Halloween
Boo! It’s, finally, Halloween! The kids have been asking about it since spring and it’s here! This one is going to be a little different as Alison has to start-out on her trip to Brno, Czech Republic before Trick-or-Treating time. Alison hated to have to miss it, but luckily she was able to be there for the Red Hat Family Halloween Party and the Goddard Trunk-or-Treating celebration. But, we’ll get back to that in a moment. The day started out fairly normal with Kendall...
Read MoreAlison’s birthday
Happy birthday to me! Tonight we shared the surprise cake that Brian decorated, and some chocolate-dipped fruit that Brandon gave me as well. I did end up ordering a couple of those emoji pillows like I’d seen in Vegas–one is a gift that I won’t reveal yet, but the “embarrassed/nervous laugh” is my soul emoji, the one I use the most. 😅 (See, I’m embarrassed/laughing just admitting...
Read MoreSurprise Cake
Today was a teacher workday for Brian, and lucky for everyone, Nana Rosemary was available to watch him, so Brandon and I could both go to work! She and Brian made a surprise cake for me, cutting a pound cake into a heart shape, adding orange and yellow surprise frosting inside, chocolate frosting outside, and Brian’s craaaazy decorations, making it into a happy heart face. He also made a big “Surprise!” sign to go with it. Thanks Brian (and Mom!) 🙂 Later tonight, I...
Read MorePicture Day, Pumpkins, Kanki
It was family picture day today! We showed up and were thrown a bit of a curve ball–the studio is under renovation, and they had set up shop in the old catalog desk area. This made the kids a bit rambunctious, and the lights and crowds made the whole experience a bit crazy. Everyone was hot and stressed out! Kendall took antsy to a whole new level. Hope something turns out, anyway–these are for our holiday card, after all. 😉 This afternoon we went to the farmer’s...
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Tinkerbell Kendall & Bear
This morning we made muffins! Our favorite, lemon poppyseed. (This mix is hard to find at our grocery store, thanks to Nana for finding and bringing us boxes of it!) The kids made Halloween decorations in the afternooon. Kendall played in the Tinkerbell costume I’d gotten her at a consignment sale many moons ago, and dressed her bear up as Tinkerbell, too! So adorable. She kept the costume on, as she played with the power tools and take-apart truck, and even when she played catch...
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