Happy Birthday Morgan

 For Morgan's birthday this year she decided that she wanted to go to Classic Skating with her friend Hannah, and our family friends (ok they are more like family this point) The Royers.  We had the best time!!!  And then we had a Justin Beiber themed birthday party with all our friends and family.

 This is her cake.  Macey's  did a fabulous job!

 I made purple chocolate heart sucker.  Purple because it is Justin's favorite color and I am told the the heart is his thing.  (I don't know I just go with it)

 The decorations.

 We brought Mikayla's room downstairs to decorate.  Most of the pictures belong to her.  Morgan also brought her pictures out for all to see.

 All the girls

 Blowing out the candles.  

I am so grateful that I have Morgan as my daughter.  She is full of laughter and happiness.  she gives the best hugs.  And makes me laugh!  

I love you Morgan!  I hope you had a very happy birthday!!

Halloween

 This year for Halloween we changed it up a little bit.  We normally head up to Troy's mom's house and spend Halloween with family.  This year Morgan wanted to go trick or treating with her best friend Hannah because they were twin Zombies and it loses its effect if the twins aren't together.  So we stayed home and trick or treated around our neighborhood.  We really loved it!  It was nice to not have to leave by 4 to get to grandmas and then eat dinner all dressed up trying not to get food on the costume and then not get home until 10.  We ate at 6 and then home by 9.   Troy and I took the boys out and Morgan went with Hannah and Mikayla went with a group of her friends.  The amount of candy they got is insane!  Here are the kids all dressed up for school.  I missed Mikayla before she left so I took her picture when I ran into her with her friends. 

 Owen aka "Captain Jack Sparrow"

 Sam aka "Red Angry Bird"

 Morgan aka "Zombie Girl"  I never got a picture of her and her twin.  Oh well.

 Here is Morgan without her Jacket on.  Love the "Hi" I got.

 Mikayla aka "Spanish Dancer"

Here is Sam and his preschool teacher at their Halloween party.

 The kids out trick or treating.

Pumpkin Carving

 One of my favorite Halloween traditions we have is carving pumpkins!  We try to get together with the Famers to do this and some times it works and sometimes it doesn't.  This year. . . .  It worked!  We gathered at the Famer house this year and had yummy pizza and carved some of the best pumpkins we have ever done this year.

Here is Sam getting ready to carve his pumpkin.

 All of us working hard!

 Samuel showing off his finshed pumpkin.  Its a mummy, I say it is super cool looking.

 Morgan working on hers.  It was a party bat

 Owen working on his.  It was a three headed dog. visa vie Harry Potter

 Boston working on his.

 Halen working on hers

 Troy helping carve the pumpkins

 Jeni carving and Edda looking on.  He always is the last one to start and finish.

 Morgan's finished product

 Owen's finished product

 Edda finally working on his.

Our finished pumpkins.

If your wondering where Mikayla is she decided to take a babysitting job that night and make a little moola!  She carved hers before she left and made a super cool Hunger Games design.  I of course am a loser and forgot to take a picture of hers but it was really cool!

Who do you think you are. . . some kind of photographer?

 I wish that I could afford to have amazing pictures taken by a few amazing photographers that I know but unfortunately this cannot be.  So I took my handy camera and took my kids out behind our house and I did my best.  So here are my attempts.

 This was my second choice.

This is the one I eventually picked to blow up and put in my living room

My Latest Projects

I have been sewing my little behind off as of late, but I have enjoyed every second of it!  I thought I would post a few pictures of my latest projects.  

This is a purse I made for my friend Alyssa as a thank you gift.

This is an apron I made for my friend Sarah as a thank you gift.  I thought it turned out really cute.

This is another apron I made for my friend Sarah out of a men's dress shirt.  It is super fun!

This is an Angry Bird costume I helped my sister-in-law Kelli make for her son for Halloween this year

I love to sew and can't wait to do my next project what ever that might be.  :-]

Trip to Texas!

I had the opportunity to go and visit my sister Kaci in Dallas.  I had the best time!  I miss her being close.  It has been so many years I almost don't remember what it was like when she was here.  I do know that I didn't spend enough time with her that is for sure.  My parents were visiting and Troy was also there on business for a couple of days so we got to go out to dinner all together which doesn't ever happen.  We did miss the rest of the family though!  After my parents and Troy left Kaci and I went on a shopping spree.  She wanted to show me what shopping is Texas was like.

These are the belts!  Who needs that much bling?!

 This is a bracelet and ring combo that you really can only find in Texas!  I mean seriously!   

 I had to take a picture so that everyone can see what the store looked like.  It was wall to wall fun girly stuff.  Purses, jewelry, hair stuff, scarves, you name it.

This is my cute niece and nephew. 

 We had so much fun playing tag and I got to sit by them in the car whenever we went somewhere.  They were even sad to see me go!  Is it bad for me to say that makes me happy?

This is me and Kaci.  I am so glad I got to spend some time with her!  I love that girl!

This is the kids having fun in front of the camera.