S Club Mama

These aren't the official costumes of my Club for Halloween, but I threw together last-minute costumes for my boys so that they could go trunk-or-treating (yes, trunk not trick) at a local church. It was freezing! Luckily, we were there and back home within 45 minutes maybe. Superman with Batman and Robin (and yes, Batman has his finger in his nose...) Better picture of Batman but his emblem is all messed up... that Superman wanting to take all the glory And since you can't see Squirt well in those pictures (he was snoozing), I give you my Happy Pumpkin Panda. I totally won a giveaway for a onesie from Happy Panda and they sent me this extra Halloween onesie for nothing - how cool is that?

Alright...you caught me. I didn't make these delicious-looking cupcakes. But I would have... if I'd thought about it... and wanted to skip naptime. Hmmm... there's always next year. I did make brownies for a fellow MOPS Mom with a newborn. And my hubby made chocolate chip cookies last night. But there's still time today to make goodies...maybe later I'll get inventive. But for now, I need to go because Squirt is making me his own little Halloween "treat" right on my lap. Yay... Link up with Better in Bulk for actual goodies made by other Halloween enthusiasts. And don't forget to stop by Mama Kat's Losin' It , Seven Clown Circle , and Mayhem & Moxie to answer their daily questions for your last chance to enter to win a Flip camera-thinger (again, that's the technical name, for real).

I'm participating in Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop once again this week. The prompts are as follows: 1.) Show your spooky side. 2.) Show and Tell using your favorite Halloween home decor. 3.) Write a poem to your child as their Halloween character (for example I may write a poem to "Pongo"...the 101 Dalmatian Laina is going to be for Hallowe en) 4.) Post a vlog of yourself playing a Halloween prank on a family member or friend. 5.) Describe a favorite Halloween costume or moment you wish you had on video. #5) Here's some pictures from our silly Photobooth shoots that I think are... spooky . Mirror-face Moose - has to do everything symmetrically. And you think your toddler is picky! Have you seen the Ring? Squirt must have answered the phone... Big-headed Mama - thinks she knows all (well, she does). And obviously... Big Red Fever . Too much yelling at the Huskers, praying for a win. These super spooky pictures have been brought to you by Mama Kat's Writer...

For this edition of Wordful Wednesday, I decided to go far back. Before kids, before marriage (I hardly remember it!!). Not before Big A...but then again, what fun would that be? These are pictures from 2005, my sophomore year of college, Big A's senior year. Let me just preface that this is where my Halloween costumes started going downhill. I had zero money so I pulled out a low-waisted dress, put some long necklaces on, and called myself a flapper. Anyway, the star of this Halloween was my handsome fiancee (at the time). Without further ado, I give you: Big A as Hulk Hogan Hulkamania - Runnin' Wild Doesn't he look awesome? Click to enlarge the pictures because he even has the facial hair down. I made his shirt!! The front said Hulkamania and the back said Runnin' Wild. He ripped it off at the end of the night - I wish I would've gotten that on video. Click yourself on over to Angie's Seven Clown Circus to participate in Ghosts of Halloween Past (and sign ...

Mayhem and Moxie are having a link-up today for Creepy Crawly Crafts (and are one of 4 blogs giving away a Flip camera-thinger [that's the technical term, of course]). I decided to show you all my creepy crawly craft for mommies. I will admit that these are not my pictures because my camera is not that great (hence, why I need this Flip camera-thinger). Randi's Creepy Crawly Craft 1. Have a "fun" night in with your husband (followed by or following other nights of said fun). 2. Pee on a stick. Check stick for words, colors, crosses, lines, or something to that extent. 3. Keep a bun in the oven for nine or so months. 4. Push a small, screaming creature out of 10cm hole. The end product: Spider Veins Extra Credit: Stretch Marks While those do look like my stretch marks (and my maternity jeans), keep in mind that neither of these images are my body. I do have small spider veins and many, many stretch marks. Scary craft, right? {Visit Better in Bulk , Mayhem & Moxi...

Matthew 25 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' 7 "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.' 9 " 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.' 10 "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. ...

Anybody lay their baby on their side? Not tummy or back, but side. Just wondering if it's relatively safe because when you google it, the sites are contradictory in their findings.