Sally the Elf

Sally our elf has returned for the season. Apparently the kids and her had a little chat about not being so boring this year. She's not near as wild as their friends elves but at least she has managed a little spark other than just sitting in the same few spots like last year.

Running from Girls

Running from girls and slamming into a brick wall gives you a major headache, split forehead and goose egg.

Notice anything different???

Christmas Card Photos 2013

I took the kids this weekend and attempted to take some photos of them for our Christmas card this year. For some reason these are showing up a little off compared to the originals, but you get the just of it. :-)

Lunch Date

Just finished Shelby's last volleyball game where she scored the winning point and served 6 points worth. She did great! So we are celebrating with lunch out at Jimmy Changas and next Shelby and I are heading to the Nutcracker Market at the GRB convention center.

Fall 2013 Team Photos

I picked up team photos and trophys last night after practice.

 

Super Soccer Star Tucker!!

Tucker did FANTASTIC at Saturday's soccer game. I have learned that Tucker needs to be praised on the field AT ALL TIMES when he is on the field. There's no playing on a cell phone or talking to other parents. My eyes must be focused on him at all times. Last weekend I wasn't at the game since Shelby was sick and Tucker got booted from a quarter of the game for bad sportsmanship. That was NOT going to happen this time and it didn't. He was scoring goals and doing great assists. I was SO PROUD of him. And yes, EVERYONE knows his name and that I am his mother!!

 

This is him giving his coach a 5. This coach has A LOT of energy and swears Tucker was just like him as a kid. He pays no attention at practice but is a rockstar at games.

 This picture is on of the balls going into the goal after one of his great kicks!

Neighborhood Kids

Lately it seems our house has been THE house to hang out at for the neighborhood kids. When I come home from work there are always kids over playing with Shelby. Tucker is at daycare so he has no idea all the fun that is going on at the house while he isn't there. Shhhhh! But some days he is there so he gets to join in on the fun. And weekends lately have been nerf battle headquarters it seems. I love that kids want to come over and play at our house. I love hearing the chatter of the things they say. Last week I heard 1 kid tell Shelby "your Mimi is so cool" and "your house smells so good". LOL (That would be thanks to Mimi!) And now that we have 30+ nerf guns, I am sorry to all my neigbors who are finding nerf darts in their yard!

 

Girl Scout Halloween Party

I think this year may be the last year we have a halloween party for the troop. Only half the girls came. Maybe some feel that they are getting too old for halloween??? I'm not sure. We still had fun though. We played a game where the girls had to dig eyes out of slimey brains (aka spaghetti noodles with olive oil), and another game where they had to dig out 10 gummy worms with their mouth only in a pie pan of whip cream. We also played the mummy wrap, costume fashion show, and danced the thriller dance. Mimi made witch fingers which were delicious and a huge hit too!

Happy Halloween!

Well I wasn't quite sure how Halloween would go this year with it storming and flooding outside, and me dying inside with the stomach flu. But the sun finally came out and I managed to crawl out of bed so Halloween was back on! Mimi, Poppy, Aunt Laurie and Uncle Stan came over and enjoyed the evening with us. Poppy and Uncle Stan passed out candy while Mom, Aunt Laurie and I took the kids out trick or treating. Shelby's friend Caylee joined us this year as well. Shelby knew for months that she was going to be a minion. Her and Caylee both. Tucker on the other hand had 4 costumes (3 minecraft costumes and 1 G I Joe costume) and then insisted that he MUST be Slender Man or he wasn't going. So I got the closest thing I could find that Party City claimed was Slender Man in a Tux. It's a morph suit. He slips and slides all over the house in it. He looooooves it!

 

I wish I would have taken a picture of Mimi all dressed up in the morning but since I felt like I was on my death bed I didn't even think about it. She took the kids to school and walked them inside wearing her witch hat, hair and glasses. The kids loved it so much. Apparently she was the hit of the day since all the kids thought she was the coolest Mimi ever!

 Poppy and Uncle Stan handing out candy.

 

 We saw this beautiful sunset while out trick or treating.