Weekend Full Of...

F~U~N!

Yes, this weekend was indeed a long one. It came time to throw Anthony and Olivia their Halloween Party that I had promised since last year. It was indeed something spectacular to witness. There weren't too many kids there which made it more wonderful.

I spent nearly all night on Friday cutting, choping, baking, and rolling food for party trays and desserts. Decorating the house was fun too. It was all prety much done because when October rolled around I had to decorate the house anyway. My mom bought a fog machine and I bought two and a half dozen of black and orange balloons. The house looked great. The kids had pumpkins to decorate (foam and glitter glue) while they waited for the rest of the herd to come along to the party.

We played a cotton ball game where you are blindfolded and have to scoop up the cotton balls with a spoon and put them into the bucket on top of your head. This game is one that I usually see at baby showers but it was fun here. The kids loved it. Anthony won that one.

The other game is always a favorite, kind of, musical chairs. My brother was the DJ for that one. It was fun, but there was tears from one little girl. She was out right away. I felt really bad and wished that we hadn't played, but I thought that since the kids were older they would be able to handle not winning a game. I guess I underestimated. One of Olivia's little friends won that game.

Another was Hot Pumpkin, which is exactly like hot potato but with a pumpkin. My brother was the DJ for that one also. This game also ended in tears for the 2nd place winner. Another one of Olivia's friends won that one.

Haunted Hunt was fun, thanks to the help of my love painting last year's Easter Eggs Black and Orange at 1am. I filled the eggs with candy and some with a piece of paper for prizes. This game was fun. Everyone had fun with it. Nearly everyone got a little prize to take home...including the pumpkin buckets that I bought everyone to hunt with. This was a real treat the kids had a ton of fun opening their eggs to find things in them.

The last game was a popcorn kernal toss. The kids had to try and get as many popcorn kernals in a cup as possible. This was a pain because then you had to count the kernals. I don't think that we will be playing that game next year. Another one of Olivia's little friends won that one too!

We all had a ton of fun. My only regret is that I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to, it was hard because I was trying to run all of the games. I should have made someone in charge of the camera while I did it all. Next year will be even better...I want to do some kind of haunted house thing that isn't too scary. I think that I will have it go on a little bit later like 4 instead of 3pm. It will be fun because each year you get more and more stuff to make it better. It will be fun when the kids are in Jr. High to do something, especially the haunted house thing. Older kids love that kind of stuff!

~M

Happiest Place on Earth...

Well I hope so anyways...

Anthony, Lucy aka Mom and I are going to California this weekend to attend a reception of a friend who didn't invite me to the wedding because it was in New York...or atleast that was the reason she said. It's ok...I will get back at her one day. I'm not too sure when that will happen but it will.

So tomorrow when Anthony gets out of school we are getting right on the road and then driving to Anaheim. On Saturday I'm sure we will wake up and have breakfast and then drive over to San Diego for the thingie.

Sunday will be awesome though...



We are going to my, as Anthony would say, "Favoritest Place" in the world. Disneyland. We are only going there for the day, but that is enough for me. Cisco thinks that I am crazy because I am then going there again in January for Anthony's birhday. We are going for three days! Which is perfect because it gives us plenty of time to do things without rushing here and there and everywhere!



My mom got on my nerves big time when we went to Disneyland together with only the kids two years ago. I think it was because she was being a grandma and I was being a mom and the two weren't mixing well. Now I just let her buy all the crap that she wants to for the kids because what is the use in fighting. It's her money not mine. I know that the junk will end up broken or in the trash in a couple of weeks but. I have to think back on when I was a kid and when my brother and I went to Disneyland my mom and Rick used to buy us all this stuff...candy, toys, light up ears, hats. EVERYTHING. I don't want Anthony and Olivia looking back on me thinking that I was the Disney Nazi so I lightened up and even joined in on the spoiling. They will only be little once and I know that I have nothing but good mememories of going to Disneyland and I want the same for them.

Even if eating a giant turkey leg brings sheer joy.



I know that the trip is going to be a fast one but I am totally game. I seriously thought about buying a season's pass for Disneyland. It would be totally worth it for me. I would then only have to worry about the hotel room. In January I am thinking about springing for a hotel room at the Disneyland Hotel or Disney's Californian Hotel which is in Downtown Disney. I wonder what the deal is with parking though. Well it will be a fun trip. Olivia isn't going on this quick one but she is going in January so it will be full of family fun even if it's only us and my mom.

I have never been to Disneyland in October and they have it dressed up for Halloween it should be cool. I guess the characters dress up and the Haunted Masion is just like the Nightmare Before Christmas. That will be cool to see. And who can forget that Pirates of the Carrabean is now open and is new. I hope that I am not too disapointed. I loved the old one and I hope that it is still cool. Eventhough I have to bribe Anthony to ride Splash Mountain it should be awesome.

And like Anthony I might have to write a note on my hand to remember to say "Thank You" I'll be so excited!