FRIDAY THE 29TH...SCHOOL PARADE

EVEN THOUGH WE WERE LITERALLY READY FOR HALLOWEEN TO BE OVER AND DONE WITH, I COULDN'T MISS RONANS FIRST HALLOWEEN PARADE.

HE SEEMS TO L♥VE SOCIAL EVENTS.

WHEN THE PARADE WAS OVER WE WENT TO HIS CLASSROOM AND HE WAS ALREADY CHANGED.THE KIDS WERE HAVING A FALL PARTY...SERIOUSLY....ITS HALLOWEEN, WE ALL KNOW IT , SO PLEASE CALL IT A HALLOWEEN PARTY.

THE BOYS WERE DANCING AROUND TOGETHER.

THEN IT WAS TIME TO SETTLE DOWN AND WE LEFT RONAN TO FINISH THE DAY AT SCHOOL.

RONANS PROJECT WAS HANGING RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IN THE HALLWAY.

NOW I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO GET MARCEL INTO SCHOOL.

I LOVE WORKING ON PROJECTS WITH THE KIDDOS.

OCT 24TH...1 WEEK TIL HALLOWEEN

AS IF THE NIGHT BEFORE WASN'T ENOUGH WITH THE CANDY & GOODIES...WE WENT TO THE ZOO AND WENT TRICK OR TREATING AGAIN.

WE WENT WITH 2 NEIGHBORING FAMILIES.

WE GOT TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS.

EVEN THE MOUNTAIN LIONS WERE OUT...

CUTE KITTY.

EACH STOP FOR CANDY HAD DIFFERENT CHARACTERS FROM BOOKS AS THE THEME.



THE WOLVES ARE SO PRETTY AND BIG TOO .

I LOVED HOW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WALKWAY THERE WERE DECORATED PUMPKINS...THEY WERE ALL SO GOOD.

LIKE SERIOUSLY THE KIDS WERE TIRED OF WALKING.

I'M SO DOING THIS NEXT YEAR TO MY PUMPKINS.

THIS MONTH PROVED VERY EXHAUSTING BY THE TIME ACTUAL HALLOWEEN NIGHT ROLLED AROUND.

PARTIES ON FORT DRUM OCTOBER 23RD 2010

IT SEEMS LIKE WE CELEBRATED HALLOWEEN FOR THE WHOLE MONTH, BUT REALLY IT WAS JUST THE KIDS DRESSED IN THEIR COSTUMES LIKE EVERYDAY.

1 WEEK BEFORE HALLOWEEN FORT DRUM COMMUNITIES HELD HALLOWEEN EVENTS & THE USO HOSTED A BOOGIE WITH YOUR BOOTS ON EVENT LATER THAT EVENING.

TO START THE EVENING, THE KIDS AND I, WENT WITH ANOTHER FAMILY TO TRICK OR TREAT & PLAY AT ONE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE LEFT MARK AT HOME FOR SOME PEACE & QUIET FOR THIS EVENT.

ALL READY TO GET ONTO DRUM.

MY CUTE DARTH VADER...HE LOOKS VERY ANIKAN SKYWALKER HERE THOUGH.

RONAN.... WAS THE DARK KNIGHT BATMAN...AGAIN

AND MY MARKY...OPTIMIST PRIME FROM TRANSFORMERS.

WE POSED FOR PICTURES.

AND THEN I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE GIRLS WE WENT OUT WITH..

LEFT TO RIGHT: KYLIE-3, JOSIE- 3 MONTHS & HAILEY-7

THE KIDS PLAYED GAMES & TRICK OR TREATED AT DIFFERENT STATIONS BEFORE WE TOOK THEM THROUGH THE HAUNTED HOUSE....WHICH THEY ALL HATED...LOL- OH THE JOYS OF TORTURING YOUR CHILDREN.

THE KIDS STARTED TO GET HUNGRY SO THEY KEPT ENTERING THE DONUT EATING CONTESTS...HAHAHA

RONAN ATE HIS WEIGHT IN DONUTS AND EVEN WON A CONTEST OR 2.

