Today we decorated M's pumpkins that he picked out yesterday. He really enjoyed it and was concentrating so hard on his project. He really looked like he had a plan. While he was doing it, he would stop, shake his head and say no, no and start doing something else. I tried to get a video and of course he did it right when I gave up.
This was not my original plan for 13 days of Halloween, but B had friends over and they were building a fire, so we joined them. When I was a teenager we had fires all the time. C still loves it but it makes me so nervous with M. C let him throw a log in the fire. I know I had better just get used to all this dangerous stuff. M is fearless- there will be much more danger to come.
M was super cute roasting his hot dog. But it made m a little sad when he just sat down and ate his hot dog like such a big boy. :(
For the first day of the thirteen days of Halloween, we went to Bass Pro Shops and M got his picture made with The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown background and did a little trick-or-treating. It was pretty disorganized so we spent a lot of time wandering around trying to find the people with the candy. But I'm glad we went because he got the idea that people were going to put candy in his bucket :-)
I'm not a big fan of store bought costumes. I made most of b's until he was too old.
Last year M was a jack-o-lantern that I made in sewing class. This year I wanted him to be a scarecrow. I'm trying to do all the classics before he's old enough to have an opinion.
I thought I would just throw it together- I was wrong. It took quite a bit longer than I expected, but I am so pleased at how it turned out.
C starts his new job today. He should be waking up any minute, but I'm surprised he got any sleep at all. He was really nervous yesterday. I think he feels extra pressure starting this job because it will be the most responsibility he's ever had. He's going to have crews under him.
As for me, I'm excited beyond words that we will now have money to pay our bills and have money left over to actually live and do fun stuff and buy whatever M needs.
B was here yesterday. I just love that boy so much. I can't believe how grown up he is. He is so sweet with M. M wanted B to drive him around and around on the four-wheeler-- and he did. <3
I feel like everything is working out- I hope C has a fantastic day at work and just loves it there. He needs a job that he loves after spending a year at his last job.
This is a very rare picture of B actually smiling.
Let me start this post by saying we LOVE the fair. Not like we kind of like it, or we look forward to it a little. We love the fair. We try all kinds of yummy food, look at the cars and most importantly- spend time together.
This year, it was extra special because as we were getting out if the car, C got called with a job offer. This job pays about $15,000 more than he made before. We were on top of the world as we went in.
This was m's first time at the fair and he seemed to like it. We went in the evening, which we won't do next year with M because a lot of the kid's stuff was closed when we got to it. The hands on farm was open, and he looked so cute in his little apron. At the end, he got a little dollar and he got to trade it in for cookies.
Yesterday was my last birthday in my 20's. As I was trying to fall asleep the night before, they were playing songs from high school on cmt pure vintage. Its official, I'm getting old.
We ate lunch at my favorite restaurant. C planned to surprise me by taking me to the Dallas Museum of Art because I have been saying I wanted to go. But Nana's sister fell and she needed to go help her and her father in the er.
I ended up with two cakes and a yummy chocolate chip cookie sandwich, so overall it was a good birthday. All I wanted was for someone to think of me, and C and Nana did a great job of making me feel special.
