Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!!
Well for starters we had about half a month of Halloween
as we received pumpkins early!!

And as Ms A loves to paint . .

therefore the first pumpkin got painted!!

Then we made a paper chain count down to Halloween

as Ms A announced that it was time for Halloween

now that her pumpkin was painted!!

We eventually carved the pumpkin and

even dad helped on his lunch break!!

The rest of the month was almost entirely consumed with costumes!!

First up

SHANES PIRATE COAT!!

As I cut the pieces out Ms. A loved picking up

the scraps and wrapping herself up in them!

By the end We had a little Red Pirate
complete with only 1 slipper!! (just noticed)


Here is the masterpiece all completed with
eye patch and everything!
What a handsome pirate i have!!

Later in the month (closer to Halloween)
we also took some time one day when Ms E was napping
to make a bright pink mast for Ms A!
She loved gluing the strips of pink paper on all by herself!!


Auntie Deonie took Ms A to the mall
Halloween afternoon for some grand trick or treating.
(What a wonderful Aunt I had such a headache!!)

Then we spent Halloween night at the residence
with Shane's dad and his friend!!

Ms A had a grand time running around in her pirate costume!
(complete with Shanes eye patch)


Ms E was Wendy in her purple nightgown and bow!!


And I was . . . . Peter pan!!
I had a hat which was left in the van,
and a feather which was left at home!!
Ha ha well I can pretend right!!


Dwight was a Smarties box and Brent was a member of KISS!!
We had such a good time!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Being Real

I read an article today that made me think about the purpose of this blog

and wonder if even in the short time I have been contributing -
have I really been contributing??

I decided that a great way to make this more of a contribution
would be to make c0nfessions every now and then -
Showing how INSANELY human I am.
And that underneath all the happy posts there is
an equal dose of the absurd, strange, and down right draining!!

Things like getting angry at Ms. A and dragging her
down to her bedroom kicking and screaming
so that I can get myself under control and be a better parent!!

Things like my kitchen being decidedly dirty
while i craft away, sew or play with my kids,
or my sisters, or my friends!

Things like my angry tired voice at 3am
asking Ms. E to go back to sleep
when she has decided that only I can hold her. . . . .
and rock her . . . and hold her . . . and sing . . . and rock her . . .
and two hours later she still needs me to rock her endlessly
and when after I realize its 530 in the morning, I bawl my eyes out
while I rock her for another 30 minutes and when she is finally back asleep
and I crawl back into bed completely exhausted,
MY ADORABLE Husband's alarm goes off at 6:20
which he snoozes five times before his sluggish brain
begins to understand that its INCREDIBLY ANNOYING!!!!

Things like feeling incredibly lonely during long nights
while my husband works, goes to school, plays hockey, puts in overtime,
volunteers, and fulfills his incredible Young Mens calling!!

Things like I have mounds of unmet expectations about myself,
my abilities as a wife, mother, and home maker.

Things like I struggle every day to feel like I am staying close to
My Heavenly Father and My Savior.

All of this Makes me A HUMAN! Ta Da!!

I get angry at my kiddo's, I get frustrated at my husband,
my house is always messy, and getting even one night a month
to have my own without the kiddo's and husband means that
I get to go to Relief Society Meeting!!

So Bottom line is this:
Along with all the wonderful things that I have in my life
like said husband, and kiddo's, and said dirty house,


I also need to BE REAL about
the challenges and heartaches that come my way as well!!

Welcome To REAL LIFE!!
And the REAL ME!!