Dress like a teacher

Today was reverse day at school.  The teachers dress like kids and the kids dress like teachers.  We threw together some very last minute costumes last night.  Paige went as herself (Ms. Paige) and Caden went as his GT teacher. I am sure the kids will love seeing the teachers dressed up.  I saw their principle this morning during drop off. She went all out with bows in her hair and everything.  Lol I shared Paige's picture this morning on Instagram but not Caden's.  He doesn't like me to share his stuff so I respect his wishes.  But he doesn't have a say on my blog.  Lol. So here are a few pictures before they left for school.  

And no, my kids have not gotten glasses.  We took out the lenses in some old sunglasses.  Apparently you must have glasses to be a teacher.  Ha!

Field Day Fun!

Last Friday was field day at school.  The kids always look forward to this.  A carnival, bouncy houses, relay races and of course the best part no school work!  Lol. Depending on the schedule sometimes I get to spend more time at different events.  I was able to see both the kids relays but I only caught Paige's carnival time.  Which was fine by Caden. Not sure Paige even realized I was there some of the time running around with her friends. lol. This year they changed up the relays a little.  It was boot camp style!  They carried weighted down backpacks, did push ups, squats, and even struck a muscle pose during one of the races. The kids loved it!  Their shirts were even camo  theme.  It was really cute.  As an added bonus I got to see Sam during his relays and many of the kids from church.  It was a fun field day!

  

KOM skating fun

A few days after Paige's party we had a KOM get together at skatworld.  It was another private party.  We were able to play Christian music and not have to worry about the kids.  I love things like this.  I can really see all the kids starting to bond.  I loved my church growing up and I still have many of those friendships even still.  I always want to encourage my kids to have like minded friends that love the Lord.  It was a fun time of fellowship for sure!

Paige's Birthday 8th Party

A couple of weekends ago we had Paige's birthday party at skateworld. (Yes, I am behind in posting). We started the day with her last volleyball tornament of the season.  I had a hard time finding a good day for her party this year and I did not realize when I scheduled it that it was the same day as her tournament.  She was not able to stay for all her games, but she did make three of them.  Her BFF from school even came to support her.  She decided she liked it well enough to play again next season.  We can't wait. 

This year Paige wanted a skating party and of course it was Shopkins themed.  We have so many little ones in our family now that we opted to do a private skating party.  That was the way to go for sure!  We were the only ones there so the kids had the run of the place.  They played whatever music/games you wanted and as a bonus we were able to bring scooters and push toys for the non-skaters.  Even the grandpas were skating.  I was very impressed with Jimmy's dad.  He even did the limbo!  Lol Sam was a mad man on skates.  Ha!  He kept falling but loved every minute of it.  He had us all cracking up.  Everyone had a blast, especially Paige.  My pictures did not turn out very well.  Between the fast moving skaters and all the flashing lights most of them are blurry.  

It was a great time celebrating Paige turning 8!

Later that day Caden went to a friends birthday party so Paige and I went over to Amy's while he was there.  One of Paige's gifts was called Yummy Nummy's.  She has been talking about them for awhile and so my mom got them for her gift.  They were not at all what I expected.  They are mixes that you make into mini foods.  Here is the kicker.  They taste like the actual food item.  Paige got hamburgers and fries.  Can you say yuck?  I think the picture below speaks for itself.  I had video of Sam and Paige trying them but of course I can post it.  Paige said the hamburger was gross, but the French fries tasted like mashed potatoes. I wouldn't know.  The smell alone made me want to gag.  Ha!  I can't imagine what the other flavors taste like.  I have seen everything from spaghetti to sushi in the store. I don't think we will be trying those.  

Happy Halloween!

We had terrible weather this year for Halloween.  It has stormed the last two weekends.  Friday night we even had tornadoes in our area that did a lot of damage to some houses.  Thankfully no one was hurt and by the afternoon the rain had slowed down.  We ventured out during the day with Amy and the boys to the cities Fall Festival.  The outside activities were cancelled but they had games and stuff inside for the kids to do. That evening we attended our church's Fall Festivel even though it was raining.  We were totally soaked by the end of the night but the kids had a great time.  Caden was a "creeper" from Minecraft this year and Paige was Chee Zee shopkins.  She was super excited about her costume.  Why does it seem the first year something is really popular you cannot find anything related to it?  We had to come up with something on our own.  I ordered the cheese costume and we added the felt face.  There were several little girls who knew exactly who she was throughout the night and that made her very happy.  Caden loved the rock wall they had and Paige spent most of the night with the baby chicks they had.  My phone battery was low so I did not get very many pictures.  Oh well! Overall it was a wet but fun day!