sit on instead of to bundle up with to keep warm :) It was the championship game, and they were playing the only team that had beat them. Making it more important to win was the fact that this team played dirty. In this age group, the coaches are the quarterbacks, and their coach would stand up and act like he was going to pass (every time) and then hand it off to a kid that was by him. That was how they won earlier in the season. So this time, the Browns were prepared! Our defense just stood there and waited after the ball was hiked, and it paid off because they won!
The boys got a medal, a certificate, and a trophy that said “Super Bowl Champions.” Joshie would not let go of his trophy, even when he was trying to eat his snack! 
After the game the kids played outside and we talked to the neighbors for a little bit before heading inside. Josh had convinced John he needed more silly string, so John took Kylie and Josh to the store. Kylie went because she was going to get “big girl soaps.” We’re trying to get them to take showers up in their bathroom, instead of in ours, and one of the things hindering that was the Kylie used my soap (she didn’t want to use “baby” soap anymore). So she came back with Pantene shampoo and conditioner, and Suave Cherry Blossom shower gel. John said that she had to smell every one before picking which one she wanted.
While they were at the store, Ryan and I got to play for a while. He had just woken up from a 3 hour nap, so he was in such a good mood! He and I played and played, and then at 8:00 he finally wanted some dinner. By 9:00 Kylie and Ryan were in bed, and Joshie and John were snuggling on the couch together.
It was a wonderful weekend, and while it was a little more busy than I had hoped, we all had a ton of fun!
The weekend started Friday night with Kylie and Joshie heading over to Aunt Mimi’s for a cousins’ sleepover. They were really looking forward to this!
After the kids left, I took Ryan over to my mom’s house, and then John and I finished getting ready for house church. We practiced the little “skit” we had planned, and around 6:30 people starting coming. We hung out and socialized and ate wonderful food for about 45 minutes, and then John and I introduced the book that we were going to be studying. After that we all watched Father of the Bride. After the movie people stayed around and talked some more…it was so much fun hanging out with the people that were there! After everyone left we went and got Ryan and watched TV before going to bed.
Saturday morning Ryan had me up at 6:45! I hadn’t fallen asleep until 1:00, so I was a little tired :) But he and I played while John slept and I had so much fun! I’m so thankful to all of our family members that take Kylie and Josh at times so that Ryan can get some one-on-one time with us…I know third children usually don’t get much of that, so I really appreciate the alone time that I do get with him! Later that morning he went down for a nap and John and I were able to get a ton of stuff done around the house…it truly is amazing how one child seems so easy when you’re used to having three around!
Kylie and Josh came home at lunch time and finished the scavenger hunt that my sister-in-law had set up at our house. They had such a fun time at their sleepover!
Kylie, Ryan, my mom and I headed to the outlets so that I could get the last few things the kids needed for winter. John and Josh headed to my uncle’s house in the woods for some game-watching, four-wheeler-riding, gun-shooting male bonding.
Ryan didn’t fall asleep until we were halfway to the outlets…I should have known this was a bad sign! Kylie on the other hand slept almost the whole way there, which was surprising since she doesn’t take naps anymore.
Once at the stores, my mom helped out a ton by watching the kids while I shopped a little for me and for the kids. She took them over to the playground and desperately tried to get Ryan to nap (he never did). The great thing was the weather was gorgeous! It was in the mid-60’s and sunny! We ended up leaving around 8:00 and the kids were exhausted!
Sunday we got up for church, and on the way there Joshie complained his belly hurt. He said it again when we pulled into the parking lot, so when we got out I loosened his pants (this usually fixes belly problems). Within a minute he was throwing up. So I took the other kids into church to get them settled and get the kids’ room set up (we were teaching that morning). John came in and he taught the kids while I took Ryan and Joshie home. It was strange…Josh was fine…he hadn’t eaten anything (except for 3 oreos…his normal Sunday breakfast at Pappaw’s), and once we were home he was starved. He ate some crackers, took a nap, and then ate lunch and was totally fine! Ryan slept for over 2 hours, so it was good that we went home so he could sleep.
