Halloween

Wow! The last two days have been crazy! First we took Sophy to School for her class party yesterday. She had a great time with her friends and gave out her little goodie bags. Then I took Lola home to stay with a sitter (Thanks Christian!) and rushed off to FE for their Halloween Photo shoot. It lasted most the day so when I got home Sophy had already been picked up and was waiting for me with all the tales of her fun day. I chatted with Christian for a while before running off to meet Trish and Annabelle at OC for Trick or Treating in the Dorms. This is one of my favorite parts of Halloween. I remember passing out candy in the dorms when I was at Harding. I LOVED it and it's so fun to go up there with my girls and see all those college girls having fun. We took a minute when it was over to let the girls eat some of their candy and snap a picture on the bench outside.
This morning we all slept in a little because we went to bed late last night. We got dressed and ready and headed out at noon today. First we met up with Trish and Annabelle, and Nicki at TGIFridays. One of our favorites. They emailed me a coupon for free kids meal if they were in costume so I printed off three before I went. The food was great and we had a blast, except when Sophy decided to crawl under the table and throw a fit. At least it was a quiet fit and was soon over.
After Lunch Trish Took Annabelle home for a nap and offered to watch Lola too. Lola napped at Trish's house while I took Sophy to the mall to "visit" Mickey Mouse. We ran to the disney store and she talked to Mickey through the glass window for a little while until I pulled her away to get some real shopping done.
When we were through we ran by Trish's to get Lola and went to Northpark Mall for their Trick or Treating. We did it last year and it was fun. The girls got lots of compliments on their costumes. They have a really cute pet shop there that caters to dogs. Their window displays were SO cute and Lola was dressed as a puppy so I asked the owner and before long Lola was in the window. She was really tired and cranky though so we didn't get the best picture. I'll have to try again sometime when she's rested.
After the mall we ran home to eat dinner and decorate our pumpkins. We didn't have a lot of time until it got dark so I put our bowl of rasins (yes I skipped out on candy this year) out on the porch for the trick or treaters right away. When we were fed and happy again I loaded us up and we went out to do the real trick or treating. I chose to leave our neighborhood this year. We get a ton of kids on our street and lots of moms drive along and watch their kids closer thant hey do the road. With Jeff gone it made me nervous about taking them out on my own. I was afraid that they would run out in the street or get lost in the other kids when I wasn't watching.
I drove to a neighborhood nearby that was gated, but had the gate open for Halloween, and was small and quiet. They all seemed thrilled to see the girls and everyone was very friendly. When we were finished Sophy kept begging to go to more houses the whole way home. Since most our neighbors were still passing out candy when we got home I decided to humor her. I put them int he stroller and walked a few streets. I didn't even bother going to every house, but just a few of our favorites from last year. We ended up with a TON of candy this year. I even gave some of it away when our bowl ran out on the porch! I tried to take a picture but it didn't all fit in the frame!
By the time we got home and ready for bed it was an hour past bedtime and both girls were tired. I'm glad we got everything done, but man I wouldn't want to go through this week again for a long time! Happy Halloween everyone!

Long Day

Sorry these pictures are blurry, but that is just a way to show the constant motion these little ones were in at the Village Fun Fair on Saturday. I already told you about it, but I actually decided to follow through with the pictures this time around.
Today the girls went to school with their cupcakes! I think they went over well. I didn't quite make enough for Sophy's whole class so she didn't get one, but she was just as happy without it. I was suprised. She just seemed happy to get to share with her fiends. I was so proud of my little girl!
Sophy spent the evening with Kris and Nicki at their house while I took Lola to work with me. The daycare at work is only avaiable for ages 0-24mos. It won't be long unil Lola outgrows it too!
Once I got everyone home we settled in for the night. Lola had a tough time going to bed tonight. She is usally really good, but tonihgt I think she missed her daddy. She was crying with big tears and I scooped her up and rocked her. I kept asking her what was wrong. All she would say was "Da da." Poor baby. At least it won't be long until he gets home. his baby will be so happy to see him!

On the News!

They aired it at 4:30 AND 6! I haven't seen the 10pm news yet. If you want to see it you can go here: http://www.kfor.com/ and click on the 4:30 or 6pm news spot. It'll be in there. And yes the two spots are different.

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Trish and Annabelle, and Emily and Maddy went with us. We had a lot of fun. The kids liked the petting zoo the most and we all got a pumpkin. There was a news crew there doing a story on the accident at Orr Family Farm last Friday. We went to a different pumpkin patch, but I imagine all the pumpkin patches were affected by it. It was just so sad. My prayers o out to the family of the girl and the Orr family. The story is supposed to air on the channel 4 news tonight if anyone wants to see our kiddos on TV! I don't think I did too well with the interview because Lola was trying to get away from me the whole time. Hopefully they air Trish's interview and not mine!

Super Mom

I have been super mom lately. I notice that when Jeff goes out of town I slip into one of two modes. Either a) Survival mode where I do the least possible and try to make it through until he gets home or b) Overachiever Mode, where I do way more than necessary. I notice that this usually happens when Jeff leaves over a special occasion. I did this for Sophy's 2nd birthday too.
I have already super cleaned the kitchen and laundry, I have plans for the girls rooms and a large Clothes project to sort everything out and make sure the fall/winter clothes are out.
I also made all the treat bags/ treat cups for both Sophy and Lola's classes. Sophy had a lot of fun helping me with her cups. I made mini cupcakes from scratch for Lola's class. It's 100% Dairy free. Icing and all. I then made large cupcakes for Sophy's class and Two Pumpkin cakes for the teachers.
Yesterday I took the girls to the Village Fall Festival. It was a lot of fun. They had a large assortment of inflateables and it was only $2 for a wristband to play as much as they wanted. Trish and I were sure to wear the kiddos out! After we had lunch and I made it home in time for naps. Even Sophy crashed after all the fun they had.
Wow, all that and I'm posting on my blog too! Who knew I had it in me? This is a crazy busy week, so hopefully I'll be good and post lots of pictures.