Halloween

Here are the photos that many of you have been asking for. I started sewing Andrea's Halloween costume the beginning of September and finished last week. The pattern wasn't too tough, but me being the picky person I am wanted to make it tri-colored, like a beagle would be. It was tough to figure out what colors were going to line up when I sewed them together. I am very pleased with how it turned out and maybe by next year I will have forgotten how time consuming it was.

Isn't she the cutest beagle ever! (No offense Tessy)

This was the closest I could get Tessy to come for a picture together.

Last Wednesday Ryan headed to Louiseville Kentucky for a landscape expo with his boss. I wasn't too thrilled about him not getting home until Halloween night but I guess I can't choose when the expo would be scheduled. While he was gone my days were filled up pretty quickly which is always good to pass the time.

Friday I took Andrea into the credit union to visit all of the departments. Another exciting year of creative themes! There were dead golfers, the H1N1 virus, Santa and elves, M&Ms, and more! My department dressed as Yankee fans, but since I normally don't work on Fridays it didn't matter much to me what they chose. I did go in for a few hours to work so one of them brought me a Yankee T-shirt. Andrea was distracted enough by the costumes that she didn't even mess with her doggy hood, any other time and she yanks it right off.

Friday night Kristi, Tara, and I decided it had been too long since our trip to Denver and it was time for some girl time. Linda and Gary actually suggested the idea and are always willing to give me a break. So we headed to Gardner village for some fun fall activities. We did a witch scavenger hunt with a reward of a chocolate chip cookie at the bakery for 25 cents (normally 90 cents, wahoo). We decided to get tickets for the "Witch-a-palooza" dinner show that night, I'm so glad we did because it was getting COLD outside! Now those of you who know me, know that I've seen a lot of plays, and been in quite a few too. I can honestly say that this was probably the funnest show I'd been to. My expectations were low, and maybe that helped, but I was blown away by the talent! Plus they involved the audience so much, we were all clapping and singing (well, except the young couple at our table who seemed "too cool" for that sort of thing). I would definately attend this show again! The food was good, the atmosphere was fun, the company was great, and the cast was adorable! So, to say the least, our girls night didn't dissapoint and we all agreed we need to get together again soon.

I think Kristi was in the middle of saying "Witchapalooza" when the picture was taken.

Once Halloween arrived it was time to take Andrea around to the family. I headed to my parents first, Ryan still hadn't landed. I always love seeing Eric and Amy's family costumes. This year they were "Little Red 'Hiding' Hood" (Brigitta), the woodsman (Roland), The Big Bad Wolf (Eric), and the Grandma (Amy). Amy chose not to wear her costume two nights in a row, which I don't blame her, but I think Eric always likes dressing up. Amy sewed all of the costumes and she does such a beautiful job!

Once Ryan landed he came to my parents to eat quickly before we went to pick up his parent's and head to his grandmas. Andrea got fun suprises from all of the family, we'll so did Ryan and I. It's good to have Ryan home and I really appreciate my family who helped while he was gone. Linda and Gary always made sure I had been fed and I know they are always there when I need them!