Sunday afternoon was Joshie’s last football game :( Thankfully, the weather was so extremely beautiful…70 degrees and sunny. I wore a short-sleeved shirt and used my blanket to sit on instead of to bundle up with to keep warm :) It was the championship game, and they were playing the only team that had beat them. Making it more important to win was the fact that this team played dirty. In this age group, the coaches are the quarterbacks, and their coach would stand up and act like he was going to pass (every time) and then hand it off to a kid that was by him. That was how they won earlier in the season. So this time, the Browns were prepared! Our defense just stood there and waited after the ball was hiked, and it paid off because they won!
The boys got a medal, a certificate, and a trophy that said “Super Bowl Champions.” Joshie would not let go of his trophy, even when he was trying to eat his snack!
After the game the kids played outside and we talked to the neighbors for a little bit before heading inside. Josh had convinced John he needed more silly string, so John took Kylie and Josh to the store. Kylie went because she was going to get “big girl soaps.” We’re trying to get them to take showers up in their bathroom, instead of in ours, and one of the things hindering that was the Kylie used my soap (she didn’t want to use “baby” soap anymore). So she came back with Pantene shampoo and conditioner, and Suave Cherry Blossom shower gel. John said that she had to smell every one before picking which one she wanted.While they were at the store, Ryan and I got to play for a while. He had just woken up from a 3 hour nap, so he was in such a good mood! He and I played and played, and then at 8:00 he finally wanted some dinner. By 9:00 Kylie and Ryan were in bed, and Joshie and John were snuggling on the couch together.
It was a wonderful weekend, and while it was a little more busy than I had hoped, we all had a ton of fun!
Friday, November 06, 2009
TGIF!!!!
It’s FRIDAY!!!!
I’m so ready for a semi-relaxing weekend! I feel like the past couple of weekends have been stuffed with things to do, and I hate that! I feel like my life is passing me by so quickly, and all I want to do is slow down and really soak it in.
Tonight is the first meeting of our new house church. The theme of it is keeping your marriage strong, and it is based on the book by Bill and Pam Farrell, “Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti.” John and I have been to two of their conferences and this book (along with their others) have made such an impact on our marriage, and we can’t wait to pass it along to others. We’re starting the group off with movie night, so tonight we will be watching Father of the Bride and pigging out on popcorn and other snacks. I have also been able to arrange childcare – a babysitter will come over during our meetings and watch all of the kids, which is a huge help because most of the couples have young kids (if everyone comes there are 12 kids!) and no one would be able to concentrate during our sessions if they had to worry about their kids too.
Tomorrow (and Sunday) it’s going to be gorgeous here (supposedly…you can never trust those weather people completely!). It’s supposed to be sunny all weekend, and highs in the mid 60’s. I think Kylie and I will head to the outlets to finish up getting all of their winter clothes, while John and Josh head down to my uncle’s place in the woods with my dad. Not sure where Ryan fits yet…I’ll probably end up taking him with me :)
Sunday will be church and Joshie’s last football game. I’m telling you, we have been so lucky with his games and the weather…every game has been sunny and not too cold! I’m said it’s his last game…he loves it so much!
I hope to have some pictures on Monday and be able to tell you it was the great weekend I was anticipating! Hope you all have a great weekend!
I’m so ready for a semi-relaxing weekend! I feel like the past couple of weekends have been stuffed with things to do, and I hate that! I feel like my life is passing me by so quickly, and all I want to do is slow down and really soak it in.
Tonight is the first meeting of our new house church. The theme of it is keeping your marriage strong, and it is based on the book by Bill and Pam Farrell, “Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti.” John and I have been to two of their conferences and this book (along with their others) have made such an impact on our marriage, and we can’t wait to pass it along to others. We’re starting the group off with movie night, so tonight we will be watching Father of the Bride and pigging out on popcorn and other snacks. I have also been able to arrange childcare – a babysitter will come over during our meetings and watch all of the kids, which is a huge help because most of the couples have young kids (if everyone comes there are 12 kids!) and no one would be able to concentrate during our sessions if they had to worry about their kids too.
