5th graders at work?

On Thursday, we volunteered in Ronan's 5th grade class. They were having their "fall festival." We were in charge of the caramel apples. I melted enough caramel in my crockpot to make 35 apples. I wanted to make sure I did not run out. Needless to say we still have leftovers. Anyone want some melted caramel? I know it looks like I am reprimanding the kids in the picture but really I was giving directions. RIGHT!! :-) The class seemed to have a good time and at the end they thanked us for coming in and helping. Ronan's teacher says I don't have to volunteer for anything else all year. Which is a good thing because being a stay at home Mom volunteering really cuts into my Bob Bon eating time. Until next time....

Trunk or Treat

We took the kids with my neighbors kids to their church for "Trunk or Treat." The kids had a great time going to each car and getting candy. Most of the cars had been decorated and it was fun to see. It was misting and the temp was 45. My neighbor, who has 5 kids under the age of 8, designed and made each of her kids costumes. She's what we like to call a "perfectionist." The kids were dressed as the cast of Peter Pan. Tinkerbell was played by her 2 year old. I was helping her get the kids ready and she had Tinkerbell standing still for 2 or more minutes with her eyes closed so the eyeliner would dry. I have to say I got a good giggle and so did she. Her kids looked AWESOME. I admire her patience because I couldn't have done half of what she did. Did I mention her husband is gone?

We have put to rest another Halloween (the kids don't want to go out October 31st). So until next year. Happy Hauntings!

Halloween is in full swing here on our base. It seems each squadron is doing some sort of Halloween fund raiser. We went to the one designed for the younger kids called the friendly hayride. It was from 6-8 PM and we decided to get there early. That turned out to be the best decision of the night. We rode on the trailer full of hay down to the "fun" area. They had a bouncy castle, face painting, and a few crafts. We met Emma's friend Alexandra there. It took all of 15 minutes to get through the whole area so we caught the tractor for the ride back to our car. When we got back the line of families was at the very least 50 deep and many more were coming.

The road up to the friendly hayride was a small two lane road surrounded by long grass and trees. It was beautiful. As we are leaving we start noticing that people decided to park on both sides of the road making it possible for only one car to get into or out of the park. We met a few cars head on and being nice people we pulled off to the side as best we could. Cars tried to go through but soon enough there was a huge traffic jam. Finally people started backing up and we followed them. One Yukon was not about to budge so we went off road with the minivan. The van was almost tipped onto its side. We made it through and as we approached the gate we saw several more cars trying to get to the "friendly hayride." Next year I think we will stay home.

Happy Halloween!!

A season well done

We are finished with football and soccer now until next year. Both teams had an exciting last game. Our team in soccer scored 3 goals in their last game. We had the late game (6 PM) and by the time we were done the sun had set and it was getting dark. AAH fall!! The team had really improved and even the parents were sad that we were done. The football game was another close one but the Steelers pulled through and won 13-12. It was chilly and windy for both games. But you know me I love it when it's chilly and windy. So we closed the book on football and soccer but, we signed Ronan up for basketball and Emma is taking Irish dancing. So I am not completely done with chauffeuring the kids around but at least a get a short break.

Until next time.

Beautiful Day for a Walk

It was so nice here today, upper 60's. We decided to take a walk around the farmland in our village. The kids, with their friends Savannah and Dallin, rode their bikes. We walked the dog. It takes 40 minutes to walk around the fields and our dog is itty bitty. He was a trooper though getting into everything and getting very dirty. We had to give him a bath when we got home. He was less than thrilled. At least he is now clean.

We hope everyone enjoyed this Holiday Monday, I know we did. Back to the grind tomorrow. Have a great week.

Best Daddy Ever

Every morning since Emma started school Daddy has carried her gently down 2 flights of stairs and sets her gently on the couch so she could slowly wake up and get ready for school. What a guy. Me, I just tell her to get up and get downstairs. Monday came and the ritual was the same except for the really loud crash I heard.

"What's going on?" I yelled.

"Nothing." he replies "I just missed the last step and fell down."

"Are you okay?" I ask

"Yea, I'm fine" he says

So I think all is fine. No one is hurt. On with the day. He gives me a call later in the day saying his toe really hurts and it is purple and swollen. He goes to the hospital where they order x-rays. The doctor takes one look at it and says "Yep, its broken." After checking the x-rays it was decided it was NOT broken. It will however, be purple and sore for a while. He is told to take it easy.

Tuesday morning rolls around and Daddy is upstairs getting his little girl and carrying her down. Now that is what I call the Best Daddy Ever.

Weekend fun

Another full weekend of soccer and football. Friday Emma had a game and so did Ronan so Mom and Dad had to split up. First time all season so I cannot complain. The boys won and since we don't keep score in soccer and I wasn't there the whole game (so I don't know) we won!! :-) Saturday football was an away game up in Baumholder. It was a beautiful drive. The game was interesting and some parents were a bit obnoxious. (not our team) Some of the parents from the other team were yelling mean things to our kids. I did not know about it until after the game because I did not hear them. It upset our kids and parents. It is amazing that a football game of 9-10 years old could get nasty. After the game the boys went to a museum on base. Thay had a fun time looking at all the tanks and reading about the "Old Ironsides."

On the brighter side the weather was wonderful and I took some cool "fall" pictures. I love the colors of the mushrooms so that is why I have pictures of them. They were at least 5 inches big. I truly love the fall colors and weather. I hope everyone is enjoying some kind of fall fun.