October 31

Today is extra special because we get to celebrate Halloween and Michael's birthday.  My day started off by watching Dylan's Halloween Parade.  They walk so fast I can barely take the picture.

Mason walking around in his first costume. He hated the hat!

Before Dylan's party I took Michael to Sweet Siam Thai Bistro for lunch. It was really good. After lunch I was a room parent for the sixth grade party.  I made witch hat cookies and little smokies.

Dylan has decided to work in a haunted house this year instead of trick or treating.

Scary!!

I walked through the haunted house and he scared me and probably loved it.

Secret door

Happy Birthday Michael!!  What a great gift!  I made homemade meatballs, twice baked potatoes and a peanut butter chocolate chip pie for his birthday meal.

Cass and Lili are hanging out tonight.  They are supposed to be dressed up like Harry and Louis from "One Direction".

Now I think I will have some sangria and watch Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO  for the first time.  Finally I get to sit! (except when I have to answer the door for the darn kids dressed up in costumes)

KU Basketball

We all went to Allen Fieldhouse for the first time and watched some KU basketball. The energy in that place was awesome!!  The thought Cass was going to cry when she saw Bill Self walk out onto the court.

I did not get any good pictures of the game because we were to far away but it was a great win 88-54.

Weekend Festivities

Our fun weekend started on Friday when we all had the day off. Michael took us to City Fish which has the best fried catfish in the city.  Then we went and saw the movie "Frankenweenie".

Dylan playing fetch with Mason.

They look so innocent!!

Saturday night we had a Halloween Party.  Michael as an Amish man!

Watch out I have handcuffs!

I caught an escaped prisoner!

Bridezillas

Trying to catch the donuts while the ceiling fan was moving.

Nick, Stacey and Mitchell

Sheila swinging at the pinata.

Enjoying the fire pit.

Kelly and me

My Amish husband

Here you go friends (who like my recipes) these are my new recipes.  Bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, Fall sangria, 8 can taco soup, chocolate chip cookie bars with cookie dough frosting, jalapeno popper quiche, sour cream lemon cookies with lemon frosting, monster magic cookie bars and jalapeno pimento cheese.

Now off to Dylan's football game!  Two more to go then basketball season! YAY

Mammogram Day

It was time for our annual mammagram so Sheila and I decided to go together to make it fun. (or just tolerable)

Then after the big squeeze we went to Starbucks!

Thank Sheila for spending the morning with me!

Happy 30th Birthday Alysha

Tonight we celebrated Alysha's 30th birthday at Tapatio's Mexican Restaurant.

There was even a Mariachi Band!!

Sheila had a little problem with the seat of her chair.

Sheila and I and the birthday girl

Michael wearing the sombrero.

Mitchell, Alysha and Nick

Ohhhhh! Mitchell!!

Alysha, Mitchell, Stacey, me and Sheila

Happy Birthday Alysha!!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Honey!! I can not believe it has been 18 years. I appreciate that you can still make me laugh till I almost pee my pants.  I love you!

Three Day Weekend

I love three day weekends.  Cass and Dylan did not have school on Friday so I took the day off.  We went to the movies and saw Hotel Transylvania and it was a cute movie.

Then we took Mason to the vet to get some shots.

Mason now weighs 5.5 lbs.

Friday evening I went to a Pampered Chef party.  Stacey is making quiche.

What do you do on a rainy Saturday?  Go to the movies with friends.  We saw Pitch Perfect and we loved it.

Here are some new recipes I tried this weekend.  I made brown sugar toffee bars, chocolate chip scones, green chili bacon egg bake and trick or treat salted peanut bars.

Not So Busy Weekend

Finally, a weekend that was not jammed pack with stuff. Michael and I started off our weekend by going to Stanford and Sons Comedy Club and it was lots of fun.

Dylan made his own indoor football game.

Grandpa A. made it home from a month long trip to China and came to Dylan's game today.

Dylan played against his good friend Jake and smeared them 52-0 and they did not even play a fourth quarter.

The team supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink socks and pink wrist bands.

Homemade chicken noodle soup after a chilly football game.

Then I made pumpkin toffee cookies with a salted caramel frosting.

Michael has our Halloween talking faces out.  Come by and see them!

Oh, I forgot!!  Cass made apple cider pancakes this morning but my camera was dead so no pictures.