Family Pictures 2009

Halloween Goodies

Peanut #2 and I made Halloween Crackers for his classmates. They are easy to do and make such a nice treat.

What you need:

- Halloween napkins - the number you are wanting to make (beverage size)

- TP cardboard rolls - the number you are wanting to make (I save them already because I use them for crafts throughout the year)

- Small goodies and candies to put inside your cracker (we put bubblegum, pixie sticks, bubbles, candy balls, a small toy and a sour ball in the treat)

- Coordinating ribbon

- Scissors

- Scrapbooking Adhesive (or double sided tape)

Step 1:

Open the napkin and place it right side down on a table top. Along the top edge near the center of the napkin place a small strip of adhesive. Center the toilet paper roll on the adhesive. Roll the napkin over the top of the tp roll to cover it. Place another small strip of adhesive near the end of the napkin so that the napkin will stay put. Gather one end of the napkin and tie closed with ribbon.

Adhesive along the top

Place the roll on the adhesive

Roll it

Stick it

Tie it

Step 2:

Fill the cracker with goodies through the open end.

Step 3:

Gather the open end and tie it closed with ribbon.

Viola! Easy as 1,2,3!

You could also add another piece of paper over the center of the cracker that has hand written or typed greetings (ex: Happy Halloween, Trick or TREAT, A Treat for You). Just wrap it around and use adhesive to attach it.

We are now ready for C-man's class party - too bad we have to wait two weeks to hand them out.

Happy Crafting to you, Megan

Serve One Another

Today was a windy, rainy, wonderfully stormy day full of power outages, flooding on the streets and fallen tree limbs.

On our way home from an appointment, Big D noticed that several of our neighbors had very large branches fall from their trees and he said "Mom, we should help them!"

So when we got home, he asked his dad if he could help move the branches. We all went to try and move some of the branches, enjoy a vivid rainbow and jump in a few puddles.

The branches were just too big, but Ryan called a friend who had called early to make sure we were okay. This friend has a new chain saw that he was excited to try out. So Michael came over and helped Peanut #1 and Ryan cut up and move those branches.

I am so pleased with Big D's desire to help others! What a good example he is to me!

Happy Helping, Megan

Rockin' Around the Clock

This year is the 50th anniversary of when Peanut #1's elementary school opened! There are many fun celebrations planned for the upcoming year to celebrate the 50's and the first one was today! The students and staff dressed up in their 50's outfits for Spirit Day.

Big D looked so cute with his hair slicked back!

My dance partner: Mr. A (6th grade teacher)

Kelsey and I had fun doing the dance. I hope our boys weren't too embarrassed to see their moms dancing with some of the teachers!

Mr. T, myself, and Mr. A

A few teachers and parents performed a dance to the song "Rock Around the Clock" at the Jog-A-Thon Rally! My friend Gina is heading up the Jog-A-Thon committee again and she asked if I would help choreograph a simple dance to that song and I was so grateful for the opportunity to let the creative juices flow and to give my dancing feet a chance to move! I think it would be fun to teach the kids how to swing dance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGT7Jyy-QFc (click on this link if you would like to make the video bigger, the side of the video got

cutoff in the blog)

It turned out so good and it was so fun to see the kids all dressed up in their 50's outfits!

Happy Birthday to Cowan, Megan

p.s. click on "dances" in my label cloud to the right to see some other fun dances that I have participated in!

It's Fall Ya'll

Well, we are now into my most favorite time of year! I love the fall! The colors, the decorations, the food, etc.... The winding down of the year, the garden, the pumpkins and corn stalks, but at the same time I feel so energized at the opportunity to be with family and friends during the upcoming holidays!

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October."
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Lazy Bones

Potions

May we all find time to cherish the slowing down of mother nature and the beautiful time of togetherness!

Happy Fall, Megan

Broken bones

It has been an exciting past few days as we have dealt with our littlest one breaking his arm. While the boys were playing on Wednesday, Peanut #2 fell off of a chair that he was jumping from and broke his left arm (I was on the phone in the other room when they decided to have a jumping contest - not a very observant mom, I know). I wasn't sure at the time the extent of his injury as there was no swelling or discoloration. He seemed to go about the rest of the day doing well, but favoring the arm.

We had a sleepless evening that was made worse by his refusal of pain medicine. On Thursday morning he was excited to go to his second day of school, but was still favoring his arm. I was hoping to use my time volunteering in his class to observe if he still favored it as he played. We were at the school for about half an hour and then he had an accident on one of the bikes. I could tell he was hurting so I spoke to his doctor and they had me bring him right in. They sent us x-rays where they found a fracture, right above his wrist. We then waited 3 hours to see the pediactric orthopedics to look at the xray and then cast his arm.

C-man was very patient as we were at the dr's for 5 hours. I was grateful for the foresight to pack a bag with snacks, water, books, a pad of paper for drawing, and some games. We just hope the next 3 weeks will go by quickly for him as he is less than thrilled to have to have a cast on!

Big D signing C-man's cast.

Aunt Deb came over and signed his cast too!

C-man's waterproof cast with loving wishes!

Even though he is hurting, he still shared his silly side! We love this kid!

Happy Playing, Megan

Leave A Light On When I'm Gone

Friday night, with much anticipation, my husband accompanied me to the David Cook concert at the California State Fair. Ryan knows how much I LOVE David Cook's music and for my birthday had purchased us tickets to see him. We were in row K, close enough to see him with my own eyes!

The concert was AWESOME - he and his band ROCKED and let's just say I have a new appreication for his drummer, who not only hammered away at his drums but sang back up in almost every song!!! I knew every song he played, and those of you who know me know that I was surely singing and dancing along! I enjoyed how down to earth he seemed as he spoke to the crowd! He just seems like a nice guy!

Thank you honey for taking me to see David!!!