Happy Halloween!!

It is one of my favorite holidays today and we were all very excited to get out trick-or-treating.

Before that time comes, the kids had Halloween parties at school to dress up for.

Seth already had lunch and his mustache was rubbing off.

 

Sam was moving too fast for me to grab her picture at school.

 

 

All ready for trick-or-treating minus the touch-up that was needed on Seth's face.

 

Sam went as a nurse, Addy settled with Seth's 1st Halloween Costume of Tigger (which has a cute little tail on her bum) and Seth dressed up as a homeless man begging for candy.

 

I was a little nervous about sending Seth out in that costume as we are living in a recession and many families are struggling to 'make' it. One of the first houses they went to, I stood across the street and one house over since they'd be running my way after that house. From afar, I heard the man saying "your mom" and the kids pointing towards me saying "over there". Oh no, I though to myself. The guy turned to back into his house and dropped another handful of candy into Seth's bag. Phew!  I thought.  I asked what he said and "He said I had the best costume all night and then gave me another handful of candy!!" As we continued on for the night, Seth got another five or so compliments. One grown lady called for her elderly father to come look at Seth and his sign. The old man chuckled.

 

Next year: Sam wants to be homeless woman begging for candy so she can get as much as Seth did. Not like that matters much, since they mix their candy into one bag anyways.

Seth isn't sure what he wants to be for Halloween next year. He said we'll have to look around on the internet.

First Party Without the Parents

Adelynn followed in her big brother's footprints and hopped into Tigger. Seth wore the same costume when he was 9 months old. I was trying to find an adorable little costume that had her name all over it.

Her nose grew black and whiskers spouted on her cute little cheekers.

Her Daddy sure loved the picture that filled his screen.

Change

Me: "If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be?"

Sam: "School"

Me: "What about school?"

Sam: "It's boring"

Well, it could have been worse.

Reunion

It has been two months since Sam and I got home from our amazing week at horse camp. Facebook has allowed many of us to stay in touch.

It seemed fitting for us to reunite someplace with horses. River Valley Horse Ranch in Carver, Minnesota was where our counselors, Emma & Kate arranged for us to meet.

It was a bit chilly, and thankfully our toes didn't start to freeze until the last ten minutes of the ride. We were all very disappointed to learn that our group was too large to trot or canter with. In an edgier to at least trot, a few of us pulled back on the reins, made a gap which required a trot/slight canter to catch up. The trail guides knew what we were doing, but hey, I paid to canter.

Breakfast Awaits

"What would you like for breakfast tomorrow?" Sam asked.

"Probably peanut butter and jelly toast." I respond.

"What to drink?"

"Milk"

This morning I woke at 5:15am to noise in the kitchen. I figured she would have come in to wake me but she didn't. I wondered into the kitchen and there she stood at the chest freezer, reading a magazine with her backpack on, at 5:30am. It's cinnamon roll day at school, so she still has two hours before she needs to leave for school.

She's such a good momma.

Working Out

Nick, Adelynn and I stopped at Buffalo Wild Wings in Eagan to grab some dinner while out shopping. Nick was busy playing the trivia game and telling me which answers to pick. Adelynn on the other hand was working out and building those muscles. Her choice of resistance training is wet wipes. They are much tougher than napkins and were proving to be a challenge. I grabbed my phone and nabbed the picture of her cute little straining face. Once they tore in half, she'd hold them up to collect her praise, drop one piece and continue to make them smaller and smaller. With each pull, came this face.

MEA Treat

Today is MEA - and being the wonderful mother I am, I scheduled all three kids for doctor visits.

Seth developed a wart on the top of his foot so Dr. Peterson pulled out her liquid nitrogen and began to freeze it off. Seth's response? Besides it being more painful than the bottom of his foot, was to plug his ears.

 

"Why are you plugging your ears?"

"I'm squeezing my brain so it doesn't hurt."

In exchange, Dr. Peterson bought three swags from Seth

 

 

Sam was seen for her 7 year well child check.

She is now 48 1/4 inches tall and weighs 49.5 pounds

 

 

Adelynn was seen for her 9 month well child check, (I missed her picture - I'm horrible, I know. But luckily, she looks the same as yesterday picture)

 

Adelynn was 28 1/4 inches long, weighed 19 pounds and her head measured 18 inches.

 

Earlier in the day, Seth and Sam watched me get my flu shot at work, it was not their turn. Dave took them out of the room to get their shots, while Dr. Peterson continued on with Adelynn's visit. A few moments later, Seth came back into the room to give me a good-bye hug. The next in the door was Dave, carrying Sam, whose head rested on his shoulder with tears welling in her eyes. Sam has never liked flu shots. She usually tenses up and resists it. I just hate seeing them cry - even if I know it is for their own well-being.

 

Seth and Sam went with their Dad to start their long MEA weekend, and Adelynn and I ran to the grocery store where we met an elderly woman who just loved seeing Addy smile. Our paths crossed at least 8 times.