The Modern Stone-Age Family...

I worked like a mad woman, but I got all of our costumes finished just in time to go to the church Trunk-or-Treat last night. (I mean that literally--I was still adding "leopard spots" to Wesley's costume after we should've already been there. :)

Aaron and I are, of course, Wilma and Fred, with Maddie as Pebbles and Wesley as Bam-Bam. I made costumes for our friends, Steve and Robyn, so they could be Betty and Barney.

Aaron's costume is a little too snug (teeheehee) and mine was way too big. (Plus it was heavy white fabric. The combination of those things was NOT slimming or cute. Hence the jacket. Well, and it was also like 40 degrees. We were all freezing.) Maddie's bone and Wesley's club are paper-mache. My necklace is made of marshmallows. I bought big beads to paint, but totally forgot about them until it was too late. My super-smart husband came up with the last minute idea. Genius! (Thankfully it was cold--otherwise I would've been a sticky mess.)

Wesley was not excited about trick-or-treating. A little kid had on a crazy-scary mask and Wesley flipped out when he saw it. :) It wasn't until we started shoving candy at him that he calmed down.

I'm a Winner

My friend, Lannae, had a drawing on her blog and I kinda won. :) Lannae was having a random drawing using all the names of the people who left a comment on her last post. (Lannae makes beautiful hand-stamped silver jewelry--it's very original and unique. I haven't seen anything like it before.) And since Julie (Kunz, I'm assuming) was chosen and mentioned my name in her comment, I get a pair of earrings. How sweet is that? I've been in a bit of a funk today, so it totally brought me right out of it. Aren't these just the cutest? You should definitely check out her blog to see all of her cute things!

October 15

Today is the National Day of Remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss. This includes all babies who have died because of miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or any other infant death.

So I'm saying a prayer for all of us who have lost babies. Even after 3 years since my last miscarriage, it's easy to remember how hard it is to not have those babies in my life.

The banner below will take you to the blog of an amazingly strong woman who lost her little girl. Be prepared to cry but to also be inspired by her story.

Don't Get Crazy...

Thanks to Robyn for introducing me to Bon Qui Qui!! This girl is funny!!!!

Help!

How do I get my references to my blog (on other people's blogs) to show??

GUACAMOYEE!!

Wesley and I went to lunch with my sister today. (Yet another reason I love my new job as a WAHM mom!! I love freedom!) We ate at a yummy Mexican fast food place. "El Pollo Loco." I really just liked the name and wanted to stop. :) Wesley wouldn't eat the chicken or chips but tore up the guacamole. Just watching him eat it was enough comic relief for a week. (And this video shows just what a genius Wesley is. How many 17-month-olds do you know who can say "guacamole?"

(The video's not the greatest quality, but it's pretty amazing for a phone, if you ask me!)


Yes, we had to change his clothes after the guacamole encounter. :)