Month: October 2014

Alex came home from school singing “Trick or Treat. Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat. If you don’t, I don’t care. I’ll pull down your underwear.” (Ah, memories.) We convinced him that saying “Trick or Treat” followed by a “thank you” might be the best choice.

Because we only have a few neighbors we took the kids to the downtown trick or treating in Weston. How fun to walk the tiny downtown and see so many friends from school.

Our next stop was our church for their “trunk or treat.” There was plenty of candy, hot dogs, popcorn, and a firetruck!

Alex didn’t think our house had enough fall decorations. I came into the kitchen to discover that he had added quite a few bits of color.

Kaitlyn was happy and awake during Teague’s nap so I took quite a few pictures.

I am not crafty. I am not creative. However, I love to see these qualities in other people. One of my favorite photographers to follow (Andrea Hanki) is both. I love the costume she came up with for her youngest son (and his pacifier)!

My normal kitchen island setup has a red and white striped pitcher full of spatulas and spoons next to the stove. As I was decorating for Halloween, I realized a black and white pitcher would be prefect! Thankfully the one I have is also made in black and sold on Amazon. I ordered it a few days before the party and it arrived the day before but with a large crack down the side. I went ahead and used it for decor but requested a replacement from Amazon. I have now received two additional pitchers that were shattered in the shipping process.

My last contact from Amazon refunded all of my money and informed me they were pulling the item from inventory to investigate further. Darn it! I really want the pitcher. Here’s hoping they get it worked out and back in stock.

The picture on the left was taken July 10 and the picture on the right was taken today (October 25).

I decided to put the pictures side by side after I realized we had the same outfit in both the summer and winter version.

Evidently mine decided to wake up and have a party at eleven o’clock. First Alex appeared saying his stomach hurt. Then Teague bounced out of the room and wanted to talk too. I eventually went to bed but Wade said they were up for hours. Crazy kids.

I love fall colors – especially the trees. Growing up in Paducah, everyone in my family would pick their favorite. This is my favorite for 2014. I see it every time I drive to Weston.

Kaitlyn has a had a touch of something (sickness-wise). I thought it was Hand, Foot, and Mouth but I have not seen any sores. She had a low grade fever one day. The two biggest things I have noticed are a lot less eating and a lot more sleeping. Kaitlyn and I met my friend Katie for breakfast and Kaitlyn was a great companion. She smiled and giggled for a little bit and then fell asleep (and slept) while Katie held her and we talked.

Wade and I both really like arcade games. I was nothing but excited when he came home with a cocktail Ms. Pacman the other night. The kids just realized we had a new game and couldn’t wait to play.

I love five year old spelling.

I’ve been contacted by numerous people over the years about Alex’s rocketship bed. (see here and here) Most people want more details, plans, etc – which we sadly don’t have. (Wade mostly created the bed as he was building it with materials he could easily acquire.) Wade has tried to help a few people with their questions, but that’s been the end of it. Then I received an email from someone having the bed made. Donna agreed to send me a picture and I love how the bed for her son turned out!
Alex’s original bed:

The re-creation: