HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween! Here are a couple pics of Halloween over the years for you too enjoy!

Pumpkin Carving 2007

We had dinner and carved little pumpkins last night with my mom and nephews. It was lots of fun and the kids loved doing it together! We saved the BIG pumpkin for Mommy and Daddy to carve with the girls though, cause Daddy didn't want to miss out. We are gonna carve that one tonight :)

Emma and Trevor (on the right) did most of the carving all on their own! I was so proud of them! Bryce had some help from grandma. And Ava had mommy's help...she loved poking out the pieces, but meanwhile her vampire pumpkin lost a fang, oops :)




During the day, we also attended Olivia's birthday party. I knit with her mommy, Sonya, and her and Emma have become good friends. The girls had a blast! They had LOTS of chocolate, which Ava loved! And got to paint their own little pumpkins. Overall, we had such a wonderful day!

Once again, no knitting to report :( But I think I'm gonna cast on a sock today, so don't get your panties in a wad!

Having a Spooktacular Time

Halloween is almost here! We have already been celebrating. We went to a costume party a couple weekends ago dressed as Joanna "the Chotchkies waitress" and Bill Lumbergh from the movie Office Space (which was pretty funny among a bunch of engineers). Other costumes included some season fairies, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks, Medusa, the scary clown from IT, a nerd, a cat, and some black-eyed peas. They had a dart and caps tournament, best costume, karaoke, and awesome Halloween treats! It was a blast! A big thanks goes out to our friends Bobby and Stacy for hosting :)

Then last Saturday, we took the girls to a costume party. Emma was a beautiful Mermaid that won best costume, and Ava was Batgirl. Some other costumes were a Batman, the good and evil Spiderman, a werewolf, a pirate, Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, and a little Harry Potter, so many awesome costumes this year! They got to bash a pinata, eat lots of yummy Halloween treats, and play with all their friends. They had so much fun! We just love Halloween!















I'm sorry to say I haven't accomplished much knitting, but I have been baking like a crazy person. I've made 4 loafs of pumpkin bread, lots of Halloween cookies, and some Peanut Butter Spider Crackers for Emma to take to school. I plan to start knitting for the holidays. I've gotta get motivated to knit up some presents!!! My plans are to knit a couple pairs of socks, some dish cloths, towels, and scrubbies. I'll probably make the usual scarves and hats too. We'll see how much time I have and if I can even accomplish what I've set out for first, LOL!!!! Wish me luck!

A FO....can you believe it?

I finally finished Ava's pair of socks. I love the color of the yarn, very good for little girls, but I wasn't very fond of it knit-wise. It is the Tofutsie, and I thought it split a LOT, and was a little hard to work with. I also finished the toe with the Kitchener stitch, and I HATE it! I don't really care for the square look it gives the toe and it was a pain in the rear! My advice - DO NOT Kitchener stitch around KIDS!!!! But overall the pair turned out nicely and Ava loves them, so that's all that matters to me!

We have had a fun couple of weeks. Last weekend, we took the kids to play miniature golf for the first time. It was all in black light, which you can't really tell by the pictures, but very cool. Ava was amazed, and a little scared I think, but more amazed. Emma, Bryce, and Trevor loved it!


Then last night, we all went bowling. Sorry no pics for that, we forgot the camera, but they all (once again) had so much fun! I think Emma might go Pro! She has such a look of confidence when she knocks down the pins. It's sooooo cute!

We also have lots planned for October. Emma has her first field trip coming up. They are going to Slow Poke Farm. We have Halloween parties to attend. Emma is going to be a Mermaid, and Ava, Bat Girl...both of which are adorable! I just love Fall! I'm off to start decorating! Happy October :)