What Have I Been Doing Since I Talked with You Last?

Well, I did post a few Halloweeen pictures on my last post to give you a glimpse into our festivities. But once I decided to sit down and post the rest of my favorite Halloween pictures, I realized that we'd done A LOT more in the last week or so.

So...how about an overview of all the fun we've been having?

Last week we had the Alabama-Tennessee game and it turned into a very exciting, nail-bite-inducing, stomach-churning game (we won on a blocked field goal at the end of the game, and I was pretty much hiding in the bottom of my stadium seat with my eyes covered!). I took my nieve, Lori, who had never been to an Alabama game. She had a great time, of course!

Here are a few pictures from inside Bryant-Denny...

Then, of course, it was almost time for Halloween, which means Pumpkin Carving Time...

I also made a bunch of cupcakes. Like these princess cupcakes and tie-dyed cupcakes...

Sydney had a Fall Festival at her school, and Gary and I had a great time watching her have so much and meeting her sweet friends...

(I especially love that last one of Sydney and Leslie. Sydney just loves her!)

Then, it was time for Halloween Bunco. My friend Lisa came as Susan Boyle from "Britain's Got Talent"...

And there was Bleeding Cake...

On the Wednesday before Halloween, our church hosted a Trunk or Treat. It was a lot of fun and we had a ton of kids from the community show up. The girls and I got to unveil our 2009 costumes (Gary was in Las Vegas on business during the entire week, so he was sad that he had to miss the fun!). Sydney kept telling people she was the Wicked Witch of the West, but she couldn't convince anyone that she was anything but the Cutest Witch Ever...

I was a Flapper...

Delaney was an 80s Girl (LOVED her leg warmers and glasses!) and McKenna was a Robot (not bad for a homemade costume, if I do say so myself!)...

Here are some pictures from the evening...

We also celebrated Senior Night at the high school football game, when they recognized all the seniors who are cheerleaders, football players, and band members. The two senior color guard members were Captains McKenna and Stacey...

and when they recognized McKenna, and her girls gave her a gift basket and big hug, she just about lost it...

On the same night, we had to get ready for Delaney's middle school beauty pageant! There was a lot of primping to do before the event...

and then getting ready with her friend Kayla.

I LOVE these before and after shots...

Here's a good view of Delaney's dress...

She did great on stage...

And, before she knew it, it was time to pose with her friends afterwards! I am NOT a pageant sort of person, but Delaney has the right attitude about it. She just loves to dress up and then have a good time with her friends (thank goodness! because if that attitude ever changed, she would not do it again!)...

(I just love that one of Delaney and Jaelyn! And aren't they all just beautiful girls? You know...we make them pretty down South! LOL)

After the pageant, we got a bite to eat

and I got this picture that I love of Delaney and McKenna...

(by the way, Sydney was sound asleep with her head on the table at the restaurant. 10:30 pm was late for her, especially after a very busy day!).

And here are some cupcakes I did for Halloween (the first two are actually cupcake "cakes"--cupcakes frosted to look like one cake)...

On Halloween, Gary made it back into town and got to dress up with the rest of us. Here we are as a Flapper and Vampire...

And some more fun pictures from the evening (some with the help of a fog machine)...

We loved posing at some of the decorations...

and Sydney especially cracked me up...

Boy, that was a lot of pictures!!!

But, you know? I love having all of these pictures to help me remember these wonderful family moments!

I hope you all had a fun-filled Halloween too, and that you are having a fantastic week so far!