Budget cuts

Mom suggested that it would be cheaper this year to not buy a tree, but instead stand Reesing & I in the corner & decorate us. She got vetoed.

Not your ordinary Thanksgiving break

 

 Sorry for the belated Thanksgiving wishes & blog post. Needless to say, I've been sick & battling an infection in my lymph node. I've not been feeling very well for quite awhile now & definitely wasn't feeling up to par for Thanksgiving. The staples of Thanksgiving break are usually turkey, Christmas lights & santa visits. But this year, the Thanksgiving break staples were medicine, more medicine, medicine dispensers, SpongeBob thermometer & lots of phone calls to the doctor's office. After, yet another visit to the doctor's office, I think we might be on the right track to feeling better...I hope.

My family & I are very thankful for the many blessings we have. We are very thankful for the wonderful family & friends that a our lives every day. I am thankful that my illness is nothing serious & for all of my stuffed animals. From our family to yours, we hope that you had a very blessed Thanksgiving!

My cousin Calvin tagged along with me on my doctor's visit & mom rewarded us with Orange Leaf.

Ice cream makes everything better.

Aun

Aunt Julie also made my Thanksgiving a little extra special. She gave a new friend, elf on the shelf, that we've chosen to name Frog, after much debate.

Thanks Aunt Julie!  Reesing really needed someone to keep an eye on her so that she doesn't screw up our chances with the man in red this year.

It's the little things

Reesing and I have a lot to be thankful for, and sometimes it's the little things that matter most.

We're thankful that dad enjoys eating homemade pizza that Rees and I make.

We're thankful for art time with Aunt Julie.

 

We're thankful for baby dolls.

We're thankful that baby dolls also like hot dogs.

We're thankful for the ever-so creative ways to hold onto one's lollipop.

We're thankful for Duce.

We're thankful for our good eye sight and that we don't need glasses like mommy.

And we're thankful for safe car rides.

Have no fear...

Underwear Ninjas are here to save the day!

Fighting evil at every turn. Coming to an alley near you. 

 

Such a good little student

I thought that I should follow-up that last post with a more uplifting post about my little sister. Although being the little monster that she is, she is a good little helper. Follows are pictures of little Reesing brushing her teeth & helping mom cook in the kitchen. And yes, that is her eating right off of the spoon from the batter. Again...that's just our Reesing!

Reesing loves to brush her teeth.

A thief in the night

This was the first year that Reesing & I were really able to go trick-or-treating together. It was a lot of fun. I know that this won't be shocking for anyone who knows Reesing, but she was pretty aggressive when it came to the candy part. She would let me do the dirty work. I rang the doorbells, I said trick-or-treat & thank at every door we went to. Reesing would shove her way into the doorway, flash her smile & grab what she wanted out of the bowl & then split. Well, as we were about halfway through with our neighborhood round,and were leaving yet another house, Reesing eyeballs this approximately 5 year old kid, grabs his pumpkin right out of his hands & splits. We all stood there trying to absorb what happened. Yes, my two-year old sister just robbed. 5 year old of his candy-filled pumpkin. Unbelievable! Mom had go chase after her, rip the candy out of her "iron-clad" grip & give it back to it's rightful owner. Needless to say, Reesing ended up in tears & her trick or treating fun came to an end. Her & mom continued to accompany me on my round, but she was no longer allowed to get anymore candy. I give Reesing kudos for 1) having the guts to do what she did & 2) putting into motion a genius plan (it's definitely the easiest & fastest way to get all the Halloween goodies one can imagine), but am definitely glad that we all escaped the situation unharmed. When it comes to Halloween candy, those 5 year olds can hold their own. That's Reesing...always keeping things exciting. So, next year just be on the lookout for those fuzzy little monkeys. One of them might just rob you like a thief in the night!

Happy Halloween...a little late.

 

Well, we're a little late wishing everyone a Happy Halloween. We hope that everyone had a safe holiday filled with lots of good trick & treats. We had a great holiday. We kicked off the weekend by welcoming mom home from her work trip to Kentucky on Saturday morning. Then we celebrated Saturday night with some spider pizza & Halloween books & movies.

Sunday we continued the fun with pumpkin carving, spider cupcakes, smores, t-shirt painting & lots of other fun stuff. Then Monday morning Reesing & I woke up with jitters in our pants, ready for Halloween. Monday was a day of sugar highs &Tuesday was filled with sugar hangovers. 

One very excited KU football player and one "not so sure" fuzzy little monkey. 

Then out came  a very grouchy monkey(look at that face). Reesing is very talented and can play many different roles. 

  

The great pumpkin hunt...at Hy Vee...of course, because that's the only place a momma with a cast on her leg is willing to go for pumpkins. 

 

Reesing really focused on creating her jack-o-lantern.

 

Reesing soon got bored with finishing her jack-o-lantern and found a spot in the sun while reading some books to one of her good friends, Duce.  I think Duce enjoyed "Curious George goes to a costume party" as much as Rees did.

Halloween goodies!

 Reesing trying to figure out exactly how the vampire teeth really operate.

 Big brother figured out the vampire teeth really quick.

Then, she finally got it. 

 Mean scary guy.

Family "U" pumpkin included in this photo.

 

Reesing's little happy pumpkin...and yes, she is filthy.  She's wearing evidence of a little dirt, some chocolate and probably some left over dog food on her cheeks, which she loves to eat.

And Manning's scary face pumpkin. 

Mom

Mom had given up some Halloween goodies and one of them was a sticky slimy spider. I played a little trick on mom when my mouse got stuck on the ceiling.  I succeeded  in getting my "tricks" in this Halloween.

Smores!

Reesing really enjoyed the smores.

Sugar high setting in.

Reesing working on her very own spider cupcake.

Reesing's masterpiece!

Spider cupcakes finished!

Reesing already had a Halloween shirt and I did not, so Mom and I got creative with some t-shirt paint.  Below is a picture of the rough finished product, prior to dusting off the excess paint.

      

Another Halloween post to come filled with more pictures and a hilarious story you must check back to hear.