Happy Halloween!!!!

Halloween was so much fun this year. The kids are a bit older and can actually eat "some" candy. They didn't mind playing dress up in their costumes, even though the weather was so mild and sticky! Even some of the adults dressed up, too!

The kids got special treat bags with gifts

Jackson was the cutest Winnie the Pooh!

My husband was a hot mess....He had some cool tats, some bling, a wig and bubba teeth!

Dawn-Tigger, Chase-Giraffe, Bryson-Scooby Doo, and Kaylyn-Abby Caddaby

The above pictures is funny to me because I was NOT walking behind them at all. I was in FRONT of them, but when they saw me walking backwards to snap their picture, they turned around to walk backwards!!!

Three Amigos, Three Cousins, Three Boys....

My sister came over earlier than everyone else on Halloween, so I could snap some photos of the three boys together. Most of them were cute in their own way. It was funny to see how one of the older boys would react about 10 seconds after the other one did (smile, kiss, etc...), so I had to think and snap fast and often. Whew. I was sweating when I was done.

Halloween Caramel Apples

Chase loves to cook with Mommy, so I saved making the caramel apples activity for when Nana arrived Friday night so she could participate. Chase had more fun eating the sprinkles and giggling. The apples seemed to have turned out just fine and decorating them for his little friends was a lot of fun.

Trick or Treating at the Mall

After Chase's school party we met Dave and Kaylyn at the Mall to trick or treat. Poor Marie was so sick and couldn't be there. Chase and Kaylyn starred at one another when we arrived and giggled that they were in costumes. They were able to get in some good practice for the real thing on Halloween night.

Class Halloween Party

Thursday, before Halloween, Chase's class had a party at 3pm.
When I arrived, this is what I saw Chase doing....still sleeping! Zzzz! Someone hit the snooze button. He looked like a zombie during the party. It was totally a cute side of him. Again, I am partial to all of his sides. I didn't post any pictures of him eating his fun snacks because I haven't taken the time to edit his friends out of the shot and I haven't asked their parents for permission to post them.

Halloween Decorating

Chase and I had a great time decorating the inside and outside of the house for Halloween. He especially enjoyed the layering of the candy bucket!!!

Trying out my Giraffe Costume

I about cried when we realized that Chase's Elmo costume was just too small and that he would not be comfortable in it for more than 30 seconds on Halloween. The larger sized Elmo costumes were basically a half costume; meaning they stopped at the waist. This would not be a huge problem, IF I could find the exact red pants to match the upper part. Oh well. I just ventured on to new ideas and stores. Rich, Chase and I went shopping for costumes last weekend, but came back home empty handed. Bummer. Monday of this week, I had a cancellation visit at work, so I stopped by Marshall's to walk around and totally found this super duper cute Giraffe costume. I LOVED it!!!! Giraffe is one of Chase's recognition words (he can read it if you write it) and he also is beginning to like Madagascar, so I picked this one!!! We thought he looked extra adorable!!!

Chili Cookofff at the Peele's House

The weekend before Halloween we attended the Chili Cookoff at the Peele's house. About 10 kids were there, so of course, my BFF (Marie) had a plan. Keep the kids busy with awesome fall activities. It's fun being a teacher and thinking of creative ways to involve the kids. The kids decorated cookies, created/painted paper bag pumkins, and then they had a bean bag toss. The loved it!

Tarheels vs FSU Game

We attended the UNC vs FSU game with Rich's brother, Ben, and his wife, Sam. The weather was so weird that day....blazing hot, then rather chilly. I went from one t-shirt, jeans and boots, to a t-shirt, sneakers, jeans and then added a sweatshirt. Weird. We had a great time with great company!

Bryson Stays the Night!

Bryson stayed the night with Chase after the BBQ bash. He loves staying with Uncle Richie, Aunt B, and Chase! It's so much fun to watch those two play together. It's like having twins. I can't get enough of them!! This particular sleepover, they LOVED my dress up necklaces and bracelets. As you can tell by their faces, they feel "blackmailed" by the camera. haha!!! They played with these things for 2 days! We found jelly bracelets in all of Chase's outdoor toys and the yard the next day!

Breakfast is a big deal around our house, even during the weekdays! They are enjoying eggs, toast, bacon, banana and blueberries!! YUM!

BBQ Birthday Bash and 1 AWESOME Cake!

The Saturday after my Birthday (Thursday) and my Costume Party (Friday), we hosted a BBQ Bash for family and friends who didn't or couldn't come to the costume party. There was plenty of adults and a classroom full of kiddies! Thank goodness for the open and fenced in backyard, upstairs playroom and a time for cake! I had a great time seeing everyone and I'm thankful to have lived 30 awesome years!!

*MY BIRTHDAY CAKE WAS A HUGE SURPRISE FROM RICH AND MY MOM!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!

One shot of the hurricane room-whew!

I promise, I'm not peeking!!

Is this my cake!!!!!???? YOU guys did GREAT! They must know I watch too much Cake Boss!

Two of the most awesome people I know (Rich and my Granny)

Not sure what it is about this particular little boy, but he completely melts my heart everyday! I love this picture of him!!!

Dress up Birthday Party

We had so much fun playing dress up at my birthday party. I chose to be "Wonder Woman" and Rich was "The Greatest American Hero!"