Tomorrow (and Sunday) it’s going to be gorgeous here (supposedly…you can never trust those weather people completely!). It’s supposed to be sunny all weekend, and highs in the mid 60’s. I think Kylie and I will head to the outlets to finish up getting all of their winter clothes, while John and Josh head down to my uncle’s place in the woods with my dad. Not sure where Ryan fits yet…I’ll probably end up taking him with me :)
Sunday will be church and Joshie’s last football game. I’m telling you, we have been so lucky with his games and the weather…every game has been sunny and not too cold! I’m said it’s his last game…he loves it so much!
I hope to have some pictures on Monday and be able to tell you it was the great weekend I was anticipating! Hope you all have a great weekend!
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Afternoon Pictures...
I was fortunate to be able to work from home a couple of afternoons this week. It was perfect, I would come home while the kids were napping, get some work done, and then go and pick Kylie up from school. We would spend the early evening playing all kinds of things and just being silly. These are a few pictures from those afternoons:
Remembering Summer...
Now I know that summer is over :( Don’t get me wrong…it’s obviously a lot colder and there is not near as much daylight lately, which are obvious signs that summer is over, but the big sign for me was that the BBQ grill got put away.
We are very fortunate to have a three-car garage. And even though we have that extra space, it still gets so full of stuff. Most of it are the kids’ bikes, power wheels jeep, strollers, the wagon, and outside toys. There is also a mower, and a ton of John’s tools. The place gets so full that we can’t walk through it, let along get out the stuff we need (like the stroller to put Ryan in when Kylie is walked to and from school). So each season, John clears out the stuff we aren’t using, and either puts it up in the attic, down in the basement, or over in my parents’ garage.
So the other night John came in and said that he took the barbeque grill over to my parents’ garage, and it made me sad. I cook dinner on that thing just about every night in the summer. It’s so nice and easy to be able to be cooking dinner while still playing with the kids or hanging out with the neighbors. In the winter I’m usually in the kitchen by myself while everyone else is down in the playroom playing.
And last night I made brats…on our indoor griddle thing. They tasted good, but not as good as they would have fresh off the BBQ grill. And it wasn’t as fun making them because my kids were off in other places.
So I’m counting down…only 5 ½ more months until warm weather, sunny skies, the smell of lawns being mowed, and barbeque grills!
We are very fortunate to have a three-car garage. And even though we have that extra space, it still gets so full of stuff. Most of it are the kids’ bikes, power wheels jeep, strollers, the wagon, and outside toys. There is also a mower, and a ton of John’s tools. The place gets so full that we can’t walk through it, let along get out the stuff we need (like the stroller to put Ryan in when Kylie is walked to and from school). So each season, John clears out the stuff we aren’t using, and either puts it up in the attic, down in the basement, or over in my parents’ garage.
So the other night John came in and said that he took the barbeque grill over to my parents’ garage, and it made me sad. I cook dinner on that thing just about every night in the summer. It’s so nice and easy to be able to be cooking dinner while still playing with the kids or hanging out with the neighbors. In the winter I’m usually in the kitchen by myself while everyone else is down in the playroom playing.
And last night I made brats…on our indoor griddle thing. They tasted good, but not as good as they would have fresh off the BBQ grill. And it wasn’t as fun making them because my kids were off in other places.
So I’m counting down…only 5 ½ more months until warm weather, sunny skies, the smell of lawns being mowed, and barbeque grills!
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Shopping For Wedding Dresses...
On Saturday, in between getting food ready for the party and actually attending our Halloween party, my mom, my sister and I went with my other sister to look for wedding dresses (along with her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law).
It’s funny because for some reason, all she wanted to do was find us bridesmaid dresses. We had to make her try on wedding dresses…which is what we couldn’t wait for! So my sister and I browsed the shop, found her some dresses based on what she liked, and we went to work.
The first appointment started off badly…the consultant we had was working with another bride, and pretty much ignored us. So Suzie and I got to work helping Cindy into dresses and hanging up the ones she had already tried on. Thankfully, a lady stepped in to help us (who we later found out was one of the managers) and the appointment went much better!
