Emmaus Halloween Parade

Each borough is Allentown hosts a Halloween parade. I thought this was unusual, since I'm so used to the typical 4th of July parade. This was actally such a fun event taking place through the streets of Emmaus borough, at 7:30p.m. Losts of goblins, monsters and witches paraded the streets, throwing candy--of course my kids favorite part. Here are pics of us waiting for the parade to start, Drew waving at the big fire truck that came through, and of course only in Allentown would you see a tractor in a parade.

Where did the music go?

Yes, I had a playlist for about 1 week. I took it off because my mom was complaining about it. I guess it was a little annoying listening to "suddenly I see" everytime my blog would come on.

The Lake-

On Saturday we went up to "the lake". (Krystin--what lake was that?) We went with the Coburns and had hamburgers and a nice stroll around the lake. The guys were pretty good at skipping rocks 7-8 times. Drew just loved throwing as many rocks as he could in. We're just savoring our last few weeks of the beautiful weather. Pennsylvania is such a beautiful place to live. We are torn about leaving because we really have enjoyed our time here and all the beautiful places to see, but, when it comes down to it, the west is our home.

Friday Night Lights!

We live 20 steps away from Emmaus High School. On Friday night, we ventured out into the cold and took the kids to their first football game. We had a great time! We were hoping Drew would be facinated with the football game itself, but he was more into the band than anything. He couldn't take his eyes off of them. Maggie said it was the best night of her life--really. She was even getting into all the cheers--I think she'll someday make a great cheerleader with all her school spirit. Emmaus creamed Allentown 56-0 , homecoming game too. GO Hornets!

Flip That House!

My latest craze is a show called FLip that House or Property Ladder. Owen always says "no more Home shows!" But I really love to see the outcome of these hiteous homes that turn out so nice, and then they sell them and make a killing. Some day, I'd really love to FLip a house! SO speaking of flipping, I'd love to flip this outdated house we live in right now. Good thing it's only for 8 more months, because if I have to look at the wood paneling and the boats, buggies and train wallpaper in my dining room longer than that, I think I may go crazy! It really is ugly --you've got to see it to believe it!

Friends, Food, and the Good Word

On Sunday we had our friends the Newells and the Cox's up for dinner and conference. We hadn't seen them since we moved to Allentown. We had dutch oven pizza, salad, and yummy dill bread that Robyn made. FOr dessert we had yummy pumpkin cake. The kids painted some Halloween masks, and had a lot of fun playing together.

Happy Birthday to Me!

So I celebrated another one. Where does the time go? And if you missed my birthday, well , it's too late--don't try and give me one of those sorry i missed your birthday calls--maybe you'll repent and remember next year--it was September 30th. The older you get, the less exciting birthdays are. I think the kids were more excited than I was. They awoke me with lots of screaming yelling "wake up, it's your birthday!" After church I made my birthday cake--special recipe from my friend Jordan. German Chocolate Cake--from scratch. ALthough, it didn't turn out near as good as Jordans. Our home teacher came over for the first time and spent 2 hours talking about nothing. We didn't have a message, a prayer, and I don't think he knows anything about us. SO it was a little annoying--ok so it was really annoying! How many hints do you have to give to let someone know it's time to go!!!!
All in out, it was a fantastic birthday because I was able to spend it with Owen and the kids.