GI Joe, Snow White and a Butterfly

Happy Halloween!! We had so much fun this year!! Gary, Susan, Felicia,Eric and Lauren all came over to celebrate with us!! Oh, and Kacie, Emily and Kyler came over after they off work at Johnny Ray's. As soon as everyone got here we ate some yummy chili and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. AS soon as we finished eating dinner we had to have a miniature photo shoot to get some cute pictures of everyone dressed up! Eric and Lauren came as batman and batgirl. There costumes were really good!! So, then it was time to tackle the nighborhood in hopes of getting tons of candy! Lauren helped Bella trick or treat most of the time, and I have to say Bella was really funny this year! She would ring the door bell until someone came to the door..then she would say trick or treat..give me some candy please!! We trick or treated for about an hour then headed home to check out the loot! The kids loved looking at all of the candy!! Taylor and Bella even traded some candy this year! Bella ate so much candy!! Finally, when some trick or treaters rang the door bell...Lauren and I put up all the candy as fast as we could and I guess she just forgot about it!! Halloween made me realize why I do not keep candy in the house!! Bella and Taylor were WILD!! I can't even describe to you in words how hyper they were. They made Eric and Kyler drag them all around the house, and they thought it was hilarious! Thank goodness Eric was Batman with big muscles or I don't think he could of handled it :) Thanks everyone for making Halloween so much fun!

Fall Festival

On Friday night Tanner had a soccer game, so I decided to take the kids to the fall festival at spain park..all alone!! I was a little bit worried about taking them all by myself in fear that someone might get lost with it being dark. It was so much fun!! AND it was FREE which is always exciting. They had trick or treating, hayrides, hotdogs and great decorations. All of the kids were so well behaved. I think they know when I am alone with all of them..they have to behave. The hayride was our favorite activity. It went all the way around the lake at Spain Park. What a great way to start the weekend!!

Taylor's Boosterthon Fun Run

Today Taylor had his Boosterthon Fun run at OMES. It is the only fundraiser they do all year to raise money for the school and his classroom. Taylor had to get people to pledge him for each lap that he completed. Taylor has been really excited about this for 2 weeks now. They have a boosterthon crew that had been hanging out at the school getting them pumped up for this event. He even went to his first pep rally! Little dude completed 35 laps today...they were short laps. He raised over $100 for OMES. I am so proud of you Taylor!! After Taylor got home from school today Kacie came and picked him up to take him to dinner. He picked Mellow Mushroom for his dinner date with Kacie. It sounded like they had a great time. They even brought home some yummy pizza. We finished off the night by making brownies and chocolate chip cookies. Yummm...

Bella's open house at CASA!

On Tuesday night we had Bella's open house at CASA. It started at 5:00 so Tanner was not able to make it. I took all three of the kids so it was somewhat hard to talk with the teachers. They said Bella was a very sweet little girl. She is loving and treats all of her friends nice. Awww..That is my sweetie pie! She made some very nice art work. My favorite was her self portait. It was a circle with scribble scrabble with two eyes glued on. HA! I am sure she had fum making it...

Molluscum contagiosum! WHAT?

On Monday I took Taylor to the dermatologist. He has these white bumps on his neck and chin. He has had them for probably about a year, but the pediatrician told me not to worry they would go away in time. Well, they have not gone away..they got worse! Molluscum contagiosum is a wart like virus. They put this medicine on them to dry them up called beetle juice. It actually comes from a beetle. Pretty strange! They look really bad right now...which she said they would look bad before they went away. Poor Taylor! It looks like he has the chicken pox. Thank goodness they are not on his face!! The first picture is Taylor at the dermatologist, the second is him with the medicine on them and the third is what they look like now :( I am praying that they get better soon.

Kacie was so sweet to keep Bella while I took Taylor to the doctor. Her and Bella had some good girl time going to Taco Bell, Mcdonalds to play, Walmart and the Halloween store. Kacie bought Bella a Snow White halloween costume. She loves her outfit and is looking forward to wearing it for some trick or treating. Bella has been spending a lot of time with Kacie lately, so she says she is Kacie's baby! They are two peas in a pod :) Thanks Kacie for hanging out with buggie!

