We packed a whole lotta fun into this final weekend of my favorite month of the year. T. Bone kicked it off with a pumpkin carving party at a friend's. He actually took time off from ghost in the graveyard and football to carve his favorite team's logo in a big, fat pumpkin.
This crew assembled for a bonfire on a chilly fall night. Marshmallows were roasted, smores were made and these little ladies then washed the gooey goodness down with cups of hot cocoa...cups of hot cocoa with extra marshmallows, of course! Amazingly, no one was burned despite the fact that 13 six year olds were brandishing molten sticks. Camp songs and a few games of telephone and duck duck goose provided ample entertainment.
We headed out early Saturday to watch T. Bone's football game. He played great, he scored a touchdown, and his team won. They are undefeated. Hubby says that winning streak will likely end next weekend cuz' T. Bone won't be there. Next year he has his sights on tackle football. The coaches already have their eyes on him too. I have exactly one year to make a soccer player out of him!
After his victory, we headed to a local college campus where Miss Bit was cheering during half-time. It was Homecoming. We were in the student section. That was entertaining and interesting. I am a dinosaur. It was worth it to see Miss Bit cheer even if she only performed for like a minute and a half. There are 25 girls in her cheer clinic. Only 6 showed up. It was the highlight of my girl's weekend, and the very bestest part was when the "real" cheerleaders gave the girls their pom poms to use! The look on her face when the crowd cheered back at them was priceless. I thought it was so cute that when we replayed the video, her Daddy was her loudest fan in the stands.
Sunday came quickly...especially for T. Bone who stayed up until 2:30 a.m. with his buddy playing video games. That was only possible because after hours of yard work and a late dinner, the parents in charge fell asleep during a movie. It's a good thing too because that movie was Saw. Better to sleep than to see that. The boys managed to get in a couple more games before Sunday school. Hubby took the kids while I stayed behind to make a pot of soup for dinner and catch up on cleaning and laundry. Then we snuck away for a walk when they returned and left the kids at home to rest up for trick or treat. T. Bone headed out with friends to canvas the neighborhood only to return home hours later sans costume, which is a good thing because it sorta freaked out the cats. That's why there aren't any pictures of him...it's not because I love her more. Miss Bit and I made the rounds just the two of us at her adamant request, and hubby stayed home to hand out candy and do more yard work (and maybe to watch a little football too). We spent the better part of three hours going from house to house to house hand in hand. She was super cute and sweet and gracious. She thanked everyone who complimented her beautiful, sparkly costume, and that was everyone. We were two hours in before it even occurred to her that she could eat some of the candy she was accumulating. Well, and then once she started, there was no stopping her. I guess she realized that I wasn't playing sweet police when I said, "I wondered how long it was going to take you to start eating your loot!" Next year she wants to be an angel. I love that! She was an angel for her first Halloween. Nanny bought that sweet costume, and now Nanny's an angel. I thought of my Mom all day long...all weekend. She always joined us for trick or treat in her light-up jack o' lantern hat and black and orange boa. I couldn't wear either one today...just couldn't do it. I want her, not her things.
When we came down from our sugar highs we all felt like this.
Until we meet again Old October...31 days just isn't long enough.
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