Fun Days / End of the month wrap it up posts.

So much was happening in October and I didn't have enough time to make all my posts.  Better late than never.   So here is what I am going to call my post I haven't had time to do.  End of the month wrap it up posts.

My birthday was in October and my husband took me to my favorite restaurant. The Melting Pot. I love their cheese fondues with all the veggies and bread. Also their sesame battered chicken, dipped in their special sauces. Then for desert.... The chocolate fondue with cheesecake, strawberries, brownies, pound cake, bananas, rice crispy treats. It is always a treat going there to eat.

Another birthday celebration for me... was when my dear friend and her mother had me over for lunch. She surprised me with the most spectacular salad bar and wonderful gifts. She had set up this award winning salad bar you can ever imagine. Oh! Did I mention... I also love salad bars. Everything was so fresh and delicious.

The Cup cakes were so delicious.  There were so many different flavor cupcakes.  They all sounded so delicious I had a hard time choosing from the Oreo cookie, peanut butter, strawberry, wedding cake, double chocolate and Coconut.  I chose the coconut flavored cup cake and it was a perfect choice.  That was one good cupcake.  

 

 I thought that the lunch and the wonderful cupcakes was so a perfect b-day celebration.  But these two did not think so.  They had some more surprises for me.

My favorite candy is Godiva chocolates.  They are so delicious.  I love anything Godiva.  They even have Godiva Coffee. 

Such beautiful gifts.

This looks wonderful on my piano.  Thank you so much Kimberly.  I love it.  

That was a great surprise lady's.

                                                                CLASS TRIP
The Cisco Kid had his first Class trip in October and it was to  Sykes Farms Maze.  It was actually a very cool class trip. We first walked through a corn field maze.      The picture on her shirt is the entire maze.  They said that when you fly over the top this is the picture you will see.  They don't cut this maze every year they plant so when the plants grow the maze is already there. 

 Phase one of the corn field maze was the sunflower on her shirt.  Later in the day we walked Phase 2 and that one was the wording Sykes Farms.  Of course you couldn't tell one phase from the next but the kids enjoyed the adventure. 

They liked feeding and watching Ms. Piggy drink water.  

 I never knew chickens can lay colored eggs. Very interesting!!!!

They all went on a hay ride through the pumpkin patch.   

 Then they played on a very large air mattress.

 A tractor tire play ground and slides.  There was a sand box with a unique concept.  Instead of sad they used corn.   

My last Halloween post

Off trick or treating with some old friends. The subdivision we went trick or treating in was so busy. Everyone, young and old dressed up. I felt like I was an extra on a movie set there where so many people.


It is so funny watching these kids get so excited running from house to house getting their candy.

I had to take a picture of this Skelton.  The person that made this was so clever.  It was made out of PVC pipe and a milk jug for a head.  Very cute!  I think I will try to make this next year.   

 As soon as we got home The Cisco Kid had to dump all his candy on the counter so he can check out the goods.  

Now that Halloween is over I am going to start working on Thanksgiving. 

 

All dressede up and going to a Halloween Party

I have another Halloween post after this one. This year it seem as though there has been more Halloween celebration than any prior year.

A friend of ours had a Halloween Party and she wanted everyone to get dressed up. I have not dressed up in many, years. It was fun going and seeing all the different costumes everyone came up with. The Cisco Kid went as a police officer. The Chief went as a Farmer. I wanted to match him so I went as a Scare Crow. It was an easy costume for the Chief. All he needed was a plaid shirt and suspenders. I have never bought a costume. I have always made my own. I think it stems from when I was a little girl and my mother would make all our costumes from scratch. This year I made my costume from an old denim dress. I cut the dress in half making a top and skirt. I then fringed and frayed all the edges. I hot glued patches all over it and stitched yarn around each patch. I had to make my costume look like I was stuffed with straw so I used raffia on my costume. I hot clued raffia to hair combs and put them in my hair. I hot glued raffia to the inside of my gloves. I also glued raffia to elastic and put it around my ankles.

The hostess greeted us at the door in her beautiful witch costume.  As we entered the house was decorated beautifully bewitching.

The Master of the house. Count Tony

With all this wonderful food, these two witches were putting everyone under a spell.

The Witch didn't forget anything.  She had plenty of wonderful cupcakes, earthworm brownies, hands filled with popcorn.

After all the goulash guests ate, the witch had us go outside and play some games. 

There was a pinata!

A Mummy Race!

The convicts snuck away from the mummy game and decided to t.p the play set.

All the little goblins thought it was the funniest thing. 

As we headed back inside, we danced the night away. 

The witch was switching identities with the cop. 

We all made it through the evening without getting stewed by the witch and bitten by the master of the house.

This was a great night Halloween party.  It was fun dressing up.