Halloween 2011

   Ok,so Im really behind in downloading pics to my blog BUT I got my new camera software downloaded and I am set so be prepared for an outpouring of pictures as I get caught up!

Halloween!

   Halloween was sooooo much fun!
   The girls loved every freaking second of it,and let me tell you they are pretty darn good at conning ppl out of their candy!Some how they brought home about 10lb of this stuff!

   Daisy went as Rapunzel from the movie Tangled

   Lilly went as Dorothy from the Wizard of OZ

   We carved 4 pumpkins then forgot to take pictures lol So I went and snapped a pic of one of them on the porch in the snow,it actually looks quite pretty sitting out there tonight :)

 
   All in all I would say Halloween was a success this year everyone had tons of fun!

my how time flies

   Hard to believe tomorrow is already Halloween isn't it?The candy bowl is ready,girls costumes are ready,pumpkins carved the,house is decorated,fog machine is ready and,now just down for the wait til tomorrow evening.We havent decided if we are going out and about yet or not.The weather has been very calm since the last blizzard(we got 12 inches!)most of the snow has already melted but the evenings are pretty chilly now.
   This is the first time we have ever went all out for Halloween,i was raised in a home where the only holiday we celebrated was Christmas and birthdays,so it has been a bit of a struggle for me to get into the mood,but I think I have finally made it!
   Tonight Nick and I are going to have a mini-at-home-date after the girls are asleep,I'm excited to be able to spend time with him alone as we have been ever so busy lately :)
    I Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!(I so fell in love with this pic lol)

Zombie Festival

   Last week Nick talked me into going to a zombie festival as one of our October Halloween activities as a couple(without the girls of course :) In the end it was more funny than scarry when zombies invaded all of downtown lol.There was a zombie fashion show,brain eating contest(sherris pies lol) a video game contest,a walking dead walk,etc.It was to raise money for a good cause  but we didnt stay long cuz it was  kind of dumb but anyhow this is what it looks like when zombies invade our city lol all laughing and fun and games,i think Nick lost his interest in zombies after this lol

Has Fall Arrived????

   No,not officially til September 23 this year but....  
    The weather is finally cooling off,and I cant wait for the leaves to start falling off the trees! We were going to sit outside on the front porch tonight to eat ice cream cones a s a family and everyone ran outside before I could finish what I was doing then before I even made it out they were shivering and whining about how cold it was and could they please come back in??? What the heck? so I stepped outside and sure enough it was way too cold,Nick and the girls came back inside and ate their ice cream under thick fuzzy blankets :) Daisy even asked to have her corn bag warmed up at bedtime and again when she woke to go potty lol
   Nick is getting so excited that Halloween is just around the corner,he has been buying all kinds of Halloween decorations at both the thrift stores and Dollar Stores.I have never decorated for Halloween so this is going to be a new experience for me,heck I'm not sure I have ever even carved a pumpkin on my own lol.I grew up in a very conservative,religious family where Holidays,especially Halloween were not celebrated.So,I am finding out all kinds of fun things now that I have my own kids and we are trying to make our own family traditions.we are trying to make each and every Holiday fun and memorable,after all we only live once!

Halloween Pics

   Today Daisy went to the doctor and had her meds readjusted,I'm so hoping they can pinpoint what is going on with her.She has been struggling with migraines and vomiting for quite some time now,however 2 weeks ago she was put on a medicine to help control pain and it completely eliminated her vomiting,but seems to be making her aggressive and violent,especially towards Lilly.Both girls are on meds to sleep at night,but for some reason it doesn't seem to be helping Lilly as she has spent the past two nights kicking the wall or banging her head on the wall ALL night long!I am very thankful she has been really a good girl about her insomnia but its extremely hard for me to get any sleep when she is kicking the other side of the wall within inches of my head lol.
   On a brighter note,Halloween went well,if you consider Daddy having to work,Lilly refusing to wear her costume and both girls being terrified of other trick or treaters.Not to mention Lilly falling down multiple concrete steps bruising her head badly YET AGAIN!One house we went to had the window open on the screen door and a nasty looking green witch hanging out,and I'm telling you both girls totally flipped!Daisy walked away muttering "That darn witch scared me" lol we laughed for about a whole block over that one!Both girls really didn't want pictures takes,so we kind of just had to do the best we could.Daisy went as "Cinderella in Rapunzel's dress" as she put it,she couldn't be Rapunzel because she doesn't have long hair!You gotta love it she has quite the imagination!Lilly was kinda pouting in the corner so I snapped a quick picture she just wanted to wear a dress and her red shoes lol

   Well,not too much else going on here at this moment,I have been running low on energy from lack of sleep the past few days and now my house is suffering so there is alot to be done!I'm hoping to run to Dollar Tree later to see if they have fall decals for the windows,also need to run to the store because the girls each got $5 in their Halloween cards from Nick's Mum so I promised the girls we would see if we could find them each a new movie to add to their collection.We no longer buy toys in our household,the girls only get toys as gifts from family,everything from me is now homemade.I find they are much more appreciative that way!So when they have a little money we either save it or get movies to watch together.
   I still have the sleeves to do for the big dance performance in a few weeks,so yesterday I sat down for an hour and played around with my fabric and elastic and created 4 different dance sleeves and then me and the girls went to the studio and let them pick which version they liked.I will get pics posted as the get done :) but for now I'm going to sign off!