Random October Pics

As you can see from the pics, Tate is going to be BUZZ for Halloween! He originally wanted to be Randall from Monsters Inc. When I explained to him that they didn't have that costume, he decided that he wanted to be Mike Wazowski. We searched all over for that and couldn't find one his size anywhere. So, he finally settled on Buzz Lightyear.

The library had a little Halloween parade for Storytime today, so the kids got to dress up in their costumes and walk around the library to show them off. It was pretty cute.

My "Not Shy" Kid

As you all know, Tate's been working really hard on learning the first two paragraphs of the Family Proclamation. He loves to say it (most of the time). For some reason though, it was super difficult getting him to record it for me... He doesn't really like performing for the camera very much. My guess is because the camera can't give him all of the praise and attention he so desires.

It's funny, the other night... After Tate had shared the proclamation with my family, he sat in the middle of the room and said, "Okay everyone. Say Yeah Tate"!!! He is definately the "perform in person" kind of kid and he is sooooooo not shy.

I Have the Very Best Husband in the Whole Wide World

I just feel like bragging about Bryan... He made PIZZA the other night and I just have to say that I've never had better pizza in my life. It had just the right consistency of sauce and cheese (which means hardly any sauce and the entire bag of cheese). Yum! Thanks Bryan.

Anniversary Scrapbook

Bryan's parents celebrated their 30th anniversary earlier this month. Their children all put together a surprise party in honor of them. They planned it all out from a Mexican Buffet to a beautiful Carrot Cake (the same that they had on their wedding). It was so fun to be a part of it and to watch Keith & Dianna's faces as they arrived.

Prior to the party, each of the children (and Dianna's Parents) documented their favorite family memory and provided a picture to go along with their story. I had the honor of compliling each of these special memories into a scrapbook that we gave Keith & Dianna as an anniversary gift. Each of the squares in the above picture represents one page of the scrapbook. We had them printed at Costco as 8x8 inch photos. Then we placed the pages in sheet protectors and into a binder. It turned out really awesome if I do say so myself.

Since I love to scrapbook, it was a ton of fun. But I must admit it was just a tad crazy trying to complete this project in less than 3 days...

Tate's Big Prize

Most little boys like to earn $ so that they can buy the latest and greatest toys. Not my Tate. He has been saving his nickels and dimes so that he can buy a feather pen. And... I'm very happy to say that it arrived in the mail today. He is just as thrilled as he can possibly be. I'm so glad that Tate is easy to please.

The Family: A Proclamation to the World Page 4

We had a fun family dinner at my parents house tonight. Pumpkin Stew was on the menu and it was delish. We celebrated 4 family birthdays! And afterwards Tate wanted to perform in front of the whole family his new achievement of saying the first two paragraphs of the proclamation by memory. He did an amazing job! Go Tate! I'll try and record him saying it so that I can put it on the blog.

Anyways, here is the rest of paragraph 3. I figured that I'd split it up since it was pretty long. We are still working on the 3rd page (first half of paragraph 3), so I don't think we'll be ready for this one quite yet. Just thought I'd post it anyways...

Concert Happenings

I had such a fun time at the concert last night. I got to go with my Mom, so that was nice. Mindy Gledhill was awesome, and just seeing Claire and Jane up there on stage singing was too much for me. I was totally crying. The bake sale was a success, and it was fun seeing some old friends. I got my very own "For the Love of Nie" t-shirt and I couldn't leave without getting a silhouette cookie of Christian and Stephanie.
This morning Tate found the silhouette cookies. I told him that he could have one. He just sat there looking at them for close to five minutes trying to decide which one he wanted. I told him a little bit about Stephanie and Christian and he just listened. Then, he asked me still trying to decide which cookie to eat, "Which one of them is nicer?" I told him they are both nice. Finally he said, "I'll just have a chocolate chip cookie from the freezer instead. Later when Bryan was eating the Nie Cookie, he asked Tate if he wanted a bite. Tate said, "No they are just too special to me". I actually feel the same way-they are gorgeous cookies.