Yesterday, I finally finished decorating the house for Halloween! I’ve hung one more Spider decoration in the living room, and I finally got the inflatable pumpkin and ghosts out on the front lawn.
The boys were excited to see the new decoration on the lawn, and we went out to get a few pictures, once the sun went down.
Thade loved giving the pumpkin a big hug, and Dylan wasn’t scared a bit of our newest Halloween decoration.
Have you finished decorating for Halloween?
I love to make Brownies from a box, but every once in a while I run out of the mix and that is when someone requests this family favorite dessert. I searched for an easy recipe for Homemade Brownies. I found one that called for everything that I keep in the pantry, so I can make them at a moments notice. Let’s see if the boy’s will eat them…
You’ll need two bowls, one for the dry ingredients, and one for the wet ingredients.
The finished product looks pretty good, but let’s see if the kiddos will eat them.
My hubby and the kiddos loved the brownies cake-like texture, but I wanted something with a little more chocolate. I will keep this recipe handy though, just in case I run out of the mix.
On Saturday we went to visit my Brother Rob! We also got to visit his adorable kitties too.
I had a plan for this trip to Rob’s. I needed to pick up a few presents for James Birthday, and our anniversary too. I knew that Rob would have some pretty good gift suggestions, also Rob doesn’t mind driving all of us all over the city!
We were headed up North to shop a few stores, and we ran into a lot of traffic. Rob told us that Barack Obama was in town for a Rally, and we couldn’t believe the crowds. My Mom found out that there were 100,000 people at the Rally.
I love the city. There are amazing Fountains everywhere you look, and art work around every turn.
The shopping is fun, but honestly I love just walking around the city and viewing all of the amazing buildings. Dylan loves architecture too, he would look out of the window at all of the tall skyscrapers, and say “oh wow”.
Rob and I always have to visit the Plaza. It is by far one of my favorite places. There are beautiful fountains, incredible shops, and even a few places to get an iced coffee.
Before we headed back to Rob’s, I had to get an Vanilla Iced Bliss Coffee at Latte Land, they are so tasty!
The day was so much fun, and I really appreciate Rob letting us visit for the day. Thade is still talking about the city non-stop today, and we can’t wait to visit again!
This weekend has been a blast, but I’m paying for it today… On Friday I went to MOPS, and then later in the evening Shaunna invited me to a Girl’s Night Out. We all met at a friend’s house for Chick Flicks, Popcorn, and Ice Cream. It was a fun evening, but I stayed up a little too late.
On Saturday I was up way too early, but I thought it would be great to get out of the house and go and visit my brother. I called my Mom and she said she was up for the trip too. It was a great day, and I even finished up my Anniversary/Birthday shopping for James, and made quite a dent on my Christmas shopping list too. The boys had a great time, and I can’t wait to share all of the cool pictures from the day.
We made it home a little late though, and I was exhausted, the kiddos were too. I stayed up a bit to watch Saturday Night Live, and then I was just too tired to stay awake any longer. At 3:00 a.m., my stomach had different plans for me. I was up with an evil stomach ache and tummy troubles until 5:00 a.m., not too cool.I am just so sick of this flu, and today I am still feeling awful.
I’ll be staying pretty close to home today, and just hoping that I’ll be back to normal tomorrow. This flu has to end sometime, right?!?
Recently I have taken down a few of the gates/barriers that have kept Dylan out of the Kitchen and Dining Room, so Dylan has a lot of new found places to play. Good for Dylan… He now has more room to play, good for James and Thade they no longer have to maneuver around the barriers, bad for Nico though… Every room is a mess, and I am cleaning endlessly.
So the de-cluttering begins again, as does my desperate search for storage options to keep the house manageable. I’m off to go clean (again), Dylan has taken out all of the coloring books in the dining room.