More Halloween Fun...

School Halloween Parade & Party and a Family Halloween Festival at our health club. Busy, Busy, Busy! And of course, more pics to come.

School Pics:

Little Man and his buddy "W"

Miss "M" as Jessie in the background

Little Man and his classmates! So Cute!

Video of the School Costume Parade:

The Mom of one of Little Man's classmates put it well, "could you believe all the Mamma-razzi?" So funny! It was the biggest turnout I've ever seen at the school! Like a red carpet event or something.

Family Festival pics:

Little Man ready to fight Darth Vader!

I guess we should have let him bring his light saber

so he could defend himself. :D

Obi Wan Little Man chatting it up with Captain Rex

(at least I think that is who the kid was supposed to be)

Hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween Weekend!

Ahhhh...Fall and the Holidays...

Here in south Texas we're still getting 80+ degree weather...not very fall like but it's still my favorite time of year. Halloween with all the kids dressed up, Thanksgiving with the family and traveling to OK for Christmas and HOPEFULLY getting snow again this year. White Christmas' are awesome!

Here are some pics of Little Man in his Obi Wan costume, pics from the pumpkin patch and from our playgroup's Halloween Party.

Obi Wan Little Man

Jedi Master

(yes, I did give in and buy him a light saber....it completes the outfit!)

Fighting Vader and the "dark side guys"

Our playgroup at the pumpkin patch

Playgroup Halloween Party

Little Man kept using his light saber to "fish" in the pool :D

More pics to follow after the school Costume Parade and Class Party on Friday. :)

Are you kidding me?!

You always hear people say, "If you can't hear them, you know they're getting into trouble".

WELL!

I was making dinner and THOUGHT Little Man was watching Sprout/PBS Kids. But he was quiet....REALLY quiet, so I peeked around the corner to find him covering the living room floor with paper towels!

Guess he thought we needed new floor coverings!

Thank goodness he only used 1/2 the roll!

His response when I asked him how he felt about what he did.

What a Sassy britches!

Guess I'm going to have to tie a bell on him so I know when he's on the move! :D

Sea World / San Antonio, Oct. 2010

The Husband and I have been promising to take Little Man to Sea World for a few months now so when we saw the weather was really going to be nice, we took off on our 3 1/2 hour trip. Little Man was so excited! He wanted to go right when we pulled into town but we explained to him that we would go the next morning....he was not too happy about having to wait. :D

The River Walk in downtown San Antonio.

Beautiful weather - such a relaxing boat tour.

Loved the architecture!

Finally we're here!

Little Man was only tall enough for 2 rides. The Journey to Atlantis and the Shamu Express Kiddie Roller coaster. As you can see above, The Journey to Atlantis WAS NOT a kiddie ride.

I was really surprised that Little Man agreed to go!

Here's the description of the ride per Sea World: "Journey to Atlantis," is part roller coaster, part water ride. Start your journey by climbing the 100-foot-high lift onto a turntable which rotates you backwards. Take a moment to enjoy the panoramic view of San Antonio, then dive backwards through a reverse camelback and onto the second turntable. One more spin and then the final plunge into a lake.

For someone who is scared of heights, I can't believe I was so gung-ho about the ride! I really was! Until I realized a couple of things at the top of the "final plunge". 1) What I thought was a strategic move, sitting in the front row to not get soaked, turned out to be the scariest place to sit! 2) We're 100 feet in the air!

That's us in the front row! Me holding onto Little Man for dear life, with my eyes closed because I don't want to see our big plunge. Little Man covering his eyes because he doesn't want to get splashed in the face. And The Husband with a death grip on Little Man and Little Man's backpack, with his eyes closed too. Seriously! We lifted up out of our seats on the way down and I felt my stomach go up into my throat....seriously it did! And I accidentally let an expletive fly out but thank goodness Little Man didn't hear me! ((gringe))

Little Man thought getting soaked was hilarious! Kept saying, "Daddy, you're all wet, Ha Ha Ha!" Followed by, "Let's go again!" Oh my, I think we have a dare-devil on our hands. :D

Waiting for the fans to kick on.

