Happy Halloween

Sorry its been soooo long! I know I am a blog reject!! Well, I thought I would make it up to you by inviting you to join me in sharing some Halloween memories! Favorites, funniest, scariest, you name it.....lets hear it! okay, I'll start...Remember when Darrell dressed up as Kermit the Frog? I thought that was the coolest costume EVER!!!!, how about when we worked all week to make the carnival in our backyard...that was awesome...remember David Durtschi wearing the real pumpkin on his head?? Hilarious!!! I still have fond memories of our amazing ballerina costumes...feather boas and all! Come on mom, make me a new one! Our Halloweens have always been so much fun! I have especially loved the last few years when we choose a theme...it is so much fun to gather all the stuff, and decorate the house!!! The kids (and the adults) are already planning next years Halloween party! Enjoy these next few pics...it was all I could find!

Lets go way on back.....

I guess I was once an angel!











and a southern belle




and raggedy ann.....
aren't we all so cute!!!!





This pic isnt Halloween, but it was a tragic experience for me....I had a costume party for my birthday...and dressed up like a scarecrow! All of my friends thought I was Jeremy Baird...a boy we didn't like...who wasn't cute....ugh..it was so embarrassing...I guess I'll save all my other pics of myself dressed as a male for another post....hey...so, that's whats wrong with me!!!!

who needs a reason to dress up???

FHE FUN!!!!













Alan and I exchanged outfits one Sunday afternoon!! WEIRD!!! NOOO!



NICE HAIR







The Lost Boys and Captain Hook

clownin around

check out these boys...a blast from the past....

and then there's josh...the pimp daddy!!! whoa, slow down girls......he's taken!!!!

ghosts of halloween past!

aren't they cute?

Noah is the vampire...devouring the pumkin cookie!

And here is my personal favorite...the robot superhero! yay for homemade costumes! ha ha ha

they were so little!!! and so cute!

Texas hugs

We had so much fun in Texas with our cousins! The kids played and played...we talked and sang and had fun! The kids set up a tent in the backyard, they climbed trees, and just had a blast together! Alex cooked his famous burgers and salmon dinners....(on different nights:) soooo good!!! Hillary and I scrapbooked a few pages...who doesn't love that?! Mom found this enormous horse....its true...everything is bigger in Texas! ha ha ha

Sprinkler fun

The kids had a blast cooling off after a long hot day!
Aren't they so cute!!!?

Kids loving life!

More fun at the picnic!

Happy Labor Day!!

For Labor day we went over to Sarah Thee's house. (She is Grampa Dans girlfriend.) We had a lovely barbecue lunch and some birthday cake for Sam...The big boys had a horseshoe tournament, while the little ones played in the beautiful yard.

Smithville Lake

Sam was able to bring his very best friend Joseph along for the campout so that was a lot of fun! These boys have been buddies for a couple of years now and they have a lot of fun together. Unfortunately Josephs family moved on Labor day, so this was their last bit of fun together for a while, hopefully they will get to see each other again someday.










Here are a few pics of the kids swimming at Smithville Lake! It may look like a lovely beach and a nice little lake....but looks can be deceiving...the sand ends at the waters edge and you walk right into mud! It is super yucky sticky mud too! At one point Jenna got stuck and started freaking out, so I went out to save her and got myself stuck, my flip flops came off in the water and when I reached down to pull them out of the mud they broke! At least they were cheap ones! The kids all had so much fun and slept the rest of the day! It was a lovely little trip...one we should definitely do again!!

Watching fireworks, catching parachutes, and playing!! We all had so much fun!!!

A few of the wedding guests enjoying the party! It was such a lovely evening!

Jenna enjoying her cake!