Happy Halloween!

Since Halloween fell on a Sunday and we usually go to church on Sunday nights, we attended the early morning mass today in order to go trick-or-treating tonight. Micah was a really good boy and stayed in the nursery for a full hour. After communion I turned to Tom, held his hand and said, "Wow, this kinda feels like a date." We'll take what we can get.

After church Micah was showing off his Sunday duds and his tricycle-riding abilities.


My mums are all in bloom!

And, a little more tricycle riding before we went trick-or-treating...
Tom says I dressed up as Hannah (our neice) for Halloween. This shot best displays Micah's mood for the evening. He'd gotten away with not taking a nap today which resulted in a cranky little lion.

Our neighbors had a tractor set up to pull a hay ride through the neighborhood. Before they left, Micah wanted to take it for a test drive.


We went door-to-door and raked in the chocolate. Yummy!

Happy Halloween!

Princess of the Prom

Friday was my first time to attend the company Halloween picnic. I decided to wear the princess dress I made 3 Halloweens ago. It took a little sucking-in to get it zipped post-Micah, but I got it on. Actually, the tightest part was in the chest region, and I'm not going to complain about that. *wink, wink*

Sadly, though, I couldn't find my tiara and wand. Micah was playing with my wand a week ago and lately he's been enjoying hiding things, even himself. As for the tiara, I was too lazy to climb into the attic to track it down. So, my princess costume looked more like a bad 80's prom dress. See for yourself.

I still had a good time. Afterall, a day off of work to enjoy socializing with my co-workers isn't anything to complain about either.

Trick-or-Office Treat

Today, Tom gave Micah a treat, a trip down to Addison to his office. Just after naptime at school, Daddy picked up Micah to take him to his office for their trick-or-treat party for the kids. Here are a few shots of Micah helping Daddy with his work.

Bow Fishing and Football

Sunday morning, the sun started to peek out from around all of the rain clouds and the big boys loaded up the boat to do some bow fishing. Micah rode in the wagon for fun down to the water, but he stayed back at the house with me for the day.






They went out in hope of killing some alligator gar-- a really ugly, vicious looking fish, but they only shot at some turtles...and hit nothing.

They had fun, though, spending time being brothers and that's what matters.

Later, Uncle Andy spent some time playing football with Micah and really tuckered him out. They played so hard that Micah fell asleep at the dinner table.

I'm sorry I've been absent this week. Tom has been in Denver and the auditors have been in my office....Let's just say I've been so exhausted by the time Micah got to bed that I practically crashed too.

Boo!

While the boys were fishing, I carved this today.

Rained Out

Uncle Andy, Tom's brother, arrived late last night after driving all the way here from Illinois. Tom and Andy made plans to fish all weekend, but unfortunately they have been rained out so far. We've had tornado warnings and flash flooding 80% of the day.



Although the weather has been a little rough, I've managed to enjoy a massage and pedicure at the spa and squeezed in a little shopping too.



I'm so excited for Christmas this year! Not only will it be the first year that Micah starts to really open presents and understand Santa, but I'll actually get to decorate and celebrate the holidays this year.



As you may remember, last year we were in the process of moving. Our house in Denver was on the market, we were trying to close on the house in Little Elm, and we were trying to tie up all of our loose ends related to work, home, and family all during the holidays. Things were busy to say the least. I put out only one holiday decoration last year. I tiny snow globe sat on the buffet table in the dining room and that was it.



This year will be different!



I've already started shopping. Here's my loot from today:


Only 62 shopping days left! Happy Holidays!

Bath Time

Micah loves bath time! Since Dada was out fishing tonight, I got to fill in for bath duty. Boy, can this little boy splash, squirm, and wiggle in the water. He had so much fun and made such a mess. That's okay because I can handle these kinds of messes without much fuss. Just throw a towel down and the problem is solved.

Look at those eyes!

Night, Night!

Pumpkin Patch

Our trip to the pumpkin patch wasn't exactly what we hoped for. I'd heard about this great pumpkin patch from a co-worker. The free fall festivities were about 40 minutes from our house, and we'd been planning to go for weeks now. We'd considered going Saturday afternoon, but we guessed the crowd would be overwhelming. So, instead, we decided to go Sunday morning before the church crowd showed up. I guess everyone else had the same idea. Not to mention, little man was not in the greatest mood. The next couple of pictures prove it.


We finally got him to calm down for a few minutes. Not smiling and happy, but at least he wasn't screaming and kicking.




We took a hay ride and had a snack. Things seemed to be getting better.


We played on the hay and eventually cracked a smile.






Too bad shortly after this picture we witnessed round two of Micah's Terrible-Two-Tantrums, and made a swift exit.

Captain Tommy

Saturday afternoon Captain Tommy [above] took us [below] out for a cruise on the lake

Micah enjoyed having the wind in his hair.

We did a little bird watching.

Then we came home because Micah fell asleep in my arms as a result of not taking a nap in the early afternoon.

More Visitors

Grandma Mavis isn't the only visitor we had this weekend.

These two deer were grazing in our backyard Saturday morning until Micah started banging on the back door. It's obvious it will be a while before he's ready to go deer hunting.

Grandma Mavis is Visiting

Grandma Mavis, Tom's grandmother, came into town Thursday night and is spending a long, exciting weekend with us. I'll share more of our adventures later, but I thought I would share some of the photos we took this morning at, none other than, JC Penney.

Tom and I had a discussion the other day about how we only have pictures of the 3 Deens displayed in our home. As a result we have decided to gradually create a family collage in the upstairs family room. So, if you are related to us, don't be surprised if we try to drag to you JC Penney too. ;) Oh, and Micah had his halloween portraits made too.

Eat Play Sleep

Eating, playing and sleeping seem to be the staples to our weekday evening activities. Now that Tom and I are both working (and recovering from perpetual illnesses), we've become pretty lazy on our house work. So, starting tomorrow we are having a cleaning lady come help us out every other week with the basic cleaning necessities: sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and scrubbing the bathrooms. I'm thrilled! I'm hoping it will allow me that extra time to spend with Tom and Micah in the evenings and on the weekends. And, I may even be able to squeeze in a few short blogs a little more frequently.

Micah participating in our favorite evening activity--playing.

Party

Today Micah and I drove down to Dallas to meet up with Wendy, my Junior League provisional advisor from Denver who was in town for her niece's 2nd birthday party.

This is Sevie, the birthday girl.

I enjoyed spending time catching up with Wendy and Micah really enjoyed playing on the playground. He especially enjoyed the slide and the swings.

Football

After work and school today, Dada and Micah went outside to enjoy the cooler weather and throw the football around.




In case you were wondering, I'm happy to say that I'm feeling much better after being diagnosed with bronchitis last Friday. Almost healthy. Yahoo! My boys seem to be feeling pretty good too these days.