Birthday Laughs

Yesterday was my birthday. Hooray, another year. I was gone on an awesome sissy trip with my sister, sister-in-law and mom over the weekend. Brian took the kids shopping with him while I was out. When I got home on Sunday evening, my family was telling me about what they did. Jaycey says, "We got you a bear!" Of course, I started laughing. Then, when I was opening my gift I said, "Hmm, I wonder if it's a bear?" Jaycey looks at me and says, "Wow, Mom! How did you know? It is a bear!" Oh to be 3 again.

Funny kid

The other day we moved all of the furniture from our living and family rooms into the kitchen so the carpets could be cleaned. Jaycey decided to squish herself in among all of the furniture. I thought it was cute and wanted to share the picture.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was a success. Hooray! How could it not be when the kids collected enough candy for a year in one night? It turns out that even though quite a few kids don’t know who Wonder Woman is, most adults do. I told Ryeley that Mira’s mom told me she could “totally tell that she was Wonder Woman”. She got this great big smile on her face. I laughed and asked her if she liked her costume. She laughed too and said “Yes!” Whew! Thanks, Amber.

Trunk-or-treating, I think, is one of the best things ever invented. My kids came to my work and trick-or-treated the offices and then went to the trunk-or-treat. That’s it. There was none of the traditional having to hoof it around the neighborhood and actually work to get the candy. Speaking of traditions, I miss being at home with my mom and visiting all of the grandparents on Halloween. When I was a kid, one of our traditions was to meet at my grandma’s house with all of the cousins and break a piñata.

Here are some pictures of my beauties on Halloween. Hayley was a vampiress, Ryeley was Wonder Woman and Jaycey was Tinkerbell. Brian didn’t dress up, so I told him he went as Oscar the Grouch. I went in my true form as an ogre! :o)