Happy Halloween - Fairy Friends And Lil Stinker

Fair warning- Picture overload here!


Yesterday's post showed

you the

Fairy Costumes

my daughter made for

my grandkids-

Now...not only did she

make costumes for her

own daughters she made one

for Lulu's best friend,

little MissA.

Isn't it sweet?

The families met at

Heritage Hill for the

Fall Fest.

The sun was still shining when they

went into the corn maze...

And dark descended before

they found their way out.

They traveled down the hill a bit...

And came to the pavillion

where apples were up for grabs.

Remember SweetCheeks getting

ready to kiss the apple?

Well, she went from

Sweet to Savage

in one bite!

No wonder OH-wen

"ruhnned away when I trihed to kisss hims"

Her older sister was not going

to go without an apple.

And Ria won TWO apples..

one for each hand.

Now I don't want to say that Little MissA

is a cheater-dog...

but they said

NO HANDS!

What a night!

A night that was full of fun!

A night that was full of surprises!

A night that was full of all the good things

childhood memories are made of...

A night that ends with 3 tired little

fairies headed back to

their car...

and home....

Good night Little Fairy Girls.

We'll see you in morning light!

Watch out for this little guy

on the way home...

he can sure smell up an area!

Look at that sad little face...

Nobody wants to play with

A Skunk?

Well, SOMEBODY loves him!

Baby E's Mama is a witch,

you know..

a red-headed witch..

a pregnant witch..

a good witch~

a witch that loves her little stinker.

And it's pretty plain that

 Daddy loves his

Little Stinker, too.

Sigh---time to pack

Halloween away for

one more year.

By the way~

Guess what MyHero dressed up as?

Okay- I mighta lied about that ~

He's a much older Tom than this one.

And that's all I'm gonna say 'bout that!

Hallo-Weenie-You Sure Are Cute!

Maybe it's the way

we talk in the
Midwest.

(Never thought I would talk

this way being from PA

and arriving via FL)

But SweetCheeks seems to

like to say

Hallo! Ween~

like she talking to someone!

Well,

Halloween or Hallow-Weenie

is sure fun when you are all

dressed up in these outfits

your Mama made you.

Here they are at the top

of the park after

donning their costumes

and getting ready to go in..

Lulu is the Summer Fairy,

Ria is the Angel Fairy,

and

SweetCheeks is the Snow Fairy.

She told me

I cahn whahve mhy magik wahnd

and mahke it snow at yohr house!

I don't know what you folks on

the EAST COAST did to tick

her off...but she sure rained snowed

on your parade!

That's why I'm staying on her

good side!

They start down the

path to the buildings,

with SweetCheeks

running ahead.

Lulu follows close behind

while Ria checks out the

spooky character off to the side.

(Look at her face)

Here's a close up of Lulu's face

that Mama painted...

Sorry-it's a bit faded out~

Next we have the beautiful Ria

smiling sweetly for the camera.

They walk and walk and walk-

It's a big park.

At the base of the steep hill is

a house with a bench in front.

They sat a spell and rested.

(Catch that?  Spell-Halloween?)

Never mind~

There are lots more pictures to share.

I will share some of them tomorrow..

but will leave you with this one...

While all the girls were dancing and twirling...

SOMEONE

was doing this!

Pop by tomorrow to see if she

Kissed An Apple!

Her Dad says it is better than

chasing down her classmate, OHwen,

and kissing him!

Yeah...and then there's THAT!

Fairies Flaunt It!

I rushed home from work

and then to my daughter's house.

There were three little fairies

waiting patiently for

their faces to be painted.

Who are they?

Well...there is a

Snow Fairy.

I am told this is the wind-

that carries the snow.

Mama has been working

very hard on these

costumes.

They are beautiful.

Mama TPot is

VERY talented.

These little girls don't know

yet how lucky they are

to have a Mom that loves

them so much...

and does so much for them.

Someday they will know-

but not until they are all grown up

and look back on their childhood.

Today they are carrying costumes

to the car.

And loading them in the back..

The girls are dressed in warm layers

and now their skirts and wings

are loaded

 in the back of the car.

The colors are a bit washed out here..

you know me and pictures!

And here they are-

The Fairies

all loaded in and ready to

buckle up but first they

are making faces at Nana!

See if you can spot them..

There is the Summer Fairy,

The Angel Fairy,

and, last but certainly not least,

The Snow Fairy!

They are going off

to 

Heritage Hill

here in Green Bay, WI.

Heritage Hill is a wonderful

village recreated at the edge

of town.

Wonderful old buildings are

preserved and restored and there

are always

special events to attend

complete with costumed

characters in period dress.

For Halloween

there are games

and contests

and

Trick Or Treating.

Our three little

beauties will be judged

on their costumes.

Will they get candy?

Will they win prizes?

Will they have fun?

You'll just have to come

back tomorrow to find out!

And if you don't come back

I am sending this one after you.

She can go from

Snow Fairy to

WITCH in less than

20 seconds.

You say you're not scared?

She can't hurt you?

Huh!

If nothing else she will talk

you to death!

Pinky promise!

Papa Teaches BabyE To Be A Stoner..

All your chicks that lived

through the 60's and 70's will

get what it means to be

A Stoner!

