M&M's

What a blast! Halloween was such fun this year! We took the kiddos to a pumpkin patch and let them roam around for a while and play all over the pumpkins, which we never purchased! I thought pumpkin patch pumpkins are suppose to be cheaper than the store? Apparently not here. $14 bucks for a squash, no thank you! But we had fun just chillin.

Just some random photos of the kids goofing around.


We got our non pumpkin patch pumpkins, Haldey was more than ecstatic. Both kids were going nuts picking every pumpkin they could get there hands on and trying to put them in the grocery cart. After we got them home, Hads was pretty much making out with them the first half hour they were home.

My mom growing up did such a great job at making the holidays special for us. I loved it, it made so great memories. I wanted to try a little magic potion like mom did for us. We mixed up some Kool-Aid, and hit up the dry ice store. Hadley picked a purple potion and Hayden did red.

The kids helped me make some jello with eye balls and worms in it. We also made "mummy dogs" hot dogs wrapped in stripped crescent rolls. It was super simple and they had a blast putting it together and their buddies that came over thought it was pretty cool. Hadley totally freaked out when the magic potion starting bubbling, but when it came close to her she flipped and started screaming "Hot, Hot!" Hilarious. Funny thing is... my kids(and I think most of their friends) have never had Kool-Aid before and only had jello a couple times. So pretty much no one ate or drank anything besides the hot dogs! But the reaction from the kiddos was priceless. By the end of the night the dry ice had carbonated the Kool-Aid and Dan and I were downing the grape potion because it tasted like a divine grape soda! So good!

Hayden wanted to be Frankenstein at story time. I must say he pulled it off pretty well!

On to the trick or treating. Hayden got the option of being an M&M or an M&M. I am was not feeling motivated to go all out this year with costumes, but they were more than happy to dress up as candy. They got to go to the store and pick out there favorite colors. And even though these costumes were beyond easy, I think they turned out just fine!

We went to a big strip mall and hit up the trick or treating. Both did a great job and made out with plenty of loot. They also had a fire truck to check out, so the kiddos blast driving and playing around.

My mischief maker!

Kiddos with their buddies. Later that night we had the ward trunk or treat. Which got rained out and we headed indoors. Can I just say that people are so talented! So many moms made awesome costumes for their kids, and they were so creative! We were surrounded by cute kids all day!

The weather is so warm here you have to wait to carve your pumpkin or it will go bad with in a day or two. Hayden and Hadley picked out Mickey and Minnie for their pumpkins. Hayden was interested for a while, Hadley was a little too interested! Mom and Dad did most of the work.

I think we carved pumpkins in record time this year! Dan was very proud of his Mickey, I claim he has an unfair advantage of a steady hand and many years of dental work under his wing. My Minnie was okay, but you can tell I don't have the skills of a pumpkin carving master!

On actual Halloween we have a few more activities, but I have class at night so we probably won't do too much.

Here we are working on a fall craft, one minute all is happy...

Next, drama. Hayden got a little excited telling me where to put the leaves and he touched the hot glue gun.

Sibling love. This happens all day long and usually ends with someone crying. Hadley got her face painted the day before.



Daniel had gotten the kids to love to play in the rain. It was down pouring and they all head out side to play.

There is a little ditch on the side of the house that collects all the water, pretty much they were bathing it the huge mud pile!

Hadley playing with her dolly's binkie

Fun camping in the hallway. Which includes roasting mallows and hotdogs and starting a fire!

injury

Alright, I am always posting about my kiddos but this time it's about me. Life has been a blur the last few weeks which for a pregnant woman is quite nice. Lets begin back a few months, starting with this pregnancy. This 3rd child has taken a toll on me and she is still only in the womb. I started off with a hard 1st trimester not so much sickness but everything else. I think it put me in a weird depression. I think it had to do with hormones and the fact that my usual exercising went totally out the window, so there goes all those endorphins. So here I am 27 years old feeling like I am going through a mid life crisis. Well I always have said I wanted to go back and finish my schooling, and Dan and I decided this was a good time. I really needed something to get my mind going, something to give me some confidence. So I am now back in school 3 nights a week at college here is south Florida. It has really helped. I am out of the house, doing my own thing and Dan has got to spend a lot of time with the kiddos.
But the story does not end there. Things are going better life is progressing, than a few nights in a row I had a hard time sleeping because of wonderful leg cramps. So what do I do... put on my running shoes and hit the pavement. Not the smartest thing to do when you are 26 weeks preggo. Back up just a moment more to when I was preggo with Hadley where the last two weeks were absolutely miserable because of pelvic pressure. I would call the dr everyday crying until they drugged me up because I was in so much pain. But as soon has the princess arrived it was gone. So back to running, the last mile I slowed it down because I could feel pressure down there. The next day or two I was a little sore down there but it did wonders on my leg cramps, so what do I do....hit the pavement again! Horrible idea!! I get home and I struggle to make it up the stairs. After a few days of misery I look into whats going on with my body. Both my Dr. hubby, and OB have confirmed pelvic girdle pain. Plan of action.....nothing. I have torn a ligament in my pelvis because of the trauma I had with Hadley and than working out. My doctor said that this pain will not even start to heal until after the baby is born. Anything I do aggravates it. You have no idea how much you use your pelvic mucles until you have injured it. Anything from going up the stairs, putting on pants, lifting the kiddos, walking, or getting up from a chair. Anything causes pain. Good news is there is no harm to baby, she is safely hanging out, putting pressure down there. Little miss is healthy and happy. Mom not so much. the last three weeks have been rough physically. Dan has done well with helping me survive. He does get after me a lot for doing things that cause pain, but men do not realize how much has to been done around the house just to keep the family going everyday. But he still supports me when I go into my "melt down mode." Hayden is actually pretty sympathetic also. He sees me struggle and will ask "You okay mom, whats wrong, is baby sis kicking you?"
So that is my complaining for now, I still have 2 1/2 months which I am sure I will do some more complaining. But I do have to say how grateful I am that my hubby is sweet and helpful and that after a few weeks of sick kids that they are now doing well. I think I have had a fairly easy life and so I need a few challenges here and there. Dan and my kids make me so happy, and make life so fun. I am excited to add more spice to my life with another girl. Dan has tried his hardest to make me happy and keep my mood up. Anyone that knows me, knows I am the spontaneous crazy person in our marriage. Not so much lately, but Dan has really brought a lot of crazy happy moments in our life to keep things interesting which I really appreciate. I hope I will soon be back to my crazy self instead of miss boring, complaining woman. In the mean time you will see me walking around like I need a cane. But if you try and make fun of me, I may whip out a cane and beat you down, like all the rest of the angry old ladies you see down here in Florida!