Halloween 2015!

Halloween 2015 has arrived!

A garage sale find. The top of his head used to have something on the top of it, but it was falling apart. I found this little hat at Michael's and ribbon at the Dollar store. I also added some moss on top of his head to cover the rough spots. He looks much happier!

This was a garage sale find that really needed some TLC. I glued it back together, gave it a coat of paint and put some Christmas lights in it.

My favorite lady has returned!

Beethoven's Halloween look. By far one of his creepiest!

My Dollar Store Halloween village that cost me about $30. I had one piece, the cemetery, from a few years ago, but I got the other pieces from the Dollar Store and Goodwill. Lyndon donated the mountain background from his Christmas village that he no longer needed. I spray painted it black:-)

The above two pieces were Goodwill finds that I spray painted black.

Another piece from Goodwill.

The Dollar Store piece.

Goodwill find!

Some of the people were from the Dollar store and two were splurges I got at Michael's. The rest cost me between $1-$2 a piece! It isn't as big or elaborate as Lyndon's crazy Christmas village, but it will do:-)

Boys' Party!

Just wanted to share a few pics from the boys' birthday bash! We rented a giant blow-up slide, one very large popcorn machine, cooked about 60 hot dogs, prepared 8 gallons of lemonade and had a giant, double-layered cookie cake! In all, I believe we had about 40 kiddos and a group of parents that celebrated Luke's 8th and Logan's 10 birthday! Surprisingly, it went off without a hitch, and everyone had a great time:-) Here are some pics!

And we are good for two more years! Happy 8th and 10th to my babies!!! You are loved endlessly:-)

Luke's Top 25!

It is that time of year again, well it was two weeks ago, but better late than never! Here, for your enjoyment, is Luke's top 25.

1) Luke is now the big 8!
2) He officially hates being called Bubba, but we do have the right as we are his parents.
3) Luke is in 2nd Grade and loves it.
4) He is very good at math, something he must have gotten from Lyndon!
5) He loves reading, something he got from both of us.
6) He really dislikes writing, though.
7) He is a hoarder especially of anything paper including books, paper menus, receipts and money.
8) His favorite food is gnocchi with pesto.
9) Luke's least favorite food is STILL anything green with the exception of green beans and pesto.
10) His favorite candy is anything sour.
11) Luke loves Halo and Minecraft.
12) He loves his cross country team at the school and can't wait for it to start up for the season.
13) He is not a morning person despite the fact that he still wakes up at 6:30 even on the weekends.
14) Luke's favorite color is still blue, and he insist on the blue plate with blue cup and blue straws.
15) Luke loves the TV show The Middle. 
16) He also loves Maroon 5 and even opted for a haircut similar to Adam Levine's.
17) His favorite thing to do outside is jump ramps on his bike with this friends.
18) His best friend is still the one and only Trent, but he has a few close friends here that he loves.
19) His favorite toy is still his collection of Big Boots.
20) His favorite book is actually a series, The Weird School.
21) Luke has a wonderful sense of humor and is very witty. He can really deliver the one-liners!
22) Luke has officially become embarrassed of us. He will only give short hugs and no kisses in public.
23) At home, however, he very much wants to cuddle and be loved on.
24) His favorite sports team is the Caroline Panthers...we are working on this.
25) Luke has been and still is full of surprises. His little personality is one of the funniest and most interesting, perplexing, and sincere I have ever been around. I really hope the world does not step in to change him. He has always gone his own way, one of my favorite things about him, and I am excited to see what the future holds for this guy!

We love you endlessly, Luke! Please don't ever change:-)