Halloween treats

Tomorrow is halloween and I finally, actually am looking forward to it. Aidan and I just made some chocolate sprinkled covered pretzles for some folks for tomorrow. Didn't know if teachers and bus drivers, etc got treats. Aidan enjoyed stealing the pretzles and sprinkles, and playing with the white string, aside from that though...maybe next year.

Happy.....Brrrr.....halloween

Poor Aidan had his halloween party and parade at school this morning. Holy Freezing batman. It was overcast, flurrying, and 38 degrees. The kids did a quick loop-de-loop around the parking lot and called it a parade. I mean, it's pretty tough to get 14 3 year olds to do much of anything at the same time, so I couldn't blame them. But Aidan was in heaven wearing his 'mel-mo' costume to school. I can't imagine how sugared up he is going to be when I pick him up after the party. There were a ton of brownies, donuts, candy bags, etc for each kid.

First Snow

Gulp....it happened! The first snow of the season. What a crazy weather day. Rainy in the morning. So windy. Then it was super snowing and raining at the same time. Yick. Aidan wants to go play in the snow so badly. It's not quite 'play in the snow' weather, but I can't believe that is right around the corner. Fingers crossed for a snow-free halloween.

We did it!

Yahoo! Stamp, Scrap, CURE! went off as smoothly as can be yesterday! Our group of about 70 women raised more than $5000 for ovarian cancer research! It was amazing.

I was fortunate to hear a lot of great feedback and people seemed to really enjoy themselves. I had lots of great help throughout the day and Kim made extra sure that I ate and drank water throughout the day! So even though my voice was gone by 10AM and I felt pretty rotten, I was able to stay healthy enough to make it through the whole day. Unfortunately, the pouring rain added a little element of surprise as everyone was leaving. Check the website, http://www.stampscrapcure.org/ for more info and pictures! I'm off to rest!

It's Almost Here

Well, tomorrow is the big day. The annual Stamp, Scrap, CURE! fundraiser for ovarian cancer research. With the majority of the work done at this point, it's just a matter of getting stuff loaded into the van and making it through tomorrow. My killer head cold is not helping much, but luckily Spike and the boys are feeling a bit better. I also have quite a team assembled to help out tomorrow. Wish me luck! I want to make a ton of money for research! Check out some of these pictures from last year's event. To learn more go to www.stampscrapcure.org.

See how they grow!

It's hard to believe in the pictures that they have grown so much. The first year we went here, Aidan was just about 1 and wouldn't stand up against the sign ...but he's getting the hang of it now!

Pumpkin Day at School

Today Jake had a special treat. All the kindergarteners (and in our case, Aidan, too) got to enjoy a brief hayride, cider and donuts, and pumpkin picking--right at the school with strategically placed pumpkins. What a nice afternoon. The kids got such a kick out of it. And the weather so cooperated. It was cloudy all morning, and pretty much as soon as the kids came out, so did the sun!