Bye, Bye Halloween....

This has been such a wonderful Halloween season...and I am soooooo sad to see it go...We had an amazing night tonight with friends and family....We headed over to the Brodersen's(Jim,Jen,Matthew and Mackenzie) house for Chili and Trick or Treating.....My mom and RJ's mom came with us..Jackson liked having both his Grandmas there tonight...We were also joined by the Coltharps (Dan,Heather and Dylan)and the Meldrums(Debbie and Randi)...Jackson thought that it was so cool that his teacher Mrs. Coltharp went trick or treating with us..I felt so happy to have my family and friends together for such and amazing night...Enjoy the pics!

Matthew, Mackenzie, Jackson and Dylan
Dylan and Jack were soooo excited to get candy!
Jackson....I mean Snake Eyes....
Jackson and Randi........
Jen, Debbie, Me, Heather....Love my girls....
The Gang in front of a really cool house.....
Torturing poor Randi......
This house was so cool...they had to dance to get their candy!
Enjoying a fire in our backyard after Trick or Treating....

Carnival Fun

Today my mom and I took Jack to a little Pumpkin Patch/Carnival....He had such a wonderful time and my mom and I had a very enjoyable time watching him have such a good time...He went down the giant slide about 100 times..so cute...enjoy the pics!

Fall Festival....

My sister in law Belinda told me about a really spectacular Fall Festival at one of our local churches, and I was really excited to take Jack, Matthew and Mackenzie....We met up with Belinda, Stan and the girls and we had a great time...for some reason I did not get any pictures of my niece Diana or Matthew..The day would not have been complete with out our two new goldfish Jack won at the festival....Enjoy the pics....

Jack shooting Paint Ball Gun...He did really well!!! Hit a lot
of targets....
Amanda, Jack and Mackenzie......Jack is soooo silly..



Jack just pushed a giant ball to knock over
his cousin Amanda....look at Uncle Stan's
happy face in the background...so cute...

Amanda getting ready to knock Jack over...
Cousin Amanda and Jack
Amanda...........
Jack and Mackenzie
Jack and Mackenzie....

Trick or Treating at Lowes.....

Yesterday our local Lowes hardware store had trick or treating followed by a woodworking project for kids... So I loaded Jack and his buddies Matthew and Mackenzie in the car and off to Lowes we went...Jack absolutely loved the project...it was a little wooden Frankenstein...so cute....The lady who was in charge of the project gave Jack another project to bring home...Jack loved hammering the nails...Can't wait for next months project...the kids get to make a little garage for their matchbox cars....

Putting Stickers on his Frankenstein......
Mackenzie and Jack hammering away............




Snake Eyes, Gabriella, Headless Horseman.....
Digging for candy......

So Silly......................

Matthew and Jack....................

Finished Product................

Afternoon at Springs Preserve....

This morning Jackson and I met some of the moms and kids from our school at the Springs Preserve. I call them the "Stay at Home Mom Group", I have either taught some of their kids or have them in my class right now....They come and volunteer in my room and plan all sorts of fun things for our school....Once a week they get together and take their little ones that aren't in school yet on field trips...when their older kids are on track break they include them in the fun.. So that is where Jack and I come into the picture...They have included Jack and myself in their fun field trips during this track break...Jack missed the last weeks trip to the Dairy because he had a dentist appointment...They are wonderful group of moms and kiddos and it is so thoughtful of them to include us!

The Springs Preserve is all decorated for Halloween and it is amazing...they have this scarecrow garden full of different types of scarecrows that people in the community have made...Jack liked all the ones that looked like Frankenstein...After playing on the playground, and a walk through the garden, we ended the outing with a nice relaxing picnic...What Fun!

Jack is off to a sleepover and I am off to a movie.....enjoy the pics...


Jack and Frankenstein....

Acting on like a ghost in the graveyard...
Jackson and Jack...he loves that scarecrow...
Enjoying lunch......
The Gang.......Notice the little one on the left reading...he is

my kindergarten class...already reading Harry Potter novels...

Can you tell by this picture he likes to read!!!

Lunch With Teacher, A Haircut, and Cupcake Decorating

Jack and I had a very fun but busy today...We invited his teacher Heather and her son Dylan over for lunch and a play date...Heather brought over cookies and icing for the boys to decorate...they loved it! After they left I took Jack for a much needed haircut..his hair is so thick and bushy that he needs a haircut every two to three weeks now..otherwise is head is hot and miserable...after the haircut we headed to Target to buy stuff to make Halloween cupcakes for the Brodersen family...Jack misses seeing them everyday..especially his Omi...He loves kindergarten but misses Omi watching him....Our vacation is coming to a close and we are not quite ready to go back...enjoy the pics...

Pumpkin Pickn' and the Park

Today Jack and I headed off to the Pumpkin patch with our friends Heather and Dylan....Heather is Jack's teacher....He still calls her Heather, but at school he calls her Mrs. Coltharp...Its hard when a good friend is your son's teacher...Jack has always called her Heather and when we are all together outside of school, she insists that Jack not call her, Mrs. Coltharp...Jack thinks this is the coolest thing ever...

We had a wonderful day....We were at the patch for about an hour, the boys were having so much fun just roaming around...after the patch we had a quick lunch and then headed to the most wonderful park...I did not even know it existed until today. It is pretty far from our house, but we will definitely be going back soon..
Jack and Dylan had so much fun and it was even warm enough for them to run through the water elements...Jack just loves Dylan and today asked him if he could be his big brother.....so cute....Enjoy the pics from our wonderful day...

Michael Jackson

I have a little Michael Jackson in my house...Little Jack is totally into his music and puts on lots of shows for us... He also rolls down the windows and has me play Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits, and I quote Jack, " Turn it up mommy so the whole world can hear." so cute..here are a couple of pics of him performing....he uses our big red sofa as a stage....and a light saber as a microphone....Enjoy..

The Brown Song

Enjoy Jack sining the brown song...or should I say "br ahhh wn"