Halloween

We had another fun filled Halloween this year.  It's always hard to cram every activity into the day.  We went to our church carnival, then went back to our neighborhood to trick or treat, then headed back to our house to hand out candy.

Ethan wanted to be a police officer after watching several episodes of "Adam 12" with my dad.  He is obsessed!  So he was over the moon when we walked up to church and he saw a real police officer!  Caleb wanted to be Super Mario after his newfound obsession with playing Super Mario Bros on the DS.

After YEARS of saying Mondo and I would make a good Lucy and Ricky I decided this was the year!  Our costume was a hit!  Well, all Mondo had to do was put a suit on.  When he was walking around without me everyone was asking him who he was supposed to be.  Then when I walked up to him it was clear.  ;-)  We had a lot of fun.  Now I have to think of something cute for next year!

Mario was a pretty popular costume.  That's Ethan's friend Tyler.

This is where they stayed the whole time.

Photo op before heading out to our neighborhood.

We made a mad dash to my parent's house so Papa could see them.  And of course they had to visit Halloween Land.  ;-)

Caleb was done with the pics by then.

I was only able to get a few pics of the trick or treating.  They were either sprinting or it was too dark!

We trick or treated with Caleb's little friend Syndey and Ethan's friend Brock.  We chased our other friends around the neighborhood and never caught up to them!  Maybe we can be more coordinated next year!

We finally made it back home to eat, I mean, hand out candy! 

The Fair!

We look forward to going to the Fair every year.  It was a little warm this year so it didn't quite feel like Fair weather.  Of course we got a cold front the next day!  We went right after school and stayed several hours.  The kids had a great time but were bummed that we didn't ride any rides.  Maybe next year we'll have to cave and let them ride a few things.  I think Fair rides are not very stable!

Ethan was bummed with this section.  Last year there were battery powered power-wheels to drive around.  This year it was old cars that you pedal...and poor Ethan didn't really fit in it.

Caleb enjoyed it.  He has a car like that at my parent's house.

Ethan enjoyed pitching and seeing how fast he did it.  We had to drag him away from there.

Signing a wall.

They always want nasty pizza when there is yummy Fair food.

Petting Elsie the cow.

There was a section about healthy eating.  Ethan really enjoyed it.  He felt like he was at school.

Mmmm...my favorite thing at the Fair.  Tornado Tators!!

He was cranky because he was "so hot" and didn't have a drink.  Mondo was in line to get one.  Little booger.

Running to see Big Tex!  They asked to see him from the moment we got there. He is the highlight of their trip to the Fair. 

Little did we know that this would be the last time they gave the original Big Tex a high five.  :-(



We were so, so sad to see Big Tex up in flames just days after we were at the Fair.  We were wimps and didn't tell the kids.



Being a big kid and ordering some onion straws all by himself.

Don't get between Caleb and his Sprite!

Another favorite for the kids...the cars!

Our next family dream car.  No, seriously!  Mondo was so bummed that this one was locked so we couldn't get in.

Random dancing.

I'd love one of these swing chairs.  If I had several thousands of dollars laying around.

We bought the kids these machine guns.  They thought they were the best guns ever!

We branched out and tried something new:  fried biscuits and gravy.  Sounded good, but totally wasn't.  We took a bite then threw it away.  Instead we ate a corny dog, tornado tators, onion straws, fried oreos, and some more stuff that I can't remember.  Did I mention we mainly go to the Fair to eat?  :-)

Hilari's Wedding

My cousin Hilari got married in October.  Ethan and her have always had a special bond.  He was so excited to get to be the ring bearer!  He acted so cool and suave all day because he was a professional ring bearer...since he's done it once before.  ;-)  The wedding was beautiful.  She had it at Aristide in Mansfield.

The groom, Nick.

Love this.

Instead of holding a pillow with the rings, he held a sign that said "last chance to run" so Nick could see it as Ethan walked down the aisle.  It was pretty funny.

He was so cute with the flower girl!  Her parents told me that she had a little freak out right before the wedding and Ethan calmed her down.  You know, because he is a professional.  ;-)

Our family.  Minus Mondo, Caleb and I.  We were inside.  We spent most of the time trying to keep up with Caleb.

The only picture of us.

What is this pic you ask? The dinner served wasn't anything that he would eat (although it was super yummy!) so Mondo took him next door to Chick fil a.  It was also to get him away for a little while.  :-) 

It was a beautiful, sweet wedding. I wish many years of happiness to you Hilari and Nick!