Happy October November all!
Whoa, that month went by waaaayyy too fast...but we had a GREAT time. We started the month out by celebrating Jack. On the day of his 6th birthday party I took him to a friend's birthday party in the afternoon. During the snack/cake time, he asked if he could have some pop...I figured, why not, it's his birthday! WRONG ANSWER MAMA!!! We got home about 30 minutes before his party was to start and about 5 minutes before the party started, he began complaining about a stomach-ache. I panicked and canceled the party. Thankfully we had the following Thursday and Friday off from school, so after 24 hours of NO sickness, I rescheduled the party for Thursday! About an hour after sending kids home and Jack resting, he was completely fine. We decided that his glass of pop was a shock to his system!! Lesson learned: if someone has never had a glass of pop in their lives, the day of a big event is NOT the day to start drinking pop!!!
Here is Jack celebrating his bowling strike and his friend's party - this is his "YEEEESSSS" pose!
After all the party fiasco and Jack was back to 100%, we let him open his gift from Nana and Papa. Every true Lions fan, needs a hat!
So happy!
There is nothing the kids loves more than chasing Dad around the yard!
Jack is a Spark this year in AWANA, he loves it. This is his first time receiving an award - they all get to go up on stage.
Finally the day of the party arrived! I'm pretty sure Jack asked me 20 times throughout the day if it was time for the party! I'm ashamed to admit I didn't take one picture of the cake or the decorations. It was a Michigan sports team theme - Pistons, Spartans, Lions, Tigers and Red Wings!!!
Camp-counselor Dad was responsible for planning the activities - Football, baseball, soccer and track.
Even Fernie got in on the fun!
Then it was time for the piñata. I think each kid had about 10 swings...finally Dad gave it a few hard hits to loosen things up. CANDY GALORE!!!
(my camera died right before they broke the piñata...)
The following weekend we celebrated some big Michigan wins. Thankfully we had some party decorations and plates/cups left over!
Time for Trick-or-Treat!
Presenting Dad, Spiderman, Cinderella and a cute little tiger!
This picture is so funny because Fernie was mad that we made her wear her coat under her Cinderella dress...she refused to smile...
I told her if she didn't smile, she won't get to go trick-or-treating...funny how quickly that frown turned upside down!!
Spiderman was always one step ahead of us!
Cute story: At one house someone asked Fernie who she was and she responded "I'm Fernie"!!!
Jack anticipates going to his house every year...they give a little can of pop. Zack usually drinks the pop and leaves about two sips for Jack. Jack thinks he drinks a WHOLE can of pop - Win/Win for everyone!!!
Caroline did not miss a beat - she said "trick-or-treat" AND "thank you" at EVERY house!
Well it's November now, time to get the Christmas CDs out!!!!