Thank goodness they had a Body Dryer machine at the ride's exit. Worked really well!

Little Man and I waited in line at least 1/2 hour for the Shamu Express roller coaster. And the ride itself took all of 35 seconds! We're the next to the last car but you can't really see us since we're going SUPER FAST!

And here's an interview with Little Man before we headed back to the hotel. Not really interested in giving us his thoughts on the Sea World visit...just wants to eat his yummy ice cream!

If you have a chance to go to Sea World in San Antonio, I highly recommend that you go in October. The weather was so nice and when you have to wait in line....you'll really appreciate it.

Oh, and take a stroller or better yet, a Baby Jogger with a sun visor. A 32 lb kid gets REALLY heavy toward the end of the visit. :)

Halloween Jib Jab Video

When the husband is out of town, I have a lot of time on my hands to play on the Jib Jab site (beware to anyone whose picture I have on file). :D

Thought I'd do a video Starring Little Man and his cousins for Halloween!

Cast of Characters:

Dr. Frankenstein - Little Man

Frankenstein - Cousin C

Bride - Cousin R

Dracula - Cousin C

WolfMan - Cousin J

I KNEW IT!!!

My loyal followers will remember that we had some sort of wildlife raiding our outdoor cats food bowl. I initially figured that it was a raccoon but later found out it was a possum (see post from Sept. 4th for pictures).

Well I WAS RIGHT!!!

Last night I was on the computer and I hear something on the front porch. This time the light was on! As I quietly walked over to the door, I see something definitely bigger than Licky (the cat) and the possum.

It was a raccoon! And a big one! Snacking away on the cat food...even trying to get the little pieces that fell under the bowl and doormat. My camera finally caught his/her attention and he/she ran off.

One look at its big belly and it's safe to say that our cats food bowl isn't the only one it's raiding. :D

And because it's college football season, I've included some pictures of Little Man (old and not so old) in his OU shirts. Go Sooners!!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Instead of sending a card, Little Man wanted to make a video for Grandma M.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE LOVE YOU!

Random Pics

Going through my iPhotos and found some pics I haven't posted.....

Little Man's first sno-cone!

Wasn't sure how to eat it so he gave it to me to finish. :)

Guns! It's all about guns right now...building them, talking about them, everything!

He can even tell you the names of all the Star Wars characters

and what type of weapon they carry. Crazy!

Here he is with his biggest creation yet. (sniff, we're so proud!=sarcasm)

We were playing around with the camera, trying to get a good one

to frame for his room. The boy loves his Tiggers!

Singing with a song on the radio and snapping his fingers.

Music

Songs that have caught my attention from commercials, t.v. shows, elevators, stores, etc.

"Generator Second Floor" by Freelance Elephants (HGTV House Hunters Commercial)

**not on audio**

"From the Morning" by Nick Drake (AT&T Commercial)

"Decode" by Paramore (Twilight Soundtrack)

**not on audio**

"Faithfully" by Journey (I think I heard this in the grocery store)

"To The One I Love" by REM (heard on the radio this morning)

"Eyes On Fire" by Blue Foundation (Twilight Soundtrack)

"Dawn" from the Movie, Pride & Prejudice

"Say Hey" by Michael Franti & Spearhead (Corona Light Commercial)

If you hear something on T.V or a movie...go to www.whatisthatsong.net, to look it up!

What have I done?????

Little Man is OBSESSED...I mean COMPLETELY OBSESSED with Star Wars!

It all started with one Star Wars shirt:

He was 2 and really didn't know what Star Wars was.

