Thanksgiving Weekend by the numbers

4 great Grandparents

3 turkeys, a whole lot of peanut oil

2 sick kids - 1 fevery boogery pinkeye-y and 1 just boogery

1 most delicious Turkey lunch/dinner I've ever had

Several football games on TV

1 movie and popcorn at an actual theater

Lots of lovely leftovers

1 postponed tree cutting trip

Many hugs and kisses

1 long word read aloud by Patrick, all by hisself - "Garfield"

1 wonderful 4 day weekend

Halloween 2010

We had a gigantic Stay Puft Mashmallow Man, an adorable and not-scary-at-all ghost and yellow braided yarn hair Heidi this year.  So so cute.

Sean won a crisp $100 bill for first prize at his office's Halloween costume contest.  He pulled another all nighter using my sewing machine and supplies from Home Depot and Walmart.  It certainly paid off.

Sean also made Patrick and Gretchen's costumes this year.  Like my dad said tonight, "if law doesn't work out for Sean, he could always be a tailor." They turned out really spectacular and everyone really loved seeing our little ghost "boo" at them as he skipped up to each of our neighbor's doors.

Patrick's cousins Ryan and Emily came by to carve pumpkins and trick-or-treat with us.  We had a really fun time tonight.

We got lots of loot and completely tuckered out.  

The Great Pumpkin is coming tonight to take Patrick's leftover candy and leave him a present in return.  So. Much. Sugar.  

Happy Halloween!

Patrick's First Halloween

I must say that today was pretty uneventful other than the visit to the doctor for the 4 mo check up and the trip to daddy's office for a lunchtime costume pageant featuring one little baby...Patrick. Sean had class tonight and he wasn't able to be home this evening...which really didn't matter since we haven't gotten a single trick-or-treater in this house in 3 years. Each year I still buy candy just in case that one kid comes, I don't want her/him to be left out. So, if anyone wants mini twix, snickers and 3 musketeers, come on by...no need to dress up.

I got this costume 2 months ago online and it said 0-6mo so I thought it would be fine and we really had to shove him in it...it was okay though since he only suffered through wearing it for 20 min or so walking around visiting the IT guys and gals. He was so darn cute.