Kitchen!!!!!

From the family room

Prep area...close up of back splash

Sink area...close up of counter

Baking area...baking station...Hammie's area (intended for dog bed; surprise! he won't use it)

It's finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here are the photos. I was going to go to all the effort to clean it all, but then I realized that it wouldn't matter because why have a false pretense. You know we are real people and we live in our kitchen. So here it is!

Happy Halloween!

Here are my cuties on Halloween! There were about 10 rowdy boys that went in a mini gang all around the neighborhood. We were diligent about the "Thank you's" but there was still quite a bit of shoving and tears as they all tried to get to the door first or to the next house first.

RJ was a Storm Trooper (yes his mama is proud!) and Jack was Tigger. Jack is such a candy maniac that he didn't want to stop and wouldn't give up his bag even though it was so heavy he was dragging it from house to house. First piece out was a Hershey bar. He takes after his Nana:)

Mama's Babies

Here is a pic of my blond babies...Aren't they to die for!?! Just loungin' around. Jack was trying to be just like RJ...

Pop

Hey, hope everyone is well. I have spent the week w/ my grandfather (Pop) at a recovery center. He had knee replacement last week and ran into some problems w/ recovery after leaving the hospital. For being 82 he is doing better then I thought he would but not as well as he thought it would be. A combination of heavy drugs, lots of PT and feeling rather overwhelmed and anxious got to him Monday. He had spent the day alone and was not really tracking very well when I got there Monday night. He was really out of it and slurring his speech so it was time for the family to regroup and spend time with him during the day. That and my Aunt B was taking all the fun for herself by being with him the week before at the hospital when he had a drug reaction. I have spent the last two days with him, just hanging out and getting the straight poop from the staff. Everyone is doing much better today. He is less grumpy and more himself today especially. He was even flirting with the staff:) It was nice to see him transform from a grumpy old man to a dirty old man! I will be there in the morning for PT again and be handing the bat ton to my mum; well more like passing the whip... gotta get her in the groove with the staff and Pop's room-mate situation. George is a dear, once you butter him up and that makes for a much quieter day for both boys. It is so hard being elderly and losing the Independence you so desperately need. I just hope that I am helping in the way he needs. I started to think so when I got back from a longer lunch w/ my sister Kate and the kids (she has the more difficult task of watching the kiddo's while I am at Pop's beck and call). He looked at me and said, "Oh there you are, what took so long?" Must be doing something right. Kate brought the little ones by in their costumes to trick-or-treat and spread some smiles. They were all covered in chocolate and had more in their hands by the time we got to lunch. I think Kate and I were the only ones hungry and were wearing all the candy that wasn't in their bellies. I will post pictures when I get the camera from Kate. They are precious!
Have a happy Halloween! Wow, it is already November!!!!!!!!!

Halloween Fun

Here are photos of the boys doing the pumpkin thing. As you can tell from the photo Jack found one of my headbands...

Here is a small sample of what I wore to the party last night...yes I was sober when getting dressed. Phillip was only comfortable taking a picture of my top half for everyone to view...did seal the deal on a couple of little boy crushes;)

Kitchen Work

Here are a few funny photos of Phillip and his buddy Dave working on the electric in the kitchen. Needless to say they are quite the silly pair when together...

Pirate Festival

I forgot to mention and post photos on the pirate festival. RJ and I went and had a blast! Literally. Here are photos of him watching his favorite band play- Capt. Bogg and Saltys. The ship was involved in a cannon fire event. It was way to loud for RJ as they were firing real cannons but fun for me. Then there are pics of him and Conner doing a few competitions- Barrel Roll, Swab the Deck and the one where RJ got the bean bag in the hole for most points on the first try. Yeah! It was fun and I broke down in a moment of weakness and got the boys wooden swards. They stay in the garage.