Tonight we headed over to Grants Farm for the Anheuser Busch appreciation night. We couldn’t have asked for a better night… for one, the weather was pleasant, and two it was not crowded at all since it was a private event. Oh, and three… it was totally free! Here is the bridge you cross over… >> View Post
Archives for October 2010
‘Real’ Letters
I recently signed up for a class called Mondo Beyondo, which is an online class about pursuing your dreams. It has been a wonderful self awareness class and I am currently in the Dream Lab session. One of the goals is to develop your own ‘tribe’ and as a result of this, one of the… >> View Post
Room Mother for Nathan’s Halloween Party
October is always such a crazy busy month… Just this week we have Trunk or Treat on Friday, so we are developing a ‘Spooky Train’ theme for the back of my CRV. I am also in charge of the Halloween party at Nathan’s school so I have been trying to get everything ready for that…. >> View Post
Moms Club Halloween Party
Every year the Moms Club throws a Halloween Party, and we have gone almost every year, last year being the exception. Nathan and Autumn had a blast, and it was another excuse to dress them up in their Halloween costumes. Here is Nathan as a pumpkin. Auttie as a pumpkin. And, might I mention… we… >> View Post
Go! St. Louis Halloween 10k run, I did it! Yeah!!
Today I ran my first 10k ever, and WOW what a thrill it was… I must say, this has been the most exciting race I have ever participated in! It was a costume run, so while running I got to see a lot of neat and original costumes… also we ran in Soulard, past Soulard… >> View Post
Halloween party at Jeff and Tracy’s
On Saturday, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Tracy invited us over for a Halloween party at their house. We had a fabulous time, they always throw terrific parties! Aunt Tracy had Whipt Cream design Halloween cupcakes for the party in the Toy Store theme. They had pumpkin and spice cake cupcakes, yum, yum! SO yummy! A… >> View Post
Halloween Costume Family Pics
Autumn is a little shy of the photography studios right now, so I decided to take the kids photos of them in their costumes at a park this year. My brother and SIL were having a Halloween party at their house today, so I decided to take the kids up to the park in his… >> View Post
Nathan’s first trip to the circus!
Tonight I took Nathan to the Ringling Brothers circus, and it was a first trip to the circus for the both of us! I almost got to see the circus in high school at the old Busch Stadium but it was rained out. It was funny, when I parked the car in the lot, Nathan… >> View Post
Autumn Nicole’s first haircut
I’m a busy working Momma, so of course I’ve been meaning to schedule Autumn’s first haircut, but… haven’t gotten a chance. So, I was sitting outside at my Mom’s house today after work and she offered to trim little Auttie’s hair. My Mom used to cut my hair and my brother’s (no comments on how… >> View Post
Caramel Turtle Brownies
I’ve really been in the baking mood lately, and I have always wanted to try out turtle brownies, so I did! And, yum! Not sure what I’ll be baking next! Ingredients First, unwrap the caramels and melt in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of evaporated milk. You’ll want to stir constantly so that the caramel… >> View Post
Nathan’s Preschool 4 Class Photo
This year, we had to PREPAY for the class photos, before even seeing them! Yikes! Since last years crusty booger incident, I decided not to shell out more then $30 for the photos I wouldn’t even see prior to purchasing. Of course, Nathan came home with bright red marker on his collar. He never gets… >> View Post
Stuckmeyers Pumpkin Patch
We usually take the kids to the pumpkin patch the first weekend of October, to select our special pumpkin. There were a lot to pick from today at Stuckmeyers. We brought our wagon along, and here are the kids with their cute tie dyed pumpkin shirts on. Jeremi said I should have made matching tied… >> View Post