Adventures of Two Sisters, One Brother, and a Mom: Happy Halloween!!!

I desperately need to catch up on my blogging. We have had a great week... so I'll attempt to catch up. There are always a lot of kid activities during the Halloween season. It seems like every weekend has been packed with activities. On Thursday night (Oct 23) the kids and I went to Disney On Ice. We had a lot of fun, even though our seats were in the nose bleed section. Big A now wants to be an ice skater.... Last weekend started off with a little stress-- at least for me. D acted horribly at school and in aftercare. When I picked him up from school, he proceeded to scream and call me names and threaten to hit and pinch me--- he was being a little terror!!! Unfortunately, I had to punish him by putting him to bed early. This was also punishment for me because we were all supposed to go to the Dolly Parton Concert with my friend Sheila and her daughter... So, I bit the bullet and stayed home with D and Little A. There was just no way I could reward his bad behavior by letting him go to the concert. Big A did get to go, however. Sheila came by and picked her up. She had a really good time hanging out with them. I was really bummed because it was Big A's first concert, and I missed it....

Below are some photos from Disney On Ice...

Sebastian From The Little Mermaid

Tinkerbell Finds Her Talent...

Fairy Colors Of Spring

Flower Finale...

Then On Saturday of Last week, we all went to the Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival. Sheila came with us as well. She was a great sport, putting up with 3 wild kids and their crazy Mother... D had a great time riding the train and seeing all of the Fall decorations. The girls had a ball too. Big A's big accomplishment was climbing the rock wall-- she has been wanting to do this for a long time, but has never been big enough. She did great climbing up, but had a minor panic attack on the way down. The staff let her go up a second time so she could conquer her fears... Sometimes it pay to be a drama queen... Later that night, we all watched the Stone Mountain Laser Show. It was a really fun, and exhausting day.

Posing In Front Of The Pumpkins

The Three Little Pumpkin Pigs...

Hamming It Up...

Look At The Pumpkin Family

In Front Of Stone Mountain

Imagine Carving This Pumpkin...

D Trying To Sit Still

He Would Rather Push The Pumpkins Over

Than Pose In Front Of Them

Our Family....

Big A Climbs The Wall...

D Was Excited About The Train Ride!!!

Waiting For The Laser Show To Begin...

This weekend was action packed as well... Friday Morning Little A's class went to the Dekalb Medical Center to Trick or Treat. I took the day off of work to go with her. It was so cute watching all of the 3 year olds wearing their costumes and getting excited about Halloween. Later in the afternoon, her class had a big Halloween party The room was decorated and dark, and all the children had glow stick bracelets and necklaces. It was really spooky... There was lots of good food as well. The teachers did a great job making the Halloween party a hit. After the party, Little A went with me to do a quick house call, and then we picked up Big A and D. The big kids started a new aftercare program this week, and so far seem to really like it. They had a little Halloween party in aftercare and even got to help carve a pumpkin!

Once we got home, we began to prepare for an evening of Trick Or Treating!!! Mommy was very slack this year and didn't carve the pumpkins until Halloween afternoon... I let the kids draw their own faces, then I carved them out. Unfortunately, I ran out of time and didn't get my big pumpkin carved... But at least the children got to do theirs...

This year Big A dressed as a Cheerleader, Little A was a Fairy Princess, and D was a Pirate!!! He was very very excited about his first Halloween. All month he has been asking " When my first my Halloween?" Sheila also came out with us-- Big A made her dress as a cheerleader too... I got away with only wearing a clown hat... The kids wanted me to dress as a chicken, but I declined. The kids loaded up with candy and attempted to eat it all on Halloween night!!! Especially Little A... that girl can EAT!!!

Trick Or Treating At The Hospital....

Little A Has A Crush On Flash...

Bags Full Of Candy

Party Time!!!

Ready To Trick Or Treat!!!

Hurry Up!!! Let's Go!!!

No More Photos!!!

Big A Always Makes Time To

Pose....

Excited D

Saturday was fun-filled as well.... Th big kids had soccer at 9 am!!! Not a wise time choice for the day after Halloween... At least not for Mommy---she was very tired.... Big A had a great game. She scored 5 goals-- 3 of them were back to back!! D wasn't too interested in playing--he's not a morning person either. Later in the afternoon, we all went to Little A's school for the Fall Festival. The kids dressed up in costumes, participated in many crafts, and continued to stuff their faces with candy and sweets... They had a great time running around, being wild and crazy. We parents had a good time chatting and letting our kids run wild...