Streator Bulldog State Playoffs

After a slow start the Streator Bulldogs (Grandad's Football Team) ended their regular season 6-3, including a never before win over powerhouse Geneseo. They played their first ever HOME playoff game on a beautiful Saturday (11-1). Brady and I travelled to Streator for the game and you guessed it...they won. Their first ever playoff win....Last weekend (11-8) they travelled to Metamora and fought a hard fight, but ended up on the losing side of the game. All in all the Bulldogs had a great season!! Way to go Grandad!!

There is Grandad..the last coach coming out of the locker room (white shirt, red hat)

Trick or Treat!

We had a great Halloween this year!! The weather couldn't have been better...so good, everyone was out on their porch handing out the candy. Our neighbors were even handing out beers to the parents......We started the day with the school parade and party. Here is Braden "Yoda" during the parade.

After the parade, they gathered in the classroom for a story while we set up for the treats.
One of the activities was to frost a cookie to take home......

I think the party went well....keeping 20 kindergarteners somewhat quiet, occupied and excited isn't the easiest thing...especially hopped up on sugar!!

The trick -o- treat evening started at Nana and Papa's over on Circle Drive and then a quick trip to Grandmas house. We then got dinner on the go and headed back to the neighborhood for some fun.

At Grandmas...she gave them chocolate dipped pretzels and marshmallows.

Group shot of the fam


This is the only attempt at getting a picture of the kids in their costume that they were looking in the general vacinity of the camera...i'm sorry, my kids are HORRIBLE when it comes to "look and the camera and smile" pictures.....HORRIBLE!!!

Another "mother of the year" moment....Fin eating in the wagon while we are trick or treating....

We did one lap around the block and then headed back to the house to hand out our own candy...Braden had more fun doing this, however he really liked trick or treating...wasn't afraid of any of the houses. I think he even said Thank You.

The good news is.....Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is around the corner. The bad news is....I WAAAAAYYYY over bought Halloween Candy....Any suggestions on what to do with it, besides eat it??

oh one more.....so upon checking Bradens candy bag for bombs, razor blades....ok, anything with peanuts we discovered this....I think it is officially the strangest Halloween treat!!

'twas the night before Halloween.....

So tonight we took on the daunting task, for the second time this year, to carve the pumpkins. I think we need to choose smaller pumpkins...these took forever to clean out.
Sean cutting the first cut.....

mmmm....pumpkin guts.....

Braden started the evening trying to help Sean. The pattern they picked was waaay to complex for Braden to do....so he came to my side of the table to help me.

He did all the straight cuts....all by himself...and did great. His favorite part was pushing the pieces out as we finished them. Where was Finley you might ask....under the table, why, we dont know.

Finley and My finished pumpkin....cool kitty with add on eyes.

the pirate....aaarrrrgh
and the aftermath.....

Tune in tomorrow for fun from the Kindergarten Halloween Party (yes, I am the room mom......) and of course the evening festivities...

Ok that was fun!!

So now I want to do something else fun.....'

You decide the topic

1. Ask me to take a picture of something in my daily life and I will....(Kari I stole this from Amber)

2. You can ask me any question about myself and I will answer it...within reason....(I stole this idea from some random blog, too)

I will start the"game" on Monday....

So you choose which game we play.... #1 or #2.

....and the winner is....

Sarah Spelman...aka Sarah Fransene

Sarah and Kieran said...
trick: toilet papering houses back in Galesburg. i am sure we did someone's house on or near Circle Drive (but it wasn't your parents...i don't think...) :)treat: pumpkin spice lattes.pick me. i will wear it even though i don't cook well. :)
October 26, 2008 9:31 PM

Congrats Sarah!! I am going to try my best to get this in the mail TODAY......

Keep your eyes peeled for other giveaways!!

Playing with Pictures

this weekend found my friend from waaaayyyyyy back when back in the Burg. Em and I took her to lunch at the yummy (1 hour wait) Landmark. Megan and Chris are expecting their first child (girl) in early February. She looks and feels great....lucky duck.

Sunday the fam headed to the constuction site to meet with Dale, the contractor. While chitchatting about the generator Finley disappeared....only to holler that she was stuck. She was in the side yard....which is ALL mud currently and her shoes were stuck........in the mud.

did you know that pumpkins float.....(yes we are doing science experiements in the bathtub.)

Sunday evening was the Children's Halloween party at SCC. We attended and had fun with the donut on a string contest, pluck a sucker, grand prize game, mummy bowling, pin the nose on the pumpkin and the mummy wrap!!!

not sure why this above arrangement didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.
Will be back soon with Halloween pictures........can you believe it is Halloween again???

My First Giveaway

So here is my maiden voyage at ruffled aprons. It is obviously in a Halloween theme. Because I am so excited that I completed it...i'm giving it away...thats right, giving. All you need to do to enter to win is comment on this post your FAVORITE Halloween treat (or trick) ((or both)). On Wednesday I will announce the random winner.........good luck.