Week of Halloween Fun....

I have been terrible with posting this week- It was just such a crazy week - I have a little cold, so I have been trying to get extra rest.....Anyway, Here is what we were up to this week!

Maddux made some "Spooky" and "Boo" Cookies for his class with Mommy in the kitchen - I turned around for a second, and he snatched one off the cooling rack --- He was very proud of his cookies :)

Poor Pirate Pumpkin.....He never stood a chance with a 2 year old around :)

My little "Monkey" was such a good trick or treater!!!! He had so much fun!

My little "ladybug"

Addi Grace didn't like her "ladybug" costume that much - Maybe because it was too small?? Note to self - Never buy baby halloween costume 2 months before halloween unless you are for sure it will fit!!! Ha! She is growing so fast....

99 Cent Facial

I heard this on the news and decided to try - I must say it worked!!! Take 10 aspirin and crush - add water to make a paste - scrub on face and leave for 10 minutes - rinse off with warm water - Tada!!! (as Maddux would say) -- My face was glow-ow-ing -- It even looked great this morning after I had my makeup on!!!! Now, go to Target or Wal Mart and get you some good ole' 99 cent aspirin!!!!

Bye Bye Binky

I remember the day so vividly.....Maddux was only 2 days old, and the nurse in the hospital asked if we cared to give him a pacifier - He took to it immediately - I have all of these pictures of him from 2 days old to just 3 days ago with his beloved "binky" - And not just any binky: his gumdrop pacifiers that can only be purchased online for about $2.50 a piece - Let me tell you, we ordered LOTS of them - too many to count. (I have no idea where those things go, but I'm sure they're scattered in odd little places all over the house) ANYWAY, we really felt like it was time for the binky to go. We had weaned him down to only having them at nap time and night time - He would ask for them on occasion during the day, but he knew the rules. Well, Sunday night we cut small holes in all 4 we could find. We gave Maddux all 4 of them and he was soooo happy. You would have thought he struck gold. He put the first in his mouth, sucked on it, then threw it across the room. Picked up the second one.....same thing. Third one and so on. He wasn't too upset at first, but then it came time to go "nite nite" -- He cried for 1 hour - It was awful! I wanted to give in so bad, but Max was so insistent. Thank goodness, cause if it had been up to me, he would have gotten a "good" binky after about 5 minutes of crying.

Fast forward to Monday nap time at school - We sent the binky to school with Maddux just like always, and we told his teachers what we were doing.....Maddux always comes home with a "daily report" of how his day went. This is what it said:

"Maddux did not want his pacifier - he said it was broke and he threw it down and

went to sleep!"

Well, Max and I were both relieved.....Until Tuesday night - Same thing as Sunday night except this time he only cried for 30 minutes................

Fast forward to the report we got today at school:

"Maddux did not even ask for his pacifier!"

Here is a couple of pics of the kids - Maddux enjoying his french fries at his new desk I painted for him. And one of him holding Addi Grace.

Rainy Monday

This is what our kids were up to this evening......

Addi Grace had oatmeal for the first time and LOVED IT!!

Maddux was lounging on the couch looking at this Toy Magazine - He cracks me up!! He points at everything and says, "I want this Momma" -- Sooooo funny!!! Does he look like a big boy or what???? Speaking of big boy, we cut holes in his "binkies" yesterday. But that's a whole 'nother post.......

Addi Grace also kicked back in the chair and watched Dragon Tales with Maddux.... See how she is clinging on to this burp cloth??? Evidently, I did the same thing when I was younger. I called it my "ca" - Short for cloth...... Like mother like daughter?????

Maddux's Fall Festival

We went to our first "Kids School Function" today! Maddux's school (St. John's Lutheran) had a fall festival this afternoon and it was so much fun! It was mainly the church family in attendance, but there were a couple of Maddux's classmates there. They had tons of food (and most importantly cheetos for Maddux - That's what he is eating in the pictures!) - There were lots of games and a pumpkin painting table - We had so much fun as a family and it was nice getting to meet some new people. And the weather was very nice - a little windy, but as long as it's not raining, it's a good thing!

Here is Maddux eating his cheetos - He was making this silly face too......

Maddux Playing Football - Making his Daddy Proud!

Miss Carmen (her husband is the pastor and she is a teacher at Maddux's school - She is so sweet with Maddux and she just loves Addi Grace!)

Painting our Pumpkin - I can promise you by the time he was done, there was about 3 coats of paint on this pumpkin - I should let Maddux paint more often at home - He sat at this table and was so good and quiet for about 20 minutes until we had to leave - he was so serious about painting that he would not let me touch anything around him - In fact, he started saying, "No Mama - Stop" whenever I would try and help.

Sweet Addi Grace and Max - She really enjoyed being outside and listening to the music. Overall she was pretty good!

STICKS AND STONES

I found this website that has the neatest idea for a gifts this Christmas Season! Visit http://www.createsticksandstones.com/ and see the beautiful artwork they make for you. This is what we made for our family and if you enter this code: BDEEJC at checkout, you will receive 10% off your order!!!!

ENJOY!!!

Scary Mommy

So there is this contest on a blog I read at www.scarymommy.com - AND, the winner gets this cool flip video camera - AND, I really want to start posting videos on my blog and I'm pretty sure my good ole Sony Video Camera from the year 2000 isn't compatible to my blog. Ha!

OK Here goes!!

You might be a scary mommy if.......
1. You feed your child goldfish and vanilla wafers for dinner. All because that's what he eats :)
2. You feed yourself goldfish and vanilla wafers for dinner. All because you are too lazy to cook.
3. You send your child to bed wearing last years pajamas that are so tight they look like spandex- all because you didn't do laundry.
4. You let your child SCREAM because you JUST CAN'T TAKE DORA ANYMORE!!!!
5. (My husband's favorite) Child finally quits screaming after you leave to go to store - Then realize your wallet is inside so you have to go back in - yikes!
6. Your child says "Son of a $#!@*" (in context I might add!) and laughs - You leave the room laughing about to pee pants. (For the record - we DO NOT allow this in our home - he has not said it since and I think I finally realize that children repeat everything you say, so I am trying not to say that anymore!)
7. You offer your child markers (and do not care whether they are the washable kind or not) just so you can watch "Real Housewives" re-run!!!!! Ha!!!