Trick or treating!

This was Molly's first year trick or treating and we went on base to the military housing area. I've decided there is no safer place to trick or treat. We were all govt id holders, passed the security checkpoint when entering the base and were rechecked and our cars searched with flashlights on our way out! Not to mention military police patrolled the streets where the kids were going from out to house. We had a great time. I think Bryon had the most fun of us all. I think there is something special for a daddy taking his little girl trick or treating for the first time and seeing how excited she gets at the costumes and lights and brightly colored candy wrappers.

Plus, she was a lion and since he missed the Penn State game because of the trick or treating, somehow the costume made up for it :)

Pregnant stories

Bryon says I'm officially pregnant and that I have to share these two true stories with you all

Story One:
I made yummy chili for dinner last night but when I sat down to eat it, somehow it just didn't settle. So, I got a bowl of pickles and ranch dressing which hit the spot. Unfortunately, I ran out of pickles wayyy too soon, so I got a brilliant idea! I poured the pickle juice and ranch dressing into the chili and it was PERFECT!!!

Only after Bryon looked at me with his jaw hitting the floor and after I stopped to think about what I was doing, did I realize how gross it really was. Who cares, it was yummy!


Story two:
A couple of nights ago, Molly was asleep and Bryon and I were about to go to bed. I realized that I had forgotton to shower that day. I have this thing where I can't go to sleep unless I'm clean, so I told Bryon I was going to hop in the shower before bed.

The rest is kinda fuzzy, but somehow I went into the bathroom, turned on the water, picked up the shampoo and started lathering my hair while standing BESIDE the shower and with my clothes still ON! I walked out to say something to Bryon and again, his draw dropped and I realized that I had truly lost it.

playgroup Halloween party and potluck

Molly's playgroup on base had their Halloween party today. Molly dressed up as a lion and we all brought pot luck food for lunch. We had a great time and despite the sugar that Molly managed to consume, she zonked out for her nap immediately. Happy Halloween everyone!

I'm scary, I know it... ROARRRR

Circle time where they read a spooky Halloween story and sang songs.

In a playgroup full of moms, all you have to say is potluck and this is what happens! YUM!


Surprise! Daddy came to the party and wasted no time joining in on the festivities.

Definitely her parent's child, a room full of toys and she goes straight for the books.

Mommy, I don't want this thing on my head.. :(

Another little boy's elmo costume. He didn't want to wear it so Molly graciously decided to hold onto it for him :)

We are in for it!

Molly has these new hot pink shoes from Nana and Grandpa which she LOVES, and I mean LOVES. She wakes up in the morning and wants them on. If they come off she wants us to immediately replace them. It is sooo cute!

Morning mommy, where are my shoes?

After church, we took Molly's Sunday clothes off and were about to put something else on but she had other plans. She brought her pink shoes to us and my strand of pearls that I wore to church today and wanted them put on promptly!!! Oh my she is getting really prissy!

Pumpkin Festival

We spent the day today in the nearby city of Peterborough at the Sacrewell Farm where they were having their annual pumpkin festival. We went with our German friends Yasir and Kathrin and their two children Carolin and Silas. We had such a good time, despite the rain. They had a fairly spooky haunted mill and a fun tractor ride around the farm. We fed the rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and all sorts of other animals. They had lots of inside stuff for the kids too like a bouncy castle, haunted ring toss game, face painting, pumpkin carving, etc. Perfect way to get in the Halloween spirit, muahhhhhahahahahahahah!!!

Let's go mom and dad. I'm waitingggg....

Playing on the bouncy castle with my good buddies Silas and Carolin

Still playing.... And by the way, when it was time to go, she absolutely pitched a fit! She did not want to go, she loved bouncing and wanted to bounce all day.

Ok, Bryon made me put this picture in. This is not a real cow, I would never milk a real cow because I'm sure I would do something horribly wrong. I think he is just amused with the idea that I would actually milk a cow, and my facial expression is pretty bizarre.

Carolin and Yasir feeding the animals

Playing haunted ring toss

Whew, it's been a long messy day. I think it's time for a wardrobe change. Bye and Happy Halloween!

Advice

Hi everyone,

Quick question for you mom's out there. I am looking for a few good music cds for our car and need some recommendations. There are soooo many out there. I'm basically looking for two types: 1) popular children's songs like "Old McDonald" and 2) Christian children songs. I would prefer if children were singing on them. Alright, email me or reply to me here if you have any recommendations.

Thanks!

Peacocks, up close

Our peacock friends have become quite bold here lately and started making their way into our yard. We caught this visit on camera when they came all the way to our back door and started checking out our grill and Molly's toys. It was fun to watch.

Amen!

I took this cartoon from a friend's facebook profile, but I agree wholeheartedly! Way to go to all the mom's who chose to breastfeed despite the stares and awkward comments and way to go to all the mom's who decided not to breastfeed despite pressure from everyone thinking you should. We as mom's feel enough pressure thinking that we are somehow not good enough, not doing enough for our kids, the last thing we need is more guilt! Have a great weekend to all the fantastic mom's out there!

We, as humans, are the only mammal that would ever be crazy enough to look down on the natural, normal, healthy feeding of our own kind. Much to our detriment.

In her new chapter on nipplephobia in the United States, Ina May Gaskin asks, "In what species besides our own would adult males or females harass a mother in the act of nourishing her young? Such behavior would not occur to any other creature."

I agree with her next observation: "I find this kind of behavior neurotic at best, but when it represents the norm for millions of people, I think we have reached the realm of near-psychosis - mass mental illness. If we humans watched adult birds diving and pecking at mother birds as they attempted to stuff worms and insects into the gaping beaks of their chicks, we would think we were watching a horror movie about birds gone mad. It IS horrible to see adults behaving in an infantile way that doesn't nurture the generations to come."

Balloons

This is my new favorite picture of Molly. Bryon's dad took this outside of Frankie and Benny's resturant when they were visiting. Molly has since then become addicted to balloons. She will sometimes even wake up in the night saying 'ball' 'ball' 'ball'.. yes, she is dreaming of her bright balloons.

My pregnant brain

This is what happens to me when I am pregnant.. I loose my mind! Last night I was cooking dinner and totally forgot I had biscuits in the oven. Well you think something would have rang a bell when the kitchen started smoking, but no, I looked at the oven and thought to myself, gosh I left the oven on and it is burning something that must have dripped onto the bottom of the stove. So I just turned off the stove, STILL not realizing that I had biscuits in there. It wasn't until later on I thought, hey what ever happened to those biscuits? This is the consequence of my pregnancy brain.. scorched biscuits.