Then 3 more t-shirts, underwear, a mini Lego set, The Clone Wars animated movie, the Star Wars IV, V & VI DVD's (gifts from Uncle E), the Darth Vader costume for his Build-A-Bear, a big History of Star Wars & Legos book and the kid is officially OBSESSED. Hmmmm. Maybe I went overboard.

NOW, he wants a light saber but I know we have reached our limit and The Husband and I REALLY don't want to get whacked with it.

I can see it now...the kid is going to grow up to seem like a normal person, good job, family but every year when Comi-con rolls around, he'll sneak off, put on his Star Wars costume of choice and join thousands of fans who meet every year to celebrate their love of Star Wars, comic book characters, etc. Here's an explanation of Comi-Con that I found online.

**Every July, Comic-Con turns San Diego into a frenzied fanboy orgy. Alpha Nerds descend upon the city’s seaside convention center in costumed droves. They come to quench their thirst for collectible blood, waiting hours in lines for sneak peaks, giveaways, and valuable face time with the creators of their favorite alternate television/film/comic universes. Hollywood, knowing full well to kiss the hand that feeds it, proffers sacrificial celebrities and exclusive footage in hopes of reaping the benefits during the next summer’s blockbuster season.**

Even now, when he's "in character", he'll get mad if you call him by name. He'll yell, I'm not Little Man! I'm Boba Fett! (mommy rolling eyes and thinking, Oh Lord help me). Then he'll march around the house humming Darth Vader's theme song!

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he's got such a vivid imagination. We could just do without the shooting of blasters and fighting with imaginary light sabers.

This will be Little Man (Boba Fett on the right) and his buddy Earl from accounting, greeting the Comi-con visitors exiting the bus. :D

Say Hello to my Little Friend...

O.k., Let me set up the story for you.

We moved into a new place and it came with a stray cat named Licorice (Licky for short). :)

I told the owner not to worry, that I would feed her. I've got a soft spot for animals, especially strays, and when we sold our home back in Oklahoma, 7 yrs ago, I asked the new owner to feed my strays for me. Luckily she's an animal lover too! (Thanks "L"!)

SO

I've been feeding Licorice every day and we recently noticed that her water dish had little bits of dirt in the bottom of it in the morning. I just figured we had a visiting raccoon stopping by to eat the leftovers...seeing as they wash their food before they eat it, and we back up to a wooded area. And, Licorice wouldn't eat out of her bowl until I washed it out REALLY well. Apparently doesn't like the smell of raccoon in the morning.

This goes on for a few days.

WELL! Last night I was waiting for The Husband to get his snack so we could watch our movie and I hear a noise coming from the front porch. And I'm thinking to myself, "that's kinda loud for a cat, maybe it's that raccoon!". So I sneak over and peek out the glass but the porch light isn't on ... I think I see something that looks like a small white cat but then I squat down to get a closer look and realize.....THAT'S not a cat! By this time The Husband comes in and says, "What are you doing?" I shush him and run to get my camera (of course). Then I whisper, "o.k., hit the lights".

This is what we see! A little possum! I was worried that it might try to hurt Licky but she's just sitting there...chillin' on the doormat like it's no big deal! They must have a special arrangement when it comes to her leftovers.

Licorice (black cat) and the possum.

Closer shot but blurry.

Didn't want to scare him/her off with the flash.

The possum finishes it's snack, gets a drink of water and toodles off into the darkness. So we turned the light off and started the movie.

But! No more than 5 minutes later we hear Licky growl and hiss so I'm running for the front door thinking, "What now!" Flip the porch light on and it's Patches, the neighborhood Cat Bully (longhair tortoise shell cat), either trying to get what food is left or up on Licky's doormat! So I'm knocking on the glass, trying to shoo Patches away, "Bad Kitty, Go Away!" But of course, she blows me off and sits there having a face-off with Licky.

Buy this time, I'm done, they can sort it out themselves! So I switch off the light and sit back down to watch the movie with The Husband.

I'm sure he thinks I'm a complete Nutter with all this cat / animal drama. :D