Mama's Hitting the Road!

I'm going on an excursion this weekend, so stay tuned for stories to come!  I am going to visit two of my besties in Houston for the weekend!  I CAN'T wait!!  I know Steve will do just fine with the kids by himself, but for those that read this regularly...please check on him.  I want everything to go smoothly so I can do this again!

Happy Halloween!!

I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween as much as we did! It was the first year that both kids understood the concept of going to people's homes and trick or treating. To top it off, it was a beautiful evening to be outside...a perfect Fall night!















We started off visiting Steve's parents and then came back to the neighborhood. We went to a party at a friend's house and then hit the pavement with the kids traveling in the wagon. They went to a few houses, road for a bit, then hit a few more houses. Of course they wanted to sample the goods along the way, but after an hour or so, we all had had enough, and decided to head home.

Happy Belated Birthday Boys!

Saturday night we had a wonderful Lebanese dinner at the Mizerany's in honor of the three Mizerany men who celebrated birthdays this month: Big Lou, Louis and Steve. Since everyone has been so busy, we

were unable to find a date until this weekend. In typical Myra fashion, she made each man their own birthday cake: Steve got a chocolate cake with chocolate icing, Louis got a mandarin orange cake with a light pineapple flavored icing, and Big Lou got his favorite yellow cake with chocolate icing! Needless to say, there was A LOT of cake leftover!

Bennett helped her Mimi with the candles, specifically putting her daddy's candles on his cake. She put them in the reverse order which we all got a kick out of...everyone except Steve that is.  After our huge dinner and dessert, we all had food coma and just laid around watching football.  We finally rolled ourselves out of there so we could get some much needed rest.

Bennett's Parade & The Parties!

Friday was Bennett's big day at school! She got to wear her princess costume and tiara, and she had a big time. Preston's class came to watch the "big kids parade," and it was so sweet to see her run up to him and give him a kiss. He didn't see me there, as I arrived a little late, but he was sitting on the bleachers like a big boy next to his teacher just watching everyone walk by. I can't believe my kids are growing up right before my eyes.







After Bennett's parade, all of the classes went back to their classrooms for Halloween parties. Bennett's class had four stations, with various games or crafts for them each to do before they sat down to listen to a Halloween story, and then lunch.

It was at that time that I skipped out of her party and walked over to Preston's Halloween party. They were just coming in from playing outside, and Preston was so excited to see me! However, when his teacher said it was lunchtime, each child found a seat and sat down. It was so cute to see all of these little 1 and 2 year olds around a table being quiet and eating.












Of course Preston didn't eat his sandwich, but he did have thirds of the chex mix (my child is the WORST eater). After, they each got a darling witch cupcake that one of the moms created. Being the type A person that I am, I immediately saw visions of Preston's shirt soaking in oxyclean for the next week because of green icing being all over his shirt. So, in order to avoid any undo stress, I took off his shirt. He was mad at first, but forgave me after his first bite of the cupcake.




He eventually grew tired of eating, so we packed up and headed home. He was so tuckered from all the fun, that he went down for his nap early, and I got some much needed downtime. All and all, it was a fun day for everyone!

Preston's Parade

This morning Preston got to wear his costume and go to school! When I started dressing him, he was so excited, and kept saying that he wanted to ride the train (poor little guy thought he was going to the zoo again). I tried to explain that he wasn't, but he didn't believe me.

Thankfully, he was happy when I dropped him off at school. Like every year, they push the kids around the gym a few times so we can get photos and they can wave to us. There were a ton of cute costumes, and waving kids (Preston included).

Friday, I can to do it all over again with Bennett! Then trick or treating this weekend. Fun, fun!!

The iPad is a Hit!

Since Steve was given his iPad, it has had a permanent spot in his lap once he gets home from work. He has enjoyed playing with it and downloading various apps. However, it wasn't until last night when we had some friends over that things took a turn.


While we were watching football with friends, a few of the folks let the little ones use their iphones to play games. Bennett was hooked, so Steve downloaded the app and the rest is history.

Don't judge, but we let her stay up til 10pm with a friend of hers because they were playing so quietly with Steve's iPad. However, when we finally pulled the plug, and told her she needed to go to bed, she lost it. Steve told her if she went to bed, she could play the "matching game" when she woke up.


So at 6:30 this morning, she walked downstairs and went straight to Steve to ask for his iPad. She played all morning until we went to church, then again after church, then again after her nap, then again after dinner. He has downloaded a couple of new apps since this morning to keep her interested and challenged. One is a spelling game, so we'll see how long it takes her (and Preston) to master that!