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The Force Was With Us

The phone conversation went something like this:

Hillary: You know what would be really cool this year?
Me: What?
Hillary: We should have the boys be Jedi for Halloween. Owen could be Yoda.
Me: That would be awesome. Hey boys do you want to be Jedi for Halloween?
Boys: YES!
Me: You hear that?
Hillary: I did. Sweet.
Me: Sweet.

I'm not sure at what point it was decided that I would MAKE the costumes. I'm not even sure Hillary asked me to make them for her boys. I may have just taken over, I do that sometimes. Not sure what I was thinking because I don't even sew. So what do we end up with?

Apparently, I ROCK!

The costumes turned out SO much better than I could have ever imagined. Even Dan asked me to make a costume for him. Will I attempt something on this scale again? Ask me later -I need some time to recover.

Thank goodness Bailey decided to do something simple this time. She was a princess -not a perfect princess a more modern princess and definitely not leia. She looked very pretty. Tenneil asked me to make a robe for Hannah to play in because she felt left out. It just happened that the color she picked worked with Hannah's costume.

The kids had a great time at the traditional downtown trick or treat. Then we went to Mom and Dad's for soup.
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3 Jedi (maybe 4), 1 Yoda, 1 Princess, and part of a Witch

Yes Hillary, crazy is alive and well at our house.

Weekend at the Cabin

We spent last weekend at a cabin up Weber canyon with the whole family. We passed the time playing games, watching movies, carving pumpkins, and enjoying the outdoors - including watching a moose from the deck. Bailey and her friend Courtney played tricks like leaving fake rats on the kitchen floor and spiders in the butter. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful weekend. We all had a great time. Here are just a few of our favorite photos - okay a lot!

Life with the boys - swearing and awful smells

On our way to Reams to pick up this year's pumpkins:

E: "Mom, when can I swear?"
Me: "When you are a grown up."
E: "AWESOME!"

Not long after that:

E: "Smell that horrible smell?" - said in a completely disgusted voice
Alex: "Yeah, you farted didn't you." - equally disgusted
E: "Yes" - hehehe

Bless his heart.

Oh, Thank you!

Last night was Bailey's first choir concert. She wanted to send out a thanks to all the family that came to watch. She hopes everyone enjoyed the performance and maybe got a little giggle. "Meow"

Think Happy Thoughts, Happy Thoughts

Our Niece Hannah likes Yo Gaba Gaba. She comes to our house in the mornings and likes to watch it. I secretly like it, and like that I have an excuse to watch. Why do I like a kid show you might ask. What's not to like? Silly characters, silly songs, and priceless lessons for everyone.

I love the interchangeable lyrics. The topic of the day is food - snacky snack snack, snack snack snack. Oh, the topic is dance - dancey dance dance, dance dance dance. I love that "Party in my Tummy" can get a kid to eat almost anything, and "Clean it up" gets them to jump up and help clean. I dare you to sing "Happy Thoughts" without thinking some. Click here to go to NickJr radio.

It just seems nice that in a time of presidential elections, economic crisis, and general yuck. Something so simple can lift spirits and make me smile. Thanks Gaba gang!