Dear Neighbors...

Dear Neighbors,
I'm just writing to let you know that my boys and I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into decorating your houses for Halloween. It is so much fun walking down to the park and enjoying all the fun decorations we pass along the way. N really likes to point out all the pumpkins. I think the scarecrows are nice looking. J loves it all. He loves the ghosts and black cats and spiders. He even likes the skeletons. However, we all agree. That this:



Yes, this:
Is a little creepy. What's up with that?


Although I guess I shouldn't complain. I'm sure not everyone enjoys our lovely homemade decorations...


Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you and yours have a great one!

Who's That Girl?

I'm freshly showered.
My legs are shaved.
I blow-dried my hair.
I'm wearing makeup.
I am wearing a skirt.

My husband and children aren't going to recognize me.

But, hey, I have a hot date tonight and I want to look good!

From the Mouths of Babes

"I want to be a dirt man."--J.

"Daddy likes to give me beer." --J in a really loud voice in a store. (Thanks, honey!)

"I like devils." --J. (Thanks, Panda Express and your SweetFire chicken.)

"Plane." --N, about a million times. He's very observant and DFW is a busy airport!

"Elmo!" --N, about a million times. He's in love! He's also a big Cookie Monster fan, but that's harder to say.

The Good and The Bad: More Knitting Adventures

Last night I finished the right front of my sweater. As I mentioned in my last post, the left front took me FOREVER because I was having so much trouble decreasing in pattern. The right front went much more smoothly. No ripping. No frustration. It just seemed to make sense what to do and all went well. In fact, here it is:Isn't it lovely? Look at that nice line along the neckline (the right side of the picture). Just a lovely even slant. Just the way it was supposed to turn out.

Now let's look back at the left side:
See how the decreases for the neckline (on the left side of the picture) aren't done right? See how that inside line is wavy? It goes in, but then goes back out a little, then dips back in. Yeah, that? That's NOT how it's supposed to look. I was just having issues when I did this. I didn't do things right at all. Major "blond" moment here. I totally forgot about only doing a partial pattern repeat at the edges of the sweater instead of a whole pattern repeat. It threw everything off. So...I'll be ripping this side back out tonight. I think it should be pretty quick to reknit now that I have my brain on straight again. Oh well. Third times the charm, right? Maybe fourth time? Oh well. I'd rather do it again and do it right or it will bug me every time I wear the sweater.

Happy Monday, everyone! Hope yours is going well.

Still Not Halloween...But We're Having Fun!

Yesterday we went to our neighborhood Fall Festival. It was amazing! The boys had so much fun! They wore their costumes and had fun trick-or-treating amongst the different sponsor booths. The petting zoo was a favorite for both boys. We also rode a train, played carnival games and both boys jumped in a bounce house for the first time--yes, J finally went in WITHOUT me! Unfortunately, my camera battery died right before we went on the train so I don't have any pictures of the bounce house or carnival games.

N actually wore his hat! I was so excited I took pics in the parking lot:
My two cuties (watching a plane):

At the petting zoo. N enjoyed the view from the outside first:

J had to jump right in--although he wasn't so sure about that goose:

Petting the rabbits:

Trying to feed the piglets:

When N came in the enclosure, he was so excited. He kept running from animal to animal. I think he liked the goats best:

Watching B feed the llama:

The train we rode:

And then my camera battery died...

But I put in my spare this morning to take this picture of N and his crazy bedhead. It may be haircut time soon!

Still Not Halloween Yet...But We're Getting Ready

And It's Not Even Halloween Yet...

On Friday night we had our neighborhood Trunk or Treat with my moms group. It was so much fun! We had around 30 families participating. All the children were dressed up in their costumes and went "trunk-or-treating" while the parents handed out treats from the trunks of their cars. People were so generous and the boys had lots of fun getting all kinds of non-candy treats. Afterward we had a potluck dinner at the park.

J decided to wear his Cookie Monster costume from last year. N wore his garden gnome costume, put didn't want to wear the hat or beard.


J has taught N how to make silly faces...


Our attempt to get a group picture of all the children in their costumes:
N and J checking out their goodies: