Happy Halloween!

Halloween seemed to come and go this year and it was just a really weird feeling. However Halloween night was fun, despite all the downers we endured throughout the day/weekend! Friday we had planned to have everyone over so the kids could trick or treat together. Kinda nice that it was a friday this year. So thursday I ran around trying to get ready for people to come over and for the wedding we had the next day. Friday morning we wake up and Luke is SICK! Yes you heard me right... could not stop pooping for the life of him... fever and everything by the time night time rolled around. He couldnt even get outta bed to come trick or treating with us :( But everyone came, I made chicken tortilla soup and all the kids got to play and trick or treat together. They were all so stinkin cute! Especially my little yoda and darth vadar! (I realized i didnt get one picture of just the two of them so Tyler is sending me one!) Nicole made a super cute cake shaped as a pumpkin... people demolished it! Best story is though-About halfway through trick or treating, Jackson, with tears in his eyes, come sup to me and John and says "mommy I peed my costume!" You have to be kidding me?!?! All i could say was "well just keep going" so he did... wet darth vadar and all. Didnt seem to bother him though. He was having too much fun. He ran off with the big kids, I hardly saw him. I walked behind with Wyatt and the smaller ones. Who finally got down the trick or treats and thank yous halfway through! It was a fun night and Im so glad everyone was able to come over!

The girls... Payton, Regan and Maddie (dont you want to eat them!)

Payton and daddy

Emma as batgirl and McKenna the 80's rocker

Yoda comepletely out of costume!!

Emersyn, the very angry pumpkin!

Camden, the cutest fairy ever

Brooklyn, who looked 12, as a a high school musical cheerleader!

Couldnt resist, funniest picture ever of Payton

kendall with dog poo on her ears lol JK cutest princess leia EVER!

Mason was a Jango Fett I think?!

Dylan was Obe Wan Kanobe... Jack before he peed his pants!

Ford, Jack and John passing out candyMy fave twins!!

Kenna being goofyEven Brenden, the next door neighbor came over to pay!Wy and MaddieMase and Jack

The whole clan... Emersyn, Kendall and Maddie (being held on the top row haha)... Ford, Kamryn, Brook, Emma, McKenna, Dylan, Jack, Camden and Wyatt... Mason, Regan and Payton

Just Call Me Crash

Cuz thats what Luke was calling me.... But NO I did not crash! However someone did crash into me. I had just dropped Jackson off at school and was on my way home. I was stopped at a red light and it finally turned green so I started to accelerate. Then about 5 feet across the crosswalk all I heard was a huge bang and felt a big jolt. Dumb lady in back of me had slammed right into me. From the sound of it I expected to get out of my car and have a big smashed up bumper. Luckily it was fine... I have a hole in the back and she has a hole in her bumper from my trailer hitch so at least its not that bad. I think the trailer hitch saved the back of my car though. The kids didnt even flinch. She felt awful... she said she had sneezed when she started to accelerate so hit it too hard. Sounds really lame but I guess it is a pretty valid excuse. LOL. I got her info and on our way we went. Now I'm sure its just going to be a big hassle, one I am not looking forward to. And of course Luke keeps thinking of all the worst case scenarios like she is going to change her story and Ill have to go to court or something! She was a nice mom in a mini van who felt so terrible and was only really worried about how my kids were. Not to mention it was a fender bender, one that you can obviously see that she ran into me so there isnt much to the story. Im not worried, maybe its me being naive and thinking the best of people but I'm really not worried. For now I just have a hole in my bumper....

Brandon

So I took Mr Brandon down to the place where i took the boys to get some shots of him for mom. He was a total ham and such a trooper! We had fun.... here are some of my favorites of the little man!

SHAVILLA 2008!!

The time had finally come for our annual Halloween party! The beginning of the holiday season is how I always think of it and yet again it was one hell of a way to start the season! I think you all know about our party every year. Our friend John throws it at his house, complete with red carpets, dancing, open bars, port-a-pottys, security guards and halloween decor galore. Usually every year, at least the past 4 years, all of us close friends go over there the night before and decorate and carve pumpkins and the kids play and we make a night out of it. Its tradition. This year last minute John cancelled our night before party cuz he was sick. Such a bummer. But Luke went the next day to help out and hang spider webs and all the fun stuff. This party is also a huge fundraiser every year. He asks everyone for a cover charge (as well as the corporate sponsors he gets every year) and he donates to Childrens Hospitals. We have been donating to Childrens Hospital of Oakland the last few years and this year it went to CHOC, which was awesome considering thats where my preemie baby was taken care of, two different times actually. In the NICU and when he had his surgery at 7 months. This year we raised $10,000 to donate to Childrens Hospital of Orange County. Although it wasnt as much as the past years (considering these are tough times for everyone right now) we still have to realize that thats ALOT of money, escpecially now. Im sure the hospital hasnt had a single person from off the streets basically, walk in and hand them $10,000 in an awfully long time. So its pretty cool.

Everyones costumes turned out GREAT as usual. J's was my personal favorite... Oscar the grouch!!! Luke went as a shower... yes a shower! It turned out awesome!Me and a bunch of my girls went as school girls!

And needless to say we had a great time. We started the night at Jeff and Lindsays then heded to Johns about 830pm. We got home at 3am (always a late night for that party!).... I was dying the next day. BLAH! Ash picked me up to take me to my car and all I wanted to eat was a BIG MAC! So gross but it was the only thing my hungover stomach wanted. Then I wanted to hurl lol! Anyways, a great time with our great friends.... cant wait for next year!! Until then... let the holidays begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O and enjoy the pics!

Me and Lindsay

Jeff the Mariachi Man, Nick as Tiger Woods, Luke the shower, and Tyler as teen wolf

Yes Nick came as a shower too... Luke was so mad! LOLMe and my school girls

The lollipop kid AKA Robert, Michael Phelps AKA Jake, the mariachi man and school girls!Me and Vanessa

How funny is Brians Spaceballs costumeTyler teen wolf, Camden, me, Jake as Michael Phelps and Kyle the kegGary was one of my favorties too as an oompa loompa! HILARIOUS!Cals was adorable as I love LucyTraditional porta potty pic for us

Nicola, me and Ash

Me, cal, tannaz and AmyOur traditional pic... Gabe, me and AndyLast year was way better tho!naughty school girlsNo idea who this guy was! LOL

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!