THIS is Halloween!!!

Confession:  I love Halloween.  I love the decorations, I love the costumes, let's face it, I REALLY love the candy.  I know that my poor hubby gets hives when this time of year comes around because I will haul out the 50+ boxes of decorations that I have for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas...

Anywho, here is a birds eye view of my house.  ENJOY!!!

More from Halloween 2009

Caleb is an alien after my attempt to make a super-cool costume failed.

Carson is a 'inja, not a ninja, a 'inja.

Cupcakes that I made for Carson's preschool and Caleb's class.

My Halloween project that I finally finished after 3 years!! I absolutely love it!

Halloween 2009

It turned out to be the scariest Halloween ever this year! It had nothing to do with haunted houses, scary movies or things of this nature. This is how is all started:

Caleb had a soccer game the morning of Halloween. We got there a little bit early and so we were just relaxing and talking to the other parents that were there. All of a sudden, Allan says to me "Hey, there's a message on my phone from a hospital, its about your mom." So I listen to the message and its a nurse telling me to call them right away, its regarding my parents. Then she gave me the wrong number. Either that or his phone glitched and so the number sounded different, which I believe is what happened.

Anyway, I called my brother Jeff so he could google the hospital in Keokuk, Iowa that they had been taken to. He got a hold of the nurse and she told him our parents had been in a head-on collision and they were still alive. And then the phone cut off and so that's all we knew for a while. Then the nurse called Jeff again and told him that they were going to X-Ray and they would call us back as soon as they knew anything. So he called me and told me that and I just started crying because I was so relieved that they were alive. Keep in mind I'm still at a soccer game and trying to keep it all together so I don't freak out Caleb until I get all the details about my parents. So after about 15 minutes I get a phone call from the nurse. I was told that my parents were lucky to be alive because it was a pretty bad crash.

Here's what happened: They were on a road by the Mississippi river and they went around a bend (its a bendy road) going between 45-50 miles and hour and BAM! There's a car in their lane and they have very little time to react. So they hit head-on.

My mom had some pretty nasty injuries from seat belt and airbag. Not to mention the fact that she has asthma and the particles from the airbags were making it so she couldn't breathe. She thought she was dying at one point because she couldn't breathe. My step dad tried to get out of the car to help her and realized that he couldn't. He had broken his pelvis, shattered his left hip and broken his right knee. All he cared about was making sure my mom was OK. He told the EMT's to take care of her first, while sitting there broken and not saying anything about it. If that isn't true love, I don't know what is.

I started to make arrangements that day to go out to Illinois to take care of them.


The truck they were in. I was sick when I saw it.

How is this kid mine?

I absolutely love Halloween. I love to decorate, dress up and trick or treat. I volunteer at all the kids parties just so I can wear my costume more than once.

This is what happened at my house this morning. It was awesome.

He freaked out like that for 45 minutes! We went his preschool and he cried for 10 more minutes...I came back an hour later to help with the Halloween party and he was just fine. When I took him home, I had to fight with him to take it off! Yeah, it was a real treat! It's one of those things that is so infuriating when its happening but sooo funny later!

10 on Tuesday

1. Finished decorating my house for Halloween, finally! It looks pretty cute but I didn't go all out this year like I usually do. But something is better than nothing, right?



2. Painted pumpkins with the family. Carving is time consuming so we just painted pumpkins instead. When the boys get older we will start carving them again.



3. Went to Caleb's soccer game on Saturday and we had another tied game. Our team is so awesome and play so well together. Caleb started the game (he hasn't all season) and that was awesome. He just keeps getting better and better. He really has a natural talent for soccer. Yes, I am a crazy soccer mom!

4. Went to the ward party. It was a lot of fun! Caleb ran around with his friends the whole time and I spent the whole time at the playground with Carson. The kids came home exhausted and filthy, which means they had a good time!

5. Watched lots of campaign coverage. While I don't love John McCain completely, I totally love Sara Palin! Finally, I can relate to a female politician! She has a large family, is a hockey mom (kinda like the soccer mom thing, right?), and she thinks we should keep government small. LOVE HER!

6. I'm really excited for my mom, she was made Primary President in her ward! She will do a great job!

7. My hubby made it home from the deer hunt all in one piece! The kids and I are thrilled to have him back home.

8. Carson is becoming a kid, he is no longer a baby. He really thinks outside the box and is just smart. And hilarious. And sweet. Just noticing these changes in him this week.

9. Gave Caleb and Carson haircuts. I haven't taken pictures yet but I love Carson's haircut this time! Maybe that's why I'm noticing that he's turning into a big kid.

10. Trying to figure out why, when both of my kids are in school (at least part time), my house isn't getting any cleaner! I have done a few projects that aren't noticeable on the surface, but I really thought I would get more done! LOL