We made it through October!

October was such a busy month with very little down time. We've been at the ball field several nights a week along with weekends. Matt had a men's retreat one weekend in Virginia, off to Raleigh for the Buddy Walk the next, then my women's retreat for me the next weekend, Fall Fest for church, and ended out the month with another busy weekend. I've enjoyed every minute of it, but looking for a little bit of down time in November. This past weekend, we went to a friend's house for a Halloween party. It was a great family fun event. Then Sunday, we took the girls to our trunk or treat at church. After leaving there, we went home and visited our regulars in the neighborhood. I think Mattie had more than her share of trick or treating fun. She dressed as a princess for her school on Wednesday. We dressed her to match her punk rock sisters on Saturday. We left out the pink hairspray and make-up. I was not going there with that. Then on Sunday, she was a puppy. I've posted a few pictures of the girls dressed up below.

This is Mattie's favorite dress up outfit at school so they let her wear it for trick or treating. They bring the little ones around each classroom to get treats from all the teachers and their students. Mattie was exhausted by the time she got to my room.

Mattie as a puppy dog. The hat did not stay on long.

Wearing her punk rock skirt to match her sisters.

Caroline and Abby as 80's punk rock girls.

Saturday Projects

We had a pretty productive day today. The girls and I decided we would make our scarecrow. As we were going down our front steps, which we rarely use, we noticed them feeling loose. Upon closer inspection, I saw that they were way too dangerous to use much longer. I love our little rustic log cabin but those steps were beyond rustic. They were rotten! So the hubby had an unexpected project for the day. I think he did a pretty good job on our new steps. I'm so thankful that I have a husband that knows how to do these kinds of projects.

The rotten boards

Our new steps

While the hubby was out getting supplies, the girls and I worked on our "pirate" scarecrow. Since we love the East Carolina Pirates, we made ours sporting his pirate shirt and his pirate bandanna. We couldn't find our flag, but we put him near our pirate wreath. We aren't finished yet. I still have to find a yellow mum to go along with the purple and pot them. I also want to find our ECU bandanna and flag. I don't have a clue what to do with those handless sleeves. Anyway, we had a fun time working on it and I found it quite funny when I heard that my neighbor called out to it thinking it was Caroline. It's a good thing he was quite a distance away. I sure hope Caroline doesn't look like that!


I wonder how many people will think that this is a real person when they walk up on our porch?

Our crazy cat loves walking along the railing on our porch.

Scarin' Alive

On Monday, our kiddos at school are performing in a play. One of the songs they are singing is Scarin' Alive. This song is very catchy and if you're a Saturday Night Fever Fan, you'll get a kick out of this version. The kids just absolutely love it.....and look so cute doing their John Travolta dance as they sing!