Happy Halloween! I love seeing all the kids in their cute little costumes but if I’m being honest, after 24 years of dressing up kids for Halloween I’m so ready to just be done. Thankfully my friend Holly is still up for it and she totally took care of making the girls costume idea into a reality! Now I can just come along for our annual trick or treat walk with a glass of wine and no worries. Sadly it’s still hot and muggy here in Texas. Enough about that though, here’s a look at what we’ve been up to!
Back to Wharton to grab my Mamaw and head back for a follow up in Sugar Land. It was a long day but we had a good visit. She is going to be 90 in December and I’m really seeing her short term memory fade fairly rapidly it seems lately. She’s had a lot of pain in her life losing all three of her children and two husbands already. The one blessing I can see right now is that the memory loss has seemed to ease her pain a little and I’ve seen her be a little more joyful. She’s also been telling me lots of stories I don’t remember hearing before.
Y’all, this kid. There are just no words for him sometimes. He is just always cracking me up or driving me crazy there is no in between.
Thursday night was quite exciting. The CSHS Cougars freshman team won district after a super game in which they had to beat both the other team and the officials. Dillon caught a pass and came down wrong on his knee and that was it for him. When the game was over the doctor helped him out of his football pants and put him on crutches and my child had no shorts with him. That did not stop him, however, from getting front and center in the picture! Shaking my head friends.
Of course as it was for most everyone else, Carly Jo’s school had red ribbon week. Big mom fail as I did not take a picture of any of the days except Friday when she dressed as a purple skittle because she’s “too sweet” for drugs.
Saturday morning I hit the gym for a cardio dance class and was pleasantly surprised by the number of steps I logged in an hour. This is winning!
I treated my girls to manis and pedis to ready ourselves for our family pictures later that afternoon.
I chose a new dark green and I’m loving it!
Our precious photographer, Sarah, is obviously pregnant! I was a little stressed at her climbing on and off that little chair. She has been taking our family pictures since 2010 and thankfully she is from a big family so my kids antics do not phase her!
All Sissy wanted was one serious picture with these boys! I’m not sure it’s possible.
Here is a little outtake from the shoot! I seriously still cannot believe Dillon. I seriously could not be happier these 4 are mine. I cannot wait to get the new shots back to compare to the last few years! It’s worth ever bit of hassle to have these pictures to look back on!
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Speaking of looking back!! This popped up in my Timehop on Sunday! So much fun hearing her story in person two years ago!
These girls had in their mind what they wanted to be for Halloween since August and Holly made it come together. When we were on our Girls Getaway, the girls were running all around the JW Marriott calling “ca-caw, ca-caw” and that’s how we would keep tabs on them. Thus the idea of being a crow was born!
Little Snow White and her “Crow-tectors”. They were on the way to a Halloween lock-in and a little irritable that we wanted to stop for pumpkin patch pictures.
Here’s to hoping you have a day full of treats and few tricks come your way! 🙂
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My sweet MIL turned 98 in August, so I can totally relate to your Mamaw and the fading memory. Love seeing all the family pics. But yes, Dillon has grown a ton! WOW. Hope the kiddos have a happy halloween.
The snap with the "Dad" mug is too funny!! What a beautiful family photo!! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
Oh my gosh, that boy and his mug! Whaaaaa, keeps you on your toes, I know! Love those pretty toe toes and cannot wait to see more of the kids pictures, so precious! Aww your Mamaw! Yay Cougars!!
You have such a beautiful family! I love Halloween, but I have to admit I'm happy I didn't have to come up with any costume ideas this year!
Oh goodness that is a bummer about the knee. How is he doing?
Can't wait to see your family photos, they always turn out so amazing. That mug snap made me seriously lol!
SO much to comment on…
1. Bless your sweet Mamaw's heart! That's a lotta life to live without your favorite people in your life. I know you treasure your time with her.
2. I totally thought Riley was making some sort of announcement there. I got a little nervous for you… #notagrannyyet
3. Poor Dillon!! Hope his knee is feeling better. Let's just agree football is too rough, and get ready for baseball, deal?
4. Holly could be Joanna's sister!!
5. Last, but not least…your kids, all four of them, are just precious. I love that out take of them! They look like such a fun group to be around, too! I bet the holidays are a fun time around your house.
The "crow-tectors", haha, adorable!
I haven't had family pics taken in over 6 years. Just the thought of it gives me panic attacks. Lol have a great day
Looks like a great Halloween! I love those crow costumes. Very creative!
I can take zero credit Nicole…the girls had the idea and my friend Holly totally nailed it. Even though it even took a circular saw to make it a reality. 🙂
Haha….we all have our favorite things! It doesn't stress me nearly as much as it use to. The hardest part is just getting everyone together.
Lol….Emily…I totally told Riley the same thing!! And yes…when I first posted our pictures from meeting Chip and Jo we had one of the two of us with Chip and people thought Holly was Joanna!
Thanks so much Lana! And seriously, I'm so over Halloween. I feel bad for Carly Jo but I've been coming up with costumes for 24 years…over it! Ready for my kids to just bring grandchildren by that I can oooh and ahhhh over. 🙂
Lauren she has really seemed to deteriorate an awful lot in the past 6 months. And she's still so spry and understands she's being forgetful and it makes her so mad. She told me this week "i just hate myself" when she couldn't remember something. Bless her.