Tres Spookay

I am so excited to announce that the pumpkin snake has finally been given life! For about the last 10 years I have always had this idea of making a snake out of pumpkins for Halloween. For various reasons it has never actually taken place (money, ambition, lack of a front porch, etc)......

Mon night we kicked off FHE by inviting friends over for Chili and Pumpkin Carving. We had a great time. They were so kind as to help me in the gutting of the snake pumpkins and I have to say I am very happy with the results. Weston carved his (back right) and I carved Benjamin's (middle), helped Warren with his (front) and (of course) I am the artist of my super spooky pumpkin snake. Isn't it totally killer??

Warren had a ton of fun and was a good helper......when he wasn't playing.

The Real Thing...

Blessing Day Photos have finally arrived (I know, I know...you have been SO patient).Aren't I the luckiest mom EVER? We have this great deal worked out....I supply the food and he stores it up in his cheeks so I can nibble to my hearts content. So far it is working out perfectly.No outfit is complete without the perfect pair of shoes.
Weston gave a wonderful blessing and it was such a special day. We were grateful Oma & Opa could be with us too. They didn't send us the photos with them pictured with us, so you will just have to use your imagination.

Oh yea...did I mention I am the luckiest mom EVER?

Washington Post - Mensa Invitational

For a good time.....

Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. What's your fav?

*Here are some of the winners:*

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an jerk
3. Intaxication : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
4. Reintarnation : Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
6. Foreploy : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting lovin.
7. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
8. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
9. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
10. Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon : It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido : All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.) : Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in thefruit you're eating.

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings forcommon words. And the winners are:

1. coffee , n. the person upon whom one coughs.
2. flabbergasted , adj. appalled by discovering how much weight one hasgained.
3. abdicate , v. to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. esplanade , v. to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. willy-nilly , adj. impotent.
6. negligent , adj. absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a night gown.
7. lymph , v. to walk with a lisp.
8. gargoyle , n. olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. flatulence , n. emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been runover by a steamroller.
10. balderdash , n. a rapidly receding hairline..
11. testicle , n. a humorous question on an exam.
12. rectitude , n. the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. pokemon , n.. a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. oyster , n. a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishism's.
15. Frisbeetarianism , n. the belief that, after death, the soul flies uponto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. circumvent , n. an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewishmen.

Benjamin's Blessing Outfit

This Sunday was Benjamin's blessing day and it was such a special day. Our camera was having a serious malfunction and so we took pics on Weston's dads camera. Well, I meant to take his media card to the store and get a photo cd made before he left but as you can see by the lack of Benjamin photos, it didn't happen. He said he will send the pictures soon. When I get them I will post some for you to see....in the meantime, I thought I would at least post pictures of his blessing outfit. I am extra fond of it because his mamma made it. My search for white linen was fruitless. The fabric stores said it is off season right now (we live in Houston, hello) SO, I bought a white linen table cloth and wa-lah!
It is hard to see but I had his initials (BWH) monogrammed in white. It turned out precious.
Aren't these booties the best? They were blue with white on the toes...that is legal right?

Joy School Field Trip

Last Thursday we headed out to one of the local fire stations for a field trip with Warren's Joy School class. Warren loved every minute and the moms had a great time too. The firemen showing the kids all the cool stuff they use in their trucks to fight fires.
Exploring one of the fire trucks.....meeting the firemen.....
Friends: Ashira, Mary, Crystal, Chloe, Warren, Lily, Annabelle, visitor ?, Rob & James
Fireman Warren.
He thought the firehose was pretty cool. Its all he talked about after we got home.

Watching the fire safety movie with Ashira.

Austin come to me....

Benjamin is 6 weeks old and has been such a pleasant little babe. Weston teased (before he was born) that we couldn't get a better baby than Warren but I actually think that Benjamin is a little easier. His temperment is very similar to Warren's as a baby but he sleeps longer stretches than his big brother did....hopefully I did not just jinx myself.
All tuckered out. Benjamin saddled up for his first road trip. Post Ike, on day 12 of 14 without power we decided to take off for Austin to visit our friends Mike & Cheri for a few days. Benjamin is totally starting to get some chubs on his legs and I couldn't be happier....Warren never got those scrumptous thighs.
Warren, Andy Roo aka Rambo, Amelia & Benjamin playing at the airplane park. I was having a hard time getting all the kids to look at the camera at the same time so I took several shots, doing all the stupid things moms have to do to get their kids attention. Apparently Warren thought I was taking their individual pictures and thought it was his turn. He started to get bugged that Rambo kept saying cheese everytime I snapped a new shot. As pictured below, he finally turned to Andrew, shakes his head and says, "its not your turn for cheeses, everytime Andrew, you say so many cheeses!". Toddler drama at its best.They took us to Central Market for dinner and live music. The food was yummy and the atmosphere was so fun and refreshing. Down a nearby trail the boys found this awesome tree and had a ball climbing and exploring it. If I hadn't had surgery recently I would have climbed it myself.
Da boys.... Andy roo, Mr Warren and Jake the snake hangin out.

Warren and Amelia duck watching with Cheri. We had such a great time and are looking forward to future trips to come!