Hobgoblins

We had a good Halloween weekend. Lots of treats, with only one trick...Tucker got a small tummy bug AFTER trick-or-treating (no, it was not candy-induced)...but all-in-all, a really fun weekend.

Lauren went as Super Why, a little-known PBS hero that has the power to READ! I have to give Lauren props. Not only does she choose a not-so-obvious, male character to dress up as, but she selected this in JULY and has stuck with it!! She was darling! And, true to form, announced BEFORE trick-or-treating on Saturday..."Next year, I'm going to be a vampire!!" (so, we'll see if she hangs on to that one!) Tucker had aspirations of being a policeman, but when he learned that our friend Sarah was going to be Snow White, he declared: "I'm going to be Prince Charming!" And, he was. (This morning on the way to school he told me that next year, he is going to be a zombie--talk about extremes!)

With Snow White...Thanks to the Dickeys for hosting a wonderfully fun Halloween Extravaganza...again!!

And with pumpkins we carved last week...

Snaggle Puss

Before.....

After!! Lauren lost her first tooth this morning!! We are eagerly awaiting a visit from the tooth fairy tonight!!

She looks so grownie!!

What's Making Me Happy at This Very Minute

Pumpkin Spice Latte. Yum.

Some Dawgs Up In Here

This past weekend, I attended my first State game in 10 years (yikes!)...and although the Dawgs didn't pull it out in the end, it was a little piece of heaven. Tucker was not excited about the noise. But, in his defense, we walked out into the stands just as MSU scored the first touchdown...AND we were on the jumbotron side. It was loud, and a little overwhelming.

Lauren, however, loved every minute of it!! She did not mind one bit being in the nosebleeds. I think that she felt it was an appropriate distance from both Bullys. (She kept an eye on them the whole time)

Too much excitement for T-Bone...(check out the massive jumbotron!!)

We left at halftime to avoid the crowds and walked to the Bulldog Deli.

The menu had changed some, but they still had the Blitz!! And I totally did get the sweet tea...I wanted to cry it was so good.

Lauren and Tucker both insisted on getting cowbells. Who am I to argue?

That was a great day. Starkville is such a nice place, and has changed so much!! We must get back over there soon.

Weekend

We have had a good weekend. Yesterday Lauren, Tucker and I caught the double feature of Toy Story at the movies (in 3-D) and even took out a third mortgage to share a bag of popcorn and a sprite. (Seriously, it cost $11.25. Total rip. Moving on...) Had I known that today would be rainy, I would have waited, but we all had a good time. After that we got to play outside for a bit and went to eat Mexican.Tucker got dressed ALL BY HIMSELF! yesterday! Note the pocket sticking out.And today we spent the day inside. I got the Holy Grail of Motherhood this afternoon...that is, I went to the Wal-Mart BY MYSELF to do the grocery shopping. Ahhhh....And I'm not kidding, I spent a good $30 less than when the kids are with me. Just being able to take time to stroll down the aisles and THINK...it was heavenly. So nice that I treated the kids to some new vampire teeth to celebrate.
Coming up next weekend...we venture to STARKVILLE! for MS State homecoming!! I haven't been in years and years and it will be Lauren and Tucker's first trip to God's Country. I can't wait!

Whew!

Oh my goodness, I am so glad September is over. I did pretty well on my attempt to blog each day this month, but again proved to myself how very little I have to say. I do want to (and will)continue to blog regularly, but I will most certainly NOT be blogging every day in October. However, stay tuned for upcoming holiday posts!!

Last night Tucker woke up at 4:00 and had wet his bed (this is a rare, rare occasion for him). He was upset and sleepy and declared, sobbing: "There's water in my bed!"

Can't let today go by without commenting on the gorgeous weather we've had the past two days. Some days, the weather is so nice that it makes me feel like I have everything under control and I am on top of the world, and yesterday was absolutely that kind of day. Pure zen. I was even the mean mom that busted out the sweaters this morning. Lauren liked to have died. She ended up in a sweatshirt, but was NOT happy about it!

Not sure why this pic turned out blurry. Maybe my camera is tired of all the blogging as well.

Anarchist, Revisited

Lauren, tonight: "I'm allergic to sandwiches." (guess that explains why she hasn't been eating any of them!)

Lauren attended her first Daisy Scout meeting tonight. Oh Boy. I am excited for her to be able to be in a group and have fun with her friends outside of school. However, I never cease to amaze myself with what a non-participater I am! I really encouraged her to go, and yet as I sat there I found myself bristling at the whole notion. At what in particular, I am not sure...it is just an inherent reaction that I have! I am trying hard to squelch it, for Lauren's sake. She needs to be able to be a part of a group and get all of the benefits thereof. And really, there is a big part of me that wants to be a joiner and part of the group...but the bigger part of me wants to sit in the back and make fun of everyone else (in an inclusive, jolly way, of course). We have a long road ahead of us...

Hey, did I mention that Lauren will be selling Girl Scout cookies in a few months?! Oiy!