There was someone (not sure if she was a consultant or an assistant or what) who had been watching pretty much the whole appointment, and towards the end, she gave us a dress that she thought Cindy might like. Like it she did…she looked fabulous in it! I saw the smile on her face, I saw the look in her eyes…I knew it was it.
We had another appointment after that one and she went and tried on dresses, but she compared every one to “the other one” and even got to the point where she was picking apart “the other one.” So my sister and my mom took her back to try it back on, and the smile returned.
It was a fun day…I loved watching her try dresses on…she looked so gorgeous! I only hope that the rest of the wedding planning goes as smoothly for her as find her wedding dress did!
It’s funny because for some reason, all she wanted to do was find us bridesmaid dresses. We had to make her try on wedding dresses…which is what we couldn’t wait for! So my sister and I browsed the shop, found her some dresses based on what she liked, and we went to work.
The first appointment started off badly…the consultant we had was working with another bride, and pretty much ignored us. So Suzie and I got to work helping Cindy into dresses and hanging up the ones she had already tried on. Thankfully, a lady stepped in to help us (who we later found out was one of the managers) and the appointment went much better!
There was someone (not sure if she was a consultant or an assistant or what) who had been watching pretty much the whole appointment, and towards the end, she gave us a dress that she thought Cindy might like. Like it she did…she looked fabulous in it! I saw the smile on her face, I saw the look in her eyes…I knew it was it.
We had another appointment after that one and she went and tried on dresses, but she compared every one to “the other one” and even got to the point where she was picking apart “the other one.” So my sister and my mom took her back to try it back on, and the smile returned.
It was a fun day…I loved watching her try dresses on…she looked so gorgeous! I only hope that the rest of the wedding planning goes as smoothly for her as find her wedding dress did!Tuesday, November 03, 2009
A Great Night...
Yesterday my nanny had to go to an emergency dental appointment, so I got to work from home in the afternoon. I came home to a quiet house since the boys were sleeping and was able to get some work done. We went and picked up Kylie from school, and then came home and had a snack.
I was able to get to the gym earlier than normal since I didn’t have to drive all the way home from work first. I made an easy dinner, and then we all headed down to the playroom. Kylie and I read and played school, and John and Josh and Ryan played hockey and wrestled and played football.
After playing, the kids went up and took showers, and I gave Ryan a bath. I love this time because I get to watch and play with him, but I also get to read through one of the millions of magazines I have that have not yet been read :) The only problem is that Ryan likes to stand up, so the bath usually ends much quicker than I would like because it makes me too nervous to see him standing up, holding on the to edge of the tub.
After all of that, John took Kylie up to work on some math problems, and then John and Josh went down to watch Monday night football, and Kylie and I snuggled in my bed and talked about school. After ½ hour I made her close her eyes, and she was out like a light.
It was one of the most fun nights I’ve had in a long time. This time change may have it’s downfalls (like Ryan getting up at 6:30), but for me, it has more benefits…the kids were up both yesterday and today before I left, and they were in great happy moods (it’s amazing what some sunlight can do for you!). And I feel like the evenings last so much longer since it gets dark so quickly. I know that doesn’t make sense, but John and I both came up from the playroom last night shocked that it was only 7:30…we both felt like it had to be at least 8:30. So while I really dislike cold weather, I do like the extra family time we get in the winter.
I was able to get to the gym earlier than normal since I didn’t have to drive all the way home from work first. I made an easy dinner, and then we all headed down to the playroom. Kylie and I read and played school, and John and Josh and Ryan played hockey and wrestled and played football.
After playing, the kids went up and took showers, and I gave Ryan a bath. I love this time because I get to watch and play with him, but I also get to read through one of the millions of magazines I have that have not yet been read :) The only problem is that Ryan likes to stand up, so the bath usually ends much quicker than I would like because it makes me too nervous to see him standing up, holding on the to edge of the tub.
After all of that, John took Kylie up to work on some math problems, and then John and Josh went down to watch Monday night football, and Kylie and I snuggled in my bed and talked about school. After ½ hour I made her close her eyes, and she was out like a light.
