A Spooktacular Halloween 2013

I just love Halloween.  It’s spooky, and fun, and full of candy.  (Boy do I love the candy.)  I love dressing up, carving pumpkins, and toasty pumpkin seeds.  Candles in jack-o-lanterns, little tiny monster trick-or-treaters, and did I mention the candy?

The Three Girlies have grown past the I-just-want-candy stage this year, and Halloween 2013 was all about hanging out with their friends.  All three of them got creative and made their own costumes….which turned out very cool.

Amber and her best friend decided to be Patty Schwab and Penelope Brown, best friend nerds. (Amber was Patty.)  My picture does not portray how hilariously “nerdy” they were.  You just had to be here!

Allie and her three friends were Barbie dolls.  I think it was really just an excuse to dress sassy (I made them take off the stilettos) and STILL get candy, but it worked.

Abbey threw together some blood and stuff, and turned herself into a Zombie Cheerleader.  Super cute!

For the seventh straight year, my husband was the ever-popular Super Chicken. (Fuzzy pictures...sorry!)

Super Chicken and his side-kick Nugget, made a 30 minute appearance outside and the Japanese kids ALL wanted pictures with him. 

And finally, my last minute masks that I found at the store for my friend Bri and I, were AWESOME!

Turns out they were VERY creepy.  Like serial killer creepy. 

But despite our murderous façade, we did get a picture with the band One Direction.

We also got one with Super Chicken.

See what I mean?  A lot of fun!  A little creepy!  And now....... it’s time for me to go eat some candy!  Happy Halloween!

Homecoming 2013

Really?  I have a 15 year old daughter? 

A girl so beautiful that I can send her off to a high school homecoming dance?

She thinks she has to make herself more beautiful….

With her beautiful friends……

But look at these girls!

They are amazing. I just have to brag.(Note the momparazzi!)

Totally cool.

Have fun girls....but you better be home at 10:30!

This First Day Stuff....Is Getting Harder

You girls just keep growing up.  A little more beautiful.  A little more independent. 

When you were 4, 3, and 2 months old…..I should have listened to all the strangers who told me you would grow up so fast. 

To Abbey…..

I hope you had the perfect outfit.  Judging by the clothes strewn all over your bedroom floor, it was a tough choice.  High School eh?  I cannot believe it!

I am constantly amazed at your drive and ambition.  I know you look like me but that ability you have to organize and not procrastinate is sooooo not me.  I’m a tiny bit jealous.

To Allison…..

I hope that you have a locker by your besty and that science class is hard….but not too hard. 

You will do great.  You always do.  You are crazy and funny and friendly…..all the things that make an awesome 8^th grader!

To Amber…..

I hope you make a lot of new friends this year.  I know you miss your friends that have moved away, but you never know in our Air Force life, what friend will move in next. 

And my baby, sweet Loo-Li Bear baby is in 5^th grade?  I can’t wait to see your light shine, quietly or loudly, in your own special way.

To all three of my girlies……

Your mommy sure misses you when you walk off to school each day.  I pray that God is near you even though I can’t be all the time.  Daddy and I are having so much fun watching you learn and grow.  Make good choices.  Don’t act like Miley Cyrus.  Be a good friend.  Do your homework.  Most of all, just be the wonderful young women I can already see that you are turning out be!

(First day of school 2010 through 2013……and I barely blinked.)