Halloween

Halloween was fun this year! Brody picked out his own costume and let me tell you, once he put it on he really thought he was batman.
It was so much fun watching him run around holding his cape and saying I'm awesome.

Here is batman and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

One of Sydney's friend came over early

You don't see this every day.

Mick's favorite part about Halloween is giving out the candy. He makes the kids tell him trick-or-treat before he gives them candy- he should have been a drill sergeant. I think if he could give each kid whole bag of candy, he would.

Sydney and some of her friends stop by to get some treats

Brody's bag was almost as big as him as soon as he got candy he would tell me "you hold it" and when he saw someone giving out "tandy" he say "gimme my bag. "

Batman was exhausted.

This is how he fell asleep on the couch.

Thriller Night

Last Saturday Sydney's school participated in Thrill the World 2009. Remember I said I have been a taxi driver all month, well this was another extra activity that she was involved in. 98 students stayed after school a couple days a week to learn the dance. It was pretty nice except by the time they started a lot of her make-up had come off. She and her friends did a great job and who knows maybe one day she will dance to Thriller in her wedding.

Be sure to check out the You Tube video I included on the blog

Why in the world did they put her all the way in the back. I keep telling Mick I need a telephoto zoom lens.

That big mouth reminds me of someone. Hmmm

 

Soccer mom

Never did I think I would actually be a "soccer mom" but here I am. This whole month I have felt like a taxi driver- between the games every Saturday and two practices a week, I am ready for this season to be over. Thankfully only one more game and she will be done. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed going to the games most of the time but I don't think I am cut out for this. I am not one of those moms who yells on the sidelines at their kid or yells at the ref to open his freaking eyes, I don't even know what is going on most of the time. I just show up with my lawn chair and umbrella (it has rained at every single game) and wait for the game to be over. Oh well, at least I am not just dropping her off and going to the mall or something.

Here she is practicing hitting the ball with her knee

and this is as close as I could get to taking a picture without being yelled at.

Here she kicked the ball away, she is good defensive player.

Just for the record, she does not like soccer as much as softball this may be the last time she plays soccer.

 

First visit to the dentist

I really thought this was going to be hard since he hates getting his teeth brushed. Brody did great at first he just looked at her like-- I don't know about this. But then once she showed him all the equipment and let him feel the toothbrush, on his finger he was fine.

Looking a little nervous

he kept saying "this really tickles"

no cavities

when it was all over he got a toy and light up toothbrush. Which Brody  said "this is awesome." I am so proud of my little man

 

Mustang Troubles

A couple of weeks ago my husband  was making some head way on his Mustang project.

even Brody was having Mustang dreams.

Then---

the car caught fire,

yep,

fire department came out, friends lent a hand, but the damage was still done.

The good news is that the engine is fine and the car can be repaired. God help me!

All Mick has ever wanted is a Mustang that he work on. He took one step forward and now about 3 steps back.

Cheyenne Mt Zoo

On our last day we took the kids to Cheyenne Mt Zoo, the only mountain zoo in the United States. It was the coldest day of our trip so with all the walking it was pleasant. The best exhibit is the giraffes they come right up to you and eat our of your hand or in this case Mick's hand because, I was too chicken.

Plenty of room for him to run

For some reason Sydney was trying to look for the mountain lions that were right next to her.

Chipmunks were all over the place

and Brody finally found his bears!! Brody loves bears so, this was favorite thing at the zoo.

After a full morning of the zoo we decide to go back to Manitou Springs and get some lunch, walk around shop and eat some popcorn and lemonade.

We tried to soak in as much of the scenery as we could before heading to Ft. Carson so Brody could play at the playground. We finished off our night eating at a restaurant that had a bear theme, and  the food was great and Brody thought he was eating bear.

These stones and fools gold are all over the shops downtown.