It was one of the most fun nights I’ve had in a long time. This time change may have it’s downfalls (like Ryan getting up at 6:30), but for me, it has more benefits…the kids were up both yesterday and today before I left, and they were in great happy moods (it’s amazing what some sunlight can do for you!). And I feel like the evenings last so much longer since it gets dark so quickly. I know that doesn’t make sense, but John and I both came up from the playroom last night shocked that it was only 7:30…we both felt like it had to be at least 8:30. So while I really dislike cold weather, I do like the extra family time we get in the winter.
My Happy Place...
Sometimes I wish I lived out in the country. I lived in a small town for a while, but it was a small college town in Appalachia, but I don’t miss that one bit. No, I would like to live in a small country town. A town where everyone knows you, and everyone looks out for each other, and where people actually know how to relax.
I would love to send the kids out to play (when they’re a little bit older of course), and call them back in with a dinner bell. No yelling or trying to figure out where they’re at…they would just know if they heard the bell, it was time to come home. They would run in and we’d have a great family meal, and they would rush back out to play until it was dark. The kids would learn what it was like to live simply, and to learn out to make up games instead of being bored with the five million toys they have down in the playroom.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to live on a farm…I don’t particularly like animals, or things that smell…I just want to live out in the country and have a farm bell :) It seems silly sometimes, when I think about how much I depend on convenience (like when I forget an ingredient and can run to the store and back in 15 minutes) – there’s no way I could ever give that up. But on my busiest and most hectic of days, I think about a little country town in the middle of summer, the kids barefoot and running around the yard, and John and I sitting on the front porch just watching them, and a peace settles over me.
So for now, that can be my “happy place,” complete with a dinner bell ringing in the background :)
I would love to send the kids out to play (when they’re a little bit older of course), and call them back in with a dinner bell. No yelling or trying to figure out where they’re at…they would just know if they heard the bell, it was time to come home. They would run in and we’d have a great family meal, and they would rush back out to play until it was dark. The kids would learn what it was like to live simply, and to learn out to make up games instead of being bored with the five million toys they have down in the playroom.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to live on a farm…I don’t particularly like animals, or things that smell…I just want to live out in the country and have a farm bell :) It seems silly sometimes, when I think about how much I depend on convenience (like when I forget an ingredient and can run to the store and back in 15 minutes) – there’s no way I could ever give that up. But on my busiest and most hectic of days, I think about a little country town in the middle of summer, the kids barefoot and running around the yard, and John and I sitting on the front porch just watching them, and a peace settles over me.
So for now, that can be my “happy place,” complete with a dinner bell ringing in the background :)
Monday, November 02, 2009
HALLOWEEN 2009...
Our Halloween weekend began Friday with Kylie's class party. The weather was gorgeous - it was about 70 degrees and sunny (it was supposed to be 60 and raining all day), so the walk to the party was wonderful! The party itself was chaotic but fun for her :)
Kylie with her teacher:
Joshie and Pappaw:
Kylie coloring her pumpkin:
The kids had to walk to one end of the room and back with a donut on their nose:
They played pass the pumpkin (whoever was holding the pumpkin when the music stopped was out):
They wrapped each other up like mummies:
Kylie ended up going to a sleepover with one of her friends, so John, my dad, Joshie, Ryan and I walked home enjoying the gorgeous weather.
By the time we got home, my sister had come in from Michigan. We made some of the food for our party the next day, and then headed out to meet my other sister to look at some bridesmaid dresses.
That night John and I went to a halloween party at his sister's house. We dressed up like McDreamy and Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy (the theme of the party was "be a hero, save a life." We only stayed at the party a few of hours - we still had a ton to do to get ready for our party. It was a good thing we left because Kylie called at 11:30 saying that she didn't feel good and wanted to come home. Thankfully she was fine and went right to sleep.
Saturday was the day of the party. There was food everywhere, and while it was cold, the rain that was supposed to be there never showed up, so we had a fire going and the heaters on in the garage. Late in the afternoon we got the kids ready for trick-or-treating (Kylie was a bride, Joshie was a Blue Jackets hockey player, and Ryan was a bunny (an old, warm costume of Kylie's)), and "the court kids" headed off. These kids have been trick-or-treating together now for 3 years, and I love that they are such good friends!
