A Happy Halloween!

"Witch Hunt"

Let me first explain our costumes! Josh and I went to Walmart on the night before Halloween. Josh made it clear he wanted to use his camo gear (at least he found a use for it, since he sure does not hunt...o wait there was one turkey hunt). So we were looking for some type of animal costume for me and wanted to keep it pretty cheap! Then I found the witch accessories in a $5 kit...Josh thinking he was pretty crafty...declared we would be a WITCH HUNT...So there you have it.

We went to my cousin's for a little party then took the kids out Trick-or-Treating; have not done that in some time. It was a great night to be out, it was perfect sweatshirt weather. The kids had fun and we raided their candy when they were done.

My cute cousins Tar (O and baby Walker) and Kenz! Love them!

The Pirate Family!

The Candy Men...Passing out the treats...

The Parrot and Daddy, I love that Gav has his tongue sticking strait out!

I believe I heard the words "ARR MATEY" about a 1000 times this weekend, and every time it made me laugh

Happy Birthday Josh!

Josh's face is priceless in this pic...ha ha ha

Today Josh is 26! I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband. Josh is so mellow and low-key, which is a great balance for me! : ) He is patient, kind, and he loves to laugh. I knew I loved him when we could just laugh together- the kind of laughter that makes your stomach hurt and your eyes water. He does a good job of telling me not to be so serious or worry when I get stressed over the little things or I am having a bad day. I appreciate all he does for our little family of two and his great support as I am going to school. I hope you have a wonderful day Babes...you deserve it! Love you long time! xoxo

Fabulous Fall

Usually I have class on Saturday from 8-5, but thanks to "Fall Break" I had this Saturday off! It was great! We went to the KC Pumpkin Patch with my Auntie Sonja and the rest of the fam... I am so very grateful to have family here! We had a great day enjoying the fall festivities at the Pumpkin Patch. I was quickly reminded, how much work the carving actually is. My dad is the MASTER of all pumpkin carvers...I remember when we were little he would spend hours carving as we waited anticipating the final cut of the design, Thanks Dad! : )

Tyler picked a green pumpkin for 'Baby Walker,' that would be Tara's baby in her belly!

Hay Ride
Gavin was excited to get a little ride of his own...

The boys had a nice little race, almost took some children out...

One day we will have our own kids, for now we like to steal Kenzi and Brandon's

This took many attempts, notice Tylers concentration!

Done carving... finally

Blakey Poo is 22!

Blakey Poo is 22! That is hard to believe...there are so many memories that feel like they were just yesterday...Blake and I have a GREAT relationship. We had a bit of a love/hate relationship in the younger years...we would play together then we would beat each other up, but over the years we got pretty close! I love that Blake can ALWAYS make me laugh even if I am in a bad mood. When we were in high school there were times when I would be mad at him...it lasted a whole 5 minutes before he would have me cracking up at some lame joke or comment! Blake lives life to the fullest and I love that about him...HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLAKE, LOVE YOU!

2 Vanailla Cones Please...$2.14 at the second window...

We are not really fast food eaters, but the employees at McDonalds have been seeing us quite regularly... Our new favorite treat is the Vanilla Cone! It is $2.14 for two cones and each cone only has 150 calories (3.5 grams of fat), cause its low fat ice cream. Josh was telling his co-workers about this treat we love and one of the girls said its only 1 point on weight watchers. Last night we attempted to go to Cold Stone, as lame as it was, we actually left-no ice cream in hand. We both thought the idea of paying over 7 bucks for a "like it" was crazy...and we headed to Micky D's for a cone and a Red Box. Can't beat $3 for a movie and treat!

i HATE spiders!

So last night as I am brushing my teeth I am startled by this GIANT spider! The neighbors probably thought I was in immediate danger when I saw it, due to my scream. I usually have no problem taking care of most bugs, but I was glad josh was home to take care of this one- so disgusting!! It really is the biggest spider I have seen. I better not see another one in my house again! I freaked out a bit and went on a cleaning frenzy around midnight (closets, corners, dark spaces) in order to ease my mind and sleep. We looked at some spiders online we are pretty sure it's a HOBO- and yes! it is poisonous...I just pray I don't see another one! I can hardly stand to look at the pictures of it...
After killing this monster, I had Josh shake out all the shoes that were on the closet floor!!!

Our First Visitor!

We had Josh's buddy Zane here for the weekend! We loved having him here and it was a good excuse to put our "tour guide" skills to the test. I would say we did pretty well for not being here too long. Here is a little view of our surroundings here in Kansas and what we did with Zane... We are happy to have anyone who has a desire to visit Kansas!
Royals Game

Down Town at the Plaza

More Plaza...Kansas is know for its MANY fountains ( more than Rome...seriously!)

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The largest shuttle-cocks ever...