Halloween, Halloween, It is Halloween!

Hang on to your seats because this post is full of pictures and lots of Halloween fun.

The week started off with Taryn and Lucy attending the Cedar Bluff Library Halloween story time.  They both dressed up as princesses and enjoyed hanging out with the other kids in their costumes.

It is shaky eggs time.

They had a ghost and mummy craft that the girls were able to participate in.  What a bunch of dolls!

We learned that there was another Cinderella in the room and all three had to have a picture together.

Miss Kristie was Llama Llama.

Miss Carol was a pirate.  What a way to have fun on All Hallows' Eve.

THURSDAY. HALLOWEEN DAY

The preschool had their dress up day on Halloween Day.  Another day to dress up as a princess, what could be better than that?  Taryn couldn't wait to show off her hair, make up and costume to her teachers and classmates.

My little beauty.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT!

Vaughn had to work on Halloween night, which left the kids and I to trick-or-treat by ourselves.  It has turned into a tradition to meet over at the Thompson's neighborhood for a Hallowen party and trick-or -treating.  The boys always enjoy seeing each other.

The princess is ready for more candy, not like she didn't already have a bucket full. :)

The neighborhood crew off to terrorize the neighborhood and get candy!

Our friends also had some games for the kids to play.  The piñata was a hit.  No pun intended!

Swing that bat sis!

I loved the mummy door.  The kids all started off so enthusiastic, but after 45 minutes of running in princess shoes, Taryn was over trick-or-treating.

I had to hold her hand and help her walk the rest of the way, and make her go to he rest of the houses.

Doesn't she look thrilled with me.  Smiles were all gone and before long the tears began to flow. I think she was Halloweened out!  She didn't even want to look at all the candy she got.  She just wanted to go home and go to bed.  I said Amen to that one.  It has been a week of Halloween.  Bring on Thanksgiving!

End of Fall Baseball 2013

It's the first pitch of the last game of baseball.  My little man is in perfect form to knock the ball clean away.

Miss Chelsey, one of his coaches, winds up to pitch him the ball.

He swings and hits the ball.

And the ball goes flying into right field between the legs of the other team.  Tyson made it to second base on that hit and two hits later, from his teammates, he rounded the bases to home. The kid has wheels.  He can run.  (Thank goodness he got that from his dad, because I was no athlete.)

What a way to start the game.  In fact, Tyson had his best game tonight.  He was on fire at the plate, and caught everything that came his way.  I was one proud momma!!

Here is his team and coaches.  It was a fun fall season and Tyson really enjoyed baseball.  I think he enjoyed it so much this time around because he understood the game more and was able to enhance his skills of baseball.

With a trophy in hand, this is one happy boy!!  Look at that smile.

So proud of you buddy.  You have become a little athlete.  Awesome season!

Trunk-or-Treat at CBES 2013

It took an hour to get these two ready for the trunk-or-treat, but don't they look cute!  Tyson had the hardest time holding still while I painted his beard on.  I thought Taryn's mascara was hard, but she acted like I had put it on everyday.  Tyson was a whole other story.

We invited Xander and Ella to come trunk-or-treat with us.  For every person who came to the trunk-or-treat, the school asked the children to bring a bag of candy.  We made sure and brought enough for all four kids.  Melody got there earlier than me and had a great spot towards the front of the line.  Which was good because I needed to get back home and pack for Ragnar, and Tyson had told me that the school was worried about running out of candy. Thank goodness we were one of the first ones there so they didn't run out on us.

The vampire and the hobo.

Here is Tyson showing everyone his sign.  People loved his costume.  I loved the fact that all I had to buy for it was a brown pencil to make his beard.  I love easy, fun, original costumes.

Taryn and Ella; the princess and the vampire lady.  Such fun friends.  This has turned into an annual tradition for us to trunk-or-treat with them at CBES.

Tyson "Will work for candy".  I love the sign.  Xander lost his teeth.  He is a toothless vampire!

This other little girl wanted a picture with Taryn.

On the hunt for some candy.

Hello ladies.

"Trick-or-Treat" 

We found another Cinderella and had to have our picture taken with her.  Such beautiful ladies!

Melody is in the red shirt and tan jacket.  She herded the kids from the back, while I chased them in the front.  It was a good team effort.

I couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures of these two darling girls.

This is one of the secretaries at Tyson's school.  She is so neat!

The band of hooligans!  They got a good stash of candy and were all chills and thrills.  It was now off to home for dinner, Taryn's cake and Ragnar.

Taryn is 5

On Thursday, October 24, Taryn turned 5 years old.

This has been such a jam packed October, that her birthday fell on the same day as Tyson's school trunk-or-treat, and the night I left for Ragnar.  It is either feast or famine around here.

Everyone was up early to open gifts.  Taryn and I had made cupcakes for her to take to preschool, but after we opened her gifts, we founds out that the teacher was ill.  Arg!!!  That means no preschool.  So much for staying up till the wee hours of the morning making cupcakes.  Oh well!  Such is my luck.

Taryn was showered with love from us and from her grandparents, and aunts.

Tyson bought her this Hello Kitty paint set months ago.  He and I had seen it in Costco and he wanted to get it for her right then.  What a thoughtful kid!  She loved it, as you can tell.

Grandma T, sent her the Princess Sophia book.  She has been eyeing this particular book for months.  She wanted to save up her money to buy it; now she doesn't have to.  Thanks Grandma T!

Papa and Grandma Jackson got her the Princess Sophia dress up kit.  This is another item she has been eyeing.  Can you tell she likes Princess Sophia?

The present even had some dollar bills on it, which only added to the awesomeness of it!

Great Grandma Karen sent her a princess necklace in the shape of a sparkling pink crown.  We have been wearing it ever since.

Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Mark gave her the Brave bow and arrow.  Now she has something to shoot when Tyson shoots his.  

Since there wasn't any preschool to go to, I decided to take my little princess out for breakfast at her place of choice, which just happen to be the Waffle House.  They have the BEST waffles and grits!  Yummy!  We stuffed ourselves silly and the ladies who worked there all told her Happy Birthday.  She was on top of the world.

We were able to get all dressed up and go trunk-or-treating at Tyson's school.  Afterwards, we had to rush home, eat dinner and have cake, since mom had to leave for Ragnar shortly thereafter.

The big number five.  I still remember the day she was born.  What a precious angel she is to us.  I couldn't have imagined life with her, now I can imagine it without her.  She is my little shadow, my shopping partner, and my best friend.  

Happy Birthday precious angel!  Mommy loves you so much and I am so proud of all the accomplishments you have made in your little 5 years of life.

She had to try on the Princess Sophia outfit.  Doesn't she look like a living princess?  I think so!