Kylie had such an issue with her costume. She was a bride, and she was wearing my veil. Unfortunately, she had fallen asleep, outside in the garage in a chair, right at the time I would have liked to start doing her hair. So I had to wake her up about 40 minutes later and she was not happy! She hated that she felt like the veil was falling, and then she hated her shoes, and she didn't want to carry her bouquet...she was a mess. So the first few pictures you can tell she had been crying. Even at the beginning of trick-or-treating she hung back and went to houses by herself - still pouting. Thankfully, after walking around for a while and getting candy, she perked back up and was right there with the boys!
Our local police handing out glow necklaces to all of the trick-or-treaters (they also made a special appearance at our court later on to give out more and eat some food):
The court boys:
Joshie running fast to get candy:
Kylie still not very happy:
Ryan's loot that he held in his hands the whole time until I made him put gloves on:
Kylie with her teacher:
Joshie and Pappaw:
Kylie coloring her pumpkin:
The kids had to walk to one end of the room and back with a donut on their nose:
They played pass the pumpkin (whoever was holding the pumpkin when the music stopped was out):
They wrapped each other up like mummies:
Kylie ended up going to a sleepover with one of her friends, so John, my dad, Joshie, Ryan and I walked home enjoying the gorgeous weather.
By the time we got home, my sister had come in from Michigan. We made some of the food for our party the next day, and then headed out to meet my other sister to look at some bridesmaid dresses.
That night John and I went to a halloween party at his sister's house. We dressed up like McDreamy and Meredith Grey from Grey's Anatomy (the theme of the party was "be a hero, save a life." We only stayed at the party a few of hours - we still had a ton to do to get ready for our party. It was a good thing we left because Kylie called at 11:30 saying that she didn't feel good and wanted to come home. Thankfully she was fine and went right to sleep.
Saturday was the day of the party. There was food everywhere, and while it was cold, the rain that was supposed to be there never showed up, so we had a fire going and the heaters on in the garage. Late in the afternoon we got the kids ready for trick-or-treating (Kylie was a bride, Joshie was a Blue Jackets hockey player, and Ryan was a bunny (an old, warm costume of Kylie's)), and "the court kids" headed off. These kids have been trick-or-treating together now for 3 years, and I love that they are such good friends!
Kylie had such an issue with her costume. She was a bride, and she was wearing my veil. Unfortunately, she had fallen asleep, outside in the garage in a chair, right at the time I would have liked to start doing her hair. So I had to wake her up about 40 minutes later and she was not happy! She hated that she felt like the veil was falling, and then she hated her shoes, and she didn't want to carry her bouquet...she was a mess. So the first few pictures you can tell she had been crying. Even at the beginning of trick-or-treating she hung back and went to houses by herself - still pouting. Thankfully, after walking around for a while and getting candy, she perked back up and was right there with the boys!
Our local police handing out glow necklaces to all of the trick-or-treaters (they also made a special appearance at our court later on to give out more and eat some food):
The court boys:
Joshie running fast to get candy:
Kylie still not very happy:
Ryan's loot that he held in his hands the whole time until I made him put gloves on:
The court kids:
The only picture with the ears on:
Daddy's hat was much cooler than those bunny ears:
Ryan did not like the doggy masks Aunt Suzie made everyone wear:
But he did like the Reese's Cups she fed him :)
Ryan's bunny tail:
The only picture with the ears on:
Daddy's hat was much cooler than those bunny ears:
Ryan did not like the doggy masks Aunt Suzie made everyone wear:
But he did like the Reese's Cups she fed him :)
Ryan's bunny tail:
The night ended with kids eating candy, more football watching on the garage wall, and more food being eaten by the adults. After everyone had left, we cleaned up outside, and then cleaned up the kitchen, and then sat down to watch TV. It was only 10:00, but it had been such a long day that we were all fast asleep within an hour!
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