Halloween costumes

{this year we had}

one big baby

a soccer beauty nerd

a spider web

a pumpkin princess

a kitty cat

a bumblebee transformer

and

a monkey

Halloween is as evil as you make it

My philosophy on Halloween is:
we are just celebrating another holiday
{always a fun thing to do}
Halloween is celebrated right before
All Souls and
then All Saints Days
It is a time to remember all those who have passed
we allow our kids to dress up in appropriate costume
and enjoy the time we get to spend as a family
we look away from the world's views
and shelter them just a bit
and go about our way
enjoying the spirit of disguising ourselves in costume

Trunk-or-Treat

smell our feet

give us something good to eat...

we {get to} celebrate Halloween

3 days in a row...

YEAH!

Today

I attended my 4 year old's pre-school
parent/teacher conference
I struggle with a lot of guilt
having her on the seizure meds
she was out of it for 3 1/2 years
the most formitive years
for a child
I wonder if she will be able to catch up
She is so far behind
it is completely overwhelming
for me as her mom
I cannot fathom how overwhelmed
she must feel with all of the info
she is being introduced to
I know everything will work out
just the way it is suppose to...
but I have a lot of work in front of me
I feel like I have to make up for the 3 1/2 years lost
over the course of this one year...

she is a very bright child,
I know she can do it.

Happy Birthday!

Today my oldest son celebrates his 9th birthday.
Where has the time gone?
It doesn't seem like that long ago,
we were awaiting the news of our ultra-sound
to learn we were having a BOY!

I had a gut feeling.
Dad didn't want to get his hopes up.

He has grown up into a very fine young man.
He has a big heart and very often will take care of others.
He is very smart and is good at anything he sets his mind to.
He sure is handsome, too.

Not that long ago,
we didn't know if we would see his 9th birthday,
his health challenges early on, definitely challenged us!

Through it all, we have witnessed health miracles,
and we have no doubt that
God has BIG plans for him and his life!

He will always succeed at anything he gives his heart to.
He is an awesome young man.
I love him all the way to the moon and back - infinity!

Happy Birthday,
I look forward to enjoying another year of life with you as my son!

I cannot believe

we are already having

{parent-teacher conferences}

we are already done with the first quarter

where has the time gone?!?

I sometimes wonder

if

my

entire

life

is

going

to

feel

like

a

test

{OR}

if

at

some

point

I

will

feel

like

I

have

finally

passed.