Stay together looking like fools.
Yes, we are that family. Go ahead and laugh and pin us on Pinterest. I know someone somewhere is looking for a tacky sweater theme for a family of five. We’re ok being weird and laughing at our tree selves!
We went to a tacky sweater party and we won a prize!! I’ve always wanted a Chia Head, as seen on TV!
I loved seeing all the creativity and so many people participating in a night of fun and festivus.
Life is good.
We are getting ready for Halloween.
Last night we celebrated at our elementary school with Halloween Happening. There were game booths, food booths and a pumpkin carving contest. This was our last year and it was fun to watch Charlie running free with his friends, being the oldest kid on campus. He didn’t even wear his costume this year. It’s normal and strange at the same time,watching your kids grow up and change.
We enjoyed seeing all the kids and being with friends. The best part of the night was when Juliana told Charlie that we were ready to leave and that he should use his remaining tickets to go buy some pizza. He had been busy just hanging out with his friends, that he didn’t end up using many of his tickets. We didn’t actually know how many he had, until he showed up with 6 slices of pizza that shocked all of us.
Tonight we continued our Halloween celebration at our church where we participated in a Trunk or Treat event, where families decorated their trunks and handed out candy to kids in a safe environment. We had fun decorating our trunk, handing out candy and seeing our friends and meeting new families.
It reminded us of our time trunk or treating in Holland two years ago. It’s so hard to believe that was already 2 years ago. Juliana had fun volunteering and working with her friends. Charlie loved running free and collecting candy. It rained in the middle of the event, but we didn’t mind and were thankful that our trunk door provided some shelter. I don’t the rain scared away many goblins. The kids were adorable and there were so many Frozen princess costumes tonight.
I love Halloween and all the costumes, imagination, and festivities and candy. Can’t wait until next week.
Hope you have a Happy Halloween!!
We made it to the beach today, my happy place. I loved the drive over highway 17 and through the mountains and down the other side. I was expecting fog, but the sun had already broken through by 11 am when we arrived.
We caravanned down with three other vans full of kids for a 14th co-ed birthday party. There were 16 kids and 4 adults.
We spent the entire day together, just chatting, watching the kids and soaking up the sun. I think I loved it just as much they did.
Kelly and Kate ordered Subway sandwiches for everyone and brought snacks, drinks and cupcakes for dessert to celebrate their children’s birthdays. I so appreciated how easy they made everything look. They thought of everything and were so relaxed. The kids had boogie boards and beach balls and had a blast being in the water together.
The water was a bit too cold for me, but I did at least stick my feet in. I couldn’t bring my paddle board as I still don’t have a car to transport it. Hopefully next week I will.
Kelly and Kate were also very diligent about keeping eyes on the kids at all times, making sure we had an active head count knowing who was where. The lifeguard came down to tell the kids about rip currants and safety. It was nice to know there was an extra set of eyes watching over our large party. And the kids were all such good, kind, considerate kids. I loved watching them all interact, especially when they all agreed to put on their party hats. They haven’t become too cool just yet!!
Life is good.
Where is your favorite place to be?
here i am 