Well, we aren't talking

THAT KIND OF STONER.

No, indeedy, we are

talking about

skipping stones

across the water.

Look at this sweet little

Baby E with his Papa.

He looks up to and

adores his Papa.

Papa is telling him how to

be a

STONER!

They are looking for the

perfect stone for skipping.

We GOT ONE!

Watch BabyE!

Papa likes to point when he talks.

I call it "expounding"

when he's talking to me!

MamaMimi is behind them

telling Papa not to let

BabyE get his shoes wet.

uh-huh

Men don't think about those

kinds of things, do they?

Okay, Buddy~

You hold it like this!

One big water ring says

that it didn't SKIP

all that far!

Whew!

Tiring work!

And it is time to head for the house

where we have something

special waiting....
A Treat!

AND-Even better- THIS

And what does Papa

have waiting for himself?

Why ME, of course!

Well, it's a tough pick..

it's either me or

lying around in bed

watching a movie.

Bed wins! Everytime!

Story of my life~

And guess what?

He's not having any of

THESE treats either...

cuz the only stoning he does

is down by the bay.

SOMEONE Has A Message For You AND A Recipe!

I am at work while

you are reading this.

I didn't want to leave you

without a message

so

SweetCheeks,

sporting a brand new hair cut,

wanted to give

you this little message...

And after you have said

YOUR

Good Mornings...

Throw THIS into your crock pot...

Because your family will love

you,

morning, noon or night!

Yeah...it is THAT good!
My whole family loves this
soup-even the non-soup lovers!

Wild Rice Soup-Crockpot Recipe

1/2 cup wild rice, rinsed

1/2 cup shredded carrots

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup diced celery

1 pound chicken breast

(cut into 1" pieces)

3- 14oz cans chicken broth.

(reserve 1 cup broth)

Put all above ingredients in crock pot.

Cook on low 6 to 8 hours.

20 minutes before serving.

Uncover.

Stir together:

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup all purpose flour

After mixing sour cream and flour together

slowly add :

One cup reserved broth.

Slowly stir into hot crock pot soup.

Leave cover off and cook about 20 minutes.

It will thicken slightly.

Meanwhile:

Toast 1/2 to 1 cup sliced almonds.

Serve in mugs or bowls and sprinkle with almonds.

YUM!

Eat 2nd (or 3rd) mug full and complain that

you are

TOO FULL!

Oh- Wait-That is MyHero's job!

Maybe YourHero will love it too!

SOMEONE said it looks

like sumbuddy

throwed up in the cup...

and I'll just be leaving you with

THAT thought! 

I See The Light! I See The Light!

No- I am NOT having a

religious experience..

right now....

although that may have happened

to me a time or two in my life~

and I tell my little girls all the

time that the light of God

shines through them.

But this is a different type of

LIGHT

shining through things!

You DO remember my

orange 3 ring binder, right?

Well, here's some more

projects and pictures from there.

I know you have all see the

images of the houses with

all the witches, etc.

silhouetted in the windows.

internet image

This is something

MUCH simpler.

These are made with

plain old tissue paper

that you use to

fluff up your gift packages.

How simple and cute, huh?

And..then there is

THIS PROJECT

which I hope to do with

my grandkids this weekend.

Copy this image

and either enlarge it and print

it out on your computer

OR

take it to a copy center and

have some larger copies made.

DO NOT CUT THE PUMPKIN!

You cut the image out of black

construction/poster board.

Then you hold it up to the light

until the placement is right

for the "face".

Then you cut out

the black backing so it is the

same size as the pumpkins

and glue the edges together.

When you tape these to 

your window

it will look like a regular old

pumpkin

UNTIL NIGHTTIME.

When the lights come

on in the house

(lamp or light fixture)

the light will shine through

the cut outs and the

"face" will show.

Cool, huh?

And what else can we make

out of paper cutouts?

Why! 

MORE RATS,

of course.

See ya at the top of the stairs...

if ya dare!

R Is For Rats

R Is For Rats....

MyHero turned his nose up

in disgust.

He wanted to know....

What kind of normal person

wants to use

RATS

when they decorate?

Well, I informed him,

I NEVER SAID

I

was normal.

But THEN I had a

LIGHTBULB MOMENT!

Hmmm...if they are selling

RATS in all the stores...

there must be some other
RAT LOVING people out there.

I found the first one perched

on top of my books

on the table behind my sofa..

Wha????

Then there was one on my mantle...

Who was joined by a crow...

And one on the stairwell newel post...

Keeping company with

The Pumpkin Fairy

that hangs over his head.

And another out

by the front entrance...

sneaking up on that poor

little unsuspecting

Trick-Or-Treater.

And apparently,

the rats scared the

witch away

because all this is left behind

is her hat.

This crow flew from the

rats to seek  safe haven

in a birdhouse

that is much too small.

Whew...Well, that's all

the RATS I spotted

so far.

But those rascals that

visit here brought me a present.

They said,

Nana, this is perfect for you!

Hmmmmm...

Wonder what the

hidden message is here?

I'll get YOU, my pretties...

Wait til I come to YOUR house!

Yeah...just you wait....

And ALL OF YOU bloggers

better be nice to me too!