My camera has been on the fritz and has been looking pretty sad. As you can see, it's held together by a hair tie. It still works but it's a major pain in the you know what. So I don't have many pictures to accompany my post as I would like to.
What have we been up to? Fall is in the air and we're getting ready for halloween.
We took the children to a trunk-or-treat that Ashlee's school put on and they had a lot of fun trying to out-do each other with how much candy they got. Does anyone know how to effectively break this habit with siblings? They are always trying to one-up the other or brag about something. It's not friendly competition and I don't like it! I've been trying to get them to cut it out but I think it's just a brother-sister thing. If I remember correctly, Mike and I got into it a lot. Probably at the expense of Mom's nerves too.
This year Mason chose to be Darth Vader, and he looks so cute too! If my camera wasn't such a pain I would have taken pictures. He even has a mask with a voice changer to make him sound like Darth Vader. It's pretty sweet. Ashlee has chosen to be a ninja! Better than the usual princess/fairy/girly get-up right? So we have a couple of kick-butt kidos on our hands this year.
Next week, they get another truck-or-treat at the church, so they'll be candied out for a while. We might have to hide the candy stash from them. Last year, a little boy got his hands into a candy stash and what was discovered later? Empty candy wrappers underneath this little boy's pillow.
Yesterday, this same little boy had created two imaginary friends - I hope this isn't a result from too much boredom. We got a kick out of what he named his two new friends though: Daniel and Erin. So Clarissa, I think the kids might be having some cousin withdrawls. We'll need to get together soon!
I think that's a pirhana eating the poor pumpkin's head.
Cheeseburger pumpkin!
A leopard caught a pumpkin for it's prey
Michael Jackson getting into the Halloween spirit!
Skeletal pumpkin
Another cheeseburger pumpkin. There were quite a few of these actually.
Elvis pumpkin
Witch with a green pumpkin head
An M&M! 
We took the children to a trunk-or-treat that Ashlee's school put on and they had a lot of fun trying to out-do each other with how much candy they got. Does anyone know how to effectively break this habit with siblings? They are always trying to one-up the other or brag about something. It's not friendly competition and I don't like it! I've been trying to get them to cut it out but I think it's just a brother-sister thing. If I remember correctly, Mike and I got into it a lot. Probably at the expense of Mom's nerves too. 
Next week, they get another truck-or-treat at the church, so they'll be candied out for a while. We might have to hide the candy stash from them. Last year, a little boy got his hands into a candy stash and what was discovered later? Empty candy wrappers underneath this little boy's pillow.
ce to blog about. I'm just so glad summer is finally past us! Hurray for getting into your car and not seeing three digit numbers on the thermometer, when in actuality it's probably 50 degrees hotter inside your car than it is outside, which is extra fun when trying to cool down the car means having to endure the hot air blowing out of your AC for another 5 minutes while it tries to cool. 
up the AC because it's too chilly and for having to snuggle up under the covers as opposed to laying on top of the covers, this means cheaper SRP bills are soon to come!! 
that I can still wear well into the fall season! Only 7 bucks! Oh, and yay for strategically posed pictures that make me appear much thinner than I actually am!