FALL FUN

Last weekend we went out to enjoy the fall leaves before raking them. It was a really warm day and we all had so much fun jumping in the leaves.

Ok well maybe Sofiya didn't like being in the leaves too much but she did like raking them!

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

8 THINGS

I was tagged for this meme by my dear friend Jane and just had to do it!


8 Favorite TV Shows
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Lipstick Jungle
4. House
5. Hotshots
6. How I met your mother
7. So You Think You Can Dance
8. Criminal Minds


8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Bravo
2. Bob Evans (for breakfast)
3. Olive Garden
4. Smokey Bones
5. Salvatore's
6. Rockafella's
7. J Barn
8. From Italy Pizzeria


8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Emailed with friends :)
2. Babysat 2 kids
3. Made bayou chicken and scalloped potatoes for dinner
4. Watched a million episodes of Little Einsteins, Yo Gabba Gabba and Dora with the girls
5. Did laundry and cleaned up the house
6. Watched House and Heroes (on Tivo) while the girls napped
7. Gave a horrible interpretation of a mime stuck in a box.
8. Went to bed at 8!


8 Things I look forward to
1. Thanksgiving.
2. Christmas.
3. Spending QT with ALL the kids
4. Spring vacation (hopefully!)
5. Summer
6. Teacher strike being over
7. winning the lottery
8. Economic depression ending


8 Things I love about Autumn
1. The beautiful colors
2. The rustic/ cold smell in the air
3. Hot chocolate
4. Halloween
5. Cozy evenings with family
6. Making soups and snuggling under the covers to eat them!
7. Kids jumping in leaf piles
8. Crunchy leaves under my feet


8 Things on my wish list
1. Get a water softener in here ASAP
2. Keep in better touch with friends
3. Take a family vacation in the spring
4. Better health insurance
5. Healthy kids.
6. A white Christmas
7. Win the lottery.
8. Travel alone with my hubby.


8 People I tag
1. Bre
2. Jenn P
3. Jenn H
4. Sheri
5. Deanna
6. CC
7. Debi
8. Meike

From Dates to Diapers and Beyond!

A blog I follow is doing a bunch of giveaways!

Check it out here:
From Dates to Diapers and Beyond!

HELPING WITH HOUSEWORK

TUESDAY NEWS!

Hi everyone. So I have huge news and a huge request from all who pray. Tuesday had scans done last week and she is infact a MIRACLE! Most of the cancer is gone and they are thinking that the tumor (which has shrunk from the size of a canteloupe to the size of a golfball) is indeed DEAD! Who would have thought months ago when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma that she would do so well?? I mean we all prayed and prayed, but this is just so much better than I would have ever imagined! This little girl is blessed!!

On to the prayer request... Tuesday is having major surgery today to remove what is left of the tumor. This tumor, unfortuneately, is attached to part of the heart and some major arteries. Her doctor's have never seen this before, and know that it is going to be a more complicated surgery than they had hoped. PLEASE pray for her today that the surgery goes better than anyone could imagine and that little Tuesday recovers quickly. She had a long road of recovery after the last surgery and I am praying so hard that she has a much shorter road this time!

Please check Tuesday's Family blog for updates on her surgery throughout the day!

Thanks to everyone who continues to pray for her! IT IS WORKING!

xoxo

SNOWBALL 2008

Brittani & Cody


Last Saturday Brittani and her boyfriend, Cody, went to the school Snowball. They decided not to go out to dinner and Brittani asked me (very last minute) to make them dinner. So after checking what I had in the fridge that I could make them, I decided on chiken parmesan with penne and a ceasar salad. And I put candles on the dining room table, dimmed the lights and put soft music on for them. I tried to make it as romantic as possible with 9 other people in the house! LOL (Jeff had 2 friends over) Marcelo wanted sooo bad to be their waiter so he went upstairs (all on his own) and got his best suit on, and started serving them wine (white grape juice), then salad, then dinner. He even cleared the table afterwards and he made a GREAT tip too!! ($3!!)

After dinner we cleared the living room and Britt and Cody watched The Notebook. (LOVE that movie!!) then off to the dance they went. They had a great time dancing and hanging out with friends. To keep the party going they went to a friend's house afterwards and ate pizza rolls and watched a movie. What a great day for them!! I remember LOVING to get all gussied up for those type of things!!



Pretty flowers for a pretty girl!

Soooo BEAUTIFUL!!



Britt & her best bud Celo





"Make a funny face"

Time for dinner

Does Britt know that it was just white grape juice in that champgne glass??

Such a good waiter he is!

Marcelo the waiter

Tropical Tree Frog Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

Tropical Tree Frog Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

TRICK OR TREAT TIME

We had a really nice Halloween this year. We went trick or treating to my mom's & dad's house then to my Grandma's house on Thursday then we went around the neighborhood on Friday. My parents and grandma just LOVE seeing the kids all dressed up in their costumes and the kids love any excuse to put the costumes on and get candy! :) Speaking of candy, the kids got TONS of candy and it will take until well after Christmas for them to finish it all. LOL!

My grandma (great grandma to the kids) holding Kalia & Sofiya

"Big Grandma" (as the kids call her) with all the kids (minus Jeff & Brittani)

Pappy holding Kalia - she doesn't know what to think of that mask! LOL!

The girls' all dressed up trick or treating

Marcelo dressed up and trick or treating

Marcelo and Cody at one of the neigbors who had a scary corn maze set up in their front yard. Marcelo was so scared! But he was a big boy and went through with Cody.

Cody & Marcelo & some creepy guys

The girls checking out all the great stuff they got.

Kalia trying to give me a kiss for letting her have candy. ;)

Sofiya wanting me to open just one more bag of chips for her to enjoy. lol

PUMPKIN PATCH

We made our way to a local pumpkin patch last week. It was much smaller than the one we went to last year but with gas prices we decided to not travel an hour just to go to a pumpkin patch. The kids still had fun petting the farm animals, taking a hay ride, going through a VERY tiny corn maze (not a real corn field) and drinking some apple cider. We did get a few good pictures too. We didn't get any with pumpkins because we had planned on going to another local pumpkin patch that day but by the time we got there, they were closed. :( Oh well next year!

Here are Brittani and the girls petting a pony.

My beautiful Brittani and Kalia

Marcelo in the 'fake' corn maze (he still liked it!)

Don't they look like they had fun anyway?

Me and Marcelo on the hay ride