Halloween Costumes 2010

It was fun to have time to work on Halloween costumes this year! (Last year Mom stepped in and made them for me) I was on track to finish the kid's costumes before the day they were wearing them, but I have to admit I was making button holes and sewing on buttons to Aidan's shirt and painting a helmet Saturday morning. They kids were all very excited about their costumes and the way they turned out.....I was too!!!



I made Eli's costume, but not this year......If anyone saw Aidan (or pictures of him) in his costume 3 years ago, you would know that he was a dalmatian and Spencer was a firefighter. Eli will be exactly what Aidan was for Halloween 3 years previous until he can voice his own opinion and/or cannot be convinced to use the same costume. Hahaha! Hand-me-downs are the BEST! So next year is set for a dragon, and then the big-bad wolf the year after that. Maybe Speed Racer 2 will come out within the next 3 years and Eli will want to be Speed Racer when he is 4.....you never know *wink, wink* Eli wasn't so thrilled with the dalmatian suit at first, but as soon as he discovered he got candy when wearing it, he threw a fit when I wouldn't put it on him for Church the following day! He had trick-or-treating ALL figured out!!



For anyone who knows Aidan, he is a HUGE Speed Racer fan! We own, not one, but two copies of the movie (incase one gets scratched or lost), and a multitude of Mach 5 replicas in all sizes. I have to admit that when first asked what he wanted to be for halloween, Aidan replied, "An Elephant!" Really? What am I supposed to do with that? I am a good seamstress, don't get me wrong, but an elephant???? I waited a day thinking that his little brain would forget all about his choice only to get the same answer. This is when i presented him with the idea of Speed Racer......had the thought never occurred to him? Guess not, because once the suggestion wedged itself between his big would-be elephant ears he was SUPER EXCITED to be Speed Racer. Elephants were never heard from again.......=). Aidan's hair is normally blonde, so I dyed it dark brown (non-perminent). His reaction to this was, "Mom, I want to have black hair FOREVER!" hahaha. 4 weeks to a 4 year old is like forever, right? So here is Aidan as Speed Racer.



This was the first time Abby has asked to be something that could not be found in a fairy tale. It made me sad, but I was excited to make her wish come true. Over the summer, thanks to Netflix instant streaming from the Wii, Abby discovered Hannah Montana. She watched the first 3 seasons and sang the theme song non-stop. I am OK with the image portrayed by Miley Cyrus in these first 3 seasons, and that is all Abby knows.....I'm not so sure about her current look as a role model for teeny-bopper though. She actually played around with being Taylor Swift, but Hannah Montana is more recognizable for costumes. The only think I made for Abby's costume was the tunic/dress she is wearing. Abby thought the sparkles on the fabric would be something Hannah would have worn.



After trick-or-treating it was a candy free-for-all for one night......Eli was in heaven! It took him until 11 PM to finally crash, and then he slept for 12 hours......hahaha. The candy was officially "put up" today and I think it will find it's way to the trash in the next few days.

BOO!

I know that a post from me after all this time could be scary, but it is halloween time! I have been waiting to post because I wanted it to be a big-and-glorious return to the blogging world.....well that is not going to happen anytime soon, so here goes:

Aidan is going to be Speed Racer for Halloween, so I dyed his hair dark-brown to match the part. Here is a picture of his new hairdo.

I will post again soon. Halloween costumes are being sewn at this very moment.....OK, not right now, but as soon as I get off this computer. Pictures will post shortly after.

I love you mom! (Probably one of the few that will read this)

Garden

Spencer put the garden beds together over 4 weeks ago but I had yet to get the fill dirt or plant the veggies until this last weekend. I had a good friend come over and help me put the fill dirt into the garden beds, and then the kids and I went shopping for veggie plants/seeds. Aidan and Eli helped me plant everything but the corn (Abby was at a sleepover). We saved the corn for Abby to plant (her request). After we planted the garden we talked about seeds and faith. We will be excited to see how our garden flourishes (or hopefully flourishes) in the month. More pictures to come. We planted tomato, green onion, peppers, cilantro (salsa garden), corn, pumpkin, watermelon, squash, cucumber, basil, mint, peas, carrots, and strawberries. I think it might be a bit late in the season for the strawberries, but they were Aidan's request.

Now if only we can keep the bunnies and the bugs away! The fence is going up today, and I sprinkled an organic pest repellant around the plants. Here's hoping.





These bunnies are frequent visitors to our new grass. It is like an all you can eat salad bar in the back yard! But not in my garden little hoppers!


This bug flew at Abby while she was planting the corn and then landed on the top of the stroller. This picture is from the research I did to see what kind of beetle it was. It is a Eyed Click Beetle.... "harmless". UUUUGLY, but harmless.

Watermelon

We had a neighborhood BBQ and Elijah got a piece of watermelon (lucky boy!). By the time he was done eating it he had red watermelon juice all down the front of him and he would not let go of the watermelon rind.

Sights of Summer

I have thought about "catching up" on the blog and then decided that it would take FOREVER! So, I am just going to start posting a few things that we are doing now.

The kids and I went to the beach for Mother's day. Abby made the sandwiches and we packed a picnic. After church we drove the 2 hours to a place called Pawley's Island. It is on the south end of Myrtle Beach. Very pretty place. We got there about 5 PM and then ate and played until 7:30-8. After we washed off we drove home. The kids were asleep 10 minutes into our drive home. It was a great day. I am glad we took the effort to go!

Did anyone read that???? We are only 2 hours from gorgeous beaches! Our home is open to any and ALL visitors. If you would like to come soak your toes in the ocean, just give me a call.

SNOW!!!

Last week (Valentine's/President's Day weekend) it snowed here in South Carolina. We had a blast building snowmen. We had enough snow (and enough yard) to build all five of us.

Tyrannosaurus Elijah

I have been trying to catch this picture all week. Eli's newest thing is to carry toy dolls around in his mouth. It looks like he is biting off their heads!! RRRRRaaahhhrrr!