Trunk or Treat at Asbury

SO, as soon as we got home from the staycation it was time to resume all parental duties and head to trunk or treat at Asbury. Taylor dressed up as a ninja, Bella was a barbie princess and MA was a pumpkin. I could not believe how many people showed up for this event. It was packed! There were at least 40 or more trunks to trick or treat out of, Inflatables, Hotdogs, Chips, drinks and great people! Asbury really blesses the community by putting on this safe, fun event for the children. I didn't take many pictures because it was so crowded Tanner and I were having a hard time keeping up with everyone:) The kids were so tired and spoiled from being with the grandparents. I believe it takes a full week back with mom and dad to get all of the spoiledness (if that is a word) out of them. Looking forward to Halloween!!

A very RELAXING weekend!

Tanner and I had a great time on our staycation!! We wanted to stay at Ross Bridge, but it was booked...so we chose the Hilton in the colonnade. It was very nice. We really did not do anything, but eat, sleep, watch movies and football. We just kept saying how lazy we felt all weekend since we just had ourselves to take care of!! We were laughing because Tanner took a nap..and we called it his one nap of the year! If tanner and I did not have kids I think I would be really fat because we ate so much!! And you actually have time to eat your food:) It was so much fun getting to spend some time together with no interuptions! It is nice to get away every once in a while. I could not make a habit of it though because I really missed my babies! Thanks so much to the grandparents for keeping everything under control while we were away!! No pictures on this trip! Sorry!

A visit to see daddy and learning to crawl

Bella had school today, so MA and I decided to go meet Tanner downtown for lunch. I love that two days a week I get to spend some quality alone time with MA. I think she likes it too!! She gets to have all of the toys to herself without sissy taking them away. It is so easy to do errands with her. She just rides in the buggy with out making a peep. She is growing up so fast. We ate lunch with Tanner in the Harbert Building. After lunch we took a short walk outside. Daddy Tanner has been working so much. We really appreciate what a great provider you are for our family. Later that afternoon we headed over to my parents house for dinner. It is nice to get out of the house when Tanner doesn't get home until late. MA is really starting to move and groove. She is crawing quite slowly right now...which I can handle. When she gets fast I will be in trouble!! Emily has been her crawling coach :) She has been trying to get her to crawl for the last two months. This weekend Tanner and I are having a staycation. Tanner can't get off work long enough for a vacation, so a staycation will be just as fun!! We are staying in a hotel here in Birmingham to have some down time with no kids. I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend with my hubby!! Lots of movie and take out!! I hope the grandparents can hold down the house while we are gone. The good thing is we are only a few minutes away if they need anything. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!!

Storytime and Chick-fil-a

Today we decided to go to storytime with Mr. Mac at North Shelby Library. This is the first time in a really long time that I have taken Bella to the library. I wasn't sure if she would run around or really participate. Turns out that she loved it. So did MA! You can see her giggling at Mr. Mac playing the guitar and singing. Bella's favorite thing was playing with the puppets. Then we decided to swing by chick-fil-a for lunch. Bella really wanted to go in and play on the playground, so we did. I love chick-fil-a!! They are so helpful!! I love how they will carry your food to the table, and even come see if you need anything! All in all, a great day! I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with my kids. Life is good!

A fun Tuesday

I can't tell you how bad I needed a haircut. So, on Tuesday I met Emily at Bang in Cahaba Heights. Emily had her appointment at 9:30 and mine was at 10:30.It worked out perfect that she could hang out with MA while I got my hair cut. If anyone is looking for a hair dresser, Mikah is great!! After getting my hair cut I headed over to Learning Express to look for these new animal braclets for Taylor. They are suppose to be the new cool thing at school! You can wear them and trade them with your friends. I was so excited they had them in stock!! YAY! Taylor was so happy when he got home from school and I gave them to him. Then, I headed to pick up Bella from school. She is doing great at school! Once, we got home Krista dropped off sweet Madeline for me to keep. Krista had to take baby Michael to the dcotor because he was having some issues with his bottom. Luckily, he is fine!! It was so much fun having Madeline over to play. Taylor and Bella both love her so much!!