Halloween Friday

Happy Early Halloween!! We have learned since moving here to Hagerstown that you have several different days for trick or treating. Each little town in the area has different days that they participate. Hagerstown was Friday night so we got all geared up and ready to go. You can hit other places on Wednesday and Thursday if you really want to go crazy with the candy. One night is good enough for me. It was really cold and windy tonight too. Wished it could have been a little warmer. We had fun just the same though. And with all four we got A LOT of candy. It should last us till into the new year. This all happens because they have a huge Halloween parade here called the Mutter's Parade. It is a pretty big thing on the Saturday night around Halloween. So that is why trick or treating is so spread out. We didn't make it last year, but we have plans to go tomorrow night. That should be interesting.

I have a hard time staying out of the candy on Halloween. After we got all the candy combined I hoarded for a little while till I got what I wanted out of it. This is my sinister greedy face...

We were tight on money this year so we just used what we had around the house. Lexie was a princess as usual. We even got some blue eye shadow on just for her.
Hailey was a cute little kitty. We borrowed this costume and it worked great. She loved going up to doors and asking for candy. She ate more than all the other kids combined. She take after her mom with her chocolate tooth.

The boys just wore their uniforms. Logan was a football player and Gabe was a karate master. They were disappointed that they couldn't be something scary. Next year I want to try and make their costumes. That will be very interesting. But I did get a brotherly photo opt. I love this picture. This is how Gabe is.....enough said.

We had a great time. I do have to say I missed trick or treating at Grandma's house. I miss Grandma period. But I try to keep a smile on my face and make it a good year anyways. All in all, Halloween 2010 was lots of fun.

Oh Me Oh My

Well it has happened to me now.... I am so bummed that it did. I went to lunch today with my friend Christy at Panera. We had a great lunch. I had a bowl of their black bean soup which is to die for if you like beans. Marshall's is right next door and we decided to scoot on over to take a look. I LOVE Marshall's. Every time I go in, I come out with something. Today was no exception. I had bought my first pair of skinny jeans about a month ago and have loved them. So I decided I needed one more pair. I found them and they fit great. Found a cute shirt to go with them too.

For those who wear garments you know the challenges of tucking in your pants as you put them on. Not an easy task with skinny jeans. As I was walking away from the dressing rooms I suddenly realized that my wedding ring was gone. Yep I had lost it. I searched everywhere. My friend Christy even looked all over the store. She said she saw it on my finger at Panera so I know it had to have fallen of in the store. I know it had to have been while trying on the clothes, but I searched all over with no results. I gave my name and number to the manager and asked if they would call if someone turned it in. I knew I had to tell Corey and I was a little nervous. He has hinted several times I needed to get it re sized because it just falls off sometimes. But I never listened to him. He was actually very understanding, but he did get his "I told you so" in there. I told him we would just wait a couple of weeks to see if someone would stumble upon it. Then I guess we will wait and see. We definitely don't have the money for a new wedding ring. All of my other rings are too big as well. I am just hoping that someone accidentally spots it and turns it in. What a pain. Now I feel almost naked without it.

Does anyone else have a lost wedding ring story? Might make me feel better.

Weekend Fun

Corey and I have had a blast lately. Maybe it is the holiday season, or maybe we have just come to realize we haven't been spending enough time together. Any way you want to look at it, this past weekend was so much fun. Besides snuggling on the couch while Corey watches football and he plays with my hair we also went over to our friends the Ryder's house for their daughter's birthday. It was of course a Halloween theme, and it was so cute. The kids loved it. There is something about birthday parties and kids that makes everyone happy. The Ryder's really dressed up, Corey did at least put forth some effort into being a construction worker. I am not really into dressing up so I went as myself. I know lame, but hey at least I went. We took some couple pictures that were really fun. Corey made me wear his Hilti stuff so I wouldn't look so out of it. Plus I think he really liked me in that tool belt. He wanted me to wear it later at home, but it really wasn't my style....

Ready to work
Christy and I, she was such a cute witch.

Aren't they great?

Full body shot, he really likes that pocket.

The vampire and the construction worker.

After the party we went to Reynolds' Farm which is a huge pumpkin patch together. They have this huge free playground area and the kids had a blast just playing around. I did take a couple of pictures, but I looked through them and realized how lame they are. I really need to work on my picture taking skills. So sorry no pictures to go with that. On Sunday the Ryder's had us over for dinner and we had chicken enchiladas, which were so good I had seconds. After dinner I was showing Christy what bjj was and of course Corey got a picture. He said this is one of his favorites. I sure hope Christy won't be too embarrassed that I posted it.

And I just have to say how proud I am of my husband. He told me he wanted to start working out with me in the mornings. I was shocked, because Corey hates physical activity. But on Monday morning he got up at 5:30 with me and went out in the garage for some high interval weight training. He did great, and he also felt sick afterwards. I was scared he was going to quit. But this morning after I got back from my quick run, I ran two miles with Corey. He did really well just walking once after mile one. It is so nice to have Corey as my workout partner. Maybe tomorrow morning as we are doing our interval training I can snap some shots of us. I am just so proud of my baby.

Hailey counting

I was shocked one day to find out Hailey knows how to count....I didn't teach her. I have no idea where it came from. She will sit down and have cards or something and just count her numbers. I find it so cute since she just looks so little in my eyes still. It is so hard to believe she will be 2 in February. Where has time gone? I took a video of her counting and she was distracted so it didn't turn out as I wanted it. Plus it is a little dark due to the bad lighting in our living room. But you will get the general idea. Enjoy.