Happy Halloween!!!!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. My kids were so excited to be Indians~here's the whole tribe.



My friends the Massey's were in charge of the ward party this year and did a great job! They had this area set up to take pictures. We should have posed a little better but oh well!

We can't wait until next year the big kids already have their costumes picked out! I better start getting busy! haha


Happy Halloween!!!!

Trick or Treat....

I'm so proud of myself for not waiting until Tuesday to start on the kids Halloween costumes! They are finished except for the wigs and the headbands, but I have to go to walmart and hobby lobby for that.

here they are~Caroline's I didn't make but it's one that has been passed down through our family. Heather wore it when she was about Caroline's age and I think my cousin's wore it before then.






I need to add something to the top of Heather's b/c I think it's kind of plain. I might add some trim & maybe a belt. And Yes, the kids have bedhead!

Another Tag You're IT!!!

Here's another from my cousin, LaNan~

Best thing you cooked last week
Hum, Probably chicken quesidillas

-If money, time and babysitting were no object, where would you go and with who?
probably somewhere in Europe with my mom b/c tyson doesn't like to travel too much. my mom and i could just go and do our own thing.

-When was the last time you cried
Can't remember!

-Five things you were doing ten years ago
1. Just married
2. in my 2nd year of teaching
3. learning how to live with my husband! haha
4. hum, how sad is that? I can't think of anymore!
5.

-Five things on your to do list today
1. Laundry
2. Load the dishwasher
3. lay out clothes for tomorrow
4. get stuff for halloween costumes
5. watch grey's

- Five favorite snacks
1. doritos and bean dip
2. oreos and milk
3. reese cups
4. sonic vanilla dr pepper
5. strawberries and fruit dip

-Five bad habits

1. Not flossing regularly.
2. Over Commiting
3. Procastating
4. staying on the computer too long
5. Not exercising regularing

-Five favorite foods

1. Fajaitas
2. hamburgers from cheddar's
3. Shish-kabobs
4. kickin' chicken salad from logan's
5. steak


-Top Five places I've been
1. Crystal Beach~galveston (I know, I don't get out much)
2. Utah (skiing)
3. Washington D.C.
4. Oklahoma ( I know~I don't get out much~sad huh?)
5. Nauvoo

- Five favorite memories
1. Being sealed to my family for eternity (and yes, even to my husband! HAHA)
2. Seeing my babies for the first time
3. 4th of July at my parents
4. Beach this summer~It was so relaxing!
5. Vacations!


I know I have a pathetic live huh?

So now I tag~hum, my friend Caryn & my friend Jenn!

TAG~You're IT!!!!

I was tagged by my cousin, LaNan, to do this~I don't think I've ever done one.

Here goes:

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Pongo Suburban
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream and favorite cookie) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Oreo
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) AMcd
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Pink Dog
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Heather Oklahoma City~although Heather OKC sounds better huh?
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) - McDAu
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put “The”) Black Dr. Pepper
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)- Jess Jimmie
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy)
Tommy Girl Reese's
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Jane Ray

Good Times~I tag Rachella & Sunshine!

Cute Stuff!!!!

my friend Sunshine brought over this cute candle (with a goodie plate)the other day.

Yesterday at school I was "Boo"ed by someone so I needed to come up with a quick & easy (& cheap) something to "boo" someone back. I thought of these candles! They turned out ok but not as cute as Sunshine's~thanks for the idea girl!






oh and mine aren't coming with goodie plates! haha

I'm so SHOCKED....

everyone knows about the quilt I've been working on~and yes it's almost finished. Tonight I was checking out blogs and saw this post...
http://splendid-chaos.blogspot.com/
I'm so shocked (and honored) that she mentioned me.

Fall Festival & Scout Camp

We had a great time at the fall festival last night. There were a ton of people and I'm sure the PTA had a great fundraiser. I have a few pictures from it but tyson ran off with my camera. Here's a picture of Caroline & her sweet friend Weston.




Also, Scout camp was a lot of fun! Jed & I had a great time. I'll have to post pictures when tyson gets home! Here's a couple pics of Jed at scout camp.

I have the FUNNIEST story to tell...

Yesterday when I was at a workshop and I thought to myself "I don't have any kids~I think I'll go get my eyebrows waxed"

So when lunchtime came around I opted for eyebrows instead of eating! haha I know something must be wrong with me. So I get to the place that waxes them and the girl takes me to the waxing room. She waxes the eyebrows, then she proceeds to wax my forehead~I'm not kidding! I thought dang what is she doing~then she proceeds to clip and trim and comb it took forever! I just knew when I got up I wasn't going to have any left. But it was a miracle~when I got up I still had eyebrows! YAY!!!

My friend Rachella...

RAWKS!!!!

She made this cute coupon holder

http://www.justussyessam.blogspot.com/

then she called and asked if I wanted one & of course I said yes, then she made me one too! It brightened my day!

Thanks Rachella!!!!

Yes~I'm ALIVE...

barely!!!!! We have a ton of stuff going on at school for the rest of the month so we have been swamped. By the time I get home and get supper cooked, baths, homework, etc. there hasn't been much time to blog.

This weekend is going to be crazy, but hopefully I'll have tons of pictures to show for it. Tomorrow we have school pictures, I have a workshop, & then tomorrow night is fall festival at the school. This will be my first fall festival since I've been working in Lufkin & I'm actually excited! I feel so blessed to be working at this campus. Every one is just so great to work with & I've made some really great friends.

Then Saturday Jed & I will be going to the Mom & me Cub scout campout all day.

Then the weekend will be over.

I want to finish my quilt b/c I got this in an email.

I just found out that CNN will be filming the solders
receiving the quilts on Veterans day and doing a story
about how women from all over the country have been
making and donating these quilts.

I know that some of you have already mailed your
quilts but if you are still working on it, try to get
it mailed by November 1st so she will receive it in
time for Veteran's Day.

So time's a ticking for me. Somewhere in there I need to make Halloween costumes. HUM, wonder if it will get done! haha

I NEVER thought I would have to say this...

but I have a brother from another mother!

My mom has lost her mind & I'm going to need counseling pretty soon. She didn't even tell me. I had to find out from my sister who thinks he's sooooo cute.

First she only cares to see the grandkids & now this! I don't know how I'll ever get over this






My new brother's name is Max~ugh! See he doesn't even fit in~we all have 'A' names~Autumn, Annie, Alison, Max?

Whatever~I'm off to call a therapist.

Happy Birthday~Aunt Franci!!!!

Today is my Aunt Franci's birthday!

She is a great woman! Here's a picture of her with our family at the temple (she's 2 people over from me)




Happy Birthday Aunt Franci~we love you!!!!

Thank goodness for INTERNET

Hopefully you didn't miss the season premiere of Friday Night Lights, BUT if you did miss it you can watch it online (thanks Al Gore~didn't he claim to invent the internet?)

This is one of my all time favorite shows & even Tyson enjoys it.

It comes on Friday nights at 8pm central~

Not much else going on around here.