Tyler and Alisha's Baby Shower

Saturday we had Alisha and Tyler's baby shower at Alisha's dad Marks house in Forest Oaks hosted by Shelba, Beth and I. They outdid themselves with the house being so beautiful, the food was delicious and the decorations adorable. All I was in charge of was the games.

Alisha's Dad Mark taking a picture of me taking a picture of him. I think. We're responsible grandparents... the camera is always in our hands!
Beth and I, proud paternal grandmothers!

Tyler's Dad Derek and his wife Beth. Derek gave up a beautiful day of golfing... now THAT is a sacrifice for this proud grandpa! (He did manage to get in a few holes after the shower... well he WAS already in Forest Oaks)

Caroline AKA the VERY proud Aunt... took lots of the photos for me.

It was the perfect day for being outside with friends. Here... Carol (Alisha's mother), Tyler, Grandmomma Yvonne (Tyler's grandmother) and Justin, friend of the couple.

Alisha and her girls...
The baby-bottle-beer-drinking game. We knew we'd have some men... and Lauren but we didn't figure on the girls outnumbering the boys! Lauren, Tyler, Zac, Brianna and Jessica.

My 2 boys... drinking beer from a bottle.

Tyler was beaten by a girl!

The crowd cheering them on... that's my mother explaining to Tyler to loosen the top of the baby bottle to let the suction out to make it easier to drink... ???

We also played "My Water Broke" game where there were these little babies frozen inside an icecube... whoever noticed their baby melted out of the ice cube and yelled..."My water broke!" first won.

Everyone at the shower brought a picture of themselves when they were a baby. Tyler would have won but didn't guess one right. It was his wife as a baby!

Zac, Derek and Lauren at the baby pictures...

Alisha getting a coke... the game table is in front of her with the cute little frog prince candles and baby feet suckers. Here are just a few of the gifts...



Handmade baby quilt Mariner's Compass for Baby Ethan's room, made by Great-Grandmomma Amico.










Zac guessed the closest size with the baby belly game.

Activities from Halloween

On Thursday afternoon we carved all 3 pumpkins. The weather was a little crisp but we got them finished. The girls were more into scooping out the guts than Sam was which was surprising to me.
Evidently there was an issue with splattering of the pumpkin guts... Madison's face is priceless.

All 3 of the little Halloween lovers... Sam, Catherine and Madison.
Caroline carved her own pumpkin this year... she was a bit scary with the knife.

Caroline's pumpkin's grin is a bit crooked... but it just gives him more character.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Our 3 little trick or treaters... Sam is Spiderman (of course since it's all he wears), Catherine is Glenda the Good Witch from Wizard of Oz, and Madison is the cutest little Bumblebee ever.

Gizzy was the Grinch... which she was not at all happy about. I don't know why not... she was adorable and received more comments on her costume than the 3 little ones.

We trick or treated around Tyler and Alisha's new neighborhood, only to fine one house with lights on... evidently there are not a lot of little children who live there... so we went on to Mom's church for their fall festival which attracts about 1000 people from the community. The little kids have gone every year since Catherine was 1. She has never trick or treated at people's doors until this year... and then we only hit one house.

At the church there is always a petting zoo with ferrets, goats, bunnies, guinea pigs and this year a turtle that Sam was so happy to hold. He held it like it was a newborn kitten...
The kids all played games for candy, the volunteers were so patient and nice. No matter what candy was in the prize bucket... Sam always went for the lollipops.


Alisha and Gizzy

By the end of the night Gizzy was cold and exhausted so she hitched a ride in Tyler's jacket.

What I do all day

I know what you may be thinking... b-o-r-i-n-g! But that could not be farther from the truth! This is a wonderful place to be... everything from the boss to the desk space is fun and exciting. I still feel like I'll be helping people, just in a different way. So, now you know... oh, and excuse the stuff on the floor... we just got new carpet this weekend and were busy unpacking our boxes from our desks. My desk is usually neat. Of course I also say that about my house too...

Home Improvements....
OK, so this is the mess I came home to... dirty new door and caulking on the new lockset...

I think my 3 year old can hammer better than this! Can you see all the little dents in the exterior frame?I think he must have had to hit this one nail like 10 times... and yes, that is the first thing people will see before I open the door...

If you look closely and know what a NORMAL door looks like... you'll realize that THIS is not it. The deadbolt hole is not finished... and the plate is not put on. Also the hole where the doorknob latches is unfinished too.

So, I may not know who to hire for the rest of the work I need done on my house... but I definitely know who NOT to hire! I am thankful that at least I have a new door. I'll see if my son Tyler can do anything with the molding inside... the door isn't set plumb with the interior wall so the molding isn't going to be an easy job. There is a gap between where the molding will stop and where the door will begin. I have NO idea how he did this!

so, that's why I like being at work... no headaches over expensive doors that are put in incorrectly....

The difference between little girls and little boys

I haven't blogged in quite a while so I thought I'd just blog about our days. Most days are fantastic, the kids do very well going to daycare everyday and I (still) LOVE my job. When we get home we just play: with bugs, flowers, in the sand box, riding bikes, making crafts or just playing "guys" or little pet shops. I love capturing on film exactly what my little kids are doing at this stage so I thought I'd share. If you have a weak stomach, don't read any further. You've been forewarned!
So... Catherine will do ANYTHING to have on makeup. She improvised because her "real" makeup was put up away from her little brother... I won't go into exactly WHY but you can probably figure that one out on your own... let's just say it involved newly painted walls and pretty sparkly pinks and purples with a cool brush-type applicator and one 3 year old mischievous little boy.
Ok, so this is the 3 year old mischievous little boy! He was sitting on Mom's bed which was covered with clothes and hangers. Who knew that this is what the hangers are REALLY for??? Me neither... but I guess we can all learn from Sam. When I said, "SAM! WHAT are you DOING?!!?" He replied... "I'm just being a little boy Mom". So true.

So, now you know what we do for fun... after this weekend I'll be happy to post pictures of our trip to Castle McCulloch for the Wizard of Oz Trail... should be lots of fun ... in the rain.

take care all!