So much has happened since the beginning of October I don't even know where to begin, but I will try to get a few things in.
October held Tori's first high school homecoming dance. She went with a wonderful young man, Jake Thompson. We scoured the mall trying to find the "right" thing to wear. WOW! That was a long shopping day. However, I think we came out alright. Our favorite part had to be the shoes! Red High Heels!
Halloween was a blast as always!
This year Brady skipped the night with us to go hunting with his father. Seems those two are hunting or fishing together any spare chance they get.
This year my friend Debbie came over with her kids and we did the trick or treat Cherokee thing. I love walking around Cherokee. Megan was Taylor Swift, Aubrey was a 70's girl (thanks to a fun 70's outfit she purchased for spirit week 70's day at school), and Tori was going to go with nothing. However, Debbie's boys pulled up with some "scary" masks on, so she ran inside and grabbed a mask I had purchased after Halloween one year and threw it on. She was a hoot!
One house always rakes up all the leaves in their yard and lets the kids jump to their hearts desire. We were fortunate to be the first ones there, and so the kids had a blast jumping in the leaves. When we finished trick or treating we made a trek to Thayer to visit the Erie high school spook trail. I screamed / laughed soooo hard! Good times! :-)
November brought Thanksgiving. Fun with the family like always. For some reason the pictures never made it to my computer...
December brought a fun trip for Aubrey. She has a great little friend that asked her to go to KC to see KISS with her. We are all big Gene Simmon's Family Jewels fans at our house, so we were excited for her. She had a wonderful time!
December brought another fun high school time. Tori was nominated for basketball homecoming queen. So, we had to purchase a formal dress. What fun that was! But, it worked out, because we found her prom dress the same day, so we killed two birds with one stone. I'm excited because during the rush of prom season I will be doing other things besides fighting the crowds. We purchased both dresses at The Jean Scene in Pittsburg! They were wonderful. We walked in and told the two girls working what we needed and they went above and beyond pulling dresses and working with us! Megan played the part of Stacy London very well telling us what she liked and didn't like. Brady however, wasn't all that impressed and spent most of the time sitting in the van. Jake was her escort for homecoming. While she didn't win, (the senior candidates won) it was a great night. Heather, Alan, Rachel, and Matt all made it up from Oklahoma. Bo and the girls made it over from Parsons, as well as Grandma Walls, Aunt Lou, and Grandad. She was beautiful!
Christmas day was kind of a bummer at our house. Brady woke up in the middle of the night Christmas Eve throwing up. So, while he was feeling better we decided not to spread our Christmas fun and he and I stayed home Christmas day and missed out on getting to see everyone. However, Vic and the girls all had a great time. It snowed and so Uncle Mark brought his four wheeler over to Carol's and pulled them all. They had a blast. Unfortunately Brady decided to share his germs with me. It knocked me down hard. It was the stomach flu and while I was only sick for like a day, I was down and out for like four or five days following. I Think I have stayed almost the whole break in my PJ's.
