ALICE IN WONDERLAND {happy halloween}

 You all know Halloween is my FAVORITE....Maybe I should just become a THESPIAN (not to be confused with lesbian!) so that I can dress up more often!

Here's ALICE...She said she never wants to be a Blond.

That's my girl!

 Here is a SAD Knave of Hearts.....He HATES lipstick!
I should be happy about it....But, I was yelling at him to get over it!

 The CUTE Cheshire Cat!

 The EVIL Queen of Hearts and My HOT Mad Hatter!
Johnny Depp has NOTHING on him! 
Ok....So, he has A LOT actually!!

 

Our Annual Neighborhood Halloween Party!
Thanks again Jess & Nate....It was wicked FUN!

 The Halloween Costume WINNERS!!

Emri and her little Dancing Buddies.

 Avi and her BIG Dancing Buddies.

 We went to Dad's work to Trick-or-Treat.  Each department decorates...We were in an Alien Spaceship!

 

 Pumpkin Pickin'

 SCARECROW Festival
The kids were out of school for fall break so Janai and I took the kids to burn some energy!
We will be back every year!  They had a ton of fun and it was all FREE!

Hit up a Haunted house for KIDS

 Stopped by an AMAZING home in Daybreak!
They go all out with their yard decor!
Something I would LOVE to do one day!

Until NEXT HALLOWEEN!

 

SOLID as a ROCK!

 At the bus stop a few weeks ago, Trace found out what it feels like to come in contact with a Rock or a Boulder....depends on who's telling the story. 
A friend of his threw a BIG rock up in the air and it came down on Trace's head.  It was just an accident, so we know he's not being beat up at the bus stop!....for now, anyhow!

Around 7:55 a.m. Ty Shypkowski almost knocked my door down in his frantic state!  He was yelling, Trace is bleeding everywhere...someone threw a huge rock at him and there's blood EVERYWHERE!!
Luckily, my mom was here so I had actually gotten dressed and was able to open the door!
(most day's it's G's and a t-shirt, so Ty would have been waiting at the door until I was decent!)
I grabbed a towel and jumped in the car and got to the bus stop to find Trace on the ground with a sweet lady applying pressure to his head with a rag.  Trace's face was COVERED in blood.  I normally do just fine at the sight of blood, but this time around (maybe because it was my own child and there was a LOT of it) I got a little queasy.  The lady removed her rag to show me the damage and blood instantly was squirting out.  I covered his head with my towel....(Lucky enough I picked up a pink one from the garage that we dry the cars off with....perfect for blood stains!)
I picked him up and kept him on my lap as I drove back home.  I questioned driving right to the insta-care, but then thought, he's laying on my lap...What if I get pulled over?  Plus, I needed to inspect the damage and get him cleaned off a little.

We got home and I laid him on the kitchen floor and got him washed off.  I wish I would have taken a picture of the blood bath (his face was covered)....But, at the time you aren't thinking PICTURES....I was too worried about stitches and finding the wound.
 

Sure enough, there was no need for stitches....he had been scalped, so there wasn't a way to sew him back together.  Those darn head wounds bleed a TON! It continued to bleed off and on a little for a few days until it scabbed over.
He only complained of a slight headache and was better in no time!
Today, he has a SERIOUS bald spot! 
I need to take a picture!
I guess we can blame Trace's stupidity as he gets older on his Fractured skull at 8 months and being hit by a boulder at age 6.

Cowboys & Indians!

 

 

Well, once again the Annual Neighborhood Party was a HIT!
I really do LOVE all the neighborhood peeps! 
They make living here FUN and worth while!
It's going to be a SAD day when we all start heading in different directions.

This year's theme was Cowboys and Indians!
A GREAT TIME was had at the Oliverson Reservation!

 

The INVITE:

 

One of the many TALENTED neighborhood girls, Heather Jenkins, made these ADORABLE table settings!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU once again Heather...You are amazing!

 

This year I may or may not have gone a little overboard with the theme!!....But, I couldn't pass up the idea of having a Mechanical Bull here to ride.

The kids and the kids at heart LOVED it! 

 

Miss Emri wasn't going to take ANY of this Bulls Crap!  She hung on for dear life and survived!

 

Janai and I were thrown into jail....For what, I'm not sure. 
Probably for LOVING any chance we get to DRESS UP!!
....We both may have a small addiction! ;) ....''

 

YUMMY FOOD and DESERTS!!

 

 

My parents and Brother's family came to help and PARTAY of course!!
{THANKS again Mom, for helping and especially making those CUTE Stick Horses!}

 

 

Chief Oli and his Squaw!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Played a MEAN game of TUG A WAR!! 

 

 

 

Giving Birth to a BULL!

 

I think I'd post bail for any of these girls!

 This must be the Injury shot!  Cheif Oli pulled his MCL while RIDIN THE BULL!
It has been the LONGEST few weeks while he babied his knee!
RICE every day!!

R-Rest

I-Ice

C-Compression

E-Elevate
Glad he is finally back to walking NORMAL!

 

THANKS again to all you AWESOME neighbors for coming, making YUMMY food, treats, and FUN!
And a special thanks to those who put in EXTRA help with set up, food and Clean-up!
LOVE YOU ALL!