Category: Home Life

This year we went to Hometown again to trick or treat. We were joined by two families from church and all the kids. A great time was had by all and once again I have to say that it’s the most fun neighborhood to trick or treat in. Nearly the entire neighborhood decorates their houses and the residents sit on the porch and pass out candy. The only thing that was a disappointment for Nadia was that the house that usually decorates as the Wizard of Oz changed up and made the front yard look like the Pirates of the Caribbean. The display was really cool though, just like their Oz display of the past.

The girls had a great time like they always do and after trick or treating we headed over to Grammie’s house. Then we went to Paula and Rogers and I am sad to say I forgot to take photos at both places!

“Hello Spidey!”  

Nadia’s birthday party request was very simple this year. She wanted a cake with Hello Kitty dressed like Spiderman flavored with Princess emulsion (like an extract). Then her other request was to have the party at the same park as Amelie’s party, but with a pinata. We ordered some pizzas and we were good to go.

After all the kids tried to destroy the pinata we decided to try pulling the strings on the bottom.

Attack and grab the candy!

The kids had so much fun just running around the park laughing and screaming.

Some of the families had left before the photos, but I thought this was a great group shot!

4 generations 🙂

Bayli, Grammie and I

That night Mike and Nadia started on the various Lego’s she received as gifts. It was a wonderful day and we are so grateful for our friends and family that joined us to celebrate Nadia.

Nadia and Jurnee have been friends since they were about 2 years old all because of World Vision. The girls were in the same class at our local rec center and when the weather turned colder I started to wear my World Vision zip up all the time. Jurnee’s mom Miriam told me they sponsored a child and it sparked a discussion that hasn’t ended. I am so blessed by their family and our friendship. We had a great time celebrating Jurnee turning 7.

Jurnee and Nadia bowling side by side.

The girls and I.

Love this family!

Jurnee, Talon, Amelie and Nadia after the party.  Thanks for inviting us once again!

For this years family Halloween dress up we went with our version of the 4 main characters from “The Wizard of Oz” and it was great fun! Nadia has been asking to be Dorothy for years, but then changes her mind at the last minute. It would have been way too much money and time to try and recreate the movie and I really didn’t want to dress up as a tin man or put Amelie in one of those standard baby type furry lion costumes. Mike made his entire costume including the mask and it really turned out fun.

We dressed up and headed for Boo at the Zoo and the weather was perfect. The girls had a great time playing games and collecting candy. We also watched the music show and magic show which both girls loved.

Nadia laughed so hard during the silly magician’s act.

It wasn’t as crowded as homeschool day so I was able to get a few better photos of the baby elephants. They are so cute!

There were pumpkins all over the zoo, even floating in the penguin area. Nadia thought it was great fun to watch the gorilla eat his pumpkin and asked me to take a lot of photos.

We thought Amelie was the cutest lion ever!

It’s my favorite time of year to go to the zoo and we had such a great time as usual!