Halloween came and went.... and it was busy, so busy as it always is; but, so much fun.... The rest of the week was spent reeling children back from sugar-highs, making lunches, studying for math and spelling tests, laundry, and everything else that makes a house a home and a bunch of people a family....
Daddy and the boys had a Boys Day Out on Saturday afternoon and ventured to see the movie Real Steel and eat HUGE tubs of popcorn in the theatre.... the boys were so excited.... The girl babe and I played with Calliou's treehouse then went for a long walk that proved to be too much freshness for her little body to bear, she fell asleep and I was left to explore my thoughts on a beautiful sunshine-y fall day.... Did I ever tell you fall is my favourite?
This week, we've enjoyed a much needed break from hockey.... I'm very thankful for the tournament that was scheduled at our arena this weekend and forced our schedule to be put on hiatus.... and in a stroke of luck, Daddy just happened to be off work too! So much family time.... I love these simple times we spend together...
Have you noticed that Halloween is creeping up fast?! I have a list of 'things' about a mile long that I have to accomplish before Saturday.... so, to get me in the mood and light a fire under my behind, I went searching for some inspiration on Etsy.... here's what I found....
From this afternoon til the wee hours of Friday night/Saturday morning, I'm pretty sure I'll be going crazy trying to start and finish everything on my Halloween to-do list.... Next year, I think I'll just focus on my girl-babes birthday that's just a little after Halloween.... No more of the "Christmas Rush" at Halloween - of course, I say that now, and next year I'll get all caught up in this fun (and personal favourite) time, and do it all. over. again.
I don't know what it is about Halloween.... it seems to be getting just as busy as Christmas for us.... in fact, I think it's even busier than Christmas! For Christmas, we take turns having dinner with my family and Mr. Monkey's family, every other year! And since Mr. Monkey's family no longer lives near us, we get to host which is nice because our monkeys get to stay home and enjoy every little bit of Christmas day - gotta LOVE that!
Aaaanyway, my girlfriend, Tasha, always has not one, but two, Halloween parties - one for each of her boys - a more tame party for the younger little guy and friends (which is the one two of my monkeys attend); and a more age appropriate scary one for her older son and his friends - lucky boys, I say! (Where you get the energy to host two parties in one day.... it amazes me!)....
And also, this year, we have a family Halloween party to attend at my friend Kim's house which promises to be filled with TONS of family fun.... Did I mention both parties are on the same day? No biggie really, they are far enough apart from one another.... and the first begins an hour after hockey ends.... yes, it'll be a busy day; but, super fun for all of us. Halloween is my favourite holiday after all so I don't mind all the running around one bit :D (see, that's me not minding)....
And, of course, the boys will get to wear their costumes for their class parties too.... oh, and I also dress the girl-babe up that day as well and we go watch the costume parade at school.... also one of my favourite things to do!
The costume requests this year have been very creative; and very do-able for me.... thank you to my monkeys for sparing me the agony of trying to figure out how to make something complex :) The girl-babe is being a princess (so funny, because she is so NOT girlie-girlie); the bigger monkey is being Elmer Fudd and my middle monkey is being a mad scientist.... I`m pretty proud of the boys to have strayed away from all of the commercialism that surrounds Halloween.... they could have picked one of the ba-zillion super-hero costumes floating around; but, instead found great alternatives....
Remember, in the last paragraph where I said, ".... costume requests.... very do-able for me."? Well, they are.... I just haven't started putting them together really.... And Halloween is when? 11 days away?.... But the parties are what? 9 days away? And, crossing fingers, toes and eyes, that class parties will be held on Halloween day and NOT the Friday before.
Like I said.... busy times.... and hat orders to fill.... my mind is reeling from everything I have to accomplish in such a short period of time.... But, that's how I work.... under pressure.... now I have that song in my head..... Queen featuring David Bowie - Under Pressure
I've been a little under the weather lately and really haven't felt like doing much more than sipping tea and curling up under a nice fuzzy blanket... Yeah! Like that e-ver happens... on t.v. maybe, but not in this person's life! Yes... it's true I have been fighting off a cold for quite some time and now that my Halloween sewing is all complete, the cold has decided to take hold... but, not complaining at all... there are people, all over, much worse off than me...
So aaaanyway, here are the kiddie-kats all decked out for Halloween... the girl-baby has to be whatever Mommy wants her to be; the middle guy gets to choose and tell Mommy what to make (because, apparently Mommy is magic with the machine and can create everything in the universe with her cheap little Singer, lol)... and sadly, the big guy doesn't want Mommy-made costumes anymore, sniff-sniff-sigh... I understand, really I do, but it's still sad to have to let go a little more each year and realize that my first-born is creating a life of his own where Mommy isn't the be-all-end-all... I need a moment...
Nice warm costumes for our verrrry chilly Halloween nights here in Canada. So there you have it, the makings of a joke perhaps... An alien, a chicken and a vampire walk into a bar.... you can finish it off whichever way you like....
My first BLOG-iversary is coming up... November 6th... keep your eyes open for a little giveaway.... Have a fantastically cough-free evening ;)
So it's thursday.... thursday, thursday, thursday.... need to finish a halloween costume by tomorrow.... I wish I was a caffeine drinker, as I'm sure I'll need it tonight....
Wow! It's been a VERY busy last few weeks, and will continue to be... YAY for beautiful pictures that drum up orders, hearts and traffic! I couldn't be more happy!
And to top it off, in true Monkey-Mama fashion, I've left the Halloween sewing til the very. last. minute... have I ever mentioned that Halloween is the BESTEST holiday EVVVV-ERRRRR!!?? I'll be posting some pictures later on in the week of this year's costume picks.... once they're all complete, that is... For now, here are some hints of what they are...
Costume #1: You can eat it crispy... or not ~:> Costume #2: Phone home :-/ Costume #3: Ouch! My neck hurts >:[
Stay-at-home Mom to the 3 loves of my life who would love nothing more than to spend my days crafting for my kids; but instead spends most of the time doing laundry between playing board games and fixing snacks....
