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Oh, the indignity!

This was our house the evening of Halloween! Its a first for us!

The kids actually fell asleep side by side in our bed alone. There was no fighting. No complaints of someone being too close or, heaven forbid, touching another person. There was no need for prayers or tucking in or anything. This was cake, pie, you name it.

I had to actually call Edward upstairs to see the sight. He too could not believe they were all sleeping in our bed. As you can see, Avery and Cullen are actually sleeping next too each other. Someone call the Guinness Book of World Records. This is a BIG one!

And it even gets better!

Here is a little closer look for you! Not only are Avery and Cullen sleeping next to each other peacefully, but there is so much reason for major upset to be happening had they been conscious.

I can not tell you the accusations that would have went flying. And yet here they are and Cullen has no idea of the indignity that Avery has thrust upon him.

Oh but it gets better!


Let me give you an even closer view. Its just too good!

When I showed Cullen the photo he smirks and said, "What are Connor and Avery doing?"

My reply, "That is you."

To which I got a rapid mouth movement from smirk to the biggest open mouth, "huh, what?!".

Oh my goodness was it priceless!

And that ladies and gentlemen is why Mommy ran and got the camera and took these pictures.

Cullen's look was more than worth it!

Oh the joy's of parenthood. They may be few and far between but they are priceless.

Halloween 2009

Here are the kids right before we went out Trick or Treating.
The Notre Dame game was just about to start so Edward had to first torture us with setting up the VCR.

Cullen is dressed as Anakin Skywalker. I think the mask is rather freaky.
We have never let Cullen watch the end of the third Star Wars movie because it is so dark and violent. Anakin's transformation is pretty disillusioning. So he still romanticizes Anakin.
The "Lightsaver", as Cullen calls it, was a necessity for the costume. His grandmommy gave him $5.oo as part of his Halloween treat bag. He used the money to buy the weapon.

I don't think Avery had any real idea what she wanted to be though she tended towards any character that had royal blood. In the end she choice Cleopatra. Edward and I were so enthusiastic about it and we thought not many children would be dressed as her.
As you can see in the pictures there is not one pose she has chosen that is out of place for the Queen of Egypt. Not sure where she got her ideas but they are right on.

Connor chose a Transformer costume. It was his choice. He chose it fast. He is Optimus Prime, though I don't think he cares or knows who that is. But he will gladly tell anyone who asked, or doesn't ask that he is "going to be a TRANSformer." Stress on the "trans" part. As we were Trick or Treating his mask got in the way of him seeing steps, pot holes and sewer drains but he would not take it off. And though he got tired on those little legs he would not let anyone carry his candy. But carry him? Now that was ok.
This is Connor joking about trying to suck his thumb with the mask on.

Here is out action shot.
You might notice that Anakin 's trying to one shot Cleopatra.
Its funny how art imitates life.
Happy Halloween!

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Halloween, do I have too? *smile*

Ok, I was gonna keep this deep dark secret to myself. But Heather from Desperately Seeking Sanity had to go and be all honest. So I am climbing on board the Truth Train. Since my kids can't read I will not be damaging them for life with my poor attitude though I am sure it comes out in other ways.

I do not like Halloween. I don't want to dress up. My kids ask me what I am going to be and I say, "a mean mommy", and I am only half joking. I really have good intentions about Halloween. I want the kids to have fun and make memories. I know I have some good memories of Halloween when I was a child. But as an adult I really could care less. Its only more work for this haggard mom but I persevere. I help the kids get their costumes together. This year we got them early so they would have a good selection. I tried to keep them put away so we would know where they were when the big night came... it was a couple of weeks raised awareness and nagging.

The kids had a lot of activities at school to make it more Halloweeny for them. We really didn't have any decorations up at our house cause no one comes out here. The kids kept saying we had to get ready for Halloween. I told them I was ready. And asked them what they thought needed to happen. Decorations! Cullen said decorations are the best part of Halloween. Man am I a downer mom or what. Well with that echoing in my head I went to the Dollar Store at the beginning of the week and spent $5 on decorations. And the kids were satisfied. Two banners on the patio doors and a witch and scarecrow on the windows over the kitchen table and I was golden.

It takes so little to please them. Yet I think of how much work its gonna take to make it perfect.

Well, as a luck would have it... being facetious here, I came down sick the day after Connor did. You know how disturbing it is to see a doll with its head popped off. Well I felt like that would be just the thing for my head. I knew that with me sick and Connor contagious Halloween was in trouble. Edward was on call which means we sometimes do not see him til late at night. It was all on me and I felt terrible.

We had plans to take the kids to their grandmommy's church to go to the Fall Festival there. But she had to work the registration desk and I did not want to mess up her plans. I called my friend Vikki and she agreed to take the kids with her family around their neighborhood. So all I would need to do is drop them off around 6pm. OK so I don't feel SO bad cause the kids will get Halloween. A couple of phone calls and I think I got it worked out.

Enter, Edward and Grandmommy. Edward thinks he might be home in time to get the kids to church. There are beds open at the hospital so he will not be called in to admit them somewhere else. And grandmommy think she can arrange to watch the kids and do her duty at the Fall Festival as well. Ugh. Don't you hate when your best laid plans are messed up. More phone calls.

In the end it worked out. The kids got their Halloween. I got to lounge in bed... doesn't that sound nice, with a throbbing face and ringing ears. And Edward got to stay home from the hospital all night. I think if he had the choice, he would have rather gone to the Fall Festival than back to work. So we all got what we wanted, kinda.

Except poor Connor didn't get to where his Batman costume. I gotta do something about that!