Halloween 2019

Presley wanted to be a gumball machine this year and wanted to make it herself. So we went and got the shirt and pom poms and she went to work. Since Kiley doesn't really ask to be anything, I decided to make her a quarter for Presley's gumball machine. Bentley wanted to be DJ Marshmallow from Fortnite. Apparently that is a thing and I went to 3 stores to find the mask.

We went to our neighborhood Fall Festival.

Kiley loves Presley's friend Kirstyn. She is so sweet to Kiley.

The girls won the costume contest!

They went trick or treating at Marmee's work again this year! Bentley's favorite was the Dallas Cowboys station and Presley's was the crayola one. I wasn't feeling well and completely forgot to get a picture with the kids and Marmee.

Presley had cheer (will talk more about that in a later post) and they dressed as rainbows for their Halloween game. She came home and put her costume on for another festival and the makeup matched perfectly!

This was the Especially Needed Fall Festival and we met the Browns there to trick or treat together.

Got a picture of this little cutie, Nora LeeAnn.

One of Bentley's friends parents invited us over for Halloween. We went over and had a drink before our block party.

Then we headed over to our annual block party. We made pudding shots again this year and they were a hit as always! The kids are growing up and I feel like our group of kids is getting smaller and smaller.

Presley went to a friends house to organize her candy...

I would say our Halloween festivities were a success! It was pretty cold this year and Presley went trick or treating with her friends without us. Kiley ended up coming home earlier since it was so cold. Bentley went through a weird phase this year and he didn't want to trick or treat at all. He went to a couple of houses and stayed with me all night to hand out candy and/or pudding shots. We weren't exactly sure what that was about. Happy Halloween!

Mikey's Birthday

As always, Mikey wore his birthday suit to work on his birthday. His assistant decorated his office. We decorated the house with balloons and had family over to celebrate!

On a side note, it looks like Mikey dressed Bentley up...

And he is learning beauty tips from his Dad...

Presley's 9th Birthday!!

Presley wanted to have another pool party with her friends to celebrate. Her guest list was bigger than last year so we decided to have it at the community pool to change things up. As we started to plan, we found these desserts on pinterest. You put cake batter in an ice cream cone and bake them and then add icing to look like an ice cream cone. Since I was taking on the "birthday cake" myself, I needed to do a trial run so I wouldn't screw them up the day of her party. They turned out cute and were actually pretty tasty.

I needed a holder for the cones and all of the ones online were too skinny so I had to improvise. We used Mikey's drill to drill holes in a piece of cardboard and then we put it in one of my Fab Fit Fun boxes.

For the favors, we personalized little zipper bags and wrapped it with a face mask.

We did a "fruit" theme. We ordered pizza and had chips and fruit.

Let the party begin!

Happy Birthday and Cake time!

Addie came to celebrate!

More swimming.

These pictures turned out really cute.

The party was a blast and we ended up having to clean up in the dark, but it was worth it! When we got home, Presley opened her presents from her friends.

On Sunday, we celebrated Presley's birthday with the family.

She wanted an oreo ice cream cake.

We had so much fun celebrating our sweet Presley. We can't believe she is already 9 years old. She is smart, she is silly, she is passionate, athletic and she is beautiful on the inside and out. She is so caring and nurturing. Presley, we love you so much and we can't wait to see what you do as a 9 year old.

Her checkup went great. She weighs 63lbs(44.6%) and is 4 feet 4.3 inches tall(47.7%).