Halloweens from the past

We are not trick or treating this year because it falls on Monday. I know for sure Joshua will have a Latin quiz the next day, not to mention other homework so we thought we would stay put. The kids did get to go the church fall festival and I bought some candy for them, and I have some other treats in store for them. I thought it would be fun to post some old Halloween pictures.

work in progress

my kitchen is slowly coming together. I spent most of Monday night tearing down the border. That was a job, but I got it done. I swear I don't think I will ever put up wall paper or border ever again!! Tuesday I went and bought paint and have spent the past two days painting. I'm about 80% done. I have to move the fridge and get behind there and do some touch ups as well. I'm in love with the sage green color. I can't wait until everything is done, and then of course to get my new black or brown table:)! (it was hard to capture the color with the camera....it kept making it looked washed out)

awww.......

I am using Jack's computer and I found this picture that Jenna took of him. I had to figure out how to get it to my blog! I think he looks cute in his little hat!!

Don't even ask......

Jenna trying to get a smile off of mommy after the funeral:). Don't even ask me what she was doing after her bath.

Family/Friends

These were pictures taken at the funeral. The top picture is Mrs. Cole. Mrs Cole has been the church secretary for as long as I know. When we moved to NC we rented a house in Wake Forest. I used to ride with Mrs. Cole to/from school. She is such a sweet, sweet lady. She helped prepare the lunch for the family the day of the funeral. Second picture is me, Josh, my brother Mark and my cousin Victor. We weren't really expecting any family, but Victor drove down from Washington DC. Victor is really into the Wagher history and was able to help Joshua on a family history project last year. Last picture is my cousin Debra (Victor's sister) who flew in from Atlanta and completely surprised us. Debra is a very successful corporate attorney. I haven't seen Debra since my senior year of high school. I was in her wedding. I hated that she had to fly back home immediately after the burial, but I was thankful for the few minutes we had together. I am a little embarrased to be taking pictures with her. She is like a thin fashion model and I seemed to take up the entire picture.

Soccer/Football Mom

After a rain out one Saturday and other family situations, my kids were able Saturday to resume their sports. Actually, this was the first game for Jacob and Jenna. Jacob scored the only two goals for his team and Jenna won the first award for sportsmanship. After they played, we ran to Joshua's football game. He made one fantastic catch toward the end and came close to scoring. Too bad both teams lost, but I certainly do enjoy watching my kids play and I love being football/soccer mom!!

History Project

I'm going to jump around a little bit. I have a couple of more pictures to show of the funeral, but I didn't want all the other stuff to get old. Friday Joshua had his first project of the year. They have been studying features such as seas, volcanoes, valleys, craters, etc. They had to make their own country and come up with a theme and a name for their country. They also had to have at least 10 of the 13 geo terms/features on their board. Joshua of course wanted to do a sports theme, so we made it "Collegiate Country". We had Michigan Mountain Range, Clemson Crater, Virginia Valley, Virginia Tech Volcano, Rutgers River, LSU Lake, Iowa Isthmus, Maryland Mountain, Duke Desert, Illinois Island and Stanford Sea. I think it all came together nicely and I am so pleased with it. Hopefully he will get a good grade off of it.