So many exciting things

Last thursday I took the kids to eat at El Chico's like we do often. It's hard to pass up $.99 kids meals. To make it more enticing they have a drawing for a bike on the last thursday of every month. Of course, we have never won before. Last thursday was a different story. ALISSA WON A BIKE! I think she won because her birthday is this saturday. :) It's even a really cool Barbie bike with a backpack on the handle bars. We were all very excited.



These are pictures of how Alissa looked when she got home from school last Monday. No one is sure how the black eye was aquired but there certian it happened on the playground. Alissa never cried or told the teacher about it. What a tough girl she is. I especially like the bottom picture because my sweet little girl looks stoned even though she is completely unmedicated.


Then there was Chey's trip to the dentist. She goes back on Nov 19th to get 4 filling which will cost me $155 after insurance. Then we will be making an appointment with an orthedontist to discuss braces. WOOHOO! Can't wait to see what that will cost. On saturday she also has an appiontment with the optometrist so that we can get her some new glasses. She's so excited.

Saturday is also the day that my little bitty 33lb baby girl turns 5. How in the world did the time go so fast?! I was watching her sleep last night and I can't believe she has been here for 5 years. But on the other hand I can't remember life without her. It's just so crazy. My baby is almost 5 which means she is not a baby anymore.

And then there is the excitment of today. Alissa got to wear her monkey costume to school today and they had a parade though the school and collected goobs of candy. Then she got to have pizza for lunch. Then tonight we will put her back in her monkey costume, make Cass a queen, turn Dyl into Darth Vader and Chey into a vampiress and walk our neighborhood and beg for candy. Does it get any funner then that? I will put up some pictures tonigh or tomorrow of my little terrors! Happy Halloween, ya'll!

So much going on

There has been a lot going on since the last time I posted. The biggest would be my oldest child turning 11! Can you believe Chey is 11 years old? I sure can't. We had cake here at home with her 2 best friends and then we let them all go to the movies alone, we did walk around the mall though so we were in the same place.

Now it's October. I was suspose to start my christmas shopping months ago so that I would be about through by now. No such luck. I haven't even gotten any shopping done for Alissa and Dylan's birthday's. Those will be Nov. 3rd and 27th. So now I am worry mode. Worring about having the money(which is really not something I need to worry about but old habits die hard), worring about what to get, worring that I'll wake up tomorrow and it will be too late(time has been flying lately). Like I have tried to explain to Jeremy, honestly after 12 years it should not have to be explained, I'm a worrier by nature. Even when there is nothing to worry about I worry. That's just who I am. I have to admit though it does seem crazy to me that it's already October. Less then 2 weeks from my birthday actually! Crazy!

And then there halloween to get ready for. Alissa is easy, she wanted to be a monkey. Target was all to happy to obliage with a nice monkey costume and they even put it on sale for me. Dylan wants to be Anikin Skywalker. Yes, he's a a Star Wars fanitic! He even wants us to dress Scooter as Yoda. Cass wants to be Hanna Montana which I'm hoping will be easy to do with out having to buy a costume. Chey changes her mind every other day.

Dyl also has a school play this week. He has a singing part and he dances. Hopefully I can get some picks. He's so cute!

Cass is my spelling ace. That girl is amazing. She has made 99's and 100 on every spelling test so far. She takes after her Mother....hehe Chey and Dyl have been doing really well too! I have some smart kiddos. :)