Muffins and Mimosas

The boys and I were up at the crack of dawn yesterday to hurry and eat breakfast at one of favorite places before heading to Baton Rouge for the LSU game later that day. The restaurant is decorated with signs and paintings from an artist in Destin, FL and she was there signing her work :) We pretty much had to hurry out of there after meeting her since the boys were all wound up from chocolate chip waffles. I swear sometimes I wish I could take them out on leashes!!

Home sick

Jack came down with a fever on Tuesday and right when I thought he was over it all, it reared its ugly head again. Blah. So he's been home pretty much all week :( What's the pits about this is that he's the Star of the Week in his class (they go alphabetically) and has missed all of his special show and tells. We have to go back to the dr. tomorrow for a repeat blood draw to see which way his counts are going. Could just be a virus but the dr. wants to make sure it's not anything bacterial.

We replaced the out-dated computer in the boys' playroom this past weekend. We ended up getting a Touchsmart for them since we felt that's the wave of the future. Might as well make the investment now vs. 2-3 years from now when they'll really be doing tons of homework online. So far the boys really like it and it's been so simple to use. And the best part is that it's so much faster than their old one! Eight years doesn't seem like a lot but it sure is in computer years :)

Jack's turn!

Today is election day so Jack is off from school. We went to the same art school that Theo attended last week so Jack and other school age kids could paint a butterfly! He totally chose pink, green and light blue as his colors. I was shocked since he resists anything that

Winding down

Since we did Trick or Treating last night in our subdivision, today has been a nice way to wind down the weekend. We went to church and took pictures outside with a pumpkin before we left. We didn't end up doing a pumpkin patch this year! Just as well I guess :) The boys got to eat a special cookie as their Halloween treat after lunch and then we opened the cards that family and friends so lovingly sent. If only every child was as loved as ours are the world would be a wonderful place. Makes us feel so very blessed and thankful.

Now, on to November! I've already flipped the calendar and will be putting out the cornucopia later today :)

Trick or Treat!

Our neighborhood held Halloween tonight since the Saints play tomorrow evening. Football over Halloween here in Mandeville...... Anyhow, the kids were wound UP today from Trunk or Treat this morning and then trick or treating at night. It was all a bit much but we rallied :) Our friends Sara, Betsy and Travis came over with their kids to hit the neighborhood streets. Scott was Superman, Juliet was originally a cowgirl but made a game time switch to a Spiderman we had here (sorry Betsy!), Erik was a dinosaur and baby Mark was just cute :) Jack was in heaven and loved TOT this year. I had to repeatedly ask him to slow down and wait for his brother since Theo was always holding us up. He liked to linger at the door, maybe trying to get more candy, who knows. We went to way more houses this year than any previous year though. Every year gets more and more fun! Dave stayed back and manned the candy dish. Not an easy job when kids come in packs of 20 in our subdivision! Happy Halloween everyone!

Trunk or Treat

We hauled out some decorations for my Mom's club annual Trunk or Treat this morning. It was the first time to have it on a Saturday morning vs. weekday afternoon and I must say that it was awesome! I didn't have to deal with half crazed boys on a sugar high. There were professional face painters there and Jack had his face painted like a tiger. Theo opted out of waiting in line :) The boys both made crafts and then had a great time going from trunk to trunk to get candy. Theo donned Jack's old Batman costume (remember Batman and Robin from 2 years ago?) and Jack was The Hulk, complete with battery operated muscles. We enjoyed seeing all of the kids in their cute costumes and had a great time. I'll be sad when they outgrow this fun tradition one day.

Costume party

Dave and I went to a costume party last night at our friend's Matt and Sarah's house. He wore his loudest cowboy shirt and hat (he's been dying to wear that shirt ever since he got it almost 2 years ago) and I wore a sari that Dada got for me in India a few years back. We had to You Tube how to wrap the sari and it was an ordeal! We learned that there are several different techniques and apparently lots of women complain about the pleating process. Our friends Betsy and Travis were Don and Betty Draper and then Pat and Theresa were the couple from Avatar. Matt and Sarah were the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkey :) Jen and Bob were masked revelers. My friend Marlow was a clown and then Connie was an Elvis adorer (her husband was an awesome Elvis.... wish I would have gotten their picture together!).