Halloween 2013

Halloween is always so much fun! I love the excitement of the girls getting all dressed up and going trick or treating. It always feels rushed getting ready, and the girls are always so excited they drive me nuts! But, when it's finally time to trick or treat, they finally settle down and get into things. We had almost 2 full days of rain, so we were lucky that it stopped just in time for wonderful trick or treating weather! The Hrobars joined us again this year, and I swear every time we went to a door, everyone probably thought I was a crazy lady with 6 kids! The kids were all very polite and nice, which was good. We had some houses with some pretty scary decoration, but luckily none of the kids got scared this year. I think they finally realize that it's all fake stuff.

As usual, we got way too much candy and didn't give away too much, but it was a fun night!

I even joined the fun this year and put on my 80's gear to match my tiny 80's rock star. I found Adilyn's old costume, and it was just too fun not to reuse for Brooke :)

Jasmine, Belle, and an 80's Rocker

A grumpy 80's Rocker :)

Two little princesses

Rock out!

A pink-haired mom and her punk daughter

The whole crew!

Me and my girlies

Running! (Like the candy was going anywhere!)

On the move!

"Trick or Treat!!!!"

A police officer stopped and let us take our picture - all the kids are in their "poses"

Brooke finally wanted to trick or treat when we got home, so she played with Cory.

A Navasota Weekend

We always love spending time out at Dana's parent's land in Navasota. Fun in the dirt, shooting, riding their "cars", and exploring! They are burying pipe out on the land, so that provided some fun for the kids - playing in the dirt and on (and in) the pipes.

Boosterthon!

Adilyn's school always does the Boosterthon for a fundraiser. It's a fun run style fundraiser where people donate money per lap they run. It's always a fun event for the kids and the families that come watch. The kids really get into running and doing their laps. Adilyn did very well, and called all the grandparents to ask for support. She even tried to memorize her little speech :) Brooke and Kacy had fun cheering Addy on, and they loved looking at some of the kids' crazy hair.

Trunk or Treat!

We had a Trunk or Treat activity with the MOMS Club, and we had never done one before. It was a lot of fun! It was at a local park, and everyone decorated their trunks in different themes. Since we had 3 little princesses, of course, our trunk was filled with princess garb. Of course, I didn't have to buy anything, since princess stuff pretty much covers our entire house. There were about 15 families there, so it was quick, but just enough candy! It was a great way to get our Halloween holiday started. It was also a fabulous way to get the kids out in their costumes another time!

Pumpkin Cuties

This was the first year since Adilyn was two that we haven't made it to a good pumpkin patch! Usually we go to Dewberry Farm or the other pumpkin patch by our old house, sometime we even did both. This year between t-ball on the weekends and bad weather, we never made it to one :( BUT, October would not be complete unless we got some pumpkin pictures somewhere! So, we went up to the little church's pumpkin patch to snag a few quite pics. I missed going to one of the farms, but it's not the end of the world. There is still a lot of holiday fun to be had!

Some more T-ball/Blast Ball pictures

We are about halfway through the softball season, and things are going well. Luckily, both Nammie and Pops made it down to see a couple games on the weekends. Adilyn has gotten much better! She is trying a lot harder, working on hitting hard, and she is having fun. She even got two outs at home last weekend! Mom said she "ran the girl down" to get the out. Whatever happens, I am glad that she is having a good time and making new friends. Kacy is a beast! She can throw and hit very well. She has even got a few hits off of pitches when the coach lets them practice that at the end of practices. Brooke is ready to play, too! I can't keep her off the fields. Here are some more pictures...

Adilyn loves Pops!

Chasing the ball down!

Dusting off her friend's pants - always the little helper.

Nice form!

A sweaty cutie

Pops and his sweet Kacy

Always sassy!

Awww, my little 1st baseman...taking after her mama!

Check out the hustle

"I just wanna play!!!!"

Determined :)

Back To Work...At Home?

I got a call a couple weeks ago that I got the job that I interviewed for way back in June. The job was for a high school English teacher at an online public school. I officially started on Monday, but I really have no idea what I am getting myself into! I have almost 200 students. I am teaching 9th and 10th grade English, both of which are a literary analysis/grammar/composition class. There are one hour live lessons that I have to give each week, some faculty meetings, and lots of grading. I hope it works out because it would be great to teach again, and have the flexibility to be home with my sweet girlies! The hardest thing for me right now is that I have no idea what I really will be doing when I take over these classes. How much will I really need to be available each day? Will I be able to do most of my grading and responding to emails in the evenings? The other hard part is getting back in the mindset to actually have more responsibilities past taking care of the girls and the household. But, for now, I am excited about the opportunity, and I hope it works out.