Fall Carnival

 

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So all of my time since school started has gone to the planning and executing of the school carnival! I took on the role of PTL Vice President and alongside five of my closest friends am having a blast! Even though we are crazy busy with all of the fun on our agenda, I wouldn't have it any other way!!! The fall carnival has always been a the "dud" side, with a few games and a jumping castle in the gym. We decided to "GO BIG"!!! We had a teacher auction, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, six HUGE inflatables including a sticky wall, a rockwall, four bungee trampolines, a haunted house, a hayride and food vendors! The catch...we weren't planning on the coldest day in October history to occur...complete with afternoon rain! All said in done...the kids had a blast, the school was amazed and we pulled it off without a hitch! We even managed to bring in $5000 on our teacher auction (our goal was only $500), all which we are giving back 100% to the teachers!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

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We had so much fun last year at Jersey Farms that we decided to go back! Aunt Kel, Uncle Chris, Emma & Abby came along this year for the fun!!! Unfortunately Uncle Johnny & Aunt Christy couldn't make it due to Uncle Johnny's broken ankle and Gaga & Papa were out of town. Oh my goodness...what fun we had! My oldest friend Andrea happened to be in town so she got to come along for the fun as well :) She was so excited to meet the girls! We saw all the animals, took a hayride, learned how dairy farms work, fed newborn calves, picked our pumpkins and finished our day eating yummy Bluebell ice cream  Even though Abby hated the pumpkin patch and Emma spent the whole day plugging her nose from the yucky smells...we had such a fun day at the farm!

Viva Las Vegas!!!

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Aunt Key, Uncle Jerms and the girls live there, Craig & I have been multiple times, the boys have heard all about it and seen pictures and now....they have been to Las Vegas and done Las Vegas!!!! Craig and I took the kids to Vegas last week to see the sights, do the stuff and best of all...hang with Aunt Key, Uncle Jerms, Molly & Mackenzie! Molly is turning 2 next week so we even got to have an early party with her!!! Aunt Key played the hostess with the mostess and took the boys everywhere kids could have fun in Vegas!!! Uncle Jerms even came home form work for a day to spend time with us! We surprised them with a Ford mustang convertible, saw all the hotels, rode the monorail, played games at Circus Circus winning LOTS of prizes, saw the Bellagio water show, went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, went to M&M world and Coke World, rode spiral escalators, visited the world's largest golden nugget, went to the world's largest gift shop, went to Mandalay's aquarium, spent the might in a castle, watched a volcano erupt, went to the Hoover dam, took a tour of a candy factory, had an Elmo Birthday party complete with angry two year old and so much more!!! We had such a fun time in Vegas and can't wait to go back!!!

Luke's Family Party

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 Luke is on celebration #3! Since we are in Houston leaving for Vegas, we decided to celebrate Luke's Birthday with the family and save trips for everyone back and forth! Luke is still on his Birthday HIGH and acting like a present crazed maniac!!! He had dramatic reactions for every gift he got and took great delight in ripping open and playing with every present!!!  All I have to say is...Luke is one lucky little boy!!!!