Halloween 2007

We had so much fun trick or treating in our subdivision. I've never seen so many kids! The majority of neighbors were home, Johnny and Owen received a huge amount of candy. We went with our neighbors and their two boys, Christopher and Adrian. We're lucky all the boys get along so well. Alex was a teenage vampire, and too cool to go with us. He walked around to look for some friends and then went home. Owen was a Power Ranger, naturally. He saw some of his teammates walking around, John was Peter Pan.

Open Letter of Apology, from John

Dear Alex's Teachers and Principal,

My mom is making me write this letter to say I am sorry for my behavior at Alex's parent/teacher conference. I am sorry for many of the things that occurred during the 30 minute meeting including, but not limited to;

• Pooping my pants and smelling up the entire room.
• Grunting, turning red and bearing down on Mrs. Levo's chair while pooping said pants.
• Choking on an animal cracker and throwing up on the carpet.
• Principal Reagan's early exit (I believe I may have had something to do with that.)
• Crying when the school's Speech Therapist wouldn't give me her pencil, then hitting her.

If you didn't insist on planning every meeting during my naptime, things might turn out better. I do not like for my schedule to be disrupted. But that is no excuse for my behavior.

Love,
John

Bloom and Berries

Bloom and Berries Pumpkin Patch

Eric's Wedding

Two weeks ago we went to Georgia for Eric and Helen's wedding. Here are pictures of Ryan (best man) and his dad, John and Aunt Laura. We had a great time, stayed in a great inn and had a wonderful weekend with Ryan's family and friends. I didn't get to take too many wedding photos - too busy chasing the boys - but hopefully we'll get some. Alex made a friend, Tanner, and they went hiking together and hunted for rocks. Ryan took Alex and Owen on a hike and I got to go shopping with Laura and Cindy. All 3 boys were unbelievably good for the long car ride!

We all participated in a rousing game of "Dance, Dance Revolution" at the TriCounty Mall, just before going to The Disney Store to purchase our Halloween costumes (Power Ranger & Peter Pan). It's nice having such a great mall nearby. I just wish I could shop there! For some reasons, Ann Taylor doesn't hold the boys' attention for very long!

Boring Food Post

It's silly, but I wanted to post this pic of my Shrimp/Chicken Scampi - it's going in a local cookbook! The newspaper came over and took a picture, and the book will be out towards the end of November. They asked me to add some recipes to their Thanksgiving supplement, too.