THIS IS THE CONTEST HE WON...HE WAS SO PROUD.

LOOKING AROUND AT THE COMPETITION

GOING FOR THE WIN

STUFFING HIS FACE TO GUARANTEE THE WIN....WOO HOO !!!



SO WITH SOME GOODIES IN THEIR BELLIES, IT WAS TIME TO HEAD OVER TO THE USO FREE EVENT FOR THE FREE FOOD, BEER, GAMES, RAFFLES, DANCING & ENTERTAINMENT...

I WENT HOME TO GET MARK FOR THE BEER.





WE ATE, THE KIDS DANCED & THEN WE MOVED ON TO THE FREE ACTIVITIES.

THEY HAD A MECHANICAL BULL IN THE BAR AREA...SINCE IT WAS A FAMILY EVENT IT WAS OPEN TO EVERYONE...MATT & RONAN RODE THE BULL MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MARCEL WATCHED AND FINALLY WANTED TO TRY.

MATT





RONAN

MARCEL

THE BEST PART WAS WATCHING ALL THE DRUNK ASSES FALLING FROM THE BULL...THE KIDS REALLY LAUGHED ALOT.

HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR OUTTAKES & MEMORIES FROM OUR NIGHT OUT.

I WISH I KNEW HOW TO BLOW THE PICTURES UP AFTER I SCAN THEM TO THE COMPUTER, BUT THEY WERE TOO CUTE NOT TO INCLUDE THEM ANYWAY.

BEAUTY IN THE BACKYARD

I TOOK THESE 2 SHOTS ON MONDAY MORNING OCTOBER 18TH AFTER I LET BELLA OUT.

I LOVE THE VIEW & FEW WEEKS OF BEAUTIFUL FALL COLORS
WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE.

PUMPKIN CARVING OCTOBER 15TH

THIS YEAR THE CONLINS ATTENDED A PUMPKIN CARVING PARTY AT OUR FRIENDS THE SLIGARS.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE WILL BE STAYING WITH WHEN WE LEAVE OUR HOUSE ON JEWETT PLACE.

THE KIDS HAD ALOT OF FUN, ESPECIALLY MARCEL & RONAN BECAUSE THEY WERE ALLOWED TO USE LITTLE PUMPKIN CARVING KNIVES THIS TIME.

WHERE DO I START...HOW DO I DO THIS MOM???

MEANWHILE MARK AND MATT WERE STARTING THE BIG PUMPKIN.

EVENTUALLY, MARCEL RESORTED TO STABBING THE PUMPKIN WHILE RONAN LOOKED ON UNTIL I TOOK OVER AND HELPED HIM.

ORIGINALLY THE 2 LITTLE ONES WERE JUST GONNA DRAW ON THE PUMPKINS, BUT KARRA INSISTED THEY GET THE FULL EFFECT.

I BEGAN TO WORRY ABOUT THE KNIFE WIELDING, SO I STARTED TO HELP MARCEL WITH HIS PUMPKIN. RONAN GAVE UP AND WANTED TO GO INSIDE THE HOUSE SINCE THE GARAGE WAS REALLY COLD & I TOOK THE KNIVES AWAY.

MARCEL STAYED AND GOT INTO THE GUTTING PART.

OUR PUMPKINS ENDED UP REALLY CUTE.

MARK AND MATTYS

AND MINE....

WE LEFT ALL 3 PUMPKINS AT KARRA & JUSTINS SINCE IT WAS SOOO LATE. WE DID THE PUMPKINS ON OCT 15TH AND WHEN WE CAME OVER TO TRICK OR TREAT ON THE 31ST... THIS IS WHAT WE MET AT THE DOOR AND ON THE STAIRWELL.

THIS IS MINE...

MARK & MATTYS IS NEXT TO IT....

AND THE POOR PUMPKIN THAT ENDURED ALL THE STABBINGS COURTESY OF RONAN & MARCEL....

POOR PUMPKIN :(