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11.03.2009
11.02.2009
Good Morning November!
This Thanksgiving we will be making the (LONG) drive to Alabama to spend the holiday with Jerry's family. I love going there! We always have a great time and this will be Oscar's first trip to the dirty south :-) I think he will love it! Since we are driving, we will make the trip in 2 days to give Oscar a little break. We've only traveled as far as Charlotte in the past and while he did great, it was only about 3 hours. So, I have a lot of planning to do to make sure we have everything we need and nothing more. We'll also have the dog with us and he is used to having the whole back seat to himself...this could get interesting! Anyway, I am so excited for our first real family vacation! And now that I am thinking about it, 3 weeks doesn't feel like very much time to plan... But I think we'll manage.
In other news, this is going to be a busy month with lots of fun stuff going on. Not only will we have our trip, but I am hosting a baby shower for a good friend and running a 5k! Jerry's band also has a show and another friend is turning 30! I also have another giveaway and it ends tonight, so you still have time to enter! Whew! I can't wait for all the good times. Bring it on November!
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11.01.2009
It's Party Time!
Yesterday, we had our very first EVER Halloween Party. We invited lots of friends with (and without) kids and had a ball. We ended up with over 50 people! YIKES! It was the first time we have hosted a party since Oscar was born (I think) and I think it went really well. We love having people over and we haven't done it NEARLY enough. So, as is custom for me, we jumped right back in head first!
The party was all about the kids so we had all the toys out and made goody bags and yummy snacks. I even made a few decorations for kicks. We had a chalk drawing area for the older kids and tried to cover the bases on kid friendly food. I'll admit, I really didn't do anything healthy. But hey, my job is to provide the bad-for-you treats that are required at this kind of shindig. You can double up on the broccoli at home ;-)
Also, Suzanne brought an AMAZING pumpkin cake that her mom made and it was so, SO good. No one wanted to cut it because it was too pretty but once we found out it was pumpkin it was ALL over!
Oscar was The Very Hungry Caterpillar and he was adorable! I copied a costume I found online and I think it turned out pretty well! I really loved making his costume and while I am sure I won't be able to do it every year, it was really fun this time. Jerry was the 'nice green leaf' and I was a ladybug.
We had an awesome time with friends that we don't see nearly as often as we want. I would love to see a tradition come out of this! All of the kids (and the parents) looked amazing in their costumes! I would love to carry on and watch them all grow up together. We had so much fun!
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