Happy Halloween!

Yes, I know it's only Oct 30th. In PA you are assigned days for trick or treating and today was ours. D took the girls up and down our street and found only a few houses passing out candy. There are at least 20 kids at Naomi's bus stop so we bought lots of candy. We had our porch light on, but not a single trick or treater. What a bummer. We seriously did not need to eat all of that candy ourselves. I miss it when everyone celebrated on the same day!

Naomi's school didn't even really celebrate Halloween. They did have a pumpkin festival and the parents brought treats made of pumpkin. I brought Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. The kids showed us their projects for the month and then sang some songs. We all had a lot of fun.

Trunk or Treat

Tonight was a dinner/trunk or treat at church. The girls looked so cute in their costumes. This year we had a family theme going. The girls and I dressed up as witches and D dressed up as a judge. A la witch trials. The girls had a lot of fun even though it was a little wet outside. Just a drizzle though.

Primary Presentation 2010

My favorite Sunday at church is when the children put on their annual program, and this is the 2nd year I've had to help plan and coordinate it. This years theme is My Eternal Family. Each child got up and read their parts and sang beautifully. To mix things up a bit we decided to have Naomi, and two other girls sing the song Every Star is Different. It was truly beautiful, and I was very proud of Naomi and the other girls. Afterwards I got lots of compliments and Naomi has a standing offer to join the ward choir when she's a little older.

Maryland Ren Fest

Today we had a lot of fun even though it was a wet and soggy day. The highlight of the day was that Naomi got to participate in the play Robin Hood. She played the part of the Nun and was out screamed for the part of Maid Marian. There is a Ren Fest locally, but it's much more expensive and even w/ the 2 hour drive it's cheaper to drive to Maryland.

Happy Anniversary!

It's been 10 yrs and boy what an adventure! It was a beautuful, crisp autumn day, and clear blue skies. In that time we've moved 5 times in 2 states, bought a house, put D through school, went through the highs and lows financially, and had 2 beautiful daughters who are our joy and frustration. It's been a bumping ride, but I am glad I got to go through it with my husband, I can't imagine going through this w/ anyone else.

Tonight I actually got a date night!!! One of D's friends and her husband game out so we can all go to Ren Fest in the morning and they offered to watch the girls for a couple of hours. So, D's oringinal plan was to take me to this little cafe that sells deserts, but we got there too late so we went to the Olive Garden. It was nice to go out w/o the girls for a change. We hadn't had a date night since we moved to Pennsylvania. It was a great anniversary!

Reupholstering

After almost 10 yrs (and two kids) I decided my dining room chairs needed a fresh look. I must say I am pleased w/ how they turned out.

October, November, December

Or why I just want to skip it all and go straight to January.

October
1st - My sister's anniversary
3rd & 4th - LDS General Conference
9th & 12th - Fall break (No School)
11th and 18th - Practice for Primary Presentation
13th - Primary Meeting
14th - Picture day
15th - Stake Primary Meeting
20th - Practice for Primary Program
23rd - My 10th Anniversary
24th - MD Ren Fest
25th - Primary Program
27th - Ward Halloween Party
28th - Ward Council
30th - Fall festival at school/Trick or Treating

Nov
1st - Primary meeting
3rd - Girls activity day end of year recognition
10th - My dad's birthday
12th - General Primary Meeting in Philly
14th - Primary Activity
15th - Teaching the lesson in Primary
23rd - Naomi's Birthday
26th - Thanksgiving

December
1st - Primary Dinner
3rd - MILs Birthday
5th - Ward Christmas Party
20th - Lesson in Primary
24/25 Christmas
28th - BILs Birthday
31st New Years Eve

I am sure my December calendar will fill up more as I get closer to December, as I am sure there is school stuff going on. We also have dance every Wednesday night. I am exhausted just writing that. Is it January yet?