Cookie Day 08'

Here we go again-baking for the holidays. This tradition has been taking place since before I can remember, and it gets more delicious as the years go by. I don't know what I could eat up more-the cookies or these adorable little creatures that keep popping up in the family!

At the Hop...

What a difference a year makes! Every year our Brownie community sponsors a Sock Hop. Last year was Maura's troops 1st year. So as we prepared for the dance, I pulled out Maura's outfit, it consisted of; jeans rolled up, bobby socks, saddle shoes (thank goodness she owns them for school), a t-shirt & pony tail with a long scarf. Well, needless to say in true fashionista style, Maura was not thrilled. "No one dresses like that!" she said, "I'm going to look stupid", she cried. I had to go as far as pulling up the Roaring 50's on the computer to show her she was dressing appropriately. She relented & wore the said outfit, and was relieved she did once she arrived at the dance.

Fast forward 1 year, and my daughter kindly reminded me that I said I would make her a Poodle Skirt for this year. Lucky me-these kids forget nothing! So, I whipped up a hot pink poodle skirt pronto & Maura was so excited to wear these memories of a time gone by this year! And she looked so cute.

Trick or Treat?

Happy Halloween! This year, since Halloween was on a Friday, we decided to take the Rolling Condo out for one last spin. So we packed up & headed 45 minutes north to Quarreyville, PA. With costumes, decorations, candy, and of course...spirits (the liquid type) in tow, we were ready for a real boot scootin good time!

Maura had decided that she wanted to be a Cheetah, not a Cheetah Girl, just a Cheetah. So I shopped e-bay till we agreed on a costume (be wary of the results when you enter any type of animal costume into the e-bay search engine)! Meredith in the other hand, decided to go Princess this year & selected Snow White (Mom Mom's favorite Princess) as her costume. Again-love e-bay & the costume even came with a great wig (new-never opened). We trick-or treated through the campground on Saturday, which was super fun, there were so many families there, all with tons of CANDY and fun decorations. There were hayrides, costume contests (Maura made the 1st cut for her age group) and contests for the best decorated site (we didn't win).

Before we headed home on Sunday we went for an Amish carriage ride through some Amish farmland. The tour guide was quite informative & we loved the experience. Maura got to ride up front with the driver & she thought that was pretty spiffy. And in case you were wondering...yes, the horse did his "business" while we were in his company! Then I began to wonder...do the Amish have to have their transportation tested for emissions?