Finally.

See this dress? I finally...after thinking about it for a very long time...made it. I told myself that if I didn't start using that sewing machine of mine, I'd have no reason to keep it around. Well, I'm not one to get rid of perfectly good items, so it inspired me to make the dress I'd been ho-humming about. I saw it in my head, even imagined my Chayce in a swirly, fall-colored dress, but then I'd do something else. Now she's spinning around the room, and I couldn't be happier.

Pumpkin Carving

Chayce did such a good job cleaning out the pumpkins!

Daddy helped (a lot).

The crew.

Yucky hands. eeeew

Zach hard at work.

Ha! So, I just realized that I didn't take photos of the finished products...and it's been 2 days, so they are a bit more...uhhh...mushy.

Halloween, the never-ending saga.

Photo explanation: After lunch, Chayce came running to me and said, "There's room right here for some candy, after I filled up on my lunch!" Yes, she's still in her jammies, and I made the stipulation that anyone not dressed for the day doesn't get any Halloween candy, so she ran off to remedy that. She had actually opened her jammies and showed me where there was room for candy, but I made her do them up for the photo. ;)
Zach's eyes after removing most of the turtle paint. He looks cool, doesn't he?
A wonderful member of our ward is a very talented balloon shaper. He does it as a side job, but also came to the ward Halloween party. This is the flower bracelet he made Chayce. He made Zach a cute turtle, but the photo didn't turn out, and I couldn't try again--because it popped!
More of my fancy face painting artwork. I had to hold her head in my lap to get her to stay still, and even then, there are more smudges than I'd like BUT, the overall result was beautiful with her ballerina costume.

A few funnies

First, let me state that I am an independent with a mixed range of support on each side. I really don't favor one party at the moment. Right now, for me, there is no perfect party.



This commercial made me laugh so hard--each time I watched it. Maybe because our house is set up the same way, with a spot the kids can run around and around, and I've had times when I've tried to visit while the kids chase each other--who knows, but I laughed, and I'm sure you will, too.

Payge Montage

Concern

Cheesin' it--toothless.

Curiosity

Wrinkle nose

Happy Baby!

Ice Hockey, and An Odd Sense of Humor

Notre Dame vs. Miami. Ice hockey. We had a blast. Honestly, we went hoping to catch a few minutes of the game. We didn't think the kids would last very long (they lasted the whole game!! Whoo, hooo!). However, I think that the main attraction was the players crashing into each other and smashing into the walls. Everytime someone would wipe out, Chayce would break out into maniacal laughter. Score: Notre Dame 2; Miami 3. It was very close.

Zoo Boo!!!

When I was a kid, we got to dress up once (at least that my parents told me about). The end. But now, there are many opportunities to use this years Halloween costume again, and again, and again! Tonight was Zoo Boo. We had a great time collecting treats and gift certificates with our little turtle, ballerina, and octopus.


Our pink little octopus.

I'm trying to look evil. Does it work?


Where is Stephen? Taking the photo. Plus, his costume consisted of a spider ring.


Why am I wearing this? Why are you laughing?


Hello!

Zach, admiring Chayce's jewelry.


Hugs.

Big HUGS!

Posing as a ballerina. Good job, Chayce!

Smile for the camera!


Our turtle.

Folks at Zoo Boo kept telling Zach he was scary...but he'd reply: "I'm only a turtle...you're scared of a turtle?" With a "what's your problem?" tone.