Getting Ready for Halloween

Emma's Medieval Princess Bride Dress

My Boo-ssein Halloween Photo...I LOVE it!

Elliott's Wizard Costume

Well, it's almost that time again! :) Our favorite time of year!! Halloween!! I have been so sick (why I have been MIA for so long) I have bronchitis and am finally up and around. poor Eric finally went back to work yesterday. He's been home taking care of me and the kids! Ryan was funny...he came in my room on Monday morning and told me I was NEVER allowed to be sick again. Hahaha...they've had enough. Let's see...soccer is going well. We won our first game on Sunday!! 5-2...woo hooooooo! I am coaching the Division 4 Tournament Team...so our team is going to the Tourney (on Ryan's birthday weekend) That'll be a blast! I'm going to have a tailgating party for the kids and cake for Ryan. I just HOPE it's nice weather. (last year was cold, windy and wet) Anyway, between now and Nov 15th we are swamped with practices. I love soccer season, but I can't deny that I will be somewhat happy when it's over. Well, it's official. Ryan has his first girlfriend. It is just the sweetest thing ever! But there are a LOT of jealous girls! Poor Ryan is really going to have a rough time. Hahahaha. He has been quite the social guy..it used to be Bo. Ryan goes to the High School football games on Friday nights now with his group of friends...he has numerous parties coming up. One on Halloween and another Nov 1st...Me and another 6th grade Mom are putting together the 6th grade dance...there is just so much happening. Ryan is also getting ALL A's so far this year! I'm not sure what's gotten into him, but he's doing great! Everyone else is good too. Kevin is much better. He's started on a higher dosage of his meds and he seems to be feeling better. Alex is doing great...football and school. Emma is doing great! Bo is great! They're all great! :) OK...so Halloween...Ryan is being a girl with his friend Chad (they are dressing up as sisters). Bo wants to be a sock...I have to somehow make this for him. Emma is being a medieval princess bride (photo above) and Elliott is being a wizard (photo above). Gideon will be attached to me, so he will be dressed as himself. LOL. Alex will be at the football game, so no costume for him. I can't wait!! Let's see...OH...I am finally going through my adult education at St George's. Eric and I were worried that we wouldn't be able to join the church because we are both divorced. Normally, the church will make you have your marriage "annuled" which means the other ex-spouse has to agree and it's a process. Yuck. BUT, we found out...Eric was married by a judge, so the Catholic church doesn't recognize it as a marriage anyway. For me...because I was baptized Catholic as a baby, as a Catholic I was supposed to be married Catholic. I neither of my marriages are considered valid in the church's eyes. So, I don't need an annulment either!! So, now, I just have to go through the process (basically go through the sacriments) to join the church. Then, Eric and I can be married in the church and it will be blessed! (and it will truly be a "first" marriage for BOTH of us). I want that soooooooooooo much!! :) Ryan has been asking us if he can start going to CCD (which is basically classes that he attends and then gets confirmed, first communion, etc) I was so thrilled to hear him ASK. So, all the kids will start going. (with all their friends, of course) They usually go right from school to CCD class. Well, guess that's it!!! I'm going to go rest now. I'm soooooooooo sleepy!!