Twinkle Little Star Light

catching up...part 2

Last weekend was a great birthday weekend for Silas. Friday night we went to Wiggle and Giggles in McComb and basically had the entire place to ourselves.  Silas, Meredith and Andy (yes, I said Andy) had a great time jumping! Maw Maw Janice, Paw Paw Jesse, Uncle Josh and Jessica arrived sometime during the night so they could be here for Si's birthday party and trick-or-treating!

I know Mere has crazy hair in this picture, but there's just something about it that I love!

And here are our Halloween Zombies...and the Butterfly Princess (so named by Silas!)

catching up

I haven't downloaded pictures from my camera, much less blogged in a while. I will try to play catch-up this weekend...even though I have a research proposal due in my Monday night class. So this first series of "catching up" is the Friday of my fall break (October 23rd).  I'm going to let the pictures tell the story. (Note: pictures have not been edited for snotty noses, goofy faces, sleepy children, etc)

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

Later on that same day...

 

 

 

 

THE END

carving the pumpkin

I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures from last weekend when we carved the pumpkin.  I got so many awesome pictures that I'm having difficulty narrowing down which ones I want to post!  The ones that don't get posted on here will be on facebook for your viewing pleasure!

 

 

 

 

gap casting call

I have entered Silas and Meredith in the Gap casting call! A panelist of judges will choose the winners; however, a fan favorite will also be announced.  Please go to the following website to cast your votes for Silas and Meredith. You will need to register to cast your vote, but I believe once you've registered, you will be able to vote for them every day.  I can also put more pictures to be voted on.  I plan on doing that in the next few days.  I'm just having trouble narrowing down which pictures I want to use.  Please tell as many people as you can to cast their votes for Silas and Meredith!

http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/sheliachildress/

lovin' the weather

Yesterday Phillip met Silas at the bus. When Mere and I got home, we decided to play outside for a while.  This is the kind of weather I've been waiting for!  Sunshine and 60 degrees! It was actually 47 degrees in southeast Louisiana when I woke up this morning, but it will be climbing back up to the 60's by the afternoon. 

You know me...this kind of weather was just calling for pictures!  So I grabbed a photo prop and headed for the field!

We left the field and moved behind Phillip's house.  He was contemplating cutting grass as he and the kids dragged limbs into a pile.  My brother really has an amazing backyard.

 

Silas did a happy dance when Phillip told him we may have a bonfire tonight and roast some marshmallows.

 

I will end with a picture of our horses...ok, so they're not our horses but they're in our front yard! So we're going to claim them for our own! (I love living where we do!!)

the monster mash

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the pumpkin patch

Today was Silas's first official field trip as a Spring Creek Beaver!  Why did they have to pick to hottest day in October?  I know that they couldn't have predicted the weather, but OMG was it hot!!  Last night I was already starting to come down with this sinus stuff, and the heat today did nothing to help it...only made it worse.  I'm surviving right now on a big swig of Dayquil...later will come the NyQuil!

There were a lot of parents that went along on the trip.  Some took their own cars, but most of us rode the bus with the kids.  We went to Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch in Hammond.  She definitley has a nice little set-up down there.  The kids had a great time.  I could've enjoyed myself a little more if it had been cooler.  Andy got to meet us there and help Silas and Reece pick out their pumpkins.

 

(I know these next few are blurry, but they're too cute not to post.)

 

There were animals at the pumpkin patch...goats, sheep, a pig, turkey, cow, pony...and probably something else I'm forgetting!

  

I'm not sure why, but he was yelling at a pig in this picture.

Poor little pig...

There were lots of other things going on at the pumpkin patch!

 

After the pumpkin patch, we went to McDonald's.  Needless to say, the kids ate about one McNugget before they had to rush to the indoor playground!

 

Oh, did I say indoor playground?  Well, yeah, it was indoors, but you couldn't tell by the looks of the children.  Either their air conditioning was broken or they just weren't turning it on because McDonald's has been hit by this economy, too!

Meredith couldn't go with us today, but we are going to take her to a pumpkin patch...probably the one in Osyka.  However, it will be on a much cooler day!!

more pics from that awesome day

It might take me a while, but I eventually get around to what I promise!  Here are those pics!

 

 
 

what an awesome day!

I woke up to a day that actually felt like fall weather.  It was awesome.  I got some great pictures this afternoon.  The kids and I played outside until Andy came home.  I'm only posting two of the kids though.  Sorry, I'm just being lazy tonight!  I promise to post the rest soon.  (I know the one of Meredith may look a bit awkward, but I could not get the child to sit up!!)

my little worker

I'm a little late posting this, but better late than never, right?  Last weekend Phillip, Meredith and I decided to do a little manual labor.  We raked the field!  Silas was at my mom's house.  He would've been right there with us if he had been home.  At first Meredith watched from Phillip's truck, but later she joined in.

It was SO hot!  We had to take a little break!

Ok, so it was hot, but I promise Mere's hair is wet in the next couple of pictures because of her splashing in the water!  I don't work her that hard!