Wordful Wednesday - Chicken in the Basket

We are back from our vacation.

I had an amazing time at Disney! 

Now I have to go through all of my photos. There are a boat load of photos.  I did manage to post a few while on in Florida to instagram here.

We had a good time at the Halloween Party. 

Best present ever!!  BTW, my husband ROCKS!  :)

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, Seven Clown Circus,  Parenting by Dummies, Focused on the Magic & Fresh Mommy.

Wordful Wednesday - I Choose U

I know Halloween in over a month away, but we have already been planning for it here in the Adey household.

This year when we asked Ian what he wanted to be, he told me he wanted to be Ash Ketchum from Pokemon.  Ian has been a Pokemon fan since what seems forever.  Not sure why, but he has never dressed up as any Pokemon character for Halloween in the past.  After searching I found him a costume on line.

Lily had intended on being a princess (using one of her many princess costumes). 

That was until last night....when we went into the Halloween store.  We found a girly Pikachu costume.  Lily said she was perfectly happy matching Ian and going as a pokemon character.   I couldn't resist.

She couldn't wait to get home and try on the costume...they were being such goofballs and couldn't stop laughing.

He insisted on trying to put her on his shoulder.

Looking forward to Halloween (in Disney) this year.  :)

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, Seven Clown Circus,  Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia,  Focused on the Magic & Fresh Mommy.

Along Came a Spider

I am giving away this little spider over on my facebook fan page. 

Shop is Open

The last couple days have been cold here in WNY.  Feeling much more like fall than mid August.

Only a couple more months until Halloween....

You can purchase these goodies along with a bunch of other designs in my shop here.

Halloween 2012

We were glad that we could go out and trick or treat on Halloween.  It was cold and rained most of the day.  I guess I would rather have rain than snow.  As usual in this part of the country, you have to choose your costume large enough so you can put many many layers under it.  You never know what the weather is going to bring.  ;)

Lily decided to be Frankie Stein from Monsters High and Ian was "Dr Derpinstein" (think cross between derpy (his new favorite word, google it) and Dr. Frankenstein).  He changed his costume last minute and came up with this.  It was actually kind of funny because they coordinated without trying and Ian realized that right before we all left.

While putting together this look, he wanted me to let him wear his headphones and I nixed that idea.

He thought he looked super cool.  (Love the posing he did in these photos.  Cracks me up.  He wanted me to take them so he could upload them to his facebook page.)

We grabbed our umbrellas and did our annual tradition of trick or treating with friends.  Ian decided again this year to go with his friend instead of with us.  

And we went with our friends (we have been going with them since Ian was 3yrs old).

Everyone had a great time and now I have way too much candy in my house. ;)

Happy Halloween circa 1985

This is me the last year I went trick or treating.  I was in 7th grade and 11 almost 12 (my birthday is 4 days after Halloween) in this picture.  After that I just went out with my friends and hung out on Halloween.

I was on the phone with my mom this morning and I was remembering when the last time I went trick or treating.  That's when I remembered this shot and had to go find the picture.  I can not believe that I am not that much older than Ian is now in this shot.

I went as a scarecrow.  My costume consisted of me painting my mom's old jeans, wearing my mom's shirt (my mom had embellished it many many years before) and my dad's hat.  I think I had some straw somewhere, too.  Look at that eyeshadow & feathered hair...wow!  My mom made that Halloween treat bag.  I still have it and we use it every year.

Do you remember the last time you went trick or treating as a child? 

(My husband said he continued to go trick or treating well into his teens.)

Wordful Wednesday - Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone has a Happy-Ween!

I just wanted to let everyone know we have power and are safe here. Our kids had no school yesterday. They called it really early Monday afternoon. Seems so strange to not have a "snow day" but a "hurricane day" in this part of the country.

Thoughts & prayers for those who can't say the same.

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, Seven Clown Circus  Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, The InfoMouse , Focused on the Magic & Fresh Mommy.

Halloween

I know I am a week late posting these photos.  Time seems to be getting away from me lately.

Ian and Lily were Anakin Skywalker and Cinderella for Halloween this year.  I took a few photos of the kids before we left to met up with friends for our annual trick or treat tradition. 

Thankfully it was warm this year.  The kids only needed a few layers under their costumes.  I was grateful that the time change happens after Halloween now...it was nice to have some daylight while trick or treating.

Here is a group shot of all the kids together before we went out...my friend's kids were the circus...(ring master, clown, tiger & strong man)

Eek...

I can not believe Fall & Halloween is just around the corner!

{These are the Halloween/Fall bow centers I have listed in my shop.}

Tradition...

We started a Halloween tradition about 6yrs ago. 

The tradition started out with my friend asking if we would like to join her family over at her sister's house to go trick or treating with them.  My husband was skeptical the first year, but quickly made it a must do every year since.  We have so much fun and look forward to going over to Aunt YoYo's (what the kids call their aunt) hanging out, eating pizza having a couple beers and going trick or treating. 

This year was different for a couple reasons....

First was our friend's husband...my husband's beer buddy...would not be joining us.  Turns out his sister's husband was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago and passed away last week.  The wake was Friday and the funeral was Saturday.  He flew down to attend everything and stayed to take his nephews trick or treating.  All I have to say is cancer sucks and has left 3 children without a father.  Just heartbreaking.  =(

Second reason was Ian asked me if he could stay home and go trick or treating with his friend (who lives around the corner).  I knew it was going to happen sooner or later and made arrangements for him to go with his friend.  He was super excited.

With those differences Halloween still went off without a hitch.  Before we took Ian over to his friend's, I took pictures of Ian Anakin Skywalker.  (We got 4 costumes for him last year at Target for 90% off!)

 The posing was KILLING me.  Gotta love 9yr old boys!

I kind of wish I took Lily out in the back yard with her costume on to get some better photos, but this is what I ended up with...

While my friend was trying to get a shot of all of her kids together, her youngest did NOT want to have anything to do with it.  (LOL, I was cracking up over the sequence of photos I got on the sideline...2yr olds are so much fun)

So this year was a bit different than last year.  Still fun, but a little different.  After Ian got home last night, I realized that I have lost him to trick or treating with his friend from now on.  He came home with SOOOOO much candy that I have no idea how it is going to be gone by next Halloween.

Did you have a fun Halloween?

Sunday Citar

Hope everyone has a magical day!

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Wordful Wednesday - Just Around the Corner

Can you believe it....Halloween is just around the corner!?!?

(Custom bow centers for All Tied Up)

(helping a friend out with a wedding she is in on Halloween...I think we are adding glitter to the face & a vine to it)

With the beautiful weather we are having this week, it is hard to imagine.
(these polymer creations are created by me)

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & Parenting by Dummies.
I am also linking to these fabulous parties, here.  

Aloha Friday #36

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend.

Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

This weeks question is:
Have you ever been camping?

I went camping as a child when I was in girl scouts.  That was FOREVER ago.  OK, not forever...but sure seems like it.  We are going camping this weekend.  I am not sure where we are going to shove everything we need for the extended weather forecast.  There is a 40% chance of showers and it's only supposed to be 65 degrees for a high one of the days.  Brrrr!  I guess it could be worse.

On a brighter note, I have made enough fried chicken to feed an army and my camera lens is all fixed and waiting in my camera bag to take lots of photos.  =)

Wish me luck, I am going to need it. 

And because the weather they are predicting makes me think of fall, here is a new bow center I made the other day. (she is only about an inch tall and I made them for All Tied Up Bows.)  =D